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OFFERS TO LEASE
CITY WATER PLANT
syndicate makes a big
"proposition
CITY COUNCIL LOOKS ASKANCE
Petition of Attorney Oscar Lawler
■nd Associates l» Denied, but It
_ Probably Will Coma Up
- Again
LAWLERS PROPOSITION
To lease the' present municipal
water distributing system..
■To pay the city an annual rental
of three hundred thousand dollars.
To bring water to the city from
new I watersheds owned ; by his
backers. , . ..
: : To ".; return the system, as Im.
proved and extended, to the city
at the expiration of the lease.
; 4 Oscar Lawler , dropped ■ a
bombshell' lnto the council at the ad
jitirned" session :. yesterday afternoon
that well nlgh'gave the city fathers
heart failure.
'When City Clerk : Lelande picked up
the i innocent " looking petition which
Xrftwler had placed on his desk and read
ia7 proposition therein to lease from, the
"city "< the" distributing- • system 'of the
■water .works that a private corporation
xr)ight bring water from its own water
sheds, fifty miles away to the city and
"ieU T it . to the residents of Los Angeles
the legislators involuntarily ducked. ,
s'< just-, who Lawler/s clients are in this
case he refused to divulge, : also where
the water was located which they hope!
to ptpel into. the city. It was generally
"conceded at the" city hall, however, that
thiswas the culmination of the propoo
itlon •to bring , into Los . Angeles the
•water from the Rancbo Paso de Bartolu
watersheds.
Calls It Business Proposition
".'in addressing the council on the peti
tion Attorney Lawler said: .."The gen
tlemen, whom: I' represent ; come before
you. with a plain business proposition.
They have ample capital to successfully
'carry, out the undertaking, and it calls
for the investment of many millions of
"dollars. ;
. '"At ? the present time Los Angeles is
nbt'receiving the benefits from its water
/works that It should, owing to the many
'difficulties encountered; in operating
plants owned by the municipality.
■ *'I understand that last year the
profits- of the -water department
amounted to about $18,000. Tou can
see that ';, is a trifling amount
'.'•when? the 'enormous "sum invested Is
J considered. -We ask '.. that a charter
amendment be placed before the voters
at i the neit election which if • ratified
•would permit the leasing of the plant to
a private corporation for a term of
years. ■'
;'i"lt.is the purpose, ©f the men I rep
resent to, pay to . the city an, annual
rental of . five . per cent on the Invest
ment which, the city has made In the
■water department. The plant I under
stand ;is valued at from $5,000,000 to
$6,000,000. In addition to not getting
money out of -the "water, system the
dty at large is not 'getting satisfactory
"service." This is evinced by the num
.ber.of petitions which are before your
honorable body so much ' of the time.
Have Water Rights
./"My principals have two water rights
Within, fifty miles, of Los Angeles and
enough water to supply a city of 500,
,000;: population." ' The' San Fernando
valley upon, which Los Angeles de
pends , for its . water supply is giving
out and the city must look elsewhere
for it must have water.
ri ."Aside from this the men I represent
have '. the financial - ability to extend
the [system as fast as it becomes nec
essary or best to do the same. This
the city cannot do, as it has not the
money, and at, the present time there
are many residents of the city unable
to get water."
-"When the bombshell exploded many
of the ' legislators ! ducked and then It
was moved and seconded that the pe
tition ;be denied. Councilman Smith
moved ■• as an amendment that, as a
business , proposition, '.the -petition - be
referred ' to' the ' board of water com
missioners for their Investigation. A
•vote showed the eight members pres
ent evenly divided on the question,
however, and the petition was finally
denied ; without reference. However,
It Is said the proposition will come up
again roon in one form or another.
.Figuring' the value of, the. city's
water system at $6,000,000, the annual
rent ..would come to $300,000, which
could be used as a sinking fund and
added . to ' the city's . Income. Thus a
heavy saving on the taxpayer might
be realized. :
PROPOSITION TO COUNCIL
Oscar Lawler Offers to Take Over De.
