Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10
WILL SOON VOTE
ON ANNEXATION
PETITIONS FOR CALL OF TWO
SPECIAL ELECTIONS
cahuenga Valley Residents Knocking
at Los Angeles Door for Admls-
sion - Other Outlying Dis
trIcts Follow Example

Before the committee of the whole
OF the city council is a petition signed
by more than 5000 voters of the city
Of Los Angeles asking that PROPOSE
tion be submitted to the people at a
special election to increase the area
Of the city by more than one-half.
The north, the east, the west, the
annexation to Los Angeles and pro-
pose to bring nearly twenty-five square
miles into the city limits. This ter
ritory includes large corner Of Bal
Iona precinct, nearly all of Colegrove,
all of Cahuenga, nearly all Of Ivanhoe,
one-third of Glendale, all of Eagle
Rock, all of Hermon and small part
of Shorb, the territory forming a
three-quarter arc around the present
city limits, beginning at Arlington
Heights and the southwestern portion
Of the city and circling around to
Boyle Heights. Griffith park, the large
natural woodland to the north Of the
city and to which there is now no
road or street entirely controlled by
the municipality, is included.
Referred to Committee
The petition asking for the annexa-
ton of all this territory was pre-
sented to the city council and referred
to the committee of the whole, where
a similar petition for the annexation of
Colegrove and the Cahuenga valley dis
trict had preceded it.
1t was this previous petition which
bore the signatures of more than 5000
voters that began the stampede for an
nexation. The petition of the Ca
huenga valley residents for admission
to Los Angeles was presented to the
city council about three weeks ago.
Gi n
sufficient in number to make 1t man.
datory on the part of the city council
to call a special election. At that time
j. A. Winans, G. w. Griffith and j..
Andrews, representing different por-
tions of the territory asking annexa-
ton, requested the council to delay
action on calling the election, as there
were other districts desiring the same
privilege and money might be saved
by having one election and voting on
all the propositions at the same time.
Might Jeopardlze Some interests
Judge Mitchell, who was among the
most ardent of the Cahuenga valley
annexers, objected to all the PROPOSE
tions coming before the people at the
same time, fearing that while Cahuenga
valley might be voted on favorably by
itself, with others of less merit asking
the same privilege, Cahuenga valley
interests might be jeopardized.
Cahuenga Valley Is Included
1t was probably the opposition OF
Judge Mitchell it is said, that induced
those interested in other territory to
draw up one general petition, including
Cahuenga valley secure the required
of signatures and present the
petition to the city council as one
proposition instead of several, as was
first planned. AS the petition now
reads Cahuenga valley is included with
all the other districts wishing annex
alton.
1t is the intention of the council to
put the big petition to a vote first.
Should the election favor the annex
alton of the entire twenty-five square
miles Cahuenga valley will be taken
into the city with the other districts.
Should the election not be favorable to
the petition of the Ca
huenga valley residents will be put
up at a future election.
All the districts asking annexation
are more or less supplied with water
and all declare they will not ask for
city water until the Owens river
project is completed. The water de-
partment has been asked to look into
the water supplies of these districts
and make a report to the council.