The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 17, 1898, Page 1

- The VOLUME LXXXIIL.—NO. 48. SAN FRANCISCO, MOND/ JANUARY 17, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. O0OS ANGELES NOW UP IN ARMS! Its People Determined to Break the Clutch of the Water Company. Mayor Snyder and a Minority of the Council Their LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16.—A grave question has arisen. Shall a water company rule this city? The present year will witness an eventful struggle to determine this point. portant contest than the waged and the taxpayer ed in local histo must dir 110,000 re ple who re rights are tion, be 1 capital one to between an entren has vet been the and and Joth to to cisco to find a daily paper ugh to champion their cau Almost as a unit the people of Los Angele taxpay and voters, favor | public ownership of a water-distribut- | ing plz ¢ statement s not ad- rs vance estimate. It is simply | declared as h, for the people have | directly cated their wishes at the | ballot-t It will be thirty years on the 224 of next Ju the city of Los Angeles entere to a contract with private part from the management of the little adobe town of 1868 the water w plant, then owned by the municipality, and to conduct and oper- | ate it for thi -ars. To these private parties—now known as the Los A eles City Water Com- pany—the City Council of the later six- ties gave the use of the water of the | Los Angeles River for the period above stated, the same to be distri- | buted for public purpose | According to the terms of the lease, it was provided that at the expiration of the contract the plant of the water company should once more become the property of the city, the company to | be paid at a fair and equitable figure for all improvements made thereto. When this contract was entered into and this lease made, the city of Los Angeles had a scattered popula- tior of a few thousands. No one for one ent thought that at the ex- of the pirat lease there would be here the second city in size and com- | mercial Mounta as the c mune that ce west of the Rocky | such is the case, and, grown, o has the re- the nal holders of ir heirs and tion and con- | le h for to a very heavy The water com- | ; and has been | len upon the peo- ve peog enabled to place a bu | ple which th been forced to| bear, complai futfle. Accord- | ing to the rates nc force, and they have been reduced year by year for some SIX or seven years, there nual profit of $400,000 stockholders of the The citizens have long realized this but in a good-natured way they have borne their burden almost without murmur. They had to. But they had all the time one bright ray of hope in the ure. In 1898 the lease, franchise @@nd all rights of the water company vere lapsed by the contract and the property reverted to the city. Then a greater era would dawn. People could have all the water they desired for h old and other purposes and it be furnished to them by the city t the simple cost of distribu ich would be exceedingly light. eed that when this time arrived troubles as to water would be an an- accruing to the water company. er contract that was made in days of Los Angeles has be- historical document, and it is y a most extraordinary paper. as follows: CO0C0OT OO OO0 Thisagree- fu © 2 Q@ment, made © The Binding Document eand entered 1 hi © On Which Omin nay 6t e Much Depends. © July, A. D. © © 1568, between CO00000OOQQQ the corpor- ationknown as the Mayor and Common Council of the city of Los Angeles, and thelr successors in office, for and on behalf of sald city of Los Angel 060660060 the first part, and John | udent Beaudry and Solomon La- | residents of the ci nd county | of Los Angel State of California, | of the second part for and in consider p payment of $1500 per annum in £01d coin, such payments to be made on the first day of January of each | vear, after the slgning and, approval | of this ordinance and contract, until the conclusion of thé term of this contract and the further considera- tion that the said parties of the sec- ond part will surrender to the said partles of the first part and cancel | all claims that they now hold against sald city for repairs of sajd wates works, and for damages amounting to the sum of $8000, a little more or less; .and for the further comsideration of witnesseth: tion of the E9PP990000900900900060 ¢ o more im- Standing by Pledge. the said parties of the second part, shall the following improve- ments in and upon the eir OWN proper ¢ wit: Lav down In ity twelv. mile of sufficlent ca to abitz of city for domestic t or c . to be used as a protec- , at the corner of each f sald city, where water 1 ere after be = of this cont 3 within one year from tha ap- proval of this contract an? ordinance, erect or cavse to be erected an orna fountain on the plict of this city, of guch d Commen Counc cost not to exceed. $1 within two years from the appr of this contract and ordinnnce, con- struct. at thelr own expense, such ditches, flumes or erect such 1 ery in « ction with said works as will secure to the inhahi- tants of cald city a constant supply cf water for domest »oses, and shall corstruct r capad'ty for that The sald part servolrs purpose. of the first part, for of suffictent the above considerations, and $1 in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hereby covenants and agrees with the sald party of the sec- ond rt, their heirs, executors, ad- ministrators and assigns, to deliver