Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-05
PASADENA WATER
CASE DISCUSSED
IMPORTANT MATTER UP FOR
ADJUSTMENT
RAILROADS MAKE PROTEST
Representative Of Santa Fe and salt
Lake Companies Before Board
Of EquaIlzatlon-LocaI
Brevities
RAILROADS MAKE PROTEST
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.

PASADENA, Aug. 4.~-At a confer
ence tonight of the directors of the
Pasadena and Lake Vineyard Water
company and city officials the subject
discussed was whether or not the city
Is willing to pay for permanent i'm
provements that may be made by the
company between now and the time
the city Is ready to acquire the prop
erty. The result was that City Attor-
ney Fitzgerald will pass upon the right
of the city to use money that has al
ready been voted to purchase the plant
in payment Of whatever the company
may saddle upon the purchaser in the
way of Improvements. 1t Is thought
that this question will cause consider
able agitation, as many believe it Is
only an obstacle in the way of munich
pal ownership. If the city attorneys
opinion is favorable to the proposition
1t is said the water company will have
no objection to further delay in maxi
ing the deal.
The North Pasadena Improvement
association last night discussed the
water question thoroughly, and it was
decided to take a vote on the advisa-
bility Of selling the water plant to the
city. The question has been brought
up whether or not the company votes
away its water rights in selling out.
Some maintain that the deal with the
city includes only the transfer of the
company's plant and improvements,
leaving the water supply aside One
member is quoted as saying that when
the company was organized the water
supply was obtained for Irrigation pur-
poses, and the stockholders have no
right to dispose of the water source
for any other use. Again it is main
tained that when North Pasadena was
voted in as a part of the city the un-
derstanding was that the water was to
be used commercially as well as for
private use. These differences among
stockholders have been often discussed,
and 1t is not yet settled that all are
willing to accept the reputed offer of
the city for municipal ownership. The
improvement committee also was in
structed to make special effort to Sc
cure additional fire plugs in the north
part of the city, in view of the fact
that fire station is soon to be located
there. 1t is proposed that in the event
the city is unable to pay the cost of
putting in the plugs private subscrip-
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Railroads Protest
Representatives. of the Santa Fe and
the Salt Lake railroads were before the
city board of equalization today with
protests against the proposed assess
ment of the right of ways of the re-
spective roads. In addition to includ
ing the right of way the city board
recently included ground adjoining the
depots and used in general for switch
ing and warehouse purposes. Attorney
2. A. Waterfirst made the plea for the
Salt Lake and Captain c. M. Simpson
talked for the Santa Fe. Both main |
tain that where railroad property is |
assessed by the state the city has no |
4 iSiS w ia lhN value, iiolulllS lldL TIE |
same would be a double assessment. |
The protest will be passed upon by !
City Attorney Fitzgerald.
Pasadena Brevites
DR.. f. #. Rowland has started a |
benefit fund for Engineer George Luce,
who was injured in the Santa Fe wreck
yesterday Luce carried no insurance.
City Attorney Fitzgerald gives as his