Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
PASADENA FAv0RS MUNICIPAL
LIGHTING PLANT
Administration Project Is Accorded
Needed Support of Voters at the
Polls to the Surprise
Of All
Pasadena Agency.
ii North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main J147.


ment of municipal electric lighting
plant and Of $4,000 for improving the
city fire department carried today by a
small but sufficient majority. The re-
suit is surprise even to those most
active in support of the measure.
There seemed to be little If any oppo-
sition to the matter of raising money
for the fire department, but 1t was
generally believed that the electric light
proposition would be defeated and that
in its fall 1t would drag down the more
popular measure. There was little If
any excitement at the polls during the
day and only an ordinarily large vote
was cast, the opponents of the admin
istration measure feeling fairly safe
even at the time the polls were closed
at .. m.
The final figures were not placed in
the hands of the city clerk until D. m.,
but showed that the most doubtful
measure, that of a municipal electric
lighting plant, had carried by about
fourteen over the required two-thirds.
Seven distinct propositions were voted
upon. The first was for the issuing of
$125,000 bonds for an electric lighting
plant; the second, third, fourth and
fifth and sixth related to the issue of
$4,000 bonds for different items of the
proposed Improvements to the city fire
intended to enable the city to issue the
entire 100000 in one series of bonds
should the propositions from one to six
carry with the required two-thlrds vote
The official vote shows that each of
these propositions are carried by vary
Ing but substantial majorities.
The official vote on the electric light
ing proposition is here given by wards:
First ward 100 for, 124 against. Sec
r.r, 81 g..
ward-141 for, ITO against. Fourth ward
-145 for, 80 against. Fifth ward-194
for, 43 against. Totals-941 for, 451
against.
The result is without doubt quite a
feather in the cap of Mayor Water
house, whose pet measure the electric
lighting proposition was. 1t should be
understood. however, that generally
speaking the people of the city opposed
the measure largely on personal
grounds, such as were given in this
correspondence this morning and not
because they were opposed to the con-
struction of municipal electric light
ing plant. In the end many voters
threw aside all personal feeling in the
matter and voted their sentiments as
favoring the general proposition.
Whatever the cause the result of the
election is an unquestioned surprise.
Two Pastors Resign
The annual church meetings were
held last night in this city and at
each meeting WAS received the resig-
nation of the pastor of the church.
The North Congregational church, over
whose destinies Rev. Henry T. Stats
has presided for eighteen years, re-
ceived and formally accepted the res
1gnation of Rev. Stats, as was ex-
fn6 rTNI.
is TO take effect on the last Sunday
in July and will close an active minis
terlal career covering fifty years.
While the resignation was accepted,
It was only at the urgent request of
Rev. Staats himself who is nearly
seventy years old and is beginning to
feel the infirmities of old age. The
congregation in accepting his resig-
nation voted to retain Rev. Stats as
pastor emeritus.
The second church to receive it's
pastors resignation last night was the
First Christian church. Two years
ago the pastor of that church, Rev.
f. M. Dowling, asked to be relieved of
the active pastorate because of falling
health, and Rev. Sumner T. Martin
was chosen as acting pastor His pas
torate has been in the highest degree
successful and the church accepts his
resignation at this time with regret,
although it welcomes its former pastor
on his return with restored health.
Hears From Collins
Some days ago Secretary Coolidge of
the Pasadena board of trade sent a
telegram to Imperial Potentate Col
Inns of the Ancient Arabic Order No
bles of the Mystic Shrine urging
that the proposed annual convention of
hn ha11 tn L
day he received a letter from Mr.. Col
Inns in which, after acknowledging the
receipt of the telegram, he says: 'I
regret that cannot see 1t in the same
light as your board of trade / think
IT would be most indecorous calIous
and hard-heartetd of us to go on pleas
ure bent to Los Angeles when San
Francisco is so terribly stricken. The
meeting at Los Angeles is postponed.
i do this In the very best interests
OF our society, which could not afford
to proclaim to the world at large that
we were men without heart and with
out feeling" The feeling among local
Shriners and among members of the
order who have been spending their
winter here and who remained in or
der to attend the proposed meeting of
the imperial council is one Of deepest
chagrin at the unWarranted action Of
east and expressed their dissatisfac-
tion in no measured terms.
Distinguished Visitors
]. G. Phelps-St and his bride.
who was Rose Pastor beautiful young
cigarmaker of New York before her
marriage are stopping at the Hotel
Maryland. The story of the romantic
courtship by which the young New
York millionaire won the heart and the
hand of Rose Pastor is stlll fresh in
the memory Of the public, and their
presence in the Crown city for a week
IS pleasant surprise.
Arrangements have already heen
made for an informal reception to Mr..
and Mrs. Phelps-Stokes. This reception
VIII occur on Saturday afternoon at A
o'clock In the high school auditorium.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps-Stokes are
known TO be eloquent speakers. par
ticuiarly when speaking OF the phflan-
thropic work which lies nearest their
hearts, and they have kindly consented
TO precede the reception with brief talks
70 those who care to hear. ]. Stitt
Wilson will also speak and the general
public as well as the teachers Of the
public schools are cordially invited to