The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-02
FIGHT
WITH NATfRHOU iE

PASADENA. January IL. - Begin
ming today and continuing until The
whole question is settled. the move
mcnt to recall Mayor Waterhouse will
b. directed and managed by The Com
mittee Of Zoe" a body selected by the
citizens in public meeting and given
authority To take any necessary steps
for the recall Of the mayor and such
other city officials as it may seem
wise to turn out of office. only the
most prominent men in the city We're
selected for service on the committee,
and so far as possible men who had
not taken part in the political fractional
light were picked.
The recall petition aimed at Mayor
Waterhouse has been completed by the
special co%mittee appointed to draft it
and return to the general committee.
II was Immediately PLACED in INC h7''<fr
of the printer. and the first proof
struck this morning as is follows:
PETITION FOR RECALL.
We. the undersigned electors of the
city of Pasadena. entitled to vote for
a. successor Of the incumbent her"
..ulIsnl t. ne removed, a-lu D-inS equal
in number to at least % percentum of
The entire vote for all candidates for
the office. the incumbent of which is
sought to be removed. cast at the last
preceding general municipal election
in the city of Pasadena. do hereby de-
mand an election of a successor of the
person sought to be removed.
Said person sought to be removed
from office is William Waterhouse. and
the office from which he is sought to
be removed is the office of mayor of
the CITY of Pasadena.
The following is general statement
# the grounds for which the removal
is sought. TO wit:
CAUSE FOR REMOVAL.
1t is not for the best interests of the
city of Pasadena that the SAID William
Nyaterhouse be longer continued as its
mayor and for the reasons:
First-That he has shown an unwil~
Iingness to carry out the expressed
wishes of the people.
Second-That he has, by his official
act. opposed the acquiring of the local
water plants by the city on the plan
voted Tor Dy the people,
Third-That he has failed to respond
to a satisfactory effort to cause such
or anv plans for municipal ownership
of water to be carried out.
Added to the signature of each of the
undersigned is his place of residence,
giving the street number
Dated this 18th day OF January, 19Oo'
AS many of these petitions as are
needed will be printed, and they then
will be taken by the members of the
precinct committees and circulated ia
the residence districts. Z Other copies
will be placed in the newspaper offlces'
in the permanent headquarters of the
committee of 1907 and in several other
public places. The campaign for sig
natures is to be made even more
thorough than an ordinary election
campaign.
A number of signatures equal to p
per cent. of the votes cast for the
nlayoralty candidates at the last uauIai-
cipal election is required TO make the
petition effective. The records in the
office of city clerk show that zo9o
votes were cast for all candidates for
mayor From it will be seen that only
GA signatures will be necessary to m
t-oduce proceedings against the mayor.
The recall provision in the city char
ter provides that there must be sep
arate petition for every official sought
to be removed. There is still strong
sentiment in favor OF circulating add1-
tionaI petitions for the removal of sew
eraI members of the council, and IL was
said this morning that there is little
doubt that Councilman Crandall al
least, will be made the subject of SINH
lar proceedings.
In certain quarters Crandall is given
the entire blame for the condition OF
affairs that has brought about the re-
call proceedings. He is known to be.
With City Attorney Fitzgerald, one OF
MAYORS principal advisers, and he
also is blamed for having presented IN
the council, and urged the adoption OF
a resolution seeking to abandon all pro-
ceed;nes in the water matter.
Members of the committee have been
advised that the sentiment against
Crandall is so strong that there are
MANY voters who have declared that
they will not sign the petition for the
MAYORS removal unless the council
man shall also be included.
The question of whether addluonai
netitions shall be drawn for members
of the council will be considered by the
committee at meeting which has peeh
called for Saturday night and Will be
decided at that time.
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