Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
PASADENA LAWYERS DECIDE
TO GO AHEAD
Friends Of Municipal Lighting Pro-
Ieet Are Carrying on a Brisk
Campaign in Its
Favor
Pasadena Agency.
IL North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main 1147.

the proposed bond election for the cleo
trio lighting plant and for the improve
ment of the city fire department. 1t
will be held on Thursday, May 3, as
before decided upon, and whatever the
decision Of the people It will be ac-
cepted as final. No reference was made
to the matter in the regular meeting of
the city council today, but Mayor
Waterhouse issued a statement backed
by the opinion of the acting city attor-
ney to the effect that the holding of the
election, even though the day set be a
legal holiday, would be perfectly law
full. This is the generally accepted
opinion of the people and there is
therefore no real opposition to going
ahead.
The friends of the question Of muni-
cipal lighting are actively canvasslng
the city in various ways in the hope
that the voters will come out and set
the seal of their approval upon the
effort to rid the city of what they term
'the Edison hold-up." A strong cir
cular bearing on the matter was issued
tonight and will be given wide circula-
tion tomorrow. 1t is signed by o. II.
Nicols, who has been vigorously WELD
ing the administration cudgels for some
time past, and goes to the meat of the
discussion.
After giving a number of figures as
to the working of municipal ownership
I'm other cities and reproducing the
mayors statement that Westinghouse
people had estimated $125,000 as ample
for the installation and equipment of
plant for Pasadena, Mr.. Nichols pro-
ceeds to answer few of the objections
raised by opponents of the bond issue.
The assertion that until specifications
are submitted there should be no bond
issue he calls an excuse to oppose
municipal ownership or the present ad-
ministration. 'The supreme ISSUE"
the circular goes on to say "is not our
like or dislike of the present adminis-
tration but the good of the city,"
IF this lighting proposition is de-
feated we are in great danger of so
dividing the people that we may not
secure municipal ownership or any
thing for many years to come" is an
other statement. 1t is argued that no
increase in taxes is necessary, the in
tention being to have the revenue from
the plant take care of the bonds, run
ming expenses and all. The circular
concludes with a stinging arraignment1
of the Edison company
Architects Are Named
An important special meeting of the
board of education was held late this
afternoon at the office of the secretary
A number of matters relating to the
extensive building operations upon
which the board is about to enter in
the expenditure of the 100000 voted
by the district were discussed. Tt was
decided to authorize Architect Frank
S. Allen of 100 East Colorado street
to draw plans for the proposed build
ing to be erected on the Garfield school
site, Architects Marsh & Russell of
South Pasadena to draw plans for the
new school building on the east side,
Architect Joseph J. Blick of Ala Dod-
worth building to draw plans for the
new building in the Lincoln school
territory and Architect William B. Ed
wards of 40 East Colorado street to
prepare plans for the desired addition
to the Altadena school building. Ger
tain purchases of building sites were
also authorized, but as the party offer
ing the property has not yet been noti-
fled of the boards action the exact
details cannot be given. The board
will hold another special meeting be-
tween now and the regular monthly
meeting on next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. A. K. Nash Is Dead
Mrs. A. K. Nash, widely known in
this city as 1.-The mother Of the Shakes
peare club" lies dead at the family
home, 235 South Euclid avenue. Mrs.
Nash has been gradually failing for
some time and the end which came yes
terday was not unexpected. She was
born in Westminster, VT in 1S43 and
with her husband came to Pasadena
nineteen years ago, since which time
she has been one of the city'S most
prominent and active women. She was
one of the three women who brought
about the organization of the Shakes
peare club, and until her health began
to fail about year ago she was an
active member of that organization
She was also foremost in church work
and in the activities of the local Wo-
mems Relief corps. She leaves a hus-
band, daughter in Ithaca, N. Y, and
two sons, Fred C. Nash of this city
and Edwin E. Nash of Long Beach,
The funeral will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at 23J at the First Congrega-
tional church. Mrs. w. D. Turner
president of the Shakespeare club, re-
quests that all members of the club, as
far as possible, attend the funeral
meeting in the Sunday school room of
the church and wearing the member
ship badgs of the club, 1t having been
arranged that the club will then go into
the church in body
Need Better Quarters
On next Monday occurs the regular
monthly meeting of the directors of
the Pasadena board of trade, of par
ticular importance as being the first
official meeting of the newly elected
directors. It is expected that at this
meeting will be outlined some of the
work which will be attempted during
the next twelvemonth. The date for
the proposed open meeting to take
the place Of the abandoned annual
banquet will no doubt be decided upon
by that time and the details thereof
Another matter which will be dis
cussed at that time is the proposition
to rent suitable quarters in some CEN
trail location and fit them up as proper
and representative offices Of the most
important trade and commercial Or
ganization of the city. 1t Is desired
TO have a medium-sized auditoriIm
for different sorts of assemblaee
handsome and commodius offices with
hardwood floors. rugs and easy chairs
and some sort of permanent display
OF the industrial and agricultural
products of Pasadena and vicinity
Then II is proposed TO employ a per-
manent assistant for Secretary Cool
idge. into whose hands a great part
Of the routine correspondence of the
organization can be placed, leaving
Secretary COOLIDGE free fo ofta,,a u