The herald., 1897-05-15
PASADENA

PASADENA
PASADENA, May A.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The precious document by
which the Pasadena and Los Angeles Rail-
way company seeks to tie up the transpor-
tation interests and also entangle the cleo
trio lighting operations Of the city OF Pasa-
dena has finally been made public and is
here given that citizens may form their
own Judgment as to its merits. OF course
this amounts practically to renewal of
the original proposition" and here 1t is
in full:
To the Board Of Trustees of the City of
Pasadena:
Gentlemen: The Pasadena and Los An
geles Electric Railway company makes
the following proposition to the city of
Pasadena
First-It will light the streets of the city
of Pasadena, free of cost to the city, in
the same manner that the said streets are
lighted at present under the contract
which the city has with the Pasadena
Electric Light and Power company, and
will supply free such additional lights to
the city as the board Of trustees may at
any time require upon condition that the
city of Pasadena pays the cost Of putting
IN place poles. wires and lamps necessary
for such additional lighting. and will also
furnish free of charge to said city such
lSntluS rs may De TeQueIFeO IOT the pup
lie buildings of said city, The lighting here
in offered to be done by the said Pasadena
and Los Angeles Electric Railway COM
pany Is to continue until such time as the
board Of trustees Of the said city of Pasa-
dena shall grant to any person or corpora
tion other than the said Pasadena and Los
Angeles Electric railway company, the
right to maintain and operate street rail-
way lines within the corporate limits of
the city of Pasadena.
Second-The Pasadena and Los Angeles
Electric Railway company futher agrees
that upon the Termination Of this arrange
ment 1t will purchase from the city Of
Pasadena such lamps. poles and wires as
said city may have put In place under the
terms hereof at a valuation to be agreed
upon between the said city and the said
railway company; and in case they cannot
agree upon such valuation, then the same
shall be determined by three arbitrators
to be selected as follows. to-wit: The board
of trustees or other legislative authority
of the said city shall select one arbitrator,
the said railway company, its successors
or assigns, shall select another arbitrator,
and these two shall select third, and the
decision Of any two of these arbitrators
shall be final and binding upon the parties
hereto.
Third-Said Pasadena and Los Angeles
Electric Railway company agrees that it
Sudil uOt uuTlnS LIo COutlnudnCe OIL tne
said arrangement for lighting the streets
of the city of Pasadena. charge upon its
lines of railway within the corporate limits
of the city of Pasadena, or between the city
of Pasadena and the city of Los Angeles,
or between the city of Pasadena and Alta
dena, north of the city of Pasadena, rates
which shall exceed the following sched-
Tile. to-wit: Rates of fare between any
points in the city of Pasadena shall not
exceed 5 cents, including one transfer;
rate of fare between the city of Pasadena
and the city of Los Angeles or between the
city of Los Angeles and the city of Pasa-
dena shall not exceed 10 cents when the
tickets are purchased from the company
in books of ten rides each; the tickets thus
purchased in such book form to be good
until used and good in the hands of any
person holding the same. Round trip fares
between the city of Pasadena and the city
of Los Angeles shall not exceed rs cents.
Single fares between the city of Pasadena
and the city of Los Angeles shall not ex-
ceed Is cents. The same rates of fare as
herein provided for between the city of
Pasadena and the city of Los Angeles
shall be the rates of fare between the city
of Pasadena and Altadena. The holders
of all tickets from Altadena to Pasadena
or from Los Angeles to Pasadena shall be
entitled to one transfer over the lines of
the company in the city Of Pasadena.
Fourth-The Pasadena and Los Angeles
Electric Railway company further agrees.
that If the proposition herein contained
Is accepted by the said city of Pasadena,
then the said railway company shall ex-
tend Its lines within the limits of the city
OF Pasadena over those streets upon which
1t now owns franchises for street railway
purposes, within such time as the board
OF trustees of said city shall determine.
Fifth-The said Pasadena and Los An
XAIG0 EIaRfpi0 Roi i1vryoxy
ther agree that If this proposition is ac-
cepted by the said city of Pasadena, the
rates to be charged for electric lighting in
said city to the residents thereof shall not
exceed the rates established by the said
Pasadena Electric Light and Power COM
pany and in force January l. 1897.
Sixth-It Is regarded and understood
that nothing in this proposition is to he
construed as requiring an agreement upon
the part of the city of Pasadena or the
trustees Of the said city. to grant no fran |
chise to other persons or corporations |
other than the said Pasadena and Los An
geles Electric Railway company for the
purpose of maintaining and operating
street railways within the said CITY Of
Pasadena. 1t being simply an offer upon the
part Of the said railway company to be
executed In such manner as the board of |
trustees and the city attorney of the city
OF Pasadena shall decide, whereby the said |
railway company agrees to bind itself to |
do the said lighting of the said streets only
80 long as me said board of trustees of the |
city OF Pasadena shall not grant any per-
son or corporation such franchise
PASADENA AND LOS ANGELES ELEC- |
TRIO RAILWAY COMPANY.
The Few friends of the Pasadena and Los
angeles company's proposition" land |
they may be counted by their personal
interest in the corporation and its affairs). I
say In extenuation Of this scheme: ut may
be Terminated at any time by the council,
and hence does not tie up the city. and
meantime We set the city listled iree
1ne true value Of the latter polnt mas I