Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-14
OFFER SITE FOR
WOMEN s SCHOOL
ALLEN ESTATE WOULD GIVE
FIFTY ACRE TRACT
Dorsey Purchase Revves Annexation
Scheme-AthIetlcs for Med
icos-other Pasadena
News
Pasadena Agency,
81 North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone. Main 1903.


PASADENA, Dec. 13.-President Lin
nard of the board of trade announced
last night that the Allen estate has
made n formal offer Of fifty acres Of
beautiful land, lying to the north OF
the Senator Dorsey tract, as a pos
slble competitor for the location Of the
Women's college. While the land of
fered Is very we'll suited to the pur-
pose, 1t is stated the tract is too
small to be seriously considered. Each
OF the other sites proposer contains
nearly one hundred acres. There is a
possibility. however, that the Allen
offer may be increased, in which case
the local contest may become three
sided, instead Of two-sided, as at pres
ent. This announcement was made
during the informal dinner of the di-
rectors of the board of trade at the
Hotel Maryland last night. 1t is ex-
pected that some definite action re-
garding the college location can be
made public in a short time. 1t was
hoped that the question might be set
tied at the meeting last night. but that
was found to be impossible.
ReVives Annexation Scheme
The reported purchase of the wells
and properties of the East Pasadena
Water company by Senator Dorsey and
his associates is believed by many to
put new life into the plan to annex
East Pasadena to the city. At the re-
cent meeting of east side property
owners it was freely asserted that
people residing in the built-up section
adjacent to the present Pasadena city
limits would never consent to the
dry" territory to the northeast enter
ing with 1t until the dry" territory
could bring a satisfactory water sup
ply, all it's own. The Dorsey purchase
% Q,,fo
inent resident of the east side said
tonight that, while water appeared to
be the rock upon which the annexation
scheme was ruined, there are still sew
eral other reasons why the "close in
and the "far out" sections could not
and would not now unite in petitioning
for annexation. One of these reasons
was given as the method of handling
the storm water which is even now a
standing menace to the east siders
The authorities Of the county stand
ready to undertake the construction of
drains wherever needed. Were the east
side admitted to the city, Judging by
the energetic manner in which Pasa-
dena is allowing the storm water prob
lem to take care of ITSELF no early re-
lief could be expected Another reason
for petitioning is that. once in the city
the roads in the district added are not
likely to get the attention they now do
territory annexed. the less care the
city is likely to give. The person also
stated that he. for one, believed that
only the built-up section should be
taken into the city now; that the other
section should wait until it could be
represented by actual residents, and
less by promoters and syndicates in
tent only on increasing the value of
their unimDroved property These re-
marks indicate that it will not be
smooth sailing. even now, for the east
side residents to work for a harmoni-
Gus annexation to the city. It is not
likely that the question will be form
ally raised again until the next regular
meeting of the East Side Improvement
association. in January
Athletics for Medicos
About week ago the local branch
of the Los Angeles County Medical So
ciety took up the matter of modern
physical training and mildly roasted
Physical Director Braden of the high
school. AS n direct result of this dis
cussion the seventy-fiVe physicians of
the city will on tomorrow night be the
guests of the Y. NJ C. A. Squad Lead
ers' club and the exhibition to be given
will be arranged especially for the
instruction of the visiting medicos
There will be a number of physical
tests tending to show what systematic
exercise, rightly directed, can do for
the lungs particularly. The general
athletic exercises of the evening will
also include work on the parallel bars
scientific bag punching and wrestling.
To Hasten Municipal Ownership
At an informal dinner last night at
the Hotel Maryland a report of the
board of trade water comittee consist
ing of f. e. Twombley, Harry Geohe-
gan and A. ]. Bertonneau met sim
flar committee from the Progressive
league of South Pasadena in an effort