Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
PASADENANS AWAKE To
IMPROVEMENT MAKING
Progressive Residents Plan to
Follow School Bonds with
Other Needed Measures

PASADENA. April 27.-whfe the school bond
question. which will be settled Friday is still
the main issue before the people OF this CITY
there is much preliminary work being done on
some big propositions which will hold the
bonds later on Among them are the proposed
Arroyo bridge connecting the center OF Pasa-
dena direct with the Eagle Rock district ana
making an accessible route TO Los Angeles by
way of Glendale and Vermont avenue the pro
4ectad transit line connecting Pasadena direct
with Sierra Madre and Monrovia on the east
Alhambra on the south and La CANADA Nalley
~ .ba north. the Carmelita garden and
casino proposition. including the Monk nm
plaveround site in North Pasadena; the con
so1ida+Ion of Pasadena South Pasadena and
A1ba,nbra the Pasadena Rapid Transit com
nar,,'s plan for n l2-minute service from the
business center of Pasadena TO the center Oh
los Angeles for which the board OF trade
committee headed by George P. Cary, Is plan
ming a promotion campaign
In connection with the Arroyo bridge propo-
.,tIon the hoard of directors and boosting COM
mittee of the Merchants association passed a
strong resolution yesterday urging the COM
,n,+tee of twenty-five Of the board Of trade to
.,,sa tts utmost endeavors 10 secure the build
trg of the proposed bridge at the foot OF Colo
RADIO street at the earliest possible moment
william F. knight, chairman Of the commit
tee. states that work Is progressing ana that
sorne figures as TO cost will be presented in a
few days.
rh. new railroad question also received the
Endorsement Of the Merchants association
thnough a resolution which said In part; we
,rga the organization of a transit company
mat will give our city through service to the
cities of AIhambra- South Pasadena MonroVla'
Sierra Madre and La Canada valley ana
further guarantee to this company our moral
and financial support
The rapid transit project is evidently not
living dormant, although officers OF the Fasa-
dena Rapid Transit company and members oi
the board OF trade committee appointed 10 en-
force the Cary resolution TO boost the plan oy
aver, legitimate means will give out nothing
further than 10 state with an expression OF
annarent satisfaction that everything Is
lovely and plans are materializng 30 rapidly
that we can hardly believe our senses II Is
stated that the committee IS in constant toueh
With the railroad officials and that as soon as
practicable some interesting facts VIII pe
riven TO the public which Will leave no uoupt
as to the probability OF l2-minute service
from, Los Angeles to Pasadena and vice versa
nh. Carn,e1ita playgrounds-casino committee
,s planning a meeting soon after the school
bond election at which time It is eNpected
definite proposition will be in shape to present
10 the board Of trade as whole 1t Is dehleo
bv members Of the committee that the project
Is heing held back to learn the fate OF the
school bonds, but on the other hand II Is oe-
clared that the four sub-committees each one
of which is investigating separate phase OF
the question. are working necessarily on de-
tails to be presented to the committee IN
body
In the matter OF consolidation Of Pasadena
South Pasadena and Alhambra nothing tangible
. has vet developed The South Pasadena com
mittee. with Walter Raymond as chairman
will meet tonight at Hotel Raymond TO dis
cuss tentative plans No dates have been set
for the committees OF Pasadena and Alhambra
TO meet.