Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-12
ASK FOR SCHOOL
accommodation
COMMITTEE CALLS ON BOARD
or EDUCATION
PROPOSES NEW BOND ISSUE
North Pasadena Land and Water COM
pany Stockholders to Vote on
Selling Plant to Pasadena.
News Brevitles
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street

Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street
PASADENA, July I'LL. l. Stuart
and w. ID. Morse, representing the Wesl
Side Improvement association, appeared
before the board of education this even
ing with a recommendation that a new
twelve-room building be erected to take
the place Of the present Garfield school
which has been condemned by Building
Inspector Shaver. The committee in
formed the board that the Improvement
association is ready and willing to fos
ter a proposition to issue bonds for
new building. In reply members of the
board stated that it is impossible tc
cause a new building to be erected IL
time for the next school year, but they
gave promises of temporary relief Mat
ters pertaining to plumbing in the
various buildings were also discussed
by the board.
Directors of the North Pasadena
Land and Water company met last
night and discussed the proposition tc
sell the water plant to the city fol
SSO,OOO. 1t was decided to call an cleo
tior Of the stockholders in order that
their wishes might be heard on the
subject. In the meantime the exhaus-
tive report of Expert Schuyler on the
value of the company's plant will be dis
tributed in pamphlet form among the
residents of North Pasadena.
Health officer Reports
Before resigning. Health officer DR.
F. f. Rowland filed with the council his
annual report for the year ending June
30, as follows: Total number of deaths,
2S9. Consumption leads with 81 VIC
tins; Bright's disease is second with
25 and heart disease was the cause OF
10 deaths. Other causes of death have
been Appendicitis, IA; cancer, Is; men,
ingitis, 10; pneumonia, IL. OF those
who died sixteen were under 1 veal
old. eight from to s. twelve from to
20, 161 from 20 to so and 90 over 60. Oi
the sexes 123 women and 1866 men died
while 271 were white, eleven black, si1
Mexicans and one japanese. With al
estimated population of 10000 the deatf
rate is 14.7 per 1000. During the yeal
there were 226 births.
The designations of Assistant City
Attorney Robert Mcdonald, and S. o
McGrew, superintendent of the sewer
farm, were presented to the city coun-
Gil this morning and accepted, following
which both officials were reappointed
and confirmed, their salaries being fixed
at 5000 each.
Policeman George Rice was pain
fully wounded in the right leg by che
accidental discharge of his revolver
while preparing for duty at the police
station this evening. The bullet
grazed the skin of the upper knee, pen
etrating the calf. 1t then emerged
above the ankle and passed through
the floor of the chiefs office.
Communication with Mount Wilson
was cut off last night, as the wires were
down in the vicinity Of the half way
house. 1t is stated that the line was
cut at point where it crosses land
controlled by p. j. McNally, because OF
a misunderstanding between Mr.. Nc
Nally and Bassett brothers. The tel
ephone was out of commission today
Pasadena Brevities
DR.. E. L. Conger left today for the
nf 70 vie
Hon. E. H. Conger, ambassador tc
Mexico. DR.. Conger will spend q
month there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, whose
child was drowned at Long Beach yes
terday, are we'll known residents OF
this city. Their home is at 1910 Gar
field avenue.
T. B. Allen has made an offer to this
council to rent the city farm at $40(
per year, the lease to run from five tC
eight years. The committee on build.
ings has the offer under consideration
The farm is located at Ell Monte.
The city building inspector has beer
given more power by being authorized
to condemn and order torn down any
building. stack. chimney or wall which
he deems unsafe.
The tent house at $50 Adella street
occupied by the family Of c. p. Young
caught fire from a red hot stovepipt
today. but the flames were extipguishec
before serious damage was done.
Summer rates at Hotel del Coronado
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