The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 16, 1897, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1897. THE MAYOR AND SUPERVISORS STUDYING THE WATER QUESTION Chief Engineer Schussler of the Spring Valley Company Kept on the Witness: | Stand Answering Miscellaneous Questions During a Long A STATEMENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE | vinters. The company had men at work Evening's Inquiry. CORPORATION REVIEWED ITEM BY | ITEM AS TO ITS USES. Both the President and Secretary of the Corporation Will Be Summoned to Appear B:fore the Committee at Future The Board of Supervisors sitting as a | committee the whole, Supervisor Clinton presiding and Mayor Phelan oc- | cupying Dr. Clinton’s place on the floor, resumed last evening its inquiry into the matter of water rates and water supply and their relation to the income of the Water Company. consumed the entire even- followed by an audience that gins of the big room with st, despite the character of | tics of which the testimony was of The se: and wa: lied the m chussier was the one witness had brought with e property owned by rrounded s, to which rred in his effort to sup- 1aily constant demand for in- | ng was conducted in ran- | Supervisor taking his 1 to him or as op- n, each portun: Mayor Phel with I 1 was the sharpest inquisi- Rottanzi and Dr. Dodge fol- pany’s property, un at the opening of the | zested that it be called up ter he called it up himself, but | ater. L at the same time objected to its incom- While it gave presumably a the property it did not, he said, | pleteness. list the uses to which each piece was | state put, as especially calied for by the reso- | Intion of the committee. This was de- | sired by way of determining whether the | property was needful in the business of the compa in supplying the City with not know what ny was in this of exasperation, tee out, it was water. He said he did the policy of the con matter—if it was trying to tire the co well di Schussler said: *I think I have ex great patience this evening under & long series of questions. I have been summoned here to answer questions, and I stend ready to rall that may be put to m “You have been patient, that's true,’ said the Mayor. *'There seems to be a great many questions which you cannot answer, one an and I submit that the presidentand secre- tary of the company should be sub- penaed.”’ Dr. Clinton directed the clerk to see that they were subpenaed for the next meet- ng. The list of property was then read and witness requized to describe tie util- v of every piece. A great deal of ground was gone over ‘e amount of repetition dur- ing the session, the witness being reqnired | 1o describe the water rates prevailing in different years, equipment and the sev- eral sources of supply and its growth, and to make comparisons in the wmethods in vogue in this City with those of others in an inf | gallons?” United State The clerk having called the roll Super- visor Clinton moved that the board go to committee of the whole for the con- deration of water rates. The motion ed and the mover was elected to take chair. {- then announced that the first busi- ness °f the committee would be to hear Engineer Schussler’s report regarding the LSt Aur Luiormation as tothe operating expenses and the amount of property ! really engaged in supplying the City with | water, together with a roster of employes, their salari-s and where employed. Tie clerk began to read a report on the real estate owned by the company when the Mayor interposed and suggested that this ceremony be postponed until later in the evening and that the wilness be per- mitted to continue his testimony. This th being agreed to Supervisor Rottanzi asked the entire cost of pipe lines, pumps, tun- nels, etc., used in supplying the City with water from the Alameda and Calaveras watersheds. He demanded not a detailed statement, but the total cost of these con- structions. The witness replied that the amount charged to pipe lines was $1,589,869 30, Dr. Rottanzi—If the Crystal Eprings dam were raised to the height you stated, would the Alameda supply be necessary? He further demanded the supply in 1877. The witness, replying to the last query, stated that at the beeinning of April, 1877, the company had on hand in all its res- ervoirs 3,706,000,000 gallons. The daily supply at that date was 11,940,000, “Did Charles Webb Howard swear that this could be relied upon?” asked Super- visor Rottanzi. hat's a queer question,” replied M Schussler. ““Has he made a different state- ment of the amount?” *'1 believe you stated,” continued Rot- that you could supply from the 000,000 gallons daily.” KIN ONFIRE Skins on fire with torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, sealy, and pimply humors, instantly relieved by a warm bath with CUTICURA SOAP, a single application of CuTicURA (ointment), the great skin cure, and a full dose of CUTICURA RESOLVENT. (uticura 10id throughontthe world. Porrax D. & Conr,, Sole Frops.. Boston. + How to Cure Torturing Humors. free. BABY'S SKIN *cfaed & chmoond sou Hearings. | “I said,” repeated the witness, “‘that we | did supply in 1877 11,940,000 gallons daily.” The company’s resersoirs he continued, “-were very low at that time, and if the company had not used judgment in hus- banding the water supply, the City would have been without water. The conse- quence was that in 1877 a great many meters were put in for the purpose of re- ducing the quantity used daily, and whereas 12,000,000 gallons were