Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-17
CHARIOTEER IS
NEW PRESIDENT
PASADENA ROSE TOURNAMENT
CHANGES OFFICERS
Edward 7. OFF Chosen Executive Head
Of Popular Crown City
New Years Day
Festival
Pasadena Agency.
165s East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main 752.

l61a East Colorado street.
Telephone Main 752.
| PASADENA. May t6.--Edward T. off,
| the plucky and popular charioteer in
the last two Tournament of Roses
races. who so narrowly escaped a fear
full death beneath the heels of his mad
dened horses in both contests. is the
new president of the Pasadena Tourna-
ment of Roses association. Every
member of the board Of directors ex-
cept j. S. Glasscock was i'm his seat
at the election this afternoon and every
vote was cast for Mr. OFF. The meet
ing occurred al p. m. in the parlors of
the Hotel Maryland. President Edward
ID. Neff, whose management of this
years most popular of civic festivals
was responsible for so large measure
of its success, presided. and before any
thing was done toward the proposed
election of officers stated that he must
positively decline TO stand for re-elec-
tion to the office of president. Secre-
tary George p. Cary as positively re-
iterated his intention to retire. The
first ballot resulted In the election of
Mr.. off as president. w Edward Hib-
bard was chosen vice-president and f.
" Rider treasurer. No member of the
board of directors was willing to un-
dertake the duties of secretary. This
office can be filled from outside the
board however, and as it is understood
that several capable men are candidates
for the place it will not go begging. A
choice will be made within few days.
Only one other matter of business was
discussed at this meeting, the prepara-
tions for a Pasadena entry in the Fiesta
floral parade in Los Angeles. Professor
Ely of the high school reported his
difficulty in obtaining homegrown
blooms, particularly carnations, at
reasonable prices None of the local
gardeners is willing to supply carna-
tions at less than SIS thousand. and
this IS the price asked by leading Los
Angeles florists, although street hawk
ers in Los Angeles are selling them as
low as So a thousand. In view of the
fact that the Pasadena siX-in-hand is
going to cost upwards of $400, chiefly
for flowers, this price is annoying, to
say the least. The other facts named
made the directors suspect that there
must be some sort of combine among
florists both here and in the Angel
City to keep prices up. In spite of this
the board of directors will see that
Pasadena blooms are on the citys
entry and the Hotel Raymond gardens
will furnish them. But they will cosl
one and one-half cents apiece.
North Side Gets Delivery
The efforts of Postmaster Wood to
supply the residents of North Pasadena
with mail service such as the re-
mainder of the city enjoys has at last
been crowned with success. He received
notice today that three additional car
riers had been allowed this office, one
of whom is assigned to the North
Pasadena district now without mail
n eli
annexation to Pasadena Postmaster
Wood felt safe in telling the petitioners
that mail delivery would certainly fol-
low admission into the larger city. 1t
has, but it has taken eighteen months
for it to come, timely lesson to the
eastsiderS who are so anxious to get
into the city to obtain the advantages
of city life. Postmaster Wood will at
once appoint E. ]. Babb, William H.
Merrow and Henry w. Patchett as the
three new carriers and their work will
begin June 1. Two of these carriers
will be used to improve the regular
city service and every route will be
changed to conform to new schedule, /
every portion of the city profiting by
the change, slight Though it is. 1t is
hoped that hereafter two full deliveries
every day can be given all but the
North Pasadena district, which must
begin with but one delivery day and
be satisfied with that for a time But
the thing which win please the busi-
ness men of the city more than any
thing else perhaps is the fact that the
new carriers will enable Postmaster
Wood to improve on the mail deliveries
in the increasing business section.
Heretofore business houses on East
Colorado street east of the Santa Fe
railway tracks have been receiving but
two mail deliveries a day and those
west in a limited district three. Now
the business district is to be enlarged
fully one-third, extending as far east
on Colorado street as Euclid avenue,
as far west as Pasadena avenue, from
Marengo avenue to Pasadena avenue
on Union street and covering all of the
business section lying Immediately
south of Colorado street, between the
same north and south streets. All of
this territory is to be given three de-
liveries per day with the promise that
as soon as possible four deliveries a
day viii be made. This will be good
news for the entire city, and the fact
that these changes are finally author
lied by the postoffice department in
the face of a tremendous wave of
economical administration is quite a
feather in the cap of Postmaster Wood, !
who has labored long for this allow
ance.
Thirty Millions on Roll
These are busy days for the city as
sessors office, but by the exercise of
tact and unbiased friendly care City
Assessor Kellogg is accomplishing
quite remarkable results in placing on
the tax rolls both real and personal
property which in one way or another
has heretofore evaded these kindly Of
fees. Last years tax roll for
the Pasaden school district. which ex-
tends over a bit more territory than
does the present city. stood at $780,
600, 900. This year according to the
figures now in Assessor Kellogg
hands the amount viii reach to about
$50, 900. 900. Most of this increase is of
course, a very natural one, indicating
merely the actual growth of prosper
Gus community in wealth. But there
have been scores of incidents where
valuations In past years were undoubt-