and concede to the said parties of the second part, their heirs, executors, ad- mintstrators or assig: the exclusive use, control, possession and manage- ment of the Los Angeles city water works, so-called, together with all and singular, the pipes, flumes, wheels and other personal property composing and appertaining to sald water works in manner whatsoever, with all asements and privileges, and as described and contained in a certain instrument of lease, exe- cuted, by the Mayor and Common Council of the city of Los Angeles, of date October 18, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, to Jean L. Sansovaine, for the period of thirt years from the beginning and appro of this contract and ordinance, with the right to sell and distribute water for domestic purposes, and to receive the rents and profits thereof, for their own use and benefit, except as here- inbefore provided, hereby giving and granting the sald parties of the sec- any ond part, their heirs, executors, ad- ministrators or assigns, the right to lay pipes in any and all the streets of said city, and make all necessary excavation: for that purpc nd the right-of-way through, upon and over land or streets belonging to the said city of Los Angeles, with the addition- al right to take water from the Los Angeles River at a point above or near the present dam; provided, alway that the sald parties of the second part, thelr helrs, executors, adminis- trators or assigns, shall at no time take from said river for the use of sald water works more than ten inches Po000 000000000 90000000 & & NEWS OF THE DAY. Weather forecast at San Fran- | cisco: Cloudy Monday; probably | rain; southwesterly wind. @ | Maximum temperature for the past twenty-four hours: San Francisco . 46 degrees Portland . 46.degrees Los Angel . 64 degrees San Diego ... . 68 degrees FIRST AND SECOND PAGES. Los Angeles Water War. Sanford B. Dole Arrives. THIRD PAGE. @ Death of Ben Butterworth. Forecast of Congress. Treatment of Swine. Crisis in Cuba Passed. Mrs. Lane Shoots Herself. FOURTH PAG New Warship for Japan. 1 Digging Tlustrated. w Torture and Death. Chile Was Called Down. & Charles P. Villiers De FIFTH PAGE. Cruel Boy Murderer. Marriage on the Ocean. Dr. Jordan’s Sermon. A Belle Attempts Sulcide. Entries for Turf Events. SIXTH PAGE. Editortal. Keeping Faith. The Week of Preparation. An Immediate Remedy Wanted. Marked Improvement in Trade. The Golden Jubtlee E “Individual Thought est Critic. SEVENTH PAGE. News Along the Water Front. Coursing at Ingleside. Trying to Move the Hospital. Mysterlous Death of 2 Woman. A Suspected Robber Not Identified. EIGHTH PAGE. Baseball News. A Whaling Episode. Funeral of Mrs. Shafter. NINTH PAGE. News from Across the Bay. TENTH PAGE. National Guard Notes. On the Shooting Ranges. ELEVENTH PAGE. Births, Marriages, Deaths. TWELFTH- PAGE. Burglars Sull at Work. First Mass Celebrated. Ready for the Jubilee. Durrant's Life Criticized. Robbed by an Old Game. Waging a Soclety War. @ @ @ ® @ ® @ @ @ ® > @ @ ® of water, without the previous con- sent of the Mayor and Common Coun- cil of sald city; and that they will, within sixty days from the date here- of, select the point from which the water will be taken from sald river. The =ald party of the first part hereby covenant and agree with the said par- ties of the second part, their heirs, executors, admini rs or assigns, that at the expiration of thirty years from the execution of this instrument, they will pay to the said parties of the second part, their hefrs, executors, ad- ministrators or gns, the value ot the improvements made in, about and upon the said water works, in pursu- ance of this contract; the same to be ascertained by arbitration, in case the parties cannot agree upon the value thereof, the sald party of the first part, and the parties of the second part, their heirs, executors, adminis- trators or assigns, to choose one man each, and the two men thus chosen to select a third man, and the judg- ment of the three men thus selécted shall be final in the premises. And the said party of the first part hereby covenant and agree to make no other lease, sale, contract, grant or fran- chise, to any person or persons, cor- poration or mpany, for the sale or delivery of wi to the inhabitants of sald city for domestic purposes dur- ing the continuance of this contract, always without prejudice to any rights already granted. And the sald parties of the second part, their helrs, executors, adminis- trators or assigns, hereby covenant and agree with the sald party of the first part that they wiil pay the sums of money at the time and In the manner hereinbefore mentioned and set forth, and cancel the claims here- inbefore mentioned, upon the signing and approval of this contract and ordinance by the proper parties there- to; that they will make the improve- ments hereinbefore mentioned and set forth in the following manner, to wit: That they will replace all the wooden pipes now nging to the s within one year from of this con- tract a 3 that they will extend s ron plpes as fast as the citizens desiring to. be supplied with water for domestic purposes will agree to take sufficlent water to pay 10 per cent per annum interest upon the cost of extending such pipes through the streets now unsupplied with water. That they will within one year from the date hereof place a hydrant to be used as a protection against fire at the corner of one street at each of the cross streets where the