Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-26
COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS
DISCUSS PLANS
WILL DIG IMMENSE DITCH
Cost to Be Assessed Against Property
to Be enefted-MemoriaI OBJ
servanee in the Schools.
New Bank
Pasadena Agency.
ia East Colorado Street.

PASADENA, May 25.-At a meeting
OF city and county officials today the
subject of handling the surplus storm
water was discussed at length and a
suggestion by James McAdam that a
commission be appointed to take
charge of digging a proper channel
will probably be carried out. Mr.. Nc
Adam also recommended that the cost
be raised by a special tax to be as
sessed against the district property to
be directly benefited.
The ravages of storm water have
long been a menace to public thorough
fares both inside the city limits and
iu the surrounding country. Super
visor o. w. Longton of San Gabriel
favored Mr.. McAdam's idea and he
urged that a general storm water dis
tritt be created through which main
open sewer be dug to be connected by
branch bitches located where most
suitable to drain off the water. To
carry out this plan it was decided that
a committee of five be appointed to in
quire into the feasibility of the sug-
gestion and to make the necessary ar
rangements, il found to be practica ble
This committee is to consist of tive
members of the Pasadena city council,
two members of the county board and
the fifth member to be selected by the
four. Mayor Waterhouse was chair
man of the meeting. The selection of
the committee will be made by the
council and the supervisors.
Memorial Services in the Schools
Memorial services will be held next
Sunday at the First Congregational
church where all G. A. R. veterans,
members of the w. r. C. and ex-Con-
federates will attend in a body. Ar
rsngements have also been made for
the observance of memorial exercises
in the public schools on Monday,
May 20.
The American Bank and Trust COM
pany is new financial institution or
ganized and incorporated today. The
capital stock is $5O,OO0 and the following
we'll known business men are con-
nected with the enterprise: A. j.
Bertonneau, T. d. Allin, W. b. Lough-
cry, DR.. w. d. Turner, David Gal
braith, J. S. Cove and Isaac Springer.
ness for sixty or ninety days and the
location will probably be at the corner
OF Colorado and Broadway. Mr.. Ber-
tonneau is mentioned as the cashier
and Mr.. Springer may be president.
Among the fine homes to be erected
in Pasadena this summer is one for
H. c. Merritt, a permit for which was
taken out today. 1t is to be a two
story brick structure and will contain
sixteen rooms. The cost will be $22,-
SS6.75 and the plans call for one of the
handsomest residences in Southern
California, 1t will be built on the
south side e)of Olcott place and will ex-
tend from Orange Grove avenue to
Terrace drive.
News Paragraphs
Frank Pixley has consented to ad-
dress the Shakespeare club at Wood
man hall next Saturday afternoon
He has selected for his subject, "How
Play is Made and Staged" The club
will also debate on the topic, rs the
Stage a Distinct Factor for the Good
of the Community"
AT the Wednesday meeting of the
Women's Improvement association of
South Pasadena proposed amendments
to. the bylaws will be discussed and
acted upon. Mrs. S. w. Turner will
readfa paper on Days in Old Cali
fornia" Mrs. Mary Haley will read
one on New California" and Mrs.
George Gleason has selected for her
topic, "Reminiscences of California"
Julius Ruffalo, the alleged burglar,
was bound over to the superior court
by Justice Congdon. Ruffalo's bond
was fixed at $1,000, which he was unable
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