Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-13
ANNEXATIONISTS
ARE VICTORIOUS
PASADENA WELCOMES GROW
ING SUBURBS
East Pasadena and Oak Knoll Become
Part OF the Gretaer City
Part of the Greater City
tiles
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, July 12.--The PROPOSE
tion to annex East Pasadena and the
Oak Knoll district to the city of Pasa-
dena was carried at the election today
The vote in the district seeking am
nexation was somewhat close and the
margin narrow, the vote standing.
For annexation, 16j; against anneXd-
ton, 1884, majority, 81. In the city it.
self the vote stood: For annexatio
5I5; against annexation, 81 majority
III favor of annexation, 544.
As was expected, hardly any oppo-
sition developed in the city against the
proposal, but in the outside district the
contest was close and somewhat eX-
citing.
Automobiles and carria ges were kept
busy all through the day bringing vot-
ers to the polls and not until the votes
were counted did the opponents of the
proposition admit themselves beaten.
One automobile bore the huge placard
Vote for Annexation and Progress.
Another read on a monster streamer
Annexation Not Just Now"
Those who have been fighting an
neXation assert tonight that some forty
or fifty voters who would easily have
turned the tide were found in the dis
trict unable to vote because they had
not registered in time.
Urged to Register
One of the very first steps of the an
neXa ton generals, when the campaign
opened, was to canvass the district and
to urge every person favoring the move
ment to register at once. This was
done and today these men were brought
to the polls to vote.
Tonight, however, there is a general
feeling of satisfaction on all sides ut
having decided to come into the city.
The result of the election will be
canVassed by the city council Tuesday
next and the figures certified to the
secretary of state at Sacramento.
When his acknowledgment returns
the formal union of the growing city
and it's prettiest and liveliest suburb
will be complete.
There is considerable curiosity as to
the conditions which will Immediately
control inside the annexed district.
In the first place property owners
will not pay city taxes until year
from next fall, the property not COM
ing UP for assessment under the new
regime until March of 1907.
Roads Problem
Road Supervisor II. NJ. Cole, who has
charge of the highways of the district,
and who is even now giving the roads
of the east side their customary bath
of crude oil, states that until July l.,
1907, the county authorities viii take
care of the roads as has been Gus
tomary. The present oiling of the
streets and roads will be completed and
another one given in the coming spring.
Then the district will be shunted on
TO the CitY for further care,
Just what effect the annexation will
have on the storm water district
scheme for the great section east and
south of the city is somewhat prob
lena tical.
The county supervisors have passed
the storm water district ordinance and
made it to include the territory now
made part of Pasadena and with this
territory out of the district with it's
over one-third of the taxable property,
the remainder will be somewhat weak
for the undertaking proposed.
Sooner or later an effort will un-
doubtedly be made to so amend the
state law as to allow Pasadena to join
hand III hand with the county in taking
care of the storm water which menaces
the whole valley, but that cannot be
done now.
1t seems likely that annexation means
more delay in approaching the problem
and settling it right.
"At any rate Pasadena rejoices in
the widening of it's borders to the east
ward and extends a warm welcome"
said a prominent official.
Every comfort at Coronado.