Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-07
REPEATS OFFER
OF ARBITRATION
PASADENA ELECTRIC LIGHT
MIDDLE UNCHANGED
Administration Proceeds With Prepsr-
atlons for Municipal Lighting
Plant-BeIIef That Edison
Company viii Sell
Pasadena Agency.
16h East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main 752.

PASADENA. June 6.-President ]. y.
Mlller( of the Edison Electric company,
whose bills for over 10000 for street
lighting have been refused payment by
the present city administration. issued
a statement today in answer to the re-
marks of Mayor Warehouse i'm yester-
days meeting of the city council to
the effect that the settlement PROPOSE
tlon is "up to the Edison people"
President Miller reviews the dispute
from the beginning and intimates that
Mayor Waterhouse is trying to force
the company to sue for the payment of
the bill. He repeats his offer of arbi-
tration as follows:
"The company Is entirely willing to
leave the determination of our differ
ences to an electrical expert appointed
by yourself mayor Waterhouse) on
behalf of the city, and one appointed
by us, and that If these two fail to
agree upon conclusion, that these two
be empowered to select a third expert,
and that we would be perfectly will
ing to accept any award which might
beemade by two of the experts so ap-
pointed.''
While acknowledging the receipt of a
letter from the mayor suggesting that
a written proposition would be consid-
cred, President Miller says that he has
arbitrate as here set forth. He con-
siders that the Edison company has
been fair and amicable in it's desire to
settle with the city.
Meanwhile the administration is GO
ing rapidly ahead in it's preparations
for putting in an electric plant as au-
thorized by the recent bond election.
Bids are to be called for at once and
Mayor Waterhouse stated confidently
today that the plant will be ready for
work within six or seven months.
Many people think that the Edison
company will be one Of the bidders,
offering to sell the portion of its plant
needed to light the streets of the city
and that possibly it will offer its en-
tire plant at the proper time. This
would certainly simplify matters a
great deal and according to Mayor
Waterhouse would be gladly welcomed.
AS far as can now be learned the adj
ministration does not intend to fix
definitely upon the details of the pro-
posed plant until the different bids
for material and construction are all
In.
Crown City Notes
A work train on the Pacific Electric
jumped the track this forenoon in
front OF the power house on South Fair
Oaks avenue and blocked traffic for
eeNes
dena cars were On the waiting list.
Former Humane officer B. Il. Sher-
win returned today from a ten days
trip to Oregon after a load of horses
for sale in the Los Angeles markets
He came home sick, but hopes to be
around in few days again.
A lively fire was narrowly averted
this evening in the residence of c. C.
Carter, 254 East Orange Grove avenue.
A lamp was overturned and the fire
department was called to put out the
blaze. There was but small damage
done. the fire gaining but little head
way.
Edwin Cawston has purchased the
stock of George E. Fairhead in the
South Pasadena ostrich farm, thus OBJ
tanning practically all of the stock in
the farm. Mr.. Cawston has always held
fully three-fourths of the stock al
though Mr.. Fairhead has held a good
sized block. Mr. Farhead was formerly
manager of the ostrich farm.