S. :':'\ ":'. '■... partment From City
■ To the Honorable City Council of the
City of Lo» Angeles:
Gentlemen— On behalf , of principals
who are seeking a profitable Invest
ment for their capital and amply able
• financially and otherwise to carry out
the . proposition hereinafter set forth,
■ and ;Who , are ' convinced of the great
opportunity presented /or, very ma
terially bettering . the ' present water
system of the municipality, lncreaslnjj
the plant and substantially reducing
.the water rates, increasing the facili
ties for the use of water and at the
; rcsia time providing a means by which
WOULD BUY WATER PLANT
OSCAR LAWLER
the city can reap a very ' substantial
profit without ' expense to Itself, leav
ing a - reasonable margin' for the In
vestors, the undersigned begs leave to
submit the following:.- • ■. . :■:•■■■''.
- Tour honorable body is requested to
prepare and' present for 1 ratification "to
the. electors of the city an amendment
to the charter removing the present in
hibition against leasing, the city's wa
ter rights and distributing system,' and
thus , afford an opportunity for ; the
presentation in due ' form of a propo
sition to lease the domestic water sys
tem of Lbs Angeles. . ■ .
Burdens of Consumers
Seemingly necessary, ■. but in '. reality
unnecessary • burdens are '. now ■ borne
by the' water cbnsumers' which can be
avoided under .private -management,
and: the present pressing demands of
other ; improvements arid extension of
the water system which the municipal
ity, be, without - capital, , cannot r . meet,
could j promptly ' accomplish '■. through
private enterprise with ample caplr
tal." , :/ ./- ..: . I ■■; . ■ ;'.;:,■
The persons . on . whose behalf I am
acting,' though . p rimarily, seeking, a
profitable . investment , for their , capital,
are - convinced, •as every man who rec
ognizes the "working . power of ready
money, ' that, a'", lease could , be ', drawn
between the clty^ and private corpora
tions or individuals which should be
vastly preferable ' over . present 'condi
tions. The city must depend upon, the
earnings <: of its ' water department,
which, ; necessarily,, must ; not greatly
exceed the . amount ■ necessary , for op
erating expenses., and sinking fund;
this leaves little ' or nothing for ex
tending the distributing j plant or j in
creasing the water, supply the
rates are so increased as to Impose .\
heavy burden on private consumers.' -It
id manifestly unjust that the consum
ers of today should not '■ only pay for
the service; which they receive, but
also 'for. the construction of a' plant
I for the ; benefit ! ; of future I consumers.
'My principals , make < the following
proposition: :
,' First: To pay a reasonable and prof
itable rental during the life; of the
lease. Such 'rental .would .necessarily
create a sinking fund which can be
used in the acquisition of additional
water . supply without - unduly burden-
Ing the taxpayers with the Interest on
enormous bond issues. Private, man
agement lls I necessarily j more economi
cal than public control , for the reason
that . private management \ must ; have
an 'eye single to its business and econ
omize in j every direction jin time ami
labor, and yet be ready to make all
necessary outputs of money, looking
to the future for its returns. Henco,
while reducing costs to consumers,
such a management will be able to pay
a fair rental to the municipality.
Fair Treatment of Patrons
Second: A fair, just and impartial
treatment of consumers. For instance,
we should' be able to do away with the
really unjust, though under municipal
control necessary, charges of connec
tions of- private houses with the sup
ply system. ' The municipality finds it
self obliged to charge a price for these
connections which is morf than double
what they cost the city. .This compels
an unequal tax upon new consumers
to * pay for property • the - ownership of
which remains in the | municipality. ,
With ready cash on hand we could
distribute such charges ; equally and
while placing them in; the charges for
water yet ' keep the 1 price ■ of j supply
lower than It is and more nearly the
level of prices in other I large cities'.
