Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-10
PASADENA SOCIETIES DECIDE
ON CAMPAIGN
Civic Organizations VIII Unite With
Commercial Ones In Effort to
Bring a Great Park Into
Being
Pasadena Agency.
IL North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main 1147.

monthly meeting of the board of di-
tectors of the Pasadena Merchants as
sociation and much quiet enthusiasm
was manifested in the several questions
Of municipal Importance which were
discussed. One of the most important
Of these is the general forward move
ment which is to be taken at once in
The many clubs and civic organizations
In an effort to boom the project for
great city park in the Arroyo Seco.
Secretary Coolidge of the board of
trade sent out notices this afternoon
asking for the names of the several
committees which have been appointed
by the different organizations to study
the question of an Arroyo park Presi-
lent Sargent was tonight authorized
TO appoint a committee of five to meet
with these several committees. 1t is
expected that a campaign will shortly
be launched in this city which shall
not stop short of the definite establish
fnent of the great Arroyo park as one
Df the most valued attractions of the
city.
Another important step was taken
when the meeting directed Secretary
Coolidge to prepare new rating book
sf Pasadena. This book aims to give
the financial standing Of every citizen
bf the Crown City and as such has a
decided value to the business men.
new rating book shall be the most COM
plete of its kind ever issued here and
Its preparation will be pushed to an
early completion. The board took up a
number of other questions in an in
formal way and discussed them at
some length.
Mayor Will Explain
Mayor Waterhouse is preparing the
way for an official statement of his
reasons for naming $125,000 as a suffi-
cient sum for the constructing and
equipping of an electric lighting plant
In Pasadena.
Today he gave to the public press
Dver his signature extracts from a
magazine article of recent publication
defending the municipal lighting sys-
tenn now in operation in Detroit, Mich,
and comparing its alleged successful
management with the city of Provi-
dence, r. l., where the city lighting
has recently been let by contract at a
rate nearly two-thirds higher than is
paid by the Michigan city. On Satur-
day ex-City Auditor George F. Kerna-
CHAN called public attention to certain
published statements somewhat ridi-
ruling the claims of the Detroit light
Ing commission to cheaper service and
suggested that it is about time for the
people of Pasadena to begin an investi-
cation of the projected scheme for
municipal ownership of it's electric
lighting plant. The suggestion aroused
the mayor and the statement of today
is the result. 1t is understood that very
shortly the administration will issue a
formal statement of the entire matter
and in view of this probability general
discussion of the plan is suspended.
Great Picnic on May 1
There were probably fifty former
residents of New Jersey present to-
night at the office of Yearian & Davis
to complete plans for the future ac-
tivities of the organization formed a
month ago. 1t was decided to hold an
all-day picnic on the first day of May
in Eastlake park, Los Angeles, and to
send notices broadcast extending a
cordial invitation to all former residents
of the Jersey state to attend. Prom
inent speakers will be secured and ar
rangements made for a great reunion.
The society now has in the possession
of its secretary the names and ad-
dresses of nearly every New Jerseyite
who has come to this section in recent
years and is arranging to make this list
complete. When it is as nearly COM
plete as is possible it will be printed
in directory form and furnished free
of charge to every member of the or
ganization. This is only one of the
lines of work to be attempted by the
the New Jersey society of Southern
California.
Big Realty Deal
John F. Baxter formerly president
of the Commonwealth Real Estate &,
Trust company of Pittsburg and now
a resident of this city, closed today
the purchase of the entire frontage on
the north side of Colorado street be-
tween Broadway and the Santa Fe
tracks the consideration being not far
from $15O,0O0. This is the property
which rumor had it was to be the
site of a magnificent business block
but the man who intended putting his
money into the deal has been unknown
until this evening. The sale is made
through Snowfall, Sullivan & Co. of
this city and the property brings in the
vicinity of $3.50 a front foot. It is an
nounced as a certainty that the new
owner will Immediately begin the erec-
tion of a business block of four or five
stories, the cost of which will bring
the total amount of the deal up to
about 100000.
"Pete" SaIcido Dead
Perfideo Saledo, for years one of the
best known MeXicans in this section
1rOIl MS cOnectlOn With the local police
force and later from his work as dep
uty constable under Constable Austin.
died at an early hour this morning at
the home of his father in this CITY,
Salcido, or Pete" as he was familiarly
known, was we'll educated and his SER
vices were especially valuable among
his own race in the preserving of peace
and in bringing offenders to prompt
Justice. For some months he had been
gradually sinking, the cause of his sick
ness and death being consumption. He
leaves widow and four small chill
dren. The funeral will be held tomor-
row from the Catholic church, Rev.
Father Farrelly officiating.
Crown City Notes
The adjourned meeting of the Second
Ward Improvement association will be
held tomorrow night in the Lincoln
school annex. literary and social
program will precede the regular busi-
ness meeting of the association.
A handsomely marked badger has
been added to the collection of animals
in the city's zoo in Central park. The
animal was captured by Jack Turner.
foreman on the Pacific Electric rail.
road, and by him presented to the city.
L. A Rollins of Palmetto dri,,a - :.