Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-15
FORMER AND PRESENT CITY
ATTORNEYS DIFFER
CHILD LABOR LAW APPROVED
Humane officer Gray Reports That 1t
Is Working Well in Pasadena
and That Conditions There
Are Satisfactory
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street

PASADENA, July 14.-Judge g. ].
Willett, former city attorney, takes
issue with j. c. Fitzgerald, the present
city attorney, regarding the status of
the salaries of a number of city officials,
about which much has been said of
late. The argument of Attorney Fitz-
gerald is that the salaries have heen
illegally raised during the term of office
of the incumbents. Judge Willett
claims that the Pasadena officials af-
fected have no fixed term of office, and
cites from the state constitution in sup
port of his claims. The point he refers
to is the section which says: "The COM
pensation of amy county, city, town or
municipal officer shall not be increased
after his election or during his term of
Office" Commenting on this, Judge
Willett says: ""I'he natural implication
is that the officer is to be elected and
to have term Of office fixed"
All city officials appointed by the
mayor or council who recently suffered
decisive reduction in their salaries
because of the opinion of Attorney
Fitzgerald are hoping that Judge
Willett's construction of the law is the
one the executive authorities will fol-
low.
According to investigations made by
Humane Officer e. e. Gray, the new
state law affecting child labor is work.
ing to advantage in Pasadena. While
Mr.. Gray has made no official canvass,
he has familiarized himself with condi-
tions sufficiently to know that the situa-
are only afew manufacturing establish
ments in the city where children are
employed and these are in the main
capneries. Deputy Commissioner John
M. Eshleman of the state labor depart
ment is expected to pay Pasadena a
visit shortly to look into the enforce
ment of the new law. and it is believed
superintendent Graham of the city
schools is the authority for issuing per-
mits to children under 16 years OF age
for permission to work in factories.
Another delay has been occasioned in
the hearing of the injunction suit
brought by the Green-Marshall COM
pany to prevent Contractor Slavin from
tearing down the front of the building
occupied by them When Judge James
called the case this morning a continu-
ance was again asked for and next
Wednesday is the date now set.
Pasadena 6revitles
The Ramish & Marsh cruelty cases
o,.a 10 frt. a.
Klamroth's court tomorrow.
DIR. Mcbride has let the contract for
the erection of a large hall and casino
on his sanitarium property at Lamanda
Park. The building will have depth
OF 165 feet and will contain ball room
4Ox4O feet, a bowling alley and a gym
nasium. DIR. Mcbride will also build
an eight-room cottage on his place.
Property owners on South Pasadena
avenue met last night and discussed
several propositions to widen that thor
oushfare.
Fifty-two members of the Y. M. c. A.
junior class will go TO Santa Catalina
next Monday to spend week In camp
ing, Physical Director George w.
Braden and detail are now there arr
ranging the camp grounds.
reception and house warming will
be given in the new home of the chill
dren's training school next Tuesday
evening.
Earl Low, the youth arrested for
stealing from Capt. Collins coat pock-
cts, was sentenced TO thirty days in jail