Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
BOMBS DROPPED IN
COUNCIL MEETING
SPECIFICATIONS NOT FOL-
LOWED IN STREET WORK
City Veterinarian Is Removed from Of
flce--Mayor Scores Pasadena's
Water supply-Measures
Pass Council
Pasadena Agency,
n North Raymond Avenue,
Phones. Sunset 1907, Home 212h

PASADENA, April 16.-There was a
small bombardment at the city coun-
Gil chambers this morning when the
city council gathered for the morning s
work and the bombardment did not
cease until there had been several ex-
plosions by way of emphasis.
The first bomb to drop i'm the midst
of the session of city fathers was q
statement made to the council in a
speech by G. A. Coock of North Los
Robles avenue.
'I was told that the specifications as
filed in the city hall were never made
to be lived up to-" he said, land that
Is all the satisfaction I can gain"
There was a sitting up in the seats
and giving of undivided attention to
the address. A noticeable hush had
fallen over the assembage.
Mr.. Coock resumed his talk and ex-
planned how he and several other prop
erty owners had approached Con-
tractor Frank Dayton and asked him
regarding the quality of the sand he
was using in installing the improve
ments at the intersection of Los Robles
avenue with Woodbury. road.
Veterinarian Removed
Nothing was gained from the con-
tractor and the matter was laid be-
fore the inspector of cement work and
the reply that the ordinance specifi-
cations were never designed to follow
was given. The matter was quickly
passed on to the committee on streets
and alleys and they will Immediately
see that the proper grades of material
are in use on the Improvement.
The second bomb was exploded in the
removal of DR.. Ion w. Parks from the
office of city veterinarian and the ap-
pointment of DIR. l.. NJ. o. DeBiron to
fill the vacancy DR.. Parks Is reported
to have absented himself from the city
without leave and thus given the city
fathers the chance to use the knife in
his absence.
The third bomb was an unsavory
one. Mayor Waterhouse dropped it into
the midst of the assembled councilmen
by giving one of his characteristic
scoring speeches and the East Side
Water company was the target He
rounded up the frogs and scum in the
reservoir of the East Side company
and threw it up on the dissecting table
to take it a bit at a time and slap the
council in the face with it.
Scores Water Supply
He deplored the condition of the
reservoir and hoped the polywogs
would soon be a thing of the past as
far as the daily diet Of the Pasadenan
was concerned. The matter was not
urged further than the conclusion of
the speech and no action was taken.
Water service has been quite poor for
the past week and there has been wide
complaint, but measures are being
taken by the company to prevent the
evil.
The following measures passed the
first reading:
Ordinance establishing the grade Of a
portion of Dakota street.
Ordinance establishing the grade Of
May. alley.
Resolution ordering asphalt pave
ment, cement curb and gutter on Ma
rengo avenue from Painter street to
Washington street
Resolution ordering the oiling of
Santa Barbara street from Ell Molino
avenue to Lake avenue.
Resolution ordering the oiling of
Maylin street from Orange Grove ave-
nue. to Grand avenue.
Resolution ordering the oiling of Ellis
street from Orange Grove avenue to
Grand avenue.