Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-17
PASADENA
Office 16 w. Colorado st.
Phones. Sunset rs, Homo ~.
WATER FIGHT ENDED
AFTER WORDY TIME
PASADENA COUNCIL HOLDS
WARM SESSION
Civ Fathers Reveal Sudden Interest
In Acquisition of Lake Vineyard
Plant for $471, 13o-other
Matters Considered
snecia1 TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, June 16.-The city coun-
Gil this morning accepted the report
of its water committee and the agree
ment with the Pasadena Land and
Water company and Lake Vineyard
Land and Water company. The meet
ing wa remarkable for the interest
displayed by the city fathers, several
of whom came quite near losing their
tempers, but none nearer than Coun-
Gilman Crandall. when the mayor In
timated that he was mot a reasonable
man."
Councilman Hotaling and others
smoothed things over and the impor-
tant agreement was accepted on vote,
with some grumbling from few OF
the councilmen. Crandall made
strong fight to have action postponed
for a week, but was not able to pre-
vail, despite his insinuating comparl-
son of the body of which he is a mem
Der to "a star chamber"
The main points of the agreement
with the Lake Vineyard Land and wa
ter company. which may fairly be
taken as typical of all, are as follows;
Option for $25
For a consideration of $25 the city
is given the option to purchase all the
property of the water company, con-
sisting of land, water rights, rights to
use water, rights of way, pipes, reser-
voirs and pumping plants.
This property is described as an APP
pended statement called exhibit A"
The price for the system is $471,13O
and the city is also to pay the cost or
all improvements made after January
G1yn daU Of
when the city approves the titles of
the company all the property shall be
placed in escrow with the Title 1nsur-
ance and Trust company of Los An
geles. to be turned over to the city
upon proof that the city has paid for
them. After bonds for the purpose
have been voted the city is given nine
ty Gays to sell them and trun the
money over to the water company.
Several smaller matters also came
before the meeting. The question OF
whether public carriages. which now
obstruct the main streets of the city,
shall be allowed to continue doing so
was discussed at some length, but a
decision postponed.
A request from the fire commission
ers to appoint city lineman at sal
airy of SIS per month to supervise all
electric wiring, etc, was rejected on
the ground of economy.
Bills Are Presented
s. w. Pyle, S. Stormer and w. Bow
ser presented bills for three months
services in 1907 as commissioners on
the proposed opening and widening of
South Wilson avenue.
These bills have been declared illegal
and non-payable, and the city auditor
has repeatedly refused the requests of
the council that they be paid. This
morning Councilman Hotaling, for the
committee on finance, again presented
these old statements with a recommen-
dation that the men should be paid
one-half the amount they asked for.
Councilman Crandall pertinently
pointed out that it was as illegal to
pay one-half of a bill as to pay the
whole of it, but the council paid no
attention to his suggestion. and all
voted to accept the recommendation
of the finance committee. S. w. Pyle
will be paid $54.50 and the other two
$3.50 each.