Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-01-27
PASADENA WATER
BONDS DEFEATED
PROPOSED ISSUES FAIL OF A
TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY
AS Municipal Ownership Is Favored
by Both Factions, Some other
Plan Must Be Sug-
eested
Especial to The Herald

PASADENA, Jan. 26.-By failing to receive
the necessary two-thirds majority, the pro
posed water bond issues were defeated today
The 81 900 bonds received 1S4S votes, WIN
1349 against, and the 100000 bonds 49, win
1868 against
This settles the question finally, according
to those who have urged the purchase OF the
local plants The result makes it evident that
municipal water, which all factions claim 70
desire, must come by some other pan llai
suggested thus far. That it Will cost consul
erably more when It does come is the opinion
of those who have advocated the purchase Oh
the local plants. BY the defeat OF the oonas
the matter of Owens river water ana also
the point of consolidation with Los Angeles
which has never been more than a suggestion
hitherto, and which is generally consldereu
TO be more or less involved with the owens
river water question, are brought prom
inently forward.
Vote Is Very Light
Todav's vote was light being but 1927, fully
1000 below the total vote at the mayoralty
election last May when Farley won out over
Waterhouse with municipal water under the
defeated plan a plank of his platform.
As there were but two propositions, and
results were quickly determined Returns
from the first two or three precincts counted
indicated the certain defeat Of the bonds ana
by o'clock the count showed 1lVo votes
against the bonds, or twenty-siX more imam
enough to defeat them. Immediately the mu-
nicipal lighting whistle gave two long blasts
+ba lights in residences were dipped three
times, and green fire and green rockets were
lighted in accordance with the prearranged
signals.
Il was one of the quietest elections ever
known in Pasadena. About the only noise
was the music of the band, which played from
an opposition band wagon, and the whlrr1ng
of automobiles which were rushing about TO
gather in the voters.
while 1 am disappointed said Mayor
Farley tonight my chief concern is for the
city of Pasadena. 1t looks though they
have killed municipal ownership. I do not
see what my administration can do after
today's election to secure it. We have lost
a splendid opportunity to insure to the city
adequate water supply for many years
to come.
Suggests Consolidation
'.of course, for the benefit of the city, the
only thing now is for the three companies
to consolidate in order that every foot of
territory within the city may be supplied with
water and that there may be no more dry
tracts The defeat of the bonds was due
solely to the political faction which has been
opposed to me at previous elections. Where
there are two factions, one can always defeat
the other in any project 1t brings forward
for the advancement Of the city which re-
quires a two-thirds vote"
The chairman OF the opposition committee.
Edmund D. Barry, gave to The Herald the
following statement:
I'VE are extremely gratihed at the result of
the election. We have insisted from the be-
ginning that we are in favor of municipal
ownership of water, but not Of the purchase
of old companies plants at the prices asked.
We hope that the way is now clear for Pasa-
dena to obtain additional supply Of water
and better water system