used | daily in 1876, they reduced the consump- | tion in 1877 to 11,940,000, and in 1878 to 11,- | 000 gallons. The company could not | | of the odor by means of aerating works, oF ommmes night and day engaged in this screening | process. They bad succeeded in eradicating wost through which the water passed. The | water never ““bloomed” in the winter, the spring or ihe early summer, but only in the fall. The water in spite of such con- ditions was good water and almost the best in the United States. They could bardly expect to obtain distilled water. | When he said that the reservoirs gained nothing in the yeur 1877 he meant to say | that such water as did enter the reservoirs | was lost by evaporation, which amounted | to about 6,000,000 gallons a aay. He con- tended that the water cleared itself within a week or ten days every fall before the | rain fell. He attributed this to the sink- | ing of the plant growth on +the surface | and to the great depth of the water. The vegetable life was suddenly cut short. Its spec fic gravity was sometimes lighter and sometimes heavier than that of the water. When the latter was the case this piant | life sank fifty or sixty feet. “If this is s0,” said the chairman, “why | is it necessary to mix the water from Crystal Springs with water from Ala- | meda?”’ | The witness said that if, instead of run. | | ning 12,000000 gallons daily from | Crystal Springs, they should take | 5000000 of clear water from Al meda Creek and add to that only 4,000,000 gallons daily of Crystal Springs | water and transmit both into the city to- | gether they lessened the cost and troubie | | Paying $1.500.000 a year, by this company. Lately, he admitted, the city had begun to pay something more for hydrants, which constituted an approach to the state of affairs in the East, and this would be the only solution of the problem—how were the ratepayers 10 be released from a part of their present burdens? Supervisor Haskins wanted to know whether any reduction had been made to the consumer since the city paid more for the bydrants, The witness answered affirmatively and tendered the following explanation: The city paid now about $180,000 for hydrants, there bein; 3000 hydrants at a cost of $60 each per annum. The water collections from the consumers would have very largely increased had it not been that the | City had assumed part of the annual cost by giving an additional amount for hy- drants. In the beginning of the year 1594, the company had 37,565 customers; in 1895, 38,379; in 1896, 39,355; in 1897, 40,189. Rightly called these were private consum- ers. This increase warranted a large in- crease in the business of the com pany, but the water rates during the year 1893, the amount drawn from vrivate consumers was $1,56 ; in 1894, $1,555,322 05; in 1895, $1,550, 3 in 1896, $1,553,152.5¢ To the casual observer it would seem as if there was no reduction in the rates, but the increase in the company’s business bad been trimmed off so that, although the people had used a great deal more water during the last few years, and al- | though the company obtained a great many additional customers,still the revenue irom private consumers had not increased at all. If San Francisco owned and operated the water-works it would, under no cir- cumstances, make the private consumer bear nearly all the burden. If, instead of the ratepayers paid only $500,000 and the City contributea $1,000,000 out of tax funds then the rate- vayers could at once get their rates re- duced one-third of what they now were. There had certainly been a reduction in the rates to private consumers since the City began to pay more for the hydrants. While Supervisor Dodge was question- ing Mr. Schussler regarding the amount paid by the City for water for hydrants Mayor Phelan interposed and asked the €pring Valley engineer 1o give the total receipts of the company for water during | 1895 to see whether the figures could be of screening. The company also hed a great many customers en route in San | < | PRCLINTON | C HAIRMAN Ineiveer) S(HUSSLER got at in this manner. Mr. Schussler | stated that the total receipts for private consumers and the City during 1895 were afford to allow the reservoirs to become empty."” “At that time,” asked Rottanzi, “Crys- | tal Springs had a capacity of how many | tness said that the larger reser- voir was not then buiit. He thought the dam was up to about iour thousand mil- lions capacity, but it did not fill, because in the year 1876-77 a large portion of the all was absorbed into the ground.” nce that time, then, you increased the capacity of Crystal Springs eighteen thousand millions *I think nearly nineteen thousand mil- | lions. We have calculated 10 have three years’ water on hand in the reservoirs, for we cannot afford to run the risk of having them empty.” | “Lwish to know,” seid Rottanzi, “what | would be the average daily supply from | reservoirs containing about 15,000,900,000 gallons?” H The witness explained that something | must be deducted from that amount, be- cause the company would not desire to draw out the water right down to the bot- | tom. The water on the surface was notso | good in quality as that which lay ata | ereaterdepth. He also estimated a con- | siderable loss of water by evaporation. | In the year 1881-82 the reservoirs re- ceived only nine-tenths of 1 per centof | the water falling in the entire watershed, | which in that year was 25 2-100 and in the former year 236-100 igches. The loss, he calculated, amounted