Efficiency and inefficiency in the operation of the Bureau of Power and Light of Los Angeles, California

In work of this nature it is advisable to state definitely the problem attempted in order that the reader may have a clear understanding of the object of the work undertaken. The problem involved is to determine the efficiency and inefficiency in the operation of the Bureau of Power and Light of Los Angeles, California, as it exists at the present time. This will be more on the order of a government investigation than a purely engineering thesis. An engineering thesis consists or reports based on experiments and tests, etc., while the present undertaking will consist of investigation of the facts concerning the organization, operation and conduct of the business of the Bureau of Power and Light. The facts presented were obtained from several sources: (1) the writer's knowledge of the business; (2) books written on municipal ownership; (3) reports published by the Bureau, and (4) personal interviews with men connected with the organization. I have endeavored to draw conclusions from the facts thus obtained, as to the present status of the Bureau of Power and Light.

Dr. Vernon Stauffer [left] on the California Christian College campus, Los Angeles, California, 1921

Dr. Vernon Stauffer [left], Dean and Professor of New Testament and Church History and unidentified on the California Christian College campus [later Chapman College], Los Angeles, California, 1921.

Dr. Vernon Stauffer, first dean of California Christian College, Los Angeles, California

Seated outside the building entrance is Dr. Vernon Stauffer, first dean of California Christian College, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1921. [Later Chapman College]

Charles Clarke Chapman, Los Angeles, California, 1923

Charles Clarke Chapman, Los Angeles, California, 1923. Photographic portrait taken outdoors, postcard format.

Charles Clarke Chapman, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1895

Studio portrait photograph of Charles Clarke Chapman, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1895

Office of Charles C. Chapman, Los Angeles, California

Office of Charles C. Chapman, Los Angeles, California.

Irvin [Ernie] Clarke Chapman in California Christian College football uniform. Los Angeles, California, 1930

Irvin [Ernie] Clarke Chapman in football uniform on the campus of California Christian College, Los Angeles, California, 1930.

Mary Louise Tea Room, in the Barker Brothers Department Store in downtown Los Angeles, California

Halftone photographic postcard showing the Mary Louise Tea Room, in the Barker Brothers Department Store in downtown Los Angeles, California. The tea room was run by Dolla Harris, sister of C. C. Chapman.

George Arthur Chapman, graduation from USC portrait photograph, Los Angeles, California, 1916

George Arthur Chapman, Sr. in his graduation from University of Southern California portrait photograph, Los Angeles, California, 1916.

Ruth Knox Dowling Chapman, California Christian College, Los Angeles, California, 1921

Ruth Knox Dowling Chapman, wife of George Arthur Chapman, by steps of a building at California Christian College [Chapman College], Los Angeles, California, 1921.

Anna E. Stover Chapman, Los Angeles, California

Portrait of Anna E. Stover Chapman, taken in the Witzel Studio, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1919.

Espacios del agua en el territorio urbanizado. Los Angeles, California

Los Ángeles, en California, muestra de forma excepcional la hidrología de las grandes metrópolis en zonas de paisaje árido, basadas en grandes obras de ingeniería civil que concentran en la ciudad el agua de ámbitos geográficos muy extensos mediante aportes elevados de energía, al tiempo que canalizan la evacuación como residuo de los recursos locales. La desertización creciente derivada de este modelo sugiere la necesidad de alternativas de baja energía, basadas en la operatividad de la forma y de los sistemas vivos, para devolver al espacio y al territorio competencias de depuración, almacenaje y control de inundaciones. La construcción del suelo como infraestructura extensiva de captación, filtrado y reutilización modifica el funcionamiento hidrológico de la ciudad, reduciendo deslizamiento y escorrentía para conservar el valioso patrimonio de lluvia local y convierte la fábrica urbana en un gran sistema polivalente de gestión hidráulica. La recuperación de las cuencas locales de menor escala devuelve al agua y sus espacios su papel principal como articuladores de la forma urbana, marcando la localización de áreas húmedas y verdes. La naturaleza urbana se aleja del referente decorativo de pradera inglesa a favor de una concepción más utilitarista, entendida como una máquina orgánica integrada que resuelve la depuración, contribuye a la construcción de suelo y a la climatización a nivel metropolitano.

Los Angeles, California, 1849 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la Ciudad de Los Angeles, surveyed & drawn by E.O.C. Ord, Lt., U.S.A. & Wm. R. Hutton, asst., August 29th 1849. It was published by the Historical Society of Southern California ca. 1930. Scale [ca. 1:6,330] . Facsimile of a manuscript map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California State Plane Zone V Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0405). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, block and lot numbers, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

Los Angeles, California, 1908 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: City of Los Angeles, [by] Homer Hamlin, city engineer. Blueprint published in 1908. Scale [ca. 1:19,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the California State Plane Zone V Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 0405). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, parks, cemeteries, selected public buildings, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.