Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-17
PETITION FAILS
IN ITS PURPOSE
PASADENA CITIZENS FEAR THE
RECALL
Mayor Refuses to Drop His Legal Ad.
wiser and the City Council sup-
ports Hlm--ReeaII May
Be Next Move
Pasadena Agency,
e1 North Raymond Avenue
Telephone. Main 1903.


PASADENA, Jan. 16.-The expected
sensation In today's development of the
water fight did not materialize, unless
the mayors pamphlet issued today and
detailing at length his honor's reasons
for standing by his city attorney may
be called q sensation. At any rate the
session of the city council this fore
noon was lacking in any unusual fea-
lures whatever. The citizens commit
tee presented its petition bearing over
HOO names early in the session. 1t was
read by the clerk and with but little
discussion ordered placed on file,
Mayor Waterhouse stated to the lobby
that he would certainly not ask Judge
Fitzgerald to resign and referred to
his little pamphlet for extended ex-
plantations. One Of the councilmen then
offered a resolution commenting the
city attorney for his actions and 1t was
passed with small amendment City
Attorney Fitzgerald thanked the coun-
ctlmen and stated to the assembled
citizens that he bears them no i'll will
for the petition against him. Council
man Crandall then formally introduced
his famous motion resembling all of the
previous water legislation and on the
objection of another councilman 1t was
laid on the table for one week. Then
to bring the affair to an end for that
meeting and to prepare the way for
AuIuI6 dCIlOn
of Councilnen Boot, Crandall and
Loughery was appointed to call upon
the local water companies and learn
just what they are willing to do In the
matter of sale to the city.
Mayors Statement
Tonight the mayors statement is in
the hands of every one and his reasons
for retaining Judge Fitzgerald and
ignoring the citizens petition are pub
lie property. The statement reviews
the recent history of the water agita-
ton and restates the city attorneys
standing on the matter of immediate
purchase. Some bitter things are said
Of the leaders in the fight and there is
much praise for Judge Fitzgerald. The
newspapers come in for a share of the
mayors invective. Concluding, the
mayor says that the only course now
open to the city is "to enter into new
negotiations with the water companies,
obtain, subject to the vote of the peo-
pie, definite agreement with them as
to the property to be acquired and the
amount to be paid therefor, and sub
init that proposition to your vote; If
that cannot be done, proceed with con-
demnation proceedings or seek or de-
Velop new source of supply"
Just what will be the next step in
the controversy is hard to say. To be
consistent it appears as though the
mayors opponents must now invoke
the recall, as they have repeatedly
threatened. But no one appears willing
to take the lead here, although the
feeling against the mayor is as bitter
as 1t was. The board of trade, which
conducted the canvass asking for the
dropping of City Attorney Fitzgerald,
is willing to go no further, its mem
bers saying that the recall is political
purely, and into politics the society Is
NOT ready IN 6eIUp a T11aotinu of fha
gentlemen who have been foremost in
the fight Is to be held tomorrow.
For Larger Quarters
The long postponed campaign for en-
1arged quarters for the Pasadena Young
Mems Christian association was
Launched tonight when General Secre- |
tary Eaton T. Sans declared at the
annual meeting of the members and
friends of the organization that it is
absolutely impossible to increase the
membership while the present cramped
quarters continue as they are. Mr.. |
Sans called for immediate action and
the banqueters cheered his words to
the echo Plans will at once be de-
Nised for taking up the work.
The annual meeting Of "the biggest
club in Pasadena" began tonight at |
$3.50, when several hundred men sat |
down to sumptuous dinner in the |
X. M. G. A. auditorium provided by the |
woman's auxiliary. Most of the minis
ters OF the city and many of the lead |
Ing business and professional men |
mingled with the active members. AS |
soon as the excellent menu had been |
disposed of the regular business Of the |
meeting was taken up. Mrs. NJ M. |
Conan, president Of the auxiliary, told |
OF the work done the past year and |
was followed by several heads Of de-
partments. President r. L. Metcalf, |
General Secretary Sans and Treasurer
Warren addressed the gathering in |
turn. Secretary Sans spoke chiefly of |
the cramped condition of the building |
and the urgent need for more room, |
and his suggestion of an Immediate
FORWARD movement to increase the size i
of the present building met with in
stant approval
The financial statement showed the
expenditure of $S378 and a present bal
ance on hand of $554 In the matter of
receipts, $64S was the balance from the |
year before; membership fees, $2669: |
contributions, $2156; camp fund, $641; |
lecture course, $706; auditorium, $1127; |
building fund, $3.50; religious and for
eiign work, $142. The present member
ship Is 800, an Increase of DO.
Lost on Mount Wilson
Nelson Shope, the 19-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shope of 221S
Pasadena avenue, Los Angeles lost his
way on Mount Wilson Sunday after
noon and did not reach the foot of the
trail until late Monday night. The
young man has made several visits to
Wilson's peak, but when night began
to fall Sunday and he did not sight
the familiar buildings at the foot of |
the trial he was considerably more than
surprised. He made every effort to To-
cate himself. but the heavy fog and the