to 3,000,000,- 000 galions for 1000 days at Crysta Springs. “Taking 1t for granted,” resumea Dr. Rottanzi, “that we should have seasons of droughr, the supply, you acknowledge, would come from the addition to the | Crystal Springs dam, and the supply ob- | tainable from the aggregate sources of | supply of the Spring Valley Water Works in 1877 would be more than is necessary for the City at present.’” “1t would not,” said Mr. Schussler. The City, he added, used a little over twenty- | one millon gallons daily. The company | could apvroximately depend upon ten | mitlion gallons from the Crystal Springs | reservoir, and as previously stated the veninsula supply was about eighteen mil- lion gallons dsily. In 1877 the company managed to draw about 11,940,000 gallons between the water pumped from the old Merced works and from other sources. As also previously stated, the company was trying to purify the Lake Merced water by means of the canal and tunnel. That supply, heexpected, would be avail- able in 1598 to the extent of 3,000,000 gal- lons a day. Dr. Dodge asked ii, seeing that this water “bloomed”” in the fall, as the result of one summer's warmth, was that a good system of supply which compelled the company to use water from this dam for two or three summers? What would | be the condition of the water when it had ““bloomed”” two or three times? This, too, when it might “bloom” tke first fall with- out any water running into the reservoirs. The witness said that water went through the vegetable process all over the world. He had seen not only rivers but lakes “bloom,” and was amazed at the superior quality of our own water. The company screened the water through very fine cotton cloth, so as to take away prac- tically all the deleterions matter, and this would be done in case of two or three dry | kad nothing to do with him. | cities owned their own | Moreover, they had either rivers or lakes | tirely obviated. Mateo County, who were the first to com- plain when the water from Crystal Springs betrayed a slight vegetable taste. In reply to vr. Rottanzi, the witness stated that a pipe was laid in 1878-79 from Pilarcitos, which would carry, if the water | could be obtained, from 11,000.000 to 12,- 000,000 gallons, Tbat line had been partly replaced bv a 22-inch pipe, which could ¥ 6,000,000 zallons aday. When Pilarci- tos was full they allowed the suriace water to overflow through two tunnels, and en- deavored to catch the overtlow in San An- dreas River. Dr. Rottanzi quoted from a former re- port presented by Charles Webb Howard, in which the available water supply ap- peared to be greater than stated by the witness. The lat er presumed that the | company sought to make a good showing, | or desired to borrow money—he did not pretend to say. { Dr. Rottanzi—So the company deceived us ? The wliness answered that the matter | Supervisor Sheehan asked the witness to explain the reason for the great difference | in water rates here and in Eastern cities. | Mr. Schussler replied that most Eastern water works, in close proximity, and rain fell there all’ through the summer and snow fell in the winter. There was 0o such thing as adry season. Consequently the item of having to look ahead and store two or three years' water supply in reservoirs was en- All these cities pumped their water from a river or a lake near by, sna these pumping appliances could be constructed within the town limits, If they found that the aunual charges for water were geing to be too high to the consumers, should they collect all the revenue necessary for runping expenses, they then went to work and allowed the taxable property of the city to bear a pro- portion of the expense. New York had more difficulty in this respect than any other city in the Kast, owing to ils rapid growth, which had com- peilea it to build two aqueducts to convey water to the city, and in consequente of | the insufficient supply in the river it had also to build reservoirs snd was contem- plating the construction of an enormous store dam. New York collecied so many millions annually for water works, the cost of which was $78,000,000. The inter- est ihereon had to be paid by some one. Bonds had been issued at 3 per.cent guar- anteed from the city aud county tax, which was fully 2 per cent, and other bonds again were issued at6 per cent, these having to pay city and county tax. The following figures had been supplied him by the engineer of the works: Total cost of works, 78,000,000; present running expenses, $884,000 annualy; receipts, $3,800,000; interest on bonds, $1,840,0600. He was ot aware of the interest on the total cost of the works., If the city had issued bonds guaranteed from the city and county tax, thereby losing 2 per cent, he did not know whether or not it would be fair to charge this to the cost of the water, because what they did not get out of those bonds had to be made up out of taxable property. Cincinnati paid §$9,000,000 for new works, but that amount, together with the inter- est, did not appear in_the water account, whereas here everything had to be done | i $1,387,924 40, of | mers. | the engineer stated that during 18! SurervisoR Rovranz: this $1,550,688 67 came from private consumers. Asked by Supervisor Sheehan about water rates on the City front for shipping Mr. Schussler stated that since the ship- ping began taking water from the com- pany instead of from Goodall, Perkins & . as formerly rates had been 1educed. Customers were asked what they would be willing to pay and