Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-16

muniyt can be taken care Of. It was
the opinion of the gentlemen present
that as soon as this projected work
Is well under way the property own
ers shall arrange for the purchase Of
such apparatus as is needed. Assured
of the desires Of the principal water
users Of the community, II is UNDER
stood that the Rubio Water company
will go ahead at once with its work
of Improvement and extension.
It was also decided that no more
meetings Of the association will be
held this summer and that the mem
bers will assemble in September or
october at the call Of the president,
DR. Garrett N. NewlsIrk, and it's act
ing secretary, Cloyd Guyer.
It Is Judge Mcdonald
Robert w. Mcdonald, former assist
ant city attorney, has been appointed
to the office of police Judge, left vacant
by the resignation Of Judge J. Perry
Wood, now city attorney. 1t was
known yesterday that Mayor Water
house would certainly fll the vacancy
this morning but the city hall prophets
were totally at sea as to whom he
would appoint. A. s. Van Etten was
believed by many to be where he could
catch the plum when It dropped, in
spite of the fact that he has not been
known as a particular friend of the
present Administration, but 1t was not
believed that the former assistant city
attorney who resigned his Office be-
cause the administration would neither
raise his salary to living figures nor
promote him to the place occupied
by Judge Fitzgerald. However, the
outcome Is deemed a very polite and
proper thing for the mayor to do and
Is being generally applauded. The new
city attorney was prominently men
toned for this same position at the
time 1t was resigned by Judge Cong
don few months ago and is abun-
dantly fitted for the position. The sal
ary is only $50 month"; but the work
will not prevent the incumbent of the
office engaging in his usual practice,
requiring as it does at most only an
hour or two day.
Alter Fire District
An interesting condition of affairs
was developed this forenoon by the
application of the management of the
Hotel Maryland to secure permission
to erect a $4,000 addition to the north
side Of the present hotel. 1t was dis
covered that the addition, which Is to
construction, lacked ten feet of being
outside the city fire district where
such structures are not allowed. The
matter was Immediately taken up with
a view to discover way to grant the
desired permit. At the meeting of the
city council today 1t was decided to
shorten the territory included in the
district sufficient to allow the contem-
plated addition to be bull. and within
few weeks this will be accomplished,
although the city attorney has been
asked to report upon the legality of
the step. City Attorney Wood was in
his place at the meeting of the city
council today and gave it as his opin-
ionN that the city's law making body
can go right ahead with the regular
business of the city in spite of the
governors holiday declarations. How
ever, the council decided to allow the
most important matters of business to
wait another week.
Crown City Notes Z
South Fair Oaks avenue business
men are seeking relief from peddlers
and street meetings which make that
section just off of Colorado street al
most impossible every evening.
The first regular meeting of the new
ly organized Brotherhood of st. Paul,
which was to have occurred tonight in
the First M. q. church. was postponed
one week because of the board of trade
meeting.
Residents of the northwest district
are laboring with the board of educa-
tion for the location of the new school
building in that section at the head of
Villa street. The board is noncommlt-
tai as 1t Is with reference to the Grant
school location on the east side.
Walter G. Bradstreet, a well known
resident of Pasadena, died this morn
Ing near Highland. The remains will
be brought, here for interment and the
Woodmen Of the World will have
charge. The deceased was 4S years old
and leaves a wife. Cause of death,
tuberculosis.
1t was decided last night to hold the
annual boys camp of the local Y. M.
c. A. at Whites Landing, Catalina
island, July 2 to 2S. 1t is probable that
A. Claude Braden will be selected to
have charge Of the camp during the
absence of Director G. w. Braden in
the east.