Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-09
NEWS FROM NEARBY CITIES.
Proceedings Of the City Council
at Pasadena.
Santa Monica Preparing for the
Tennis Tournament.
A Banquet to Be Given the Ofhcers of
El Progreso at Redondo-A Conf
dence Man Captured at Pasa-
dena-Redlands Notes.

met in regular session this afternoon.
Considerable business Of Importance
came before the board.
A petition from G. H. Rhodes to close
up Hswkeye street was presented and
referred to committee.
A report from August Myers on the
progress of sewer work was received and
pipe has already been laid, at an average
depth of seven feet; gap of 250 feet is
vet to be filled, when the line will be
completed to the Southern Pacific rail-
road south of Alhambra. One third of
the work is now completed, apdvforty to
fifty men are employed.
A communication from VIM. Stanton,
complaining of lack of sprinkling on
South Fair Oaks, was presented and re-
ferred.
Street Superintendent Brown, who
was present, stated that there is an in
sufficient number of carts to cover the
necessary territory.
Bills to the amount OF $2899.6 were
ordered paid
Chief Turbett reported four fire alarms
during August.
The Southern Pacific company filed a
contract allowing the city to lay sewer
pipe across its tracks south of Alham-
bra. Ordered signed.
The printing contract was awarded to
the Star Publishing company for the
year ending March l, 1898. Ordered
signed and delivered.
Mr.. Gibbon, attorney for the Termi-
nal railroad company, addressed the
board, presenting new ordinance for
the consideration of the council. 1t
provides for a double sidetrack across
Colorado street for term of thirty-fve
years. The present curved track is to
be taken up in less than ninety days,
the sidetracks to cross the street at right
angles, and to be ninety-ive feet from
the main track, no switching of cars
in making up trains to be allowed on
the crossing. The council is to have
choice of either gates or fiagman, to be
placed at the crossing.
The resolutions of the committee of
citizens protesting against The proposed
franchise, which was published in Sun
davis HERALD, were received and filed,
and consideration of the franchise post
poned until next Monday.
SHARP CONFIDENCE MAN.
Officer ]. S. Slater returned this after
noon from San Diego, bringing with
him one of the sharpest men of the con-
fidence class that ever operated in this
vicinity. On the 30th of May last he
called at the st. Nicholas hotel, gave
the name of William Thompson, and
represented himself as line inspector for
the Santa Fe railroad, with headqusr-
ters at San Diego. He said he would
shortly have gang of thirty men here
to work on the lines, and wanted to
make arrangements for boarding them,
and that he would prefer to pay
in advance, and presented go
check to cover the bill which
amounted to $50. As the fellow was
perfectly respectable looking, and
seemed fall of business, no suspicion
was aroused, and the $15 change was
handed over. This was the last heard
Of him until the other day, when it was
learned that man had been arrested at
Del Mar, on the 10Th of July, for at
tempting to beat woman, for which he
was sentenced to two weeks imprison-
ment. He was released yesterday, and
was Immediately re-arrested and
brought to this city. The officers claim
to have plain case against him.
CITY ASSESSMENT.
The city assessment books were turned
over to the city council this morning,
which, as board of equalization, will
hold session during the week, during
which all kickers must be on hand, or
forever hold their peace. The amount
OF the assessments, as they were gwen
to the board is as follows: Realty.
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personal property, $347 ,715; money,
s25,810. Total, s4,S7s.270; mortgage
deductions, $143, 1856.
The assessment this year is nearly
one-half q million dollars more than
last. The rate of assessment will not be
fixed until the board finishes it's work.
NOTES.
Company B put up their tents this
morning on the Athletic club grounds,
and anyone up in time may see the
boys at drill.
Mr.. Stase, who has been in Chicago
for several months, returned home on
today's overland.
Fruit drying is being carried on un-
der difficulties, owing to the continued
morning fogs.
Messrs. Ralph Arnold, A. Heiss and
George Taylor have returned from Yo-
semitic.
The ladies of Pasadena seem to be out
of luck, not less than three in the last
week having been injured. The last is
Mrs. George Barton, who fell down
stairs this morning and broke her arm.
The Spanish opera company rendered
the opera, Boccacio, this evening at the
opera house to fair turn out.
Mr.. Frank LONE, OF the Banning
company, has received from the north
small flock of English pheasants, which
he will turn loose on Catalina island.
The entertainment to be given by the
ladies of the worlds fair commission will
be held next Thursday, as originally an
nounced, at Mrs. DexteI's residence, on
North Orange Grove avenue. This is
the fret of series OF entertainments
which are to be given by the ladies' de-
partment, to help along the fair COM
mission, and they should receive the
hearty support of the entire community.
REDoNDO.