Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-21
PASADENA TAX RATE
rs FIXED AT $I.2O
CENT LEVY MADE
FOR SCHOOLS
Double Track Franchise for Suburban
Cty's Main Thoroughfare for
Sale-Speed Ordinance.
Unchanged
Pasadena Agency.
n North Raymond Avenue,
Phones: Sunset 1907. Home 212A

PASADENA, Aug. >G1.-By a divided
vote at the council meeting today it was
ordered that a franchise for double track
service on the business streets in the
center of town be granted and the city
clerk was directed to advertise the same
for sale.
This action was taken after consider
able protest had been made against the
double tracking on Raymond avenue
from Green street to Vineyard street.
The proprietor of Hotel Green was the
principal opponent of the franchise for
double track on Raymond avenue under
the hotel archway. He contended that
two track service there would hurt the
business of the hotel and put the lives
of his guests in jeopardy.
Slight changes were made in the fran
chise as originally drafted so as to limit
the use that may be made by the city of
the poles of the railway company.
Councilmen Hotaling, Webster and Gran
dali voted against double tracking past
Hotel Green Representatives of the Pa
cific Electric company made no objection
to the minimum price for the franchise
being fixed at $4,000.
Speed Limit Same
After hearing several protests against
changing the speed limit for automobiles
the council voted almost unanimously to
reject the new ordinance raising the limit
to twenty miles an hour Only Council
man Braley supported the measure when
the test vote was taken upon its passage
to second reading. This finally disposes
of the agitation over speed limits and will
probably leave the ordinance as 1t is for
some time to come.
Though the council and Superintendent
Glass of the electric lighting plant were
confidently expecting report from Spe-
cial Engineer Scattergood, he made no
appearance.
School teachers are rejoicing tonight
over the action of the council in agreeing
upon a 25-cent levy for school purposes
and leaving the salaries with the ad-
vances proposed by the school board.
The levy for general purposes was
made at 80 cents on the 800, as hereto
fore predicted, and the special taxes will
bring the total levy up to $1.20 in the
old city; $1.09 in North Pasadena, and
$1.05 in East Pasadena. This is a sub
stantial reduction in the levy from pre-
vious years. Considerable pruning was
done on the budget from the amounts
asked for in making ends meet.
Foots Up $3o5,ooo
The total amount allowed for genera
| city expenses by the completed budget 1.
s305, 900. OF this sum it is figured thai
$4,000 will be realized by various city
revenues, leaving $275OOO to be raised by
taxation while the so cent rate on the
total valuation of $34, ,S93, $50 inside the city
limits will produce $279 1920.
How Money Is Divided
OF the $305,OOO total the general fund
will get $S5S0O; the executive fund $780,
200; commissioners fund, $4,000, and H.
brary fund $12500.
The so cents city tax is thus appor-
toned:
General fund, at 81 ate............ $73, ,276. 81
Executive fund.- at .35 rate 122, 1877. Il
Commissioners fund, at .21 rate..... 70, ,276. 81
Library, at .O3 rate ................. 10, ,46S 0l
Total, at 80 rate assessed valuation
$S4S9s 65oJ s279, 149 a