Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-11
PASADENA READ TO VOTE ON
BOND ISSUE
city's Executive Informs the Electors
That the Westinghouse People
Will Put In Plant for
S125,ooo
Pasadena Agency,
IL North Raymond Avenue
Telephone Main 1147

LernOuSe issued d LOIIutl SbdlSHiSlI ~
the voters of the city today as to his
position on the proposed bond issue of
S125,000 for a municipal electric light
ing plant. In doing so he reviews the
action of the administration in first
holding up and then investigating the
service which the city has been recelv-
ing from the Edison Electric company.
He relates how the experts employed
by the city reported that the city has
been paying for a much greater guam
tity of electric energy than it was re-
ceiving; that the system in use was
antiquated and was in very unsatisfac-
tory condition for lighting the city;
that many of the lamps used were
worthless and furnishing but small
amount of light for the current used.
After describing the conditions as they
prevail the statement goes on to tell
of the investigations of the mayor has
made into the question of municipal
ownership and concludes with this para
graph:
I'VE have estimates from the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
company of Chicago, who have installed
a large number of plants all over the
country and whose judgment is not
questioned in these matters, in which
they state they estimate that we can
install a plant complete for the city
within the amount specified in the or
dinance, SIPS, ,00O."
Nothing more is said as to this esti-
mate of the Chicago electrical experts,
but the successful installation of mu-
nicipal lighting plant in the city of
Kutztown, Pa, is told about in detail
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II. wish it understood that we simply
have found conditions as they are and
deemed it our duty to submit the mat
ter to the people, as we are your rep
resentatives and responsible to you and
to you alone. 1t is not an adminiStra-
tion scheme; simply we believed 1t was
for you to say whether we should bona
the city for this purpose or not, and
that you should know the situation
as it exists. Let each one weigh the
question on it's merits. Do not vote
for or against the bond issue because
of personal feeling. 1t is natural to
expect the Edison company to object,
and those who are interested in the
company to wish to keep out competi-
ton, and that they will do all in their
power to defeat the bond issue for a
municipal lighting plant; so it will be
up to the people to vote if they want
the bonds to carry. We simply wish
you to decide what shall be done. If
you vote to establish a municipal plant
we will do our best to make the plant
a success"
The city ordinance calling the cleo
tion on these bonds was passed today
without discussion and the date is now
fixed for May 3.
Bishop Conaty April %
At the last regular meeting of the
Shakespeare club scheduled this year
for June 80, will occur the installation
of the newly elected officers and the
annual club breakfast, and with but
twelve regular meetings remaining in
the present season the day does not
seem far distant. The officers who will
then be installed are: Mrs. Mary M.
Conan, president; Mrs. Helen Bandini,
first vice president; Miss Mary Bourne
Abbott, second vice president; Miss
Louise Crawford, recording secretary
Miss Elizabeth Adams, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. G. II. Carder, treas
urer; Mrs. Fannie NJ. Bullock, auditor.
Many interesting things are promised
by the program committee for the re-
naming meetings. One of the most at
tractive for the near future is the ad-
dress by Bishop Conaty on April %.
His subject will be "Church Symbol
ism." and the club has extended cor
dial invitations to all of the ministers
of the city to be present, an invitation
which will no doubt be as cordially
accepted. At the last business meet
ing of the club money was raised in an
informal way for the purpose of Sc
curing a manual training outfit for the
South Pasadena Orphans home. The
club has never been in as prosperous
or as promising a condition.
Boyer Suggests Plan
Superintendent of Streets John Boyer
suggests a plan for the settlement of
the storm water problem as far as the
city is concerned and it is considered
by experts to be a very wise and COM
plete plan. In brief the system as
designed by Mr.. Boyer is to use Glen
avenue, in the northwest section of the
city. to carry the drain waters from
the mountains and foothills into their
natural outlet, the Arroyo Seco. He
would do away entirely with cutters
and by paving the entire street make IT
a water course throughout its entire
length BY this method the center of
the city would be protected from the
great rush of waters which flow down
Fair Oaks, Marengo, Raymond and
other north and south streets. He fig
ures that about eighty miles of street
frontage would be projected in this way
and that the entire cost of the improve
ment would not be more than $4,000.
Glen avenue is little more than a
mile in length. The waters of the
Altadena section would also be diverted
so as to run into Glen avenue and prac-
tically all of the waters as far south as
Washington street could he cared for
in this way. The plan will be given the
most careful scrutiny and if it be found
correct in every detail may be urged
for adoption.
Fireworks by Attorneys
Much ginger was injected into today's
meeting of the city council by a long
and heated discussion of the proposed
acceptance of a 32-acre tract known as
Prospect Park tract. EX-City Attorney
e. C. Bailey represented the petitioners
and was in frequent combat with City
Attorney Fitzgerald. 1t appears that
the owners of the plat desire to retain
complete control of the streets in the
plat so as to prevent certain classes of
equipages driving upon them. The city
attorney advised the city council not
to accept the plat unless the streets
were dedicated to the city. The dis
cussion continued for quite a while
and was finally ended by the council.
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