pipes are now laid down, and will erect hydrants at other street corners according to the terms of this contract as fast as the pipes are extended through the streets of said city. That they will erect or cause to be erected an ornamental fountain upon the public plaza, of such designs as the Mayor and Com- mon Couneil shall direct, within one year from the date hereof; that they will furnish water for the public schools and city hospitals, jails, free of charge, when the same are near the pipes, the city furnishing the ne- cessary conduits for that purpose; that they will make all the improve- ments herein mentioned and set forth, and keep the same in repair at their own cost and expense for the sald period of thirty years, and return the sald water works to the sald party of the first part at the expiration of the sald perfod of thirty rs i good order and condition, reasonable wear and damage of the elements excepted, upon the payment them of the to value of the improvements made after the approval of this contract, to be ascertained as hereinbefore provided, Continued on Second Page. 00 Oco000QQQ or the City Water Company? purposes. plished. To the Editor of The Call—Sir: and our sincerity has been otherwi after the expiration of the lease. controversy. 9909099000000 99® A2 2 A A A AR 2 R 2 T Y In the month of July of this year the lease between the city and the City Water Company will expire, so it will be seen that there remains only a short time in which to act. to be understood as advocating the position taken by some few citizens that the water company has absolutely no rights in the I contend, to the contrary, that the water com- pany under the thirty-year lease with the city has certain moral, if not legal, rights, which must be respected; and I also contend that the city has certain rights which must and which shall be respected by the water company. There is oniy one logical solution of the problem. it in my annual message to the City Council. “In the event that the city should, after having done every- thing in its power, fail to bring about a settlement, there is but one course to pursue that cannot be evaded by the water com- pany. At the expiration of the thirty-year contract the city, if Its interests are to be protected, take possession of the entire plant of the water company—reservoir, pipes, in short, every- thing that goes to form the system. ment question the city” Who shall supply the In- habitants of the city of Los Angeles with water, the city itself This is a question that has been ugitating the minds of the citizens of this city for a long time, and this agitation has been growing greater and greater with the general advancement of the city. the City Water Company under a lease, has been in absolute control of the system for distribution of water for domestic The members of the present municl tion were elected on platforms declaring unreservedly for the ownership and operation by the city of the water plant. the officeholders were elected by large majoritles, the people believing them thoroughly in sympathy with the great cause. | Twelve months have elapsed, and but little has been accom- | Every effort on my part and on the part of others to bring about a settlement of the controversy has been re- | ferred to by certain members of the administration as “gallery play | people. Procrastination in all matters re is the only ‘‘action,” if such term applies, that escapes criti- cism. There are some who seem to be doing nothing more than to look for stumbling stones to place In the way. It appears to me as if the water company were exerting every effort to ar- range things so that it may continue in possession of the plant For nearly thirty No one should for a mo- _right to this course. There is not ® M. P. SNYDER, MAYOR OF LOS pany ears expe water w of the reasc city of Los Ange administra- Al under the contract. »l pany has at after the expi a c e questioned by these ting to water supply ANGELES. ; 00C00000000000000000000000000000000C000000000000D000T0O000 RINGING WORDS. The Mayor of the City Advocates a Plan of Acquiring the Plant. 000000000000 COC0000C00000C0000CO00OCCC0O0CO00C0CQ00CC0Q00CO 0000000000 word in the contract which says that the plant is not to come into the possession of the city at the expiration of the thirty- year contract; but the contr will make all impre in the contract, and keep the same in repair at its own cost and for the period. of thirty vears, and return the said rks to the said party of the first part at the expiration aid period of thirty years in good order and condition, able wear and damage by the elements excepted. s not being insolvent, the water company could in due time recover all it is entitled tv for improvements ct does say that the water com- ments as mentioned and set forth The 1 consider the water company acting sim- in the capacity of trustee, and that acting as such the com- solutely nothing to say about operating the plant ion of the contract. the plant reverts to the city. iim on the city for the real value of the improvements made to the plant durlig the life of the contract. no doubt that nearly thirty vears ago when the Mayor ana Common Council of the city of Los Angeles entered into con- tract with the water compan: been intended it would have been expressly provided in the tract) that the water company should at the expiration of the contract have any rights in the premises except to the By terms of the contract All the water company has is There Is it was never intended (and if it real value of the improvements. 