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ten years ; hence it was necessary to form this permanent company within the 

 colony, to attend to the very important business of the water supply after 

 the original incorporation should expire ; and thus it came into its heritage 

 and managed the water service some months before the property was form- 

 ally conveyed to them. They fixed their capital stock at $50,000, in 200 

 shares of $250 each. 



At a meeting of the San Gabriel Orange Grove Association, October 27, 

 1883, a resolution was adopted io convey {or one dollar in gold coin, all its 

 water interests to the Pasadena lyand and Water Co. The items of property 

 conveyed are described in full length of legal technicalities and details, from 

 which I here summarize a few points of historic interest : 

 Arroyo lots 33 and 49. [Springy land.] 

 Reservation known as "Church Hill." [Columbia Hill.] 

 Reservations located on the Holmes tract, the Lockhart tract, and the 



• Croft tract. 

 Undivided half of Thibbets' springs, etc. 

 The Sheep-Corral springs, and the reserved lands and waters in the Arroyo 



bed ; also the pumping works, pipes, reservoirs, etc. 

 Its interest in the Elliott & Richardson tract ; and in lot No. 2 of L,a 



Canyada ; and an undivided three-tenths interest in sundry other lands 



and water rights. 

 All other rights, interests, properties and obligations of the San Gabriel 



Orange Grove Association. 



O. R. Dougherty as president, and H. G. Bennett as secretary, were 

 empowered and directed to execute this conveyance in due form of law. 

 And thereupon the old colony association ceased to exist as a corporate body. 



Mr. Dougherty served the new company as president continuously 

 until April, 1891, when he was succeeded by Mr. McQuilling, who had 

 served five years as superintendent. Mr. Bennett had served as secretary 

 of the colony association three years, and has been secretary of this water 

 company continuously from its organization until now — 1895. 



As population increased it was found necessary to divide up the water 

 shares into smaller values, in order to provide for a mere " domestic water 

 service " to families owning only a village lot. And to meet this rapidly 

 growing need, the company voted on November 16, 1885, to increase their 

 capital stock up to $75,000, and make the shares number 3,000 instead of 200, 

 and at $25 instead of $250 each. This was preparing for the "boom." 

 During 1885-86 occurred the " water war," — but as it was chiefly confined 

 to the L,ake Vineyard side of the colony, I have given its chief historic 

 points in my sketch of the Pasadena I,ake Vineyard Land and Water Co. 

 However, as an incident connected with the controversies of that time, I 

 quote the following historic document : 



WATER SUPPLY. 



A. K. McQuilling, Esq.— J/j' Dear Sir : After carefully going over 

 the calculations from the measurements of the water supply of the Pasadena 



