Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
POSTOFFICE WILL
HAVE NEW SITE
PASADENA'S GROWTH AT LAST
RECOGNIZED
Department Asks Offers by July
is and East and West Color
ado Street Factions Get
Busy
Pasadena Agency
1874 East Colorado Street
Telephone Main 752.

PASADENA, July 6.-Postmaster
Wood was authorized today to call for
bids for new and more commodious
quarters for the local postofiice.
II. B. Hall, representing the salaries
and allowances division of the postofilce
department, called at the local office to-
day and formally went over the ques-
tion, inspecting the present insufficient
quarters and estimating just what is
needed to accommodate the rapidly
growing business of the city
He believes that the new quarters
should have a floor space of at least
5000 square feet, and he has authorized
the postmaster so to state in advertis-
ing for offers.
1t is not believed that the department
would be willing to pay more than $2500
a year rental, although it will demand
for that figure about the best location
and the most complete equipment the
city can afford.
Postmaster Wood must have the Of
fers before July 16, so the time is short.
1t is understood that enc Of the most
promising places for the new Office is in
the proposed chamber of commerce
commenced, adjoining the Santa Fe
tracks on East Colorado street.
viii They consent7
1t is not to be supposed that the busi-
ness men of West Colorado street ad-
joining the office as now located will
willingly consent to having the office
taken away from them.
1t is understood that in years past
they have done many things to induce
a parsimonious government to leave the
Office in its present cramped quarters,
and it is pretty certain that they will
Immediately get busy again.
They have never looked with much
pleasure at the quiet shifting Of busi-
ness to the eastward.
The proposed convention hall on West
Colorado street was intended to coun-
teract in measure this undoubted ten
dency, but difficulties seem to increase
regarding this convention hall. one be-
ing hardly out of the way until another
arises.
On July 10 the probate court is ex-
pected to pass upon the troublesome
and unexpected bid of F. E. Crawford,
who raised the city's bic for the Car
melita property and who desires to cut
the tract up into residence sites.
IL lI6 CITY y COM
mittee appointed from the board of
trade for the purpose-is outgeneraled
and the desired site taken away from it
on that date and the postoffice goes to
the east about the same time, as it
seems likely to do. West Colorado
street will run its flags up at half
mast and put on sackcloth and ashes,
for it will be an irretrievable loss.
Crown City Notes
The first formal banquet of the Pasa-
dena Bar association, which was to
have been held at the Hotel Maryland
tonight, was postponed to some future
date because of the absence of so many
members from the city.
A meeting of the Fire Underwriters
association will be held tomorrow morn
ing at the American Bank and Trust
ccmpany's office for the purpose of TAX
ing some steps TO investigate the stand
ing of the different insurance companies
and to report to the merchants COM
mittee recently appointed The two
associations will work together.
Mayor Waterhouse was able to be at
his office today in the city hall. The
cinder which struck his eye during
scme Fourth of July fireworks display
has been removed, but the eye is still
badly inflamed and may not be of much
use for some days. His honor is kept
busy explaining hat the black eye was
not secured in the administration fight
with the Edison Electric company.