Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-12
FEW FAVOR TRIP
TO OWENS RIVER
COUNCIL MAY NOT BEAR ANY
OF EXPENSE
THREE MEMBERS ARE TO GO
councIlmen Are Undecided as to Per-
sonal Investigation Of Valley
Source Of supply for
the City

Will the councllmen journey across
the sands of the desert to make a
personal investigation of the country
which will, without doubt, furnish Los
Angeles its supply of water for all
time to come?
If SO, there is probability that they
will do so at their own expense.
Councilmen Ford, Healy ana Hough-
ton are of the opinion that the council
should investigate for ITSELF Summer
land says he has the utmost faith in
the water board and the others who
have originated the plan; Smith is
willing to vote favorably on the propo-
sition, as he has been over the terri
tory several times Kern will abide by
the wish of majority on the question.
Harmon is yet to be heard from, Hill
Ter is uncertain and Blanchard is not
In the city.
The question of an investigating
committee will be taken up Monday
and If acted upon favorably the coun-
cilmanic committee will leave Los An
geles the following day to be absent
three weeks.
Kern leaves Los Angeles today for
o months vacation in the east, and
with Ford, Healy and Houghton eager
to make the trip, the decision of either
| Hitler or Hammon will give them
majority vote. h
There is some question Of the right
| of tho oit to nov tha avpenaaa
No Immediate Election, -
Regarding the passage OF an ordi-
nance Monday calling special elec-
tion for the proposed bond issue, it
is almost a certainty that action will
be deferred for thirty days.
Councilman Healy, in giving his
reasons for desiring personal inves-
tigation, said that he had made a
partial canvas of his ward and the
consensus of opinion was that the
council should look before 1t leaped
"There are a large number of poor
people in my ward" said the Eighth
ward councilman land to them, as,
in fact, to every one else, the expendi-
ture of some twenty or thirty millions
of dollars is a mighty big proposition
-one with which the men who have in
hand the disbursement of the money
should be personally familiar.
| "I think this oughts to be iinvesti-
gated and n want to go over the
ground personally. I believe the civic
bodies should have representatives on
the committee, that perhaps other en-
| gineers should be called in and that
representatives of the press should be
taken along to let the public know
exactly what we are doing.''
with me it is simply a question of
the quantity Of the supply and the
water right" said Councilman Hitler;
otherwise would not care to make
the trip, as I am astisfied that the
| quality is entirely satisfactory"
| Ford comedies with Healy in his
| views and is anxious to make the trip.
while Kern says he will stand by the
action of the majority, although he
will not be able to vote or take any
| action on the question should 1t be
passed. 7A
Confidence In Board -
ct have the utmost confidence In the
Judgment Of Mr.. Mulholland ana the
water board" said Theodore Summer
land. ST will not be able to 60. The
trip is hard one. Every one In my
ward favors the proposition, anyway.
Just think what it means for Los
Angeles! Perpetual sunshine, per-
petual climate that is ideal, and now
a perpetual water supply!" He would
have found other things to perpetuate
as a part of the Owens river PROPOSE
ton, but for Healy, who called halt.
ct have been over the country many
times" answered Councilman Smith,
when queried as to his views on a
councilmanic investigation. II know
Just what is there. so I have no de-
sire to visit the district again. 1t
cannot be accomplished short of two
weeks and If Houghton should get to
looking for new specimens of cactus
give it up when the crowd would be
able to return to Los Angeles. am
willing to cast my vote in favor of the
question as soon as it can be placed
before the council. The men who have
lad this thing in hand are more famil-
lar with the details than I and have
their scientific knowledge behind their
views"
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