1 do not want ures. early settlement. 1 stated It 1s as follows: 'O rule. The press dispatches made it appear that in my annual message I advocated confiscation and other anarchistic meas- T have not said a word about confiscation. I? The water plant is the property of the city of Los Angeles, and under the contract all that the city has to do s to pay for the improvements. i after having made millions of dollars out of a privilege granted by the city and for which it paid nothing, shouvld be philan- | thropic enough to assist rather than obstruct the efforts at an | ‘Why should I believe that the City Water Company, 1t is a plain case. Bither the city or the water company is | If the city doesn’t demand its rights, the rock of ages | will crumble away before we are any nearer municipal owner- ship of water works than we are to-day. In conclusion please permit me to say that I am standing firmly on the platform upon which I was elected. ing every effort to bring about a fair, just settlement of the question at issue, and I shall continue to do so while In the office I now occupy. Very sincerely yours, I am exert- M. P. SNYDER, alayor of Los Angeles. 1 lent as an After a stormy passage from the is- | lands, and nearly four days overdue, | the Peru slipped in through the fog | last night, and just before 9 o’clock dropped anchor off Meiggs wharf. There had been some anxiety as to : her Wwelfare, but she arrived with all | | | well, and bearing the President of the | island republic, Sanford B. Dole. President Dole is in a hurry. He will stay no langer in San Francisco than possible, and then he will speed on to Washington—for Washington is his goal and Congress is his object, and his mission the cause of annexation. Dole’s arrival just now is particular- Iy significant, for the questicn of an- | nexing the Hawaiian Islands is now be- | fore the Senate, and the presence of an | embassador no meaner than the head of Government itself | shows how deeply ‘concerned the an- nexationists are in regard to the fate of their favorite project. President Dole will appear before the committee on foreign relations in the furtherance of his mission, and his hopes reach to a hearing before the bar of the Senate itself, should such a course be allowed. At any rate, he | comes armed with all the weapons of a diplomat, and the fight against the au- tonemy of the island government will be a bitter cne. President Dole is accompanied by his | wife and daughter, both of whom will l | continue on East with him. Dr. Rosenau, the Federal quarantine officer, whose jurisdiction n the matter of inspecting foreign vessels has been decided by the courts, fellowed his usual custom in the case of the Peru. He made no effort to allow the passen- gers to land, having had no instruc- tions from Washington to waive the | usual custom. | Drs. Chalmers and HIll, however, | State officers, accepted an invitation to | become reporters for the yellow journal | on Mission street, though they failed in tatlve that they had made their late trip through the rain for the benefit of the press. A singular fatality over- | took them, for but one paper received any intimation that the doctors were losing their time for the benefit of news in general. The ship's officers said that they did not know that the doctors were act- ing as reporters. It was learned from both doctors and from Mr. George Hooper, who accom- panied the yellow paper’s tug, that not | anyone of the party was allowed to see | President Dole and that the reporter | was not allowed to leave his tug. Drs. | Hill and Chalmers were very eager to | have the papers denounce Dr. Rose- | nau for not allowing the President to | land, though he seems to have stuvki | | | closely to his line of duty, refusing to lend himself to yellow methods. The extent of the anxiety felt for the Peru can be best judged by the comparative silence of the Merchants’ | Exchange telephone. It has kept up a | constant jingle since the ship was due, | the racket increasing in proportion as | the hours flew by and the ship was | still unsighted. It took the full time of | one man just to answer queries about | the vessel. Prestdent Dole was not the only one for whom a welcome was prepared. United States Marshal Baldwin, Uni- &5 TO FURTHER THE CAUSE OF ANNEXATION @rrival of President Sanford B. _Dole of the Hawaiian Govern- | wards off disease. PRESIDENT SANFORD B. DOLE. Embassador to Washington. ted States District Attorney Foote, Secretary Manao of the Japanese con- sulate and United States Deputy Mar- shal Monckton waited at the wharf for the arri of the steamer with war- rants for the arrest of possibly two of her passenge One for a Japan- > named Kamejiro, who was wanted Yokohama for forgery, and the s Dr. Herbert, alias Onpen, al at other w who, was thought, might come on the vessel from Honolulu. Herbert was accused of causing the death of a wo- man in Auckland from malpractice, and he fled on the steamer Alameda to Honolulu, and it was supposed he would come on to this port on the Peru. Colonel Hay Goes to Egypt. LONDON, Jan. 16.—The United States Embassador to Great Britain, Colonel John Hay and family, will sail from Genoa on the North German Lloyd mship Prinz_ Regent Luitpold on January 20 for Egypt on a tour up the Nile. A Great Fire at Trikhala. 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