Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-31
OPEN MEETING
PROMOTES UNITY
PASADENA BOARD OF TRADE
PLANS FOR FUTURE
Four Timely and Important Topics
of Municipal Concern Are
Proposed for Dis
cussion
Pasadena Agency,
l6is East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main l52.


PASADENA. July sO.-The second
quarterly open meeting of the Pasa-
dena board OF trade will be held to-
morrow evening at the Hotel Maryland,
the hour being set at 1880 In order to
ssow for many speeches and for a
genera. good time to follow them.
1t is understood that very attract
i've program has been arranged by the
committee Messrs. Sargent, Munson
and Green, but, in order to maintain
the dc sired Informal character of the
gathering. the names of those who will
speak will not be made public until the
men themselves are called upon by
F-6siGent Linnard, who will as usual
ureside as ex-officio toastmaster.
Four principal topics are to be con-
sidereG as follows: The proposed East
C1lOtsdo street boulevard, methods
which should be adopted for the maxi
ing uf assessments in Pasadena in the
futI re, the convention hall and the
Arroyo Seco park. Enthusiasts upon
each of these timely and important
topics will lead the discussion. and it is
hoped that others will follow briefly
and to the point.
The first of the subjects named was
proposed some days ago by President
Linnard and met with instant approval
ia many quarters. There has arisen
cons derable opposition to it since then
among holders of property along the
Toi ton of the street which it is pro-
posed tC widen and make into a parked
and shaded boulevard.
Shrink From Sacrifice
Ma1y of them insist that they do not
feel called upon to sacrifice their land
for the purpose. 1t is contended that
many of those who are opposing the
project do so because they do not
thoroughly understand it. A free dis
cussion with both sides represented
may clear the atmosphere a little.
The matter of taxation and assess
ments has beer a troublesome bone of
contention during the past couple of
weeks, and the adjournment of the
board of equalization without taking
action upon most of the petitions for
lower assessment left things in a some
what chaotic condition still.
With the convention hall committee
still lacking about $4,000 of the amount
needed to purchase the Carmelita site
it seems equally Cermane that the
hopes and plans of the committee be
laid before this gathering. The Arroyo
Seco park project is as popular as any
one of the other topics and only needs a
little closer attention to insure a satis-
factory progress and brilliant ending.
Opportunity will be given for the
raising of any other questions desired
by the members, but these four will
probably take up the bulk of the even
ing and more would very likely make
the session of unseemly length.
The meeting will be held in the din
ing room of the Hotel Maryland as was
the preceding open meeting, and will
likewise be followed by the serving of
light refreshments and cigars. gen.
eral invitation has been extended to the
entire membership of the board of
trade.
Crown City Notes
Postmaster Wood has forwarded five
new proposals for a postoffice site to
Special Agent Hall and a decision is
expected within a few days. Strong
efforts are being made to keep the
office where it now is, the owners of the
building being ready to enlarge the
quarters as needed.
Pasadena's building record for the
month of Julv breaks all previous rec
ords. Today's building permits amount
ed to 1926, 800, 100000 being for the pro-
posed chamber of commero building.
The months permits reach $3.50, 0S2, the
seven months of 1906 being 1918 PA.
This is 1896 995 more than the sum of
the same seven months &C 1905.
Mayor Waterhoule received a letter
this afternoon from Attorney Dunn of
the Pacific Electric company stating
that the scent street car fare would be
extended to the newly annexed east
side, not as a right but because Mr..
Huntington feels the most earnest in
terest in the welfare and upbuilding
of Pasadena and would gladly help it
along"
Coronado Tent city is most popular in
August. Try it.