Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19

greater segregation Of our mutual in
terests affecting the maintenance Of
property values and civic growth The
development of more water by boring
wells, establishing pumping plants,
building reservoirs and by purchase,
and possibly the requirement of a por-
tion OF the owens yer supply through
purchase OF bonds or otherwise. i'm due
tlme, can only be accomplished sue
cessfully by merging absolutely with
each other and becoming the greater
city. Upon such position and I'm such
manner only can an adequate supply Of
water be guaranteed. To this plan we
cooperation
q The solution Of the sewer question
tor South Pasadena is guaranteed in
case of consolidation; for the reason
Ihat our great sewer farm, with its out
Iall pipe lines is nc v ready to accom-
modate the homes in South Pasadena
upon exactly the same terms and tondi-
lions on which the homes of Pasadena
are accommodated with the exception
that the use of that valuable institu-
ton by the people of South Pasadena is
guaranteed to them without assuming
any part of the debt heretofore created
IN purchasing end establishing said
tarm and outfall pipe lines. In addition
IL should be noted that the greater city
VIII be Obliged to pay out of the gem
eral fund for street intersectional work
IN connection with laying lateral pipe
ines throughout the entire city of
south Pasadena. That portion of South
Pasadena lying at an elevation too low
TO be drained by gravity into the out
taIl pipe line must be provided for IL
necessary, by building septic tan or
receptacles to. receive the sewage and
a pumping plant for lifting the sewage
TO point from which it may reach the
farm by gravity SAID tanks and pump
ing plant to be provided for by a bond
issue at as early a date as possible, to
all of which we hereby pledge our
hearty support.
Fire Protection
.. Necessarily, the citizens of South
Pasadena would b furnished with eff
nclent fire protection through a bond
issue of not less than $4,000 by the
greater city for the purchase of prop
erty chemical enc me, hose and hose
wagon, steamer, engine house and
equipment, fire hydrants and certain
steel pipe lines upon which to place
them, all of which we hereby guaran-
tee to support and promote until it's
final complete fulfilment at the earliest
possible date.
a.. We also hereby pledge ourselves
and guarantee to the citizens of South
Pasadena our earliest support, for
proper police protectiCl, at least in pro-
portion to the extent of the protection
given to the city as a whole, the same
to be provided at once.
D. furnishing electric lights for the |
citizens and streets of South Pasadena
Will undoubtedly be governed in a large
uegree, in so far as the required time |
ana number of lights are concerned. |
by the rapidity with which the public |
ownership plant now being contracted |
Tor by Pasadena shall be perfected and |
put into operation. When said plant is |
completed we hereby pledge ourselves |
ana guarantee to support the plan of |
distribution of said lights and the
power of said ownership plant, which |
snail be fair and just to the citizens of |
south Pasadena. In case of the pur-
chase of power and lights by the |
greater city from other sources said |
fair and just distribution shall be main
tanned.
6, (Section 81. The charter of Pasa-
dena provides that the tax rate for
general purposes shall not exceed 81 on
each S1OO of assessed valuation (all
bonded indebtedness of the city of Pas
a dena to date will not, as an obliga-
ton, affect South Pasadena). The as
SCISSOR of Pasadena endeavors to assess
all the real property at not to exceed |
90 per cent of it's value, against hi n |
the dollar rate, CT less amount as |
may be found necessary, is annually
charged.