The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-19
PASADE MA.


The School Bonds Are No Good-Newsy
Notes and Personals.
PASADENA, July 1S.-According to the
opinion OF our city attorney, W. E. Ar
thur. the recent issue of bonds to the
amount OF $4,000, by the Pasadena
school district, is invalid, and the bonds
non.colectable.
The opinion, which is quite lengthy,
was gotten out at the request Of the
First National bank of this city. for
which institution Mr.. Arthur is attor-
ney, which had contracted to take the
bonds to the amount OF $4,000. Mr..
Arthur bases his opinion upon num-
Der OF points, the most important one
being that what ia known as the Paea'
dena city school district has really no
legal existence, and thst any issue oil
bonds under such name must neces-
sarily be illegal. On this point Mr..
Arthur says:
"Prior to the incorporation OF the city
OF Pasadena on the ATTN day Of June.
1886, the territory within. the city was
part OF the San Pasqual school dis
trict. No attention was paid to the
code, which says that each county,
city or incorporated town, forms school
district until 1889. when the board
of supervisors was pstitoned to
unite the two districts, the San Pasqual
and Pasadena city, under the name Of
Pasadena school district. This petition
was granted go far as joining the two
districts was concerned. but the name
remsined-the San Pagqunl school dis
trict.
ION March II, 1890, the supervisors
again took up the petition, and this
time construed it into a petition aeking
for an addition OF outside territory to
the Pasadena school district, which was
granted.
''TbiH action in my opinion was void:
First, because no petition was ever pre-
scented to the board asking for it; and,
second, because there was no Pasadena
city school district in existence. Not
Satisfied with this action. eventually the
Is took sh orasr stfq ,nas t tbs
San Pasqual school district and the Pas.
adena city school district be united to
constitute but one diayrict. to be known
as the Pasadena city school district
This order is void, because the state law
requires that petitionS must be acted on
at the first meeting after their receipt,
and because the board had already acted
upon the petition and has made no Of
fort to rescind the same.
at follo Wa, then, that either the old
districts still exist or they are united
under the name OF San Pasqual. l am
inclined to the latter view. This being
SO, any action taken by the district in
any other name than San Pasqual must
be illegal"
The opinion closes: "For the ferego.
ing reasons | advise you not to buy the
bonds"
ii Mr.. Arthur's opinion is held to be
correct by the courts, it would seem that
= vast array of complications might arise
from the blunders of the supervisors.
The immediate effect, however, of the
opinion, if the bank refuses to purchase
the bonds, as it probably will, is to rem.
der impossible the building of the now
school house on North Lake avenue and
the purchase OF q lot in the northwest
section OF the city for school purposes.
Thls is certainly to be regretted, as the
contracts have been let and the land
contracted for. The schools are badly in
need OF additional room, and if tho
bonds fall through the chances of getting
new building this year are very slim.
NOTES.
Work will begin On paving North Fair
Oaks avenue next Monday morning.
Ralph Skillen is back from three
weeks atay at Catalina. He will soon
return to remain the rest of the sum.
mer.
Tho Tbbetts-T Thompson drying estab.
lishment succeeded in getting their
hands back to work today by raising
prices one halt ell around.
A fair-sized audience was present at
the tabernacle last evening to listen to
the Tennessee jubilee singers. Tho
music was listened to with much pleas
ure. The proceeds went to the North
Pasadena M. L. church
Nj. SlSvin was awarded the contract
for the Slavin block on North Fair Oaks
yesterday, at S2260.
The death oil Mrs. Ella f. Buckminster
occurred in this city yesterday, aged IS
years.
Several of our local sports are arrang-
ing for q doer hunt in the mountains
north.0f hero. The season is now open.
Seth Glidden has been awarded the
contract for constructing the Groves
building in North Pasadena price, $780,
W. @. Morton was up before Recorder
RoRsiter this morning, charged with in
terfering with the fire alarm wires while
moving house. TIE case was to have
oson noaiu peioIo q jury, OUT was dls-
missed upon motion of the city attorney.
Inc defendant was represented by w. s.
Wright.
houss occupied by John H. Stuntz,
IN North Pasadena, WAS burned yester-
oay. The family were all out at the
time and 1t is not known how the fire
originated. The building was owned by
COLONEL Irwin and was not insured. The
furniture belonged to Mr.. Stuntz and
was insured foy $500.
etar Several additions to the faculty
Of the Throop Polytechnjc institnte havs
been made OF late. Prof. @. Fl. Wrioht
Vof Denver has been engaged 10 take
ishsrge OF the forging chop. and Prof.
'fhos. ID. Gardner. who has bssn assist- |
Ant professor of physics and electricity
PURDUE university. Indiana, viii ill |
n contemplating position here, Pro. |
'ss or Lorse OF Riverside, who is 10 as.