The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-06-29
PASADENA.


met in adjourned session last evening
to consider those ever troublesome paw
ing specifications.
AS will be rendered the paving COM
panies refused to bid on the specifics
tions as passed by the board. claiming
that they did not agree with the original
resolution of intention, they being ad-
vised that they could not collect their
pay from the property owners.
Mr.. Milford Fish, president OF the late
citizens paving committee, addressed
the meeting. reading q number OF com.
nnunications favoring the adoption OF
Trinidad asphaltum as against the Cali
fornia production, which it was claimed
did not give satisfaction whsre used in
the east. No action was taken upon the
suggestion.
After general discussion OF the situa-
ton and upon advice of the city attor-
ney, it was decided that the resolution
ordering work on Fair OAKS and Ray
mond avenues would have to be
rescinded, while on Colorado street 1t
would be necessary to go back to the
original resolution OF intention and start
over again, for the reason that the speci-
uCdblOub lCf WOIk Ou It ali Ohhb aA0 1euy
mond avenues call for con tinuous pave
merit from Union to Kansas, thus
cutting Colorado street into three parts,
and making it necessary to have three
separate specifications.
A vote being taken on the motion to
repeal the resolutions ordering work,
LukenH and Clarke voted in the affirm
alive, while Cox stood up for the old
~h.oI,.ks1ra -ntoI ~
New resolutions were then pasted
covering Fairoaks and Raymond ave-
nues, practically the eame as the old
ones with the exception that the granite
block curb and cutters and the iron Gull
verts are dropped out. The CLERK was
instructed to advertise for bids to be
received up to July 18th at IL O'Clock.
The Colorado street resolution Of in
ular meeting.
The city attorney was instructed to
draw up an ordinance granting the fran
chises asked for by Messrs. Painter and
Foster, so as to allow them to change
QUARTERLY Y. NJ. G. A. MEETING.
The quarterly business meeting Of the
Young Mems Christian association was
held last evening. The reports showed
IA visits to sick men, four watchers
furnished at night. A large amount of
material aid rendered to those in need
by supply in food, clothing, medicines
and other necessariee. Assistance was
given at two funerals of young men who
came here sick and died. The total at
tendance at the gospel meeting for the
quarter, 933. The attendance at the
reading room was 1880.
The literary committee reported the
organization OF the lyceum in the $3.50
citation, which promises to be of great
interest and benefit to the youth and
young men OF Pasadena. The president
appointed John d. Hsbbick chairman
of the invitation committee.
A resolution OF thanks was rendered
Mr.. H. B. Rice for the generous use of
his team on several occasions, to take
sick young men out to ride.
NOTES.
The regular quarterly business meet
ing OF the Baptist church was held this
morning.
The Athletic club boyaare training to
enter some OF the eventssat Los Angeles
in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. G. Reynolds enter
tsined the young people of the Friends
church last evening, large crowd being
present.
The Ladies' Aid society at the S. ".
give lawn social at Mrs. r. V. Sutliff's
Friday evening.
Ii is reported that the Raymond will
open October Let to accommodate the
large crowd of tourists who will flock
here after this worlds fair.
Mr.. Charles Roraback entertained q
few friends very pleasantly last evening,
at his home on South Mentor. A pho
nograph manipulated by Colonel Pratt,
was one of the amusements.
A we'll attended and most enjoyable
social was given last evening by the Y.
P. S. @. E. OF the Congregational
church. A well arranged musical and
literary programme was rendered and
full Justice was done to the lunch served.
The M. E. Sunday school picnic to
Long Beach this morning was attended
by very large crowd, about 800 people
going down on the Terminal train,
which had all it could do to accommo-
date the crowd.
At meeting of the Young Peoples
society of the First Congregational