Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
WILL CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION
FOR THE 100000 BOND ISSUE
City Engineer Recommends Action and Shows How
Municipality Will Save Money by Voting
for Storm Drain Improvement

On recommendation of the city en-
gineer the council yesterday instruct
ed the city attorney to prepare an or
d1nance calling a special election for
q bond Issue for storm drains, sanitary
sewers and bridges. The amount to be
asked for is 100000.
In his report to the council City
Engineer Stafford deprecated the fact
that his suggestion Of last March that
q bond Issue be called had not been
carried into effect He said:
IF this money was available at this
time II would be impossible to have all
the main sewer laterals constructed
before the new outfall is completed,
so It Is now doubly urgent that this
be not further delayed.
There will be many sections that
will not be able to reach the new out
fall as soon as 1t Is completed. We
are now constructing the lateral sys-
tenn throughout the city under the
Vrooman act depending upon the
mains to be constructed by the city at
large, so unless you wish to delay the
sewering of the annexed portion of the
city this money should be Immediately
available.
Estimates Remains the Same
IT see no reason to make any change
In the estimate of the cost of this work
made ten months ago. The estimated
cost is $2S7.621.
"The original 100000 voted for the
construction of a storm sewer system
to cover the business section of the
city is now being expended, and by
July / this work will be complete as
far as the money is available.
This 100000 would have nearly COM
pleted that work upon which the orig
inal estimates were made-the amount
upon an estimate now is about 100000
short. The council, however, has
deemed it advisable to construct other
storm drains which were not in the
original estimate but which were ur-
gent, and the money was taken from
the original 100000 as follows:
Hollenbeck lake system. ..... $20,500
Sixth and Rampant streets sys-
Westmoreland place system.... 5,100
Total. ............. 42,1O0
1.-THE contracts for these three sys-
TENS are let, but the work has not yet
been started.
Property Owners Make Offer
"The amount of these three systems
($42, 1000, together with the estimated
deficiency ($20,00O, will be necessary
for the completion of the storm drain
system as originally contemplated.
1.-THE property owners in that terri
tory bounded by Normandie avenue on
the east, Wiltshire boulevard on the
north, San Marino street on the south
and by the west city boundary on the
west have recently offered to pay one
half of the cost of constructing a
storm drain system in that territory
provided the city will pay the other
one-half and construct the same i'm
mediately. If this drainage system is
not constructed at this time it will be
necessary to construct it at some future
time at the entire cost to the city. 1t
would therefore seem advisable for the
city to take advantage of this offer and
construct the same at this time. The
estimated cost Of this construction is
800, ,O0O-the city's one-half $5O,OOO
"The territory bounded by San
Marino street on the north. Vermont
avenue on the east. Twelfth street on
the south and the west city boundary
on the west Is badly cut up by storm
water.
Is Menace to Health
"a large ravine, sometimes called
"Bell creek" carrying oil and waste
water, courses through this territory,