Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-21
COUNCIL ACTS ON
WATER QUESTIONS
PASADENA LAW MAKERS. CALL
4 SUDDEN HALT .--.
Highland Water Company Loses It's
License to Use Pasadena Streets
for Its Pipes-couneih We'll
comes Contest
Pasadena Agency,
II North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main 1147.

Telephone Main 1147.
PASADENA, Feb. 2O.-The city
council took three important steps at
its meeting today in connection with
the general topic of water. In the
first place it quietly laid on the table
Councilman CrandalPs famous rescind-
ing resolution, all but three of the
councilmen declaring substantially
that nothing more shall be done in
attempting settlement of the present
water problem until the opinion of
Judge Lee shall have been given to
the local board of trade.
Councilman Crandall fought hard
against this unceremonious treatment
of his resolution and was supported
by Councilmen Dyer and Root.
The second step taken by the coun-
Gil was the introduction of an ordi-
nance requiring all local water COM
panies to furnish within thirty days
q complete statement under oath OF
its revenues and expenditures for the
year just past, the names ofS all users
of water together with the amounts
paid by them, and a statement of the
amount of money expended annually
since commencing business in the pur-
chase, construction and maintenance OF
the property. Also the gross cash re-
ceipts annually from all sources.
The third step was in connection
and it's alleged right to lay pipes and
carry water through the streets of
Pasadena. City Attorney Fitzgerald
gave II as his opinion that the author
ity claimed by the Highland company
is really nothing more than license
which may be revoked at any time by
the city.
A resolution was therefore intro
duced and passed on it's first reading,
revoking and canceing this con
tract" or license and notifying the
Highland Water ompany and the Oak
Hill Water company of this fact. 1t
has been freely asserted by the Off
GERS of this company, who reside in
South Pasadena, that they will con-
tinue to dig up the streets of Pasa-
dena for the purpose Of laying it's
pipes therein and defying the city au-
thorities to stop them. One of the
councilmen remarked today that the
resolution will mean war if passed.
Mayor Warehouse replied that he did
not care, as he always welcomed war
when he was in the right.
Big Stick for Edison Company
1t developed today that the present
city administration is preparing to
carry the war into the enemys camp
in the matter of the unpaid bill of the
Edison company. Manager Selig did
not appear at today's session of the
council to urge the payment of his
companys claims for furnishing cleo
trio lighting for the city's streets, and
the council made no move to pay the
bill.
But round robin" signed by a
number of citizens was presented to
the council complaining vigorously of
the quality of electric light furnished
private consumers about the city, COM
mending the city's stand on the public
Lighting bills and petitioning for an
ordinance which will also furnish pro-
lection and better lights to the private
consumers.
The petition asserted that in addition
to poor light the petitioners "haVe
every reason to believe that the COM
pany is either using creeping meters
or has patent pushers on them, or else
pays no attention to meters and sizes
a house up for all they think it will
stand" When the petition was read
the city attorney stated that he had an
ordinance in preparation which will no
doubt afford the protection asked for
and which Will be presented in due
time.
Durham Comes Back
Ex-Boss Israel w. Durham, who
mysteriously left the city February 8
for parts unknown, suddenly returned
to Pasadena this morning. There is
good authority for saying that he again
has rooms at the Hotel Green in spite
of the fact that the management there
vigorously deny that such is the case
and as vigorously declare that if the
gentleman really is in Pasadena he
must be stopping at a private boarding
or rooming house.
When seen on a main street this
forenoon Mr.. Durham appeared the pic
tGre of health, and the rumor that his
presence is still greatly desired in the
keystone State does not seem to have
caused him to go into a rapid decline
All efforts to communicate with the
ex-boss or with his brother, who is
still with him, met with failure, and
the two Pennsylvanians got busy COW
ering their tracks back TO their hotel.
1t is the opinion of one who has kept
himself pretty well Informed as to the
movements Of Mr.. Durham that during
the past two or three weeks when Mr.
Durham was said by many to be hurry
ing home to confront his accusers at
the Investigation he and his brother
were really stopping at a hotel in
Riverside. At any rate the two gentle
men intend staying IN Pasadena for
some weeks. although they do not in
tend being bothered by reporters If it
can be avoided.
Pasadena's Jonathan Club
At a meeting of the members of the
Overland club last night it was voted
to purchase the property at No. A
South Euclid avenue for the perma-
nent quarters of the club. The new
home Of the Overland is a large board
ing house, fully as large as the pres
emit quarters of the club, and when the
proposed work of remodeling is done
will afford a slightly and convenient
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