the rate was gen- erally fixed to the satisfaction of custo- He did not think it would be just 10 reduce these rates becauso of the diffi- culty and expense of delivering the water. Getting back to the hydrant quesiion there were 520 new hydrants put in place and 470 during 1896. Mayor Phelan asked a number of questions which, he said, were aimed to show that during the past year the Income of the company from this City had been largely increased. Mr. Schussler admitted that the income had been increased, but said that the com- pany had slso spent a very large amount of money for the benefit of the City. Thousands of feet of mains for the use of the Fire Department had been laid at a great expense. Tue detailed statement of the company's real estate asked for at the last meeting was then called up and Clerk Russell read it by items, the Mayor asking the water company engineer regarding the various items and whether or not they figured in the fixing of rates. This Mr. Schussler was not able to ex plain as thoroughly as the committee de- sired and it was decided to ask the presi- dent and secretary of the companz to be present at the next meeting with the necessary books to give the information. The engineer stated in reference 1o a piece of proverty on Market street, between Buchanan and Chureh, that tie lot had been ruined as a reservoir site by the action of a former Board of Supervis- ors In cutting streets through 1t. It was not used for any purpose by the com pany. While this lot was under discussion it developed that all of the real property of the company is under a blanket mort- gage 1o secnre the bondholders, and that unless the consent of each and every bondbolder is secured none of its realty used or ever designed to be used as water property can be sold or transferred. While questioning the engineer about the City’s property about Lake Merced Mayor Phelan intimated that it might be used as a municipal farm, where the un- employed could earn their board and lodging. The roster of employes asked for was produced and Supervisor Rottanzi de- clared that it was not what he had called for. It was not detailed enough, he said, and he wanfed all information regarding the number of employes, their names and the salary paid each. He stated also that he would ask that the company be requested to produce a statement of its stocks and bonds, the price received for them and the date of issue. A motion to demand these and the detailed roster was carried. Attorney Kellogg for the com- pany objected strenuously to these figures being given, particularly the roster, as he claimed that it was not well for each of the employes to know what the other re- ceived. Supervisor Rottanzi withdrew his mo- | tion as to the roster until the next meet- ing. Mayor Phelan deciared that it was only justice to the City to allow its officers to see all of the figures, as the company was a public institution, and that the Supervisors ought to be allowed to verify the figures given by the company. He added that he noped Supervisor Rottanzi did not intend to wholly withdraw his motion. 5 Rottanzi hastened to state that he did not intend to let the matter drop, but | would take it up again at the next meet- ing, The meeting then adjourned until to- morrow evening. 10 RE-FORM THE PARTY A New Pian for Republican Organization by the Bear Club. It Wishes to H.ve a Strong Body to Oppose Demccratic Strength. N e e e T T e e T e e T o s The Bear Club after seriously consider- ing the political situation bas submitted the following as a basis for a re-formation of the Republican party, with some perti- nent reasons for such action. The plan and preamble are as follows: As the Democracy of the City and County of San Francisco has now a thorough organiza- tion with which to do pol and have the entire management and handiing of the party patronage within its conirol, it behooves the Republican party to meet it on equal terms, or wilh & superior organizat Tais can only be accomplished by receiving and discussing suggestious from those who have seen party service, and can give us the benefit of years of experieuce. All personal ambitions and animosities should be deeply buried and the formation and organization shouid be taken up et once 50 85 to have the necessary time to ~ive the perty the most periect plan and have the same in operation for the next campaign. With these remarks the following is res pect fully submitted: ASSOCIATION. consisting of five members from each Assembly district shall be calied together 1o form & temporary Republican Association, said committee of five to Dcl known as Assembly District —. The temporary Republicnn Asscciation shall consist of ninety-three (93) members, five from each Assembly disirict and three at large. This temporary association will proceed at once 10 form a permanent organizatiou, who shall hold office for the term of two years from the date of their election The objects of this association shal be to promote narmony aud 1o act in behalc of the best interest and welfare of the Republican party in the City and County of San Francisco, State of Califoriia. The dues shall be $1 per month, payable in adya Any member delinquent in the sum o hall be suspended and another member elecied in his place. The Republican Association upon perma- nent organization shall eiect a president, two | vice-presidents, treasurer, financial and re- cording secretaries and & sergeAnt-at-arms. This association shail nave the general supervision of the district