With the interested energy which nat
urally attends upon private manage
ment, and which , Is also naturally ab
sent, from municipal control,' we would
be able to follow up and . collect • the
consumers' bills from those . who owe
them and . not be obliged to resort to
that eminently unfair and impolitic
method of ; compelling any tenant to
pay his predecessor's delinquent water
bill before he can get water service.
Municipal officialism of course never
feels the direct personal- interest In
the collection of water | bills which | a
private management feels because
profit of the latter depends ■ upon ' It.
Neither can municipal management
exercise that ; degree of . leniency in
granting reasonable time to consumers
in which to pay which a watchful pri
vate control Is able to maintain.
' We would also be able • for. the same
reasons to hasten. (a thing. the munici
pality cannot always do, for want of
sufficient . money; for ' operating ex
penses) the , laying of mains : to , new
districts and impatient would-be con
sumers.
To Lay New Mains
-' We would also find It advantageous
to Install and ' operate ample testing
apparatus for ; testing the; correctness
of meters, where I meters are , used, a
thing which under municipal manage
ment appears to be impracticable, or
considered unnecessary.
V , Your , petitioner . believes that th»!
time hat come when the rapidly
growing city is making municipal
handling of ■ the ? distribution of ■ water
LOS ANGELES HERALD! SATURDAY MORNING. JULY aa. 1905.
.-'.•>'. d//x n + 7\ aIL ilM*. \^\>V" »y . Afternoon and lo- !
Wgm^ nlghtUntillOoXloch
■/ , > \<feitb»cEmscr;6<D^ uj^c^J^&ce^^ Ice Cream Soda...sc j
:^" v ' jrt^-'Wind --Up -df the Dollar Shoe Sale|l \- A
M *slPmb\ Today Positively Last Day. All Shoes Displayed iN^Blrt' WrPPJ^i
flsk(^A 1& AU Hinds of Shoes &1 A i\ $2.50, $3 and $3.50 j^S' ff 3^P
M^-\#g Plenty of Sizes _ «pi.UU Shoes, BlacK or Tan P^|y||#^
WfflkVja Today will see the finish of our Sixth Annual $1.00 Shoe Sale, unquestionably the greatest Uas^ VmS^'^r'
shoe sale ever held on the Pacific coast. There are plenty of shoes left and a good range vjfrjjiiiflr
/i. v;^^«S ; . in al i jj ne9 . Plenty, of sizes, plenty of styles and an unlimited assortment to choose from.
; V Midsummer R '^J&fSfi&it'H Cowhide Suit Cases $A CWt
CO AA D^ntc QJn flTll \ : Best Sizes Worth ""—-. r
■^r * • ■ , vIIB-ILC/ VUBv : \^i^^^ i S' ! 'iPtw ' ; •'' l^fiffl||3« ■ . ■
Actual Values $3.50 to $6.00. All Sizes; All Colors ; ' \^M f& ''•' ■ UJ HnD^l^-^»^S^lV'!l!BSiH n D^l^-^»^S^IV'!l!8Si
Our Midsummer. s2.oo Pants Sale begins today. It's one of A^C 1 I'^p^i^^l?s i • "''. '
the clothing events of. the year and provides the men folks of • ! "" .. '•'. \_.j %■ j •«.«. i v- »tv i-
, .. •. , ' ' W '**"'A ■ .. -^IW: Suitcases of genuine cowhide lined with linen; shirt fold in
Los Angeles with an opportunity to procure goo J summer m*snw», iB \ ou " "« , B . .
pants th\t are actually with $3.50 to $6.00 a p,ir, for the fWUI)! 1 ' ■"**»* ™** ■* W' h " Vy^ C^ »J55
nominal sum of $2.00. The materials include all wool tweeds. > :v: J \ l i HlM^ lock and cl f, s^ b°* «* * >* : :^ ht :^ffiJS£n<
cassimeres, cheviots, homespuns and fancy worsteds. There's l~!SiiS \WS WOm**- \ \^^^^
a broad range of desirable, patterns and every wanted color ij jg:;s: ; I jp'l ll?^ !
