Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-26
SAN DIEGO AMPLY SUPPLIED
WITH WATER
MOUNTAIN RESERVOIRS FULL
Chamber Of Commerce Protests That
Established company Is Ready
to Supply City for Next
Ten Years
Special to The Herald.


SAN DIEGO, April 25.-At the meet
ing Of the city council last night the
protest of the chamber of commerce
to the action of the city council in de-
termining to establish new pumping
plant in Mission valley was received.
Last summer, when there was short
age of water, the movement for an ad-
ditional pumping plant was started,
and by an advertisement of the board
Of works, now running, the contract
should be awarded next week. The
protestants argue that the mountain
reservoirs are now filled and that, as
the chances are that there will be no
shortage of water in future, the pump
ing plant is not needed.
1t Is understood that the Southern
California Mountain Water company,
which now has on storage enough wa
ter to supply the city for three years,
will soon make an offer to the city to
supply water at four cents per thou
sand gallons, commencing next Septem-
Der and continuing for term of ten
years. If the contract is entered into
by the city. the Mountain company will
at once renew work on the Barrett
dam and be ready to turn its con-
tinuous supply into the system. AS
soon as the supply from the Mountain
system is turned on, the pumping plants
in the Mission valley will be useless
and therefore the chamber of COM
merce opposes the putting in of an
other plant.
Tomorrow the chamber Of commerce
is to conduct an excursion into another
section of the county. They will visit
Sweetwater dam and reservoir to take
a look at the large lake which the big
dam has been holding back. Last
weeks excursion to Escondido was
such a decided success that the or
ganization determined to get it's men,
bers acquainted with as much of the
back country of this city as can be
reached by rail. Hence the planned
trip to Sweetwater.
A special meeting of the harbor COM
mission has been called for Thursday
to consider the conditions that have
arisen through the passage of recent
laws by the late legislature giving to
the commission power to collect rents
and tolls for the purpose of securing a
revenue for the support and care of
the harbor.
San Diego Sundries
A rabbit drive and picnic will be held
of ho al hn
fonda, back of Carlsbad on Saturday,
May 6. The rabbits are proving very
much of a nuisance and the people
purpose to get rid of a big bunch of
them at the drive.
The dramatic club of the Russ high
school is to present 1.-TWO Gentlemen of
Verona" at the Isis theater Friday
and Saturday nights. The club has
given some excellent characterization
in the past, having presented "As
You Like 1t" and Twelfth Night"
oliver w. Stewart, who is the only
prohibition member of the Illinois as
sembly, Is to deliver temperance
lecture here tomorrow evening at Unity
hall. He is travelling in the interest
of the anti-saloon league.
The chamber of commerce is making
a campaign for new members and a
committee is canvassing the city On
account of the fair at Portland there
will be much work for the chamber to
do and the membership is wanted to
supply the sinews of war.
The semi-annual meeting of the cof-
fee club association last evening elect
ed five directors. Rev. w. E.. Crabtree,
j. A. Boyd, James Simpson, S. G. Ames
and ]. p. Haddock. The purpose of
the association is to establish and
maintain restaurants, where men of
moderate means may get wholesome
meals at moderate price. The re-
ports of the officers showed the as
sociation very prosperous. Two club
houses are in operation and both are
paying expenses. The one in the CEN
ter of the city needs more room and
plans for getting it are being consider
ed by committee
The annual message of Mayor Frary
to the city council calls attention TO the
fact that the business of the city in
all departments during the past twelve
months has greatly exceeded all pre-
vious years, particularly in the mat
ter of public improvements of streets
and parks and the extension of the
sewer and water systems.
The Dc Vernon stock company, which
has been playing at the Isis theater
and was expected to run into the mid
die of next month. closed down last
night for lack of business.
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