Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-21
MAYOR FARLEY STANDS
FOR SUNDAY THEATERS
Will Veto Ordinance Putting on
Lid in Pasadena Passed
by the Council

PASADENA, Sept. 21.-- ayor Thom-
as Farley stated yesterday afternoon
that he will veto the ordin@pce passed
yesterday on second reading which
prohibits Sunday theaters and other
Sunday entertainments where an ad-
mission is charged, and which puts the
lid on the pJolrooms on the Sabbath.
City Councilmen Barnes, Cattell'
Korstian and Mersereau voted in IA
vor of the ordinance. Fogg and Root
opposed it. Councilman Hotaling, who
is absent from the city, will hold the
balance of power if an effort is made
to pass the measure over the mayors
veto, as it will require five votes to ac-
complish the purpose.
The council chamber was filled Win
citizens opposed to and in favor OF
the ordinance, and much time was
taken up in open discussion of the
question. Resolutions against the pas
sage of the ordinance were presented
by the Plasterers union and the So
cialist party of Pasadena. At the re-
quest of Mayor Farley the citizens pc
tition bearing 1440 signatures request
ing that the ordinance be put up to a
vote of the people was withheld to be
presented at a future date If desired.
Mayor Farley recommended the ap-
pointment of a board of censors made
I'D of three citizens, whose duty 1t
shall be to pass upon what shows
should be prohibited. In speaking 10
the question, Mayor Farley said in
part as follows:
1--WE should not overlook the fact
that we are elected to represent all
the people, and that We have men and
women, as good and true as any, VINO
do not believe they should be deprived
of the pleasure and amusement on sun
day evenings of going to a picture
show or theater if they so desire as
long as they do not interfere in any
way with others who want to go to
church.
Now, l have a proposition that L
desire to make to both sides. 1t is
this: That appoint a censor commit
tee of three good men, subject to the
approval of the council, and any play
or picture show that the committee
does not think proper for our boys and
girls to see on any day should be de-
barred from exhibition in Pasadena.
This is the first question that has
ever come up in Pasadena that l was
not in favor of submitting to the peo-
pie. [ think if this question is sub
mitted to the people it will make lots
of hard feeling among neighbors and
will cause division among church
members.
In my judgment, it would be a mis-
take to pass this ordinance at this
time until we saw that Sunday the
aters are detrimental to Pasadena.
To the man who works six days out or
doors, Sunday is long day If he does
not go to church or somewhere else,
and | de not believe he should be de-
e in In IN
motion pictures. as they can be made
a great source of valuable lnforma-
ton as we'll as amusement.
What l would like to see is for
these gentlemen who circulated the Pc
titions to keep them and not have
them filed with the council, at least
until this ordinance becomes a law,
and 1 would also ask the members of
the church clubs if they do not think
that is the best way to treat the mat
ter, at least for the present, until we
see something detrimental to the best
interests of our beautiful city. We can
not all think alike, but we should give
each other credit for trying to do
what we think Is right"
General Manager Koiner of the mu-
nicipal light plant asked for more Of
fee room to accommodate the growing
business of the city's lighting de-
partment and the building committee
was instructed to take the matter up.
Koiner's report for July showed re-
ceipts of the municipal plant to be
$6374 as against $4271 for July last
year. Expenditures were $3499 as
against $2225 last year for the same
period The balance for July this year
was $2875 of which $170O is required
for bonds and $1157 is left for depre-
citation or construction. The cost of
manufacturing and distributing for
July this year was .01971. During
July Of last year it was .021S.
The proposed ordinance requiring the
Pasadena Lake Vineyard Land and
Water company and the North Pasa-
dena Land and Water company to APP
pear before the council to show cause
why their franchises schould not be
forfeited was laid on the table. The
alleged grievance against the Lake
Vineyard company was overcome by
letters from Los Angeles and other
cities which own their water systems
and which showed that the munich
palities are charging more in proper
tion for making water connections than
the company in question. The ques-
ton of the North Pasadena company
being a mutual company or public
service corporation was recently set
tied by the decision of Judge Hervey
in the Citizens league case, thus talk
ing the question out of the hands of
the city council for the time being.
At the request of Harry Geohegan
who spoke for property owners in
South Lake avenue, the council passed
a motion notifying the contractor in
charge of paving that thoroughfare
that if he does not begin work I'M
mediately he will not be allowed an
extension of time at the end of the
allotted time set for the work.