Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-03
Election for the Issuing Of $1,000
Municipal Bonds to BE Close.
No Opposition TO Fire I'M
provement
Pasadena Agency.
II North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main 11l7.

ltAReAAC0 III iHltllN DY MANAGER "A. H.
Selig of the Edison company and
Mayor Waterhouse. 1t is only within
the past four or five days that any
considerable reinforcement has come
to the help of the administration, but
now people can be heard every day
talking in favor of the proposed muni-
cipal lighting plant and urging voters
to go to the polls.
The general sentiment about the city
appears to be in favor of the city un-
dertaking this work and freeing itself
as far as possible from the grasp of
the Edison people. Those who oppose
the project are said to be financially
interested in the Edison company or in
similar corporations. They are also said
to fear a fiasco because not enough
money is asked for to construct suf-
ficient plant, to believe that the water
problem is all that the city should at
tempt to dispose of at this time or peo-
pie who have little If any faith in the
ability of the present administration to
carry out it's plans in so great a mat
ter.
The voters comprised in these four
classes are no doubt formidable as to
numbers. If they go to the polls and
unitedly vote against the lighting
proposition 1t is said they can defeat
it.
Those who are now pushing the cam
paign for the bonds will do everything
in their power tomorrow to bring the
voters who are in none of these classes
to the polls. They insist that now ia
the time to prove the peoples strength
and to break away from the so-called
domination of private corporations and
say that the Crown City is plenty large
enough to handle both water and light
under municipal ownership. 1t seems
almost apparent say some. that if the
lighting bonds are defeated now, there
is likely to be split in the ranks of
those supporting municipal ownership
of water.
Whatever the result of tomorrow's
election it is certain that much hangs
thereon. AS for the proposition to is
sue $4,000 bonds with which to inn
prove the city's fire department no op-
position has developed, everyone agree
ing that the present equipment for fire
fighting is sadly insufficient.
Would Share Benefits
At a meeting of the directors of the
board of trade this forenoon two reso-
Iutions were adopted addressed to Gov
ernor Pardee. The first of these asks
that when the legislature is called in
special session mention may be made
in the call of the desired constitutional
"
tablishment of Metropolitan district
system, by means of which people re-
siding in contiguous or neighboring
cities, counties, towns or communities
may cooperate if they deem it ad-
visable in obtaining a public water
supply or in dispoSing of sewage. In
other words Pasadena is anxious to be
in position where its citizens may
share in the Owens river project if it
desires without being annexed to Los
Angeles.
The second resolution asks the gov
ernor to make like provision in his call
for a possible cooperation of counties
and cities in the use of the same set
OF assessors and tax collectors. These
resolutions were laid before the direc-
tors by the board of trade committee
on annexation and municipal improve
ment composed of Seward A. Simons,
T. j. Ashby T. D. Allin, Thomas Ear
ley and ]. A. Goodrich.
Ask stearns' Advice
Acting on the advice of President
Linnard and others who have visited
San Francisco since the great fire and
earthquake, a telegram was today sent
TO Edward Stearns, secretary of the
Oakland chamber of commerce. ask
ing which would be most acceptable
now, cash contributions or supplies pur-
chased with the cash already contrib
uted. The board of trade relief COM
mittee still has on hand a little over
$4,000 and will use the money as ad-
vised by Mr.. Stearns.
Another carload of supplies was pre-
pared for shipment today and it is
planned to send another carload later
in the week. Although the annual BAN
quet of the board of trade will not be
held in all its accustomed splendor on
account of the San Francisco disaster,
the open meeting which will take its
place is likely to be most interesting
and representative. The committee in
charge is endeavoring to obtain the
presence of the men who We're to speak
at the banquet and will probably sue
ceed. Rev. Robert J. Burdette has al
ready consented to speak, but word is
yet to be received from Bishop Conaty.
Lee c. Gates and others.
All Saints Prosperous
At the annual parish meeting Of All
Saints Episcopal church last night
the Following vestrymen We're eletced:
W. Il. Knight, c. X. Alley. Louis
Blankenhorn, John n. Phillips. John
r. Bragdon, S. Hazard Halstead. ].
II. johnson and J. Fl. Pearman. The
annual reports showed the most en-
couraging state Of affairs and great
III Ant luAuit. One report
showed that the recent Faster coIlec-
tion amounted to over $1,000, money
which viii be devoted to the work Of
enlarging the parish house. Treasurer
A. u. Edwards reported receipts and
expenditures during the past wear
amounting TO about $t2, 00O The church
now has about 700 communicates and
Sunday school enrolment of more
than 300. AT the conclusion of the
general meeting the vestry met and
organized as follows: John b. PhiliIns
senior warden; S. Hazard Halstead
junior warden Edward E Gray sec.
retary; A. 10. Edwards. treasurer: O.
A. Gillespie, assistant treasurer
Say She Is IneorrlgibIe
The Nellie Mundell case will NOT
down at the command OF the Pasadena
Humane society. Bud Lewis. the
Pasadena 4O-year-old widower who de-
sires 70 marry the girl won out YES
terday In the court Of appeals ana Sc
cured the freedom OF the girl on a writ
OF habeas corpus. Humane Officer
Sherwin, who Is still acting field agent
Tor the local society until his successor
snail be chosen. promptly secured the