Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-14
SHALL CITY TAX
OR ISSUE BONDS?
PASADENA DESIRES TO RAISE
100000
Street improvements Must Cease Un-
less Money ls Forthoomlng-Flre
Department Needs $4,000.
How Shall It Be Ralsed7
Pasadena Agency,
IL North Raymond Avenue,
Telephone Main J141

PASADENA, Feb. 13.-The city coun-
ell did not take up the celebrated mo-
tlon intended to rescind all past action
In the matter of municipal ownership
of water, but nonchalantly postponed
Its consideration for another week.
The days session was devoted largely
to routine business. A number of or
dinances were presented for first read
Ing, one of them making it a mlsde-
meanor for anyone to let oil flow into
the sewer.
The cause Of the Introduction Of this
ordnance lies in the objection Of the
superintendent of the city's sewer farm
to using oil as fertilizer or top dress
ing for the produce of the farm, as
he has had to do lately. The city
attorney explained the purpose of the
ordinance requiring city employees to
be paid only for the time they attend
to the duties of their office and termed
the statement that the ordinance re-
quired the city officials to be in their
offices during any specified hours as
untruthful.
Another ordinance was taken UP and
read for the first time allowing the
council to grant ten days with pay
as vacation to each city officer or en-
ploye. This leave does not include
the regular annual holidays and does
not become right of each and every
officer. The council may grant this
leave, but is not obliged to. Mrs.
Robert J. Burdette preferred a request
to the council relative to the proposed
extension cf South Grand avenue
through her property at an angle so
as to avoid the property of Mr.. Bios
som.
The whole matter will be gone over
next Tuesday at 10 a. m. and It Is
hoped that Mr.. Blossom can then tell
the council just why he opposes the
proposed extension The chairman Of
the council committee on streets sur
prlsed the council by stating that the
street fund now contains but $4,000.
while Improvements aggregating over
$4,000 have already been authorized.
The statement brought forcibly to
notice the immediate necessity of rails
ing more money or making an end to
street Improvements for the rest Of the
year. The further consideration of this
situation was postponed until a future
meeting, and the council proceeded to
routine business.
1t is stated on good authority, how
ever, that the administration Is con-
templating the levying of a special tax
for street Improvements and at the
same time the submission to the vote
Of the people of the proposal to raise
$5O, 900 by bonds for lettering the fire
department. 1t Is thought that the peo-
pie might object to the issuing of
100000 in bonds, the combined needs
of the city for these two purposes.
Seek Special Privileges
President Sargent of the Merchants
association has appointed Rev. Robert
j. Burdette and Secretary D. w.
Coolidge a committee to confer with
the local express and telegraph offices
concerning their rule by which pack
ages and messages are not given free
delivery beyond the mile circle. This
afternoon these gentlemen called upon
the local representatives of the COM
panies and in reply to their request
that the circle be widened to include
the whole or the major part of the city
were told that under existing rules the
granting of such request Is impossl-
BILE. The matter will Immediately be