THE EXPANSION TO THE NORTH

One of the highly important results of the development to the north was the establishing of the Buena Park Sanitary District for sewer installation, and the expansion of the public water service.

The water service consisted of two mutual companies in the northern area. The larger was the Homewood Mutual Water Company, mainly serving the area rerecorded by Ralph Maskey. The Sloan Ranch Company served a part of the area east of Stanton Avenue north of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The County Water District already serving south of the railroad, then expanded its mains to serve all of the developed area not served by Homewood and Sloan.

One act of the Sanitary District had later importance in the beginning of the Park and Recreation District. Ten acres of land bought at 8th Street and Knott Avenue on which to erect a disposal plant, could not be used because the state Health Department would not approve that type of plant. Sewage was pumped up to the Magnolia outfall line. The ten acres was sold to the newly formed Recreation District. A ball field was immediately built to encourage the Lynx, the championship women's softball team. The picture shows what is now Bellis Park when it was first built.

BELLIS PARK WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN