Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-06-20

Quite extensive preparations are be-
ing made by the G.. A. r. to entertain
| other Grand Army men in Los Angeles
and Pasadena during their visit to this
section next month.
Among the noted visitors who will
visit Pasadena next month is Gen. John
| A. Logan, of Illinois. Gen. Logan will
be the guest of Mrs. T.. L. Groesbeck,
Euclid avenue, during his visit here.
The plans for the new Wilson school
building have been put in the hands OF
contractors who wish to lid on it, The
bids will be opened next Tuesday.
w. o. Burr of Los Angeles h taken
the contract to build the new Baptist
church, corner of Fair Oaks avenue and
Locust street, and work will commence
next week.
Z. w. Giddings has planted an i'm
mense white flag on the noun tain sum.
nit next east OF Willard canon, which
| is hereafter to be known as Gidding's
Peak, in honor of the famous old Anti.
Slavery statesman Of Ohio, Hon.
Joshua r. Giddings. Mr.. Giddings is
building double trail to this peak, so
as to carry visitors up by way of Mil.
lard canon and the falls, or inside the
mountain as it we're, and bring them
down by an outside road in full view
OF all the grandeur of the scene from
the mountains to the ocean. His plan
is to take parties at Pasadena and carry
them up to Giddings' peak and return
the same day if they wish.
| The new voting precinct of South
Pasadena was created by the Board Of
Supervisors on Tuesday last. The poll
ing place is at the schoolhouse in the
town of South Pasadena The petition
therefor was signed by II voters.
On Tuesday evening of this week
full meeting was held at the school.
house to organize literary aud social
club for South Pasadena. Mr.. Packard
presided and Mr.. Anthony was secre-
tary. A committee on organization,
composed Of Messrs. Wilson and Dough.
erty, and Mrs. Lightfoot, and one on
| programme, consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Soper, Mr.. and Mrs. McRsynolds and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vail were appointed to
report on next Tuesday evening.
VIM. II. Jordan, of Pasadena, was q
Il
Saratoga and Tennessee during the war,
and was in service on the st. Lawrence
war frigate at Brazil station in 1856. Mr.
Jordan has written to the Secretary of
the Navy and to the Chief of Bnreau Of
Naval Ordnance, asking permission to
purchase for use Of Pasadena some dis.
carded naval gun which would serve
for firing salutes ON special occa-
sions. The idea is to form q
marine battery company to have
charge or the gun, and drill, and prac.
tice and march with it on national days.
The marine uniform is picturesque, the
drill maneuvers are interesting, and no
horses would be required. 1t is said
there are young men enough here will
ing to form such company. The In
spector of Ordnance at Mare Island
Navy Yard, at Vallejo, Solano county,
has also been written to for information
as to what discarded guns he has on
hand. and their price, for the purpose
above named.
| There is q good deal Of popular inter-
est in Pasadena's mountain climbing rail
road projects, and everybody wants to
know how the thing can be done. There
are at least five available plans for oper.
ating such roads. First, the cable road,
the same Is those on Second and
Temple streets in Los Angeles; I'd, a
single cable to draw car up by
winding around q windlass on the
mountain top; Sd, double track and
double cable on windlass, so that one
car or train will go down as the other
goes up. All these imply stationary
power OF water or steam engine. 4th,
a central cog rail in which q cog wheel
plays from the car axle, driven by To-
connective engine. This, Of course,
would require a lighter grade than
ANY Of the cable plans. 9th, an ordi.
nary railroad with zigzag and tunnel
loop track to make the climb. This last
could be operated without change Of
cars from Los Angeles to mountain top,
but would be slow and tedious on the
ziezag part of the climb. and more costly
to build. Either one Of these 1--WE ways
are practicable here. II Is only ques-
ton of money-which plan will cost the
least TO build and operate 1t,