Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-08
MANY CHANGES EXPECTED AS
RESULT
RUMoRED GLASS is TO BE Dis
MISSED
Expert Advises Residents of Pasadena
to Spend 100000 Additional
on Municipal Light
ing Plant
Pasadena Agency.
n North Raymond Avenue,
Phones: Sunset 1907. Home 2l2A


PASADENA Nov. 7.-The arrival of
Prof. Cory's report on the light question,
rumor that Superintendent Glass Is to
be dismissed from the service of the
city and hurried cab of the councilmen
to consider the Cory document were q
few of the transpirings in municipal cir
cles today.
Prof Cory's report was found to con-
sist of thirty-two pages of typewriter
manuscript. In 1t he advises Pasadena
residents to expend 100000 additional on
the municipal plant, and he intimates
that Superintendent Glass doesn't know
what he Is talking about when he says
the plant can be successfully operated on
less money.
The fact that both Prof. Scattergood
and Prof. Cory disagree with Superin-
tendent Glass on the amount necessary
to complete the plant probably gave rise
TO the report that Mr.. Glass was to be
superseded.
''There Is absolutely no truth in such
report" said Mayor Farley when asked
II 1t were true tonight. mo such action
has been decided upon to my knowledge"
Nevertheless there has been talk for
several days that on account OF the dis
agreements between Mr.. Glass and the
mayor the former was slated to go to
make room IOr SOIIle Oue IlOIS III dCCOIo
with the mayors plans. Mr.. Glass Is an
appointee of former Mayor Waterhouse
and was highly recommended for the
position.
Upon assuming the reigns of municipal
government Mayor Farley called upon
Mr.. Glass for a complete report concern
ing the light plant, and in 1t Mr.. Glass
recommended an additional expenditure
of SIPS, ,496. Not satisfied with this, the
H. -,,I,J 20 T1ro r
tergood, said to be an expert on electrical
subjects. Scattergood recommended an
expenditure of $780, additional.
1t has been said that Mr.. Scattergood
Is connected in some way with corporate
interests, and the mayor next referred
both reports to Prof. Cory of Berkeley.
The latter now recommends further ex-
penditure of 100000, with $4,000 additional
in case conduits are adopted.
Citizens Complain
Citizens who tonight heard the Cory
recommendation express their belief that
II Mayor Farley could find few more
experts to figure on the matter the cost
would be boosted to the skies.
"Of course these experts, who are gen.
orally in the employ of corporations or
manufacturers, are going to put up the
cost just as high as they think the city
will stand" said one interested tax
payer "It Is to their interest to do So"
In submitting exhaustive figures Prof
Cory places the annual cost of operating
a plant such as he recommends at S66,O3O
and the annual income, with commercial
lighting at $4,000.
For the purpose of keeping down ex-
penses Mr.. Glass has introduced the
mesh system In the distribution of cir
cults Prof Cory says this will not do
wher commercial lighting is introduced,
and he recommends Independent connec-
tions in sections or districts. This Is an
additional cost. and Mr.. Glass says 1t is
unnecessary at present.
For three hours all members of the
council but one heard the suggestions
read. but no action was taken because Of
the absence of Councilman Root. For his
benefit a meeting will be held tomor-
row night when the document will again
be gone over.
Introductory to mass of statistics in
his report Prof. Cory says:
'If the plant as at present installed
and operated represents an investment of
approximately s150,O0O additional electric
light bonds should be voted for 100000,
providing no underground system is built.
'If underground conduits are included
an additional $4,000 should be provided
for the work These conduits, and partic-
,1lcrly the manholes, should be used ex-
cluSively for electric Hgnt ana power
cables, and under no conditions should
telephone, telegraph or messenger cables
be allowed in the manholes or extra con-
d,lits of the underground system"
The latter part of the recommendation
knocks a hole in the city administra-
tion's plan to arrange to use a portion
of the Sunset Telephone company's con-
duits
The total cost of the lighting system
without the underground system, If the
Cory report Is adopted, will be $350,000.