Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-12
HAZARD PARK
UP IN ARMS
DEPARTMENT ACCUSED
OF ACTING UNJUSTLY
TIN CANS AND GOATS DEEMED
POOR SUBSTITUTES
Improvement Association circulates
Sarcastic Letter Critcising MuIhoI-
land, and Latter Is Reported as
Threatening Prosecution

The Hazard Park Improvement asso-
citation is up in arms against what its
members term unjust treatment from
the water department. The members
of the association declare they are I'M
able to get water in the Hazard Park
tract because the reservoir has been
cut down about twenty-five feet and
its level is now below that of their
homes.
They say prospective building in the
district has come to halt and their
property is rendered valueless, since
water does not run uphill. They charge
that some time ago Supt. Mulholland
cut off the Cupply from Garvanza,
which brought the reservoir to level
sufficient to furnish their homes, and
turned in the supply from Elysian park
which did not reach the required
height.
In spirit of remonstrance the asso-
citation indited a letter to Mulholland
of which copies were sent to the mayor,
city council and board of water COM
missioners. The letter bristles with
sarcasm directed against Mulholland.
AS a result of this letter L. Romans,
member of the Hazard Park I'm
provement association and a property
owner in the district, says he and
Frank Biggy, former secretar-1 of the
association, have been threatened with
criminal proceedings because of the
letter.
"Mulholland sent ole of his deputies
to Biggy," said Mr.. Romans yesterday.
HE flashed his star and told Buggy
he was guilty of a penitentiary offense
in sending the letter. 1, have received
notice from the city detective bureau
to appear before it and explain the
letter. There is nothing to explain;
the letter speaks for itself. We are
disgusted with the treatment we have
received from the water department
and say so in very plain terms. If
Mulholland believes he can intimidate
us with his threats he is much mis-
TAKEN
While the letter might be called in
questionable taste there is nothing in
it that would cause it to be prohibited
from the mails. 1t is as follows
In Sarcastic Vein
1.-The Hazard Park Improvement as
sociation wishes to commend =. Will
liam Mulholland for the recent i'm
proVemo 1t at the Hazard reservoir, in
Guiding barbed wire, tin cans and goats.
These, together with toads, bugs and
mosquitoes, are certainly a thing of
beauty to this section. And the beau
tiful architecture of the covering is
unequaled in any part of the world
except Hibernia or Borneo And we
know that no man, unless he was
raised in the boys of Ireland, would
ever have the mental grasp to erect
such a beautiful structure. We know
that some ignorant people aie critics.
ing Mr.. Mulholland for spending $15,-
900 to build this reservoir, claiming
that the water supply was as good be-
fore the reservoir was rebuilt, and
ls,ff hot 81 TO-. AYOvr
what a ridiculous claim, for Mr.. Null
holland did lots of work and spent lots
of city nc me-. The only trouble was
this cussed United States water seeks
its level, and, had Mr.. Mulholland
known this, 1t would have been differ
ent, but of course he thought it would
run uphill the same as the water where
he cine from, or the water of Borneo.
If the water supply of this city is poor,
it is not the fault of Mr.. Mulholland,
for he has certainly spent money
enough to provide ten cities like this
with water.
"Other ignorant people are CRITICS.
ing Mr.. Mulholland for the condition
in which he leaves our streets after
laying pipes. Now that shows how
ignorant some people are, for if they
knew as much as Mr.. Mulholland they
would raise pigs and use these streets
for them to wallow in, and we know
that was the use Mr.. Mulholland in
tended them for, only the ignorant peo-
pie didn't understand.
"And those beautiful piles of dirt
around the Hazard reservoir, which can
be seen from all over the city, certainly
are inspiring objects, covered with
weeds and tin cans, and, together with
the covering OF the reservoir. are GER
tainly a beautiful exhibition of Hi
bernian art And if the water will
not run in the pipes from this reser-
voir to the consumers, let them come
to the reservoir with pitchers, like Re
becca-they will have no difficulty in
getting inside the enclosure for a kid
can easily climb the fence.
1--WE know that the Great Mulholland
stands so nearly in the center of the
universe that the sky touches the earth
in equal distances all around. So in
admiration for this great man and his
Hibernian art we close.
Hazard Park Improvement associa-
ton
by unanimous vote a COPY of this
was ordered sent to the Hon. Mayor,
city council, board of water commits
sioners and Mr.. Mulholland. so that
all might know how much re appre-
ciate this great man"