is represented. There are sizes and styles for youths, young <C^i| {{ } !^^| M \ iip§|'" ■" <\ ■ (( — ~*~ : r~~~ ~
men and men that are not young. Thousands of pairs to fi,fpi »' '111 ' "■'<■ \lf*c\tg\\ Tl OHlf^rit
choose from., Some special lines purchased at half their value J : ||| ■VsjM i l§ • 'W& -" '< JUilg IXCtUUI AUUIgUi
especially for this sale. Some broken lines from our regular j; |j| .'• '^^^ || 1-M ''"■•!'!' By Mrs. 0. Hillery, Contralto. .. ..;;..:,
pants stock. Some remnants from our suit stock that come -') \§ffl W^T «3 ; < Tonight on the third noor Mrs. o. Hillery, a well-known and
from suits originally sold as high as $25.00.. There'll be^ extra ' -. ml • : - -Wll' '! popular local singer, who possesses -a -magnificent contralto
1 «mv~«om . re » ■,; ;■ v —em- ■ -■<*- . • ■ fwAjwwt* - SC^3l 'w '■ ! '\ ■■''' .'-••■■ i win elv<» h Rnne recital. Among; other numbers, Mrs. Hillery, will sing
salesmen. in attendance to give you prompt and careful at- ggsv. W '», • ' >' "Absen^bi 'MeSSVrgotteri/-'by Cowle.;'«6jDpy Tho«Teilr^•^
tention. ■ You'd better corns in the morning, however, as the yfr£[ by Del Riego,' ami "Sing Me to Sleep," by Greene. All of the songs
crowds will be greatest in the afternoon and at night. The £tfe%|Js : .i '•'"^!^^ '- ;(l '"<^ ;| . sung by Mrs. Hillery can be procured in our music department at
sale wilt be held on thesecond floor. '. ' ij * ~" . L -___}, cut ,pf ces i ', . .. ,_. __. ■■■'.._■_ .;.;-_ ■■•'■••' •:■■.'■-..
an : unsatlsf actorily Bolved problem un
less the public ' shall , be burdened ' for
a decade .with uncertain \ and expen
sive supply ' of water, 1 and ' ■ that '■ if the
question is fairly presented to the pub
lic for ' a\ vote thereon consent will be
readily given f or • such an { amendment
to the charter as will enable your.pe*
titloner to i make such deflnltfe ' prop'o.
sltlon ; as ; Will be acceptable.' !., ■ j.'
-, OSCAR LA WL.ER.
MINISTER SAYS SAUNDERS
BORE HIS MOTHER'S NAME
Theories That Man Lived J Dual Life
Exploded by Rev. Mr.
■Thomas
• Theories of the detectives. that Rich
ard T. | Parry, j or , Saundere, . who was
shot b^-. Mlsa M. H. Wllliamsbn | Mon
day, led a dual life | were exploded by
the explanation :. made 'by "; Rev. . Mr.'
Thomas of the Welsh church, -when at
the funeral services held., yesterday
afternoon at Bresee Brothers', under
taking rooms, .the minister said that
among the Welshmen ■ the : practice of
assuming, their mother's | maiden name
1« • very . common, , and ; tthat;t t; Saunders
was the . name of ! Parry's ] mother be
fore marriage.. .;,.:,' "■' ■ .. •
■' • A ■ large ■ number ', of , friends - of the
deceased gathered -at • -.the. services,
which j were . conducted ,by Rev." Mr.
Spencer .of Compton j and.-; Rev. '; Mr.
