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north of Monks Hill ; and the ditch made by John W. Wilson in 1878-79 

 from Negro canyon to the Las Casitas plateau. (But Painter & Ball had 

 done a large amount of developing and piping before the corporation was 

 formed; in September, 1884, they had bought some water rights of Mr. 

 Brunk in the Arroyo Seco canyon and during the year laid two miles of 

 iron pipe.) J. H. Painter and his sons M. D. and A. J., together with B. 

 F. Ball, Byron O. Clark and engineer H, C. Kelsey, did all the prospecting 

 for their additional springs in the Arroyo Seco above mouth of Millard 

 canyon. And in 1885-86 the California Olive Company built a cement dam 

 in Millard canyon far above Millard falls, besides some other developments, 

 and piped the water out over the foot- mountain above Leighton's canyon 

 and down to their 200-acre olive orchard, all as a part of the North Pasadena • 

 system; and Byron O. Clark superintended this work. 



In May, 1889, the company levied an assessment of $5 per share on its 

 stock, there being then about 1700 shares out. They had about two miles 

 of cement pipe leading from the Arroyo to their upper reservoir ; but this 

 was leaky, and a new iron main was necessary. This was put in ; and 

 also some tunneling and other development work on their water-bearing 

 lands. From the Pasadena Standard of October 12, 1889, I quote this inter- 

 esting note : 



"The North Pasadena Water Co. put in meters to test the supply by 

 measure and prevent needless wastage. The results have been very satis- 

 factory. The average amount used per family is given in gallons, thus : 



GALLONS. 



During the month of July 19.777 



During the month of August 14,302 



During the month of September 9,510 



This 50 per cent, decrease per family shows that people were in Jul)^ 

 running out twice as much water as they really needed." 



In response to my inquiries at the company's office in 1894, ^tt^ follow- 

 ing particulars were furnished me : 



"The company owns 160 acres of rcountain land, covering springs in 

 Negro canyon, a small branch of the Arroyo Seco ; eighty acres of land 

 covering springs in Brown's canyon ; all the waters of the Arroyo Seco and 

 Millard canyon at the head of our pipe line, in Section 5, T. i N., R. 12 W., 

 besides the waters of numerous small springs in the mountains to which our 

 pipes are laid. Also, water rights at the head of the Wilson ditch, and 7.20 

 interest in the storage reservoir site in the east end of I^a Canyada valley. 

 We have one reservoir 100 feet square and 10 feet deep, cemented, cost 

 $4,000; one reservoir 50x100 feet, 12 feet deep, covered, cost $4,000; 

 seven miles of i}4- to 6-inch pipes in the mountains for collecting water 

 from springs ; lys miles of 16- and 18-inch vitrified water pipe, cost $6,000; 

 one mile 13-inch steel main, cost $5,000; distributing pipes on Painter & 

 Ball tract from 2 to 1 2 inches. All the pipe system above named is probably 

 worth in present condition $20,000, and 300 meters, worth $4,000. We 

 have six tunnels, and various water-claims and developments yielding on 

 the first day of September, 1893, a flow of 30 miner's inches, besides a 

 pumping plant capable of suppljnng 12 miner's inches, measured when the 



