Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-18
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The Proceedings Yesterday of
Pasadena'S Council.
Santa Ana Anxious for Silkwood-
Our Dick Contest.
Columbus Day at the Grown of the VAL
ley = Marine Notes from
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Matters.

PASADENA, Oct. 1.-THE City Council
met in regular session at o'cloA this
chair. "a
Report of auditing and finance COM
mittee, recommending the payment OF
bills to the amount of $412 was received,
and upon motion warrants were ordered
drawn.
Mr.. H. ]. Vail addressed the council
in behalf of number OF merchants,
in regard to the present license ordin-
ance. He stated that as the ordinance
stands at present it operates unfavor-
ably to the many and protects few,
and that certain businesses are protected
while many are left out in the cold.
Bids for gutteriDg and curbing Cali
fornia street were opened and read. The
following were submitted: j. @. Scher-
merhorn, 1875; E. III. Smith, 1888 !;
Hogan Bros, $l745. The bid of E. II.
Smith was accepted, that of Mr.. Scher-
merhorn being unaccompanied by
check.
A communication from the Colorado
Street Railroad company, accepting the
franchise granted them by late ordi-
nance, was received and ordered filed.
A similar paper from 7. S. @. Lowe,
accepting franchise granted that gen.
tleman for operating street railroad on
West Colorado street. was ordered filed.
A communication was read from the
Municipal Fire and Police Telegraph
company, calling the attention OF the
city officials to the fact that this com
pany has instituted suit against the
Gamewell fire alarm system, the system
in use in this city. and that the city will
be liable for damages, should the case be
decided in their favor.
City Engineer Sedgwick presented a
report recommending the establishment
of an official grade on Kansas street.
This was referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
The same gentlemen also submitted
specifications for the construction of a
cement sidewalk on the east side of Fair
Oaks avenue, from the alley on the
school house tract to Kansas street.
On motion the specifications were ac-
cepted.
Resolutions of intention to perform
work specified in the above document
were ordered printed.
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COLUMBUS DAY.
AS the time for the celebration of Co.
lumbus day approaches, a general inter
est in the matter is becoming manifest
take prominent part in the celenra-
ton. In the Wilson high school the
following programme will be carried
out:
Scripture reading, prayer and address, Rev.
Meaning Of Four Centuries, H. D. Gaylord.
ODE Maidie Parker.
Essay, Ruth Daggett.
Historicsl table lux, eighth grade.
Song, Star Spangled Banner.
Solo, Alice Eaton.
Extract from Columbus journal, Jack Craig.
Recitation, Eliza Hall.
Essay, Eva Whiten.
The local G A. R. post has issued the
following notice:
There will be a special meeting of
John F. Godfrey post, G. A. R., at
Strong's hall, Tuesday evening, October
18th, at 80, for the purpose of COM
pletiDg arrangements for the celebra-
tion. A full attendance is urgently
requested as the detailing of the squads
for the different schools will then be
made. All old soldiers and sailors, who
are not members of the post. that are
living within our limits, those that
wore the blue and the gray, are respect
fully invited to participate with us in
this celebration.
NOTES.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Kendall have re-
turned from short eastern trip.
The Terminal railroad is enugly quar-
tered in the new building on Pasadena
avenue. The new location is further
from the center of town, and in that way
is inferior to the old site, but trains can
be handled with much more ease and
dispatch than before.
There is a possibility that the ''men
with the figures" in regard to the co M
ing municipal election may wake up the
morning after election and ask where
am at?'
Tie Painter hotel opens next Thurs
day morning, thoroughly equipped for
accommodating large number of
guests the coming winter. This is de-
servedly one of our most popular hotels.
and under the present efficient manage
ment cannot fail to do a rushing busi-
ness.
The concert to be given by Miss
Neatly Stevens at the opera house next
Thursday evening will no doubt call out
large crowd.
ANAHEIM.