Miller .of -the Los Angeles Central
Avenue, Methodistchurchi-- '
The undertakers received,. a telegram
from Parry's brother, ; Owen \ Parry, of
CrystalXake, Minn., .instructing .them
to have the body, identified and sent to
that place. :■ '■ - . '
.For the first time, since . the arrest,
Miss "Williamson gave "signs- of re
morse yesterday, j During ,' the , morning
she was more hysterical .than she has
been and asked to be allowed . to talk
with j a minister. Rev; ; William ,■ Logan
of the Presbyterian 'church • was • sent
for, and ' afterward - she ■ seemed to be
more quiet.' , '"! .',",',,'. !.'. •.;-,■•.-;
HILL STREET LIGHTJNO'- \ •
\ ; ; : ORDINANCE IN ; EFFECT
Mayors McAleer • has • • evidently ■ tired
of vetoinß. lighting '.ordinances only to
have | tlye* council pass them ! over' his
objections, for he neglected to affix his
signature,; to ,the ordinanca.'forxthe'
lighting '• of Hill I stseetv r j6r i return ;it
within, the ten days prescribed by law,
and the ; measure has thus gone . into
effect. .' ...,.'. : , ..;:.'. -;,".'..-"^.' ' : ■ ■■''.■
Ayers
Cherry/ Pectoral.'
Coughing, coughing, day, after
day, tears the throat and
lungs.; Healthy -tissues give
way. You 'are < ill. jypiir,
doctpr^why.Cherjry- Pectoral
cures ; coughs."'" ■ i£A{,*u~i:
i in
It"n thin wnj-i You piiy ni l»l «lown
and 91 per w*»k I « illi no Interent or
tnxpa) on each f lOOof ynur piirchimr.
.This g-Ives you. two years In; which,
to pay. for your lot; »then- you take
the same money you now THROW
AWAY for rent and build a house
on the ' installment plan, • and in a-
few years you have paid for your,
own home and. you haven't missed
the money. , . , ,
Sounds EASY, don't Itf 'TIS EASY.
- Suppose you try— there** every
i'^i''.'-,' T'''?'.c '.reaaon why.
We- have. Four Big Tracts Just be-
yond city limits, on the Long: Beach
line, at Seal Gardens and Graham
Stations. ...
These are the cheapest
closest-in lots .on the
market. ;, '
Our Prices Now
$135 and Up
Pure artesian -nrater for both domes-
tic and Irrlpnf luk ■ purposes piped to
not found in some tracts which are
advertised. ln competition with ours.
Better - go down today.
We pay your way. .
Gpnservatiye
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glvesltthelußtreandßillclnessotyoutlj. |
When the hair Is gray or faded it j
BRINGS BACK THE YOUTHFUL COLOR, i;
';■ It prevents Dandruff and hair falling !
*V and keeps the scalp clean and bealtby, j
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trwt work, inoh as stwsn. - lni«a,U«a ■
and pumpuuf • pUaui ul all - bullduup. . ■
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. la>» Angeles' nearest Beach. City. ■.
1800,000 worth' of Improvements. '' Th*
great (Venice .Assembly -. July 1 to
• September 2. ■■.-■•.-. i • ■■ .'
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h(^l\ ■ the Herald Gained Tlie ExaminerlLost
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j/\v ;; period- in June, as follows: ; Local Display Advertising 483 inches— LOSS
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GrOW , Xfl *4v TTp»fil Ifl " Is making the MOST' PHENOMENAL, UPWARD ;
X IIC ,XXCI CtlU. GROWTH.OF/ANY COAST. PAPERr-because it
brings satisfactory returns to its advertisers.
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Pure, Wines.; Whiskies;
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During your summer outing
and you will never purchase
anywhere else. ' .
The price is regulated | by"
■ the age and quality; satisfac- -
; tion in; both guaranteed. :
; oMail orders given prompt
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■mbulano. : »«r vie. * w. ! h»v. ( M«ur*d tb<
no*t - ■ coil vcaltot Had ■ up-to-d»l» - ; vuhlcl.
m»nu[»ctur(.<J. PamuuU > »h»ntioo. ' Frampl
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r <^ West ] oA,
VT Hollywood >T
The gem of all locations overlooking Hollywood, Los •• An- :
geles and ;the' Pacific Ocean \\' ' ,;-^^, |
...Large Villa 1 Lots^i.
Improvements nearing; completion. •;■
.The best investment oh ■ the market. , s
Prices Advanced 20#> August Ist, 1905;
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