Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-13
MAYOR AGREES TO
WAREHOUSE PLAN
Chief Executive of Pasadena Willing
to Abide by Decision, Providing
Commission of Three APP
proves Findings

PASADENA, July 12.-Desiring haf-
mony above all things but one and that
the realization of the city's desire TO
own it's own water plant and supplies,
Mayor Thomas Farley late this after
noon made public d letter to the anti
administration, or Waterhouse faction,
in which he agrees to the proposal of
that party that committee of ten, five
from each side, be appointed to consider
the valuation and best method of ac-
quiring the water companies property
in the city. He does think, however.
that the report of this committee or ten
should be passed on by a smaller COM
mittee of experts before its final ac-
ceptdnce and proposed that commits
sion of three, composed of a judge, an
engineer and business man, be APP
pointed as a court of last resort in
order that all technical and legal mat
ters may have thorough consideration.
The letter follows:
July -, 1909
Edmund d. Barry, Chairman Citizens
Committee, Pasadena, Cal
Dear Sir-Your letter was handed to
me during council meeting Tuesday,
June 49, and as l had planned for a
short vacation and had my ticket
bought to start the next day l did not
have time before leaving to give 1t care
cul consideration.
THE council and myself were disap-
pointed that your committee declined
NV invitation for a friendly confer
ence. We were glad, however, to know
that your committee did not want to
delay matters and consented to sixty
DAYS time in which to bring in a report.
THE only real differences that l see
between us is the size of the commit
tee. One of the chief objections that
the council and myself have to APP
mi n
side, as you suggested, is that we be-
lieve the committee would not agree
and that there would be two reports,
one from each side, and in place OF
uniting our citizens they would be
lust as far apart as ever. We Thought
a smaller committee could accomplish
the work a great deal better; but in
order to harmonic all differences of
opinion we will agree TO a committee
of five from each side, as suggested by
your committee; provided you VIII
agree to let that committee select three
first class impartial men, say one good
engineer, a good judge or eminent law
yer and a good business man, and then
have each side submit their views on
all the phases of the water question
to that committee and let that commit
tee bring in it's report what it thinks
Pasadena should do to acquire mu-
nicipal water supply, and both sides
should agree to stand by that report.
If this is satisfactory to your commit
tee I will appoint a committee of five
at once.
1.-THE council and myself do not agree
with all the statements in your letter,
but we think the best place to take
them up would be before the commit
tee. as ii might cause some friction II
I discussed them In this letter
what all good citizens are deslrous
of is to acquire municipal ownership of
water in the best possible way for Pas
adena. If we meet with that thought
in view and all work and try to do
what is right the committee will bring
in a report that will be a credit to the
good citizenship of our city. Respect
fully, THOMAS EARLh1,