Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-07
SUBMIT PROBLEM
TO NEW COUNSEL
PASADENA ASKS JUDGE LEE
FOR OPINION
Board Of Trade Outlines Matters in
Contention In Water Contest
and Hopes for Speedy
Enlightenment
Pasadena Agency,
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PASADENA, Feb. Sat an adj
Journed meeting of the directors of the
board of trade this afternoon a state
ment was issued outlining the ques-
lions to be submitted to Judge Henry
T. Lee, the Los Angeles lawyer who
will study the legal aspects of the
local water problem for the enlighten-
ment of the members Of that organi-
cation and citizens generally. The
questions are as follows:
Il. Are the proceedings leading up
to end including the adoption of the
bond ordinances regular, legal and eff
fecttve?
20. What is the scope of the ordn-
ances and the character and inter-
probation Of the intent expressed in the
adoption thereof? This will embrace
the contention of Judge Fitzgerald and
we will place in our counsels hands the
statement which he has made of his
position.
49, Are the claims of and stock
holders in the several water companies
in South Pasadena sufficient to defeat
the requirements of the property en-
braced in the ordinances? This in a
measure embraces questions raised in
the Graham and Lockwood suits.
a. IL our counsel finds that the
proceedings up to and including the
adoption of the bond ordinances are
regular legal and effective, what steps
should be taken to carry into effect
the intent of the city in adopting said
ordinances?
This of course covers any proceed
ings or action which may have been
taken by any of the municipal author
tiles relating to the subject matter"
The choice of Judge Lee appears to
meet with general favor about the city.
At the request of the directors of the
board of trade the committee of five
which made the initial choice of Judge
Lee Will conclude the arrangements for
the proposed investigation as outlined
in the statement given above.
Says System Is Out of Date
The city council took another fall out
of the Edison Electric Light company
at todays regular meeting when it
listened to the testimony of Donald NJ.
Christ, an electrical expert from Venice
of America, as he told of testing a large
number of street lights about the city
of Pasadena.
1t is the street lighting bill for the
month of November which the city
has so far refused to pay and so the
service for that month was reported
upon by Mr.. Crist. He cited numerous
lamps about the city which he tested
and none of them 1t appears came up
to the requirements of the company's
contract with the city,
He stated that in his opinion the
system in use here would have been
up-to-date ten years ago and that the
1ncandescent lamps now furnished the
city are of type not now commonly
in use.
AT the request of the Edison COM
pany, report of the evidence was
taken in shorthand and copy fur
nished the company. The city admin
istration appears to have been quietly
investigating the service being given
here and made out a strong case be-
fore 1t beagn to hold up the bills Of
fered by the company.
Favor Reports of Cases
The regular meeting of the Pasadena
branch of the Los Angeles County Med
ical society was held at the board of
trade rooms tonight. The principal sub
ject of discussion was the treatment of
skin diseases, but no formal papers on
this topic were read. Health Officer
Beach brought up the matter of report
ing cases of tuberculosis and the med
icos are said to fallen upon the scheme
in decided opposition thereto. When
the smoke of the discussion had cleared
away the concenSuS of opinion ap-
peared to favor such reports under GER
tain conditions. Some insisted with
much heat that no such bit of city leg
islation G. aid be enforced were it even
now on the statute books. 1t seems
probable that the matter will be put
to the test
Create New Office
Following the recommendation of
City Auditor and Assessor Kernaghan,
an ordinance was introduced into the
city council today providing for the ap-
pointment of deputy assessors who are
to receive monthly salary of SIS each.
They are to be appointed by the as
SCISSOR at the recommendation of the
mayor and are expected to take the
place Of the present field assessors who
are receiving but $65 a month.
In suggesting this change few days
ago Mr.. kernaghan told how the
county assessors office had been pick
ing up the men who had been trained
here as field assessors and giving them
more lucrative positions.
He also called attention to the fact
that with the better salaries more capa-
BILE men might be obtained and pointed
to number of errors in assessment in
the past caused by inefficient or ill
paid help in the assessors office.
The new ordinance is expected to
remedy this defect.
Lovers Return to Pasadena
Lieutenant Edward Scharrer, ac-
cording to most pleasing rumor, heir
apparent to the hand and fortune of
Miss Wilhelmina Busch. put in his ap-
pearance yesterday at the Hotel Green
after short absence. There seems to
be the best of authority for saying that
the dashing German officer and his
sweetheart fled to Avalon for a brief
breathing spell and that Miss Berg, the
discreet companion Of the daughter of
the Busch millionaire. acted in the ca
pacity of chaperon for the little trip
but of course 1t will not do for anyone
about the South Orange Grove avenue
palace to admit this fact or anything
else for that matter.
Miss Busch and her lieutenant and
Miss Berg are again in Pasadena
that's all. Guests at the Hotel Green
caught momentary glimpse of Lieu
tenant Scharrer early this morning and
felt some solace for the curious dis
appearance of the Philadelphia ex-boss.
The famous hosiery still appears to