Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19
MAKES REPLY TO
QUESTIONS ASKED
PASADENA ANSWERS CITY TO
SOUTH
Mass Meeting Called for Thursday
Niahtto bisouss Consolidation
of the Two Suburban
Towns

dena board of trade and the common
council of Pasadena each adopted set
of resolutions yesterday morning an
swering the South Pasadena board of
trustees on questions asked by that
body relative to the uniting of the two
Pasadenas.
The resolutions were drawn up I'm
the Joint meeting of the consolidation
committee of the board of trade, con-
sisting of Messrs. A. j. Bertonneau, M.
II. Weight and A. X McQuilling, and
the city council meeting as a committee
of the whole. The meeting was held
behind closed doors at the city hall.
The resolutions will be submitted to
a mass meeting of the citizens of Pasa-
dena, the following call having been
issued for the meeting:
Call for Meeting
To the Members of the Board of Trade
and All Citizens of Pasadena:
BY direction of the city council and
the directors of the board of trade a
general meeting is hereby called to be
held in the Y M. G. A. auditorium on
Thursday evening, December 20, at 1880
o'clock, to receive and discuss and
ratify or reject certain resolution of
the board of trade subject to the action
of said general meeting in answer to
the questions propounded by the board
of trustees of the city Of South Pasa-
dena to the board of trade and mayor
and city council relating to the eX
ceedingly important matter of the con-
solidation of Pasadena and South
Pasadena.
We submit that no more serious and
far reaching question for your con-
sideration affecting the future mutual
welfare of the two cities for all time
can possibly be presented.
The sole object sought to be obtained
through the adoption of said resolutions
at said meeting, being to correctly and
clearly impress upon the minds of the
board of trustees and the people OF
South Pasadena the prevailing senti-
ment of the people of Pasadena upon
the subject in an effort to finally ar
rive at joint conclusions which shall
ultimately safeguard the homes and
investments and promote the greatest
development of both sections.
We sincerely trust the lively inter
est manifested by the people will
prompt them to be present.
WILLIAM WAREHOUSE,
Mayor of Pasadena.
A. j. BERTONNEAU
President Board of Trade.
Future in Balance
The future of the two Pasadenas will
rest in the balance at that mass meet
ing. Should the meeting fail to ratify
the resolutions of the trade board and
the city council the two bodies would
be forced to adopt others to submit
to another mass meeting called at a
future date.
1t is thought, however, that the meet
ing will ratify the resolutions intact or
with few alterations, fully preserving
the text
The questions of South Pasadena in
the set of resolutions presented to the
council and the board of trade ask
very particularly after the welfare of
the city to the south in event of her
becoming a part of her northern neigh
Dor. The questions are answered in
the resolutions adopted and to be sub
mitted to the mass meeting. The reso-
lutions were adopted by the board of
trade and sent as a communication to
the council. Adopted by that body
they were ordered submitted to the
people at the mass meeting. The reso-
lutions follow:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
of the City of South Pasadena:
conference.-the Pasadena board of
trade having deliberated carefully upon
the series of questions submitted by
your honorable body for consideration
by said board with a view to ascer-
tanning what guarantee said board is
able to give to the city of South Pasa-
dena as, Were consolidation possible"
would insure without delay:
Demands Made
Tristan adequate water supply for
domestic and irrigation purposes.
Second-An adequate and efficient
sewer system.
Third-Adequate and efficient fire
protection; at once
Fourth-Proper police protection, at
once.
Fifth-That the streets and citizens
be furnished with electric light service.
Sixth-Knowledge by your honorable
body as to what would be in the in
crease in tax rate for the consolidated
city in securing the aforesaid improve
ments and public utilities.
SeYenth-Knowledge as to what as
surance can be given by the city of
Pasadena to the city of South Pasa-
dena that the city of Pasadena would
further support the necessary legisla-
ton for the consolidation of two cities
having freeholders charters, when the
time for such legislation arrives and
is desired by the city and county Of
Los Angeles.
With profound respect and an abiiiag
trust in its favora'h, acceptance, beg
leave to submit the following reply:
Whereas, This board being composed
OF more than 600 members representa-
tive of the character and progressive
ness of Pasadena citizens lip, organized
and maintained to promote and advance
the city's general welfare;
Therefore, be it resolved, in case the
unification or the city of South Pasa-
dena with the city of Pasadena shall
be effected, does hereby, in joint mass
meeting with other citizens assembled,
called together for he specific purpose,
pledge the same loVal enthusiasm sup
port on behalf Of South Pasadena that
has been and which shall be. in the
future, given to Pasad' ma. and,
Be II further resolved, That this
board does hereby reec I'd its answer to
the above question as follows in the
order in which they are given:
Pasadena's Promises
/. This question cannot be an
swered as briefly as 1t Is stated Upon
its satisfactory solution depends our
greatest civic exist, nee and future ex-
pansion. The supply OF water TO South