The herald., 1895-04-25
PASADENA NEWS NOTES
AItadcna and North Pasadena
Incorporation Debated
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PASADENA. April 24.-The meeting of
residents of Altadena and North Pasa-
dena was called to order at 2:30 this aft
ernoon at the Washington school house
with about two hundred in attendance.
Rev. Mr.. Graves OF North Pasadena was
chosen chairman, and Mr.. Barnhart of
Altadena, secretary. Mr.. Andrew Nc
Nally introduced the subject of the meet
ing in q few Introductory remarks, in
the course of which he said Altadena was
prepared to incorporate in any event, and
the question was whether North Pasadena
wished to come into the same incorpora-
ton. In order to bring the matter before
the meeting, Mr.. McNally made a motion
to the effect that it be the sense of the
meeting that all that territory lying be-
tween Pasadena on the south, the noun.
tains on the north, Maiden Lane on the
east and Lincoln avenue on the west be
incorporated as a city of the sixth class.
1t was very plain from the outset that
the people Of North Pasadena were OPP
posed to joining with Altadena. but would
much prefer to come into Pasadena. After
4 number of gentleman had addressed the
meeting to that effect, stating as their
reasons that North Pasadena needed the
authority of a city corporation to proper
connections (Which must be with Pasa-
dena, not Altadena), Colonel u. u. Green
made an amendment to the original mo-
ton, providing for emitting North Pasa-
dena from the Incorporation The ques-
ton peing asked as to what territory was
included within North Pasadena, Judge
Nelson said the Ball & Painter tract,
comprising about 1900 acres. had always
been considered as North Pasadena.
Mr. Mcpherson addressed the meeting.
saying he thought the interests of North
Pasadena and Altadena were certainly
net identical, and the amendment should
be carried leaving North Pasadena cut of
the proposed Altadena incorporation.
Messrs. Tebbets Allen, Nelson. Tor
rance Green. Smythe and Jones favored
incorporation of North Pasadena with the
city of Pasadena, urging various good rea-
sons for so doing. Colonel Green, al
though a resident of Altadena, advised
North Pasadena not to come into Alta
dena corporation, but to unite with the
city of Pasadena, where all her interests
naturally tend ~
DR.. Allen made some good points in
favor of this action, instancing the mat
ter of the improvement Of Summit and
Raymond avenues and the immediate
rise in values on those thoroughfares, as
a consequence, to two or three times what
they were before the Improvement.
Z Judge Nelson was opposed to any action
that might divide North Pasadena, as
some had suggested, giving part to Pasa-
dena and part to Altadena.
Colonel Green thought the object of
Altadena was to incorporate simply to
get proper improvement of thoroughfai es
and disposition of storm water to best
advantage. He added that Altadena
might yet come knocking at the door of
Pasadena.
p. NJ. Green, president of the First Ma
tional bank, introduced his remarks by
stating that while he is resident of
South Pasadena he has property in North
Pasadena and also in Altadena, hence
thought he could look at the matter from
all sides. He thought from the expert
ence of South Pasadena that it would not
be advisable to incorporate a string of
cities but incorporate all into one-Pasa-
dena, South Pasadena, North Pasadena,
Altadena, all to become greater Pasadena.
from She Santa Fe crossing of the arroyo
on the south to tie mountains on the
north. This suggestion was loudly APP
plauded.
some Of my Los Angeles friends told me
that Los Angeles proposed to take us in
and thus obliterate Pasadena from the
map, | replied; When you incorporate
the city and county of Los Angeles we
will incorporate the city and county of
Pasadena This sentiment evidently
expressed the views of the assembly, to
Judge from the vigorous applause with
which it was greeted. But when Mr..
Green went on to say that when the state
of South California is formed we will put
the capitol on Oak Knoll, near where the
new Raymond is to be, North Pasadena
mans voice was heard above the laughter
in objection, saying it must be on Monk
Hill.
Amos Wright of North Pasadena re-
marked that the only question is: when
shall we incorporate with the city of
is the general sentiment in North Pasa-
,dena that we unite with Pasadena, and
that the time is ripe"
TO. The question on the amendment being
put, it was carried with but one dissent
ing voice. Mr.. McNallv moved t, adj
(, journ and the meeting broke up, but evil
IDENTITY the end is not yet Citizens of
North Pasadena remained few moments
and discussed incorporating with the
city. but no decisive action was taken.
A special meeting will probably be called
later. after the people have thought the
matter over.