clubs’ interests throughout the City and County and use its best efforts to bring together. solidity and strengthen the Republican party. This association will give its best attention ana give greater service to the weak Assemblv districts und assist the County Committee and district clubs to look after and prevent fraud- | ulent registration, and to secure and aid all | proper naturalization and registration of R publican applicants. | The association, with the assistance of the district clubs, will organize a system of watch- ers, whose duty it shall be 1o see that the bal- lots are bonestly counted and correct returns meade to the Registrar. It shall bo the duty of this association to call all candidates for cffice tozether and in- sist that they give their best efforis in behaif of the success of the entire Republican ticket. The Republican officers of the precinct regis- tration and election boards shall be repre- sentative and honest Republicans, who will perform their duties in & competent manner. This association will secure rooms as a per- manent headouarters and make suitable rules to govern the same, %0 s to have the head- quarters at the service of the members at all timet This association shall assist all district mem- bers who desire employment, also to protest | against all proceedings and acts that are det- rimental to the good of the party. The association shall insist that all Republi- can boards, commissions and officers shall ap- point honestand capable Republicans to fill all nositions at their disposal. The Assembly disirict clubs should seek to advance the interest of their respective dis- | tricts, and show the citizens and taxpayers | that they will support none but wise and hon- | est methods and good men for public office. The club has aiso, by resolution, voiced its condemnation of the Fire De- partment bill, now before the Legislature. s NICARAGUA CONSULSHIP, Captain Merry Denies That He Intends | to Appeal Against Calderon’s Appointment. . i A dispatch received from Washinaton yesterday announced that Captain W. L. | Merry, Consul-General of Nicaragua at this port, would appeal to President Ze- laya against the appointment of E. Cal- deron as his successor. This charge was attributed to a dispute between Mr. Merry and Minister Rodriguez concerning the right of a Consul to register ships and to allow vessels which do not touch at Nicaraguan ports to fly the flag of that country. Mr. Merry, however, hasdenied that he provoses 10 contest Mr. Calderon’s ap- pointment, and hes stated that since the Diet which formed the republic passed a regulation vesting the appointment of foreign representatives in natives of Cen- tral America he was no longer eligible as against Mr. Calderon. The practice of registering vessels under the Nicaraguan flag was, he contenced, universal and, so far as he was aware, perfectly legal. N TALK OF SECESSION. Local Wheelmen Very Much Aroused Over the Denial of Local Uption. The San Francisco wheelmen are any- thing but happy over the result of the action of the National Assembly L. A. W. in its annual session at Albany, N.Y., in prohibiting Sunday racing. The vote by which this prohibition was carried in the Assembly shows that the seventy-reven delegates who voted in favor of Sunday racing are the representa- tives of the Western States, while the 161 delegated represented almost entirely the Eastern and Middle States. This fact hes not escaped the local wheelmen, and already there is ta!k of secession from the league, and, with the co-operation of the divisions represented by the seventy-seven votes favorable to Sunday racing, of forming a Western league too strong and influential to be ignored. The cycling leaders from here are all at the assembly in the East, and no one is willing to talk for publication until they return, but the plan is forming, and there are threats of carrying it into effect, un- less atnext year's session the local option clause is allowed in T. A. W. rules. e i — JEWELRY store. 5 aud 7 Third street, removed to 803 Kearny stree:. — Lecture on the Orient To-night. R mnmz Smitn, tae famous Oriental raveler, will lecture to-night at Golden Gate Hall for the benefit of 's B Hall for of St Peter’s Episcopal ————— I¥ your printer can't get the “Genuine Bank Sfock"” payer, send to Mysell-Rollins, 22 Clay.* | Budd Is Almost Certain to‘ | most sure of the appointment. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. fornia stores are vast consumers. 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Several names have heen | ico. | mentioned, but all have been rejected, and | Governor Budd has still to name his man. | The sssertion has been openly made that | a San Francisco man would secure the ap- | pointment, and tnat he would be thor- | oughly conversant with the shipping 1n- | terests of the port. Two or three names | were given out, but none of them seemed | 1o fill the requirements of the Governor. nts were shelved, so yester- | appeared on the scene. He | has made no fight in the matter and ex- erted no pull, but neyertheless he is al- | According to the latest returns from Sacramento, Stewart Menzies will be the man who will succeed Commissioner Cole, Captain Menzies has been connected with the water front for years. He has been at the head of the most successful stevedoring business in California for years, and is a personal friend of almost every ship-owner and shipmaster that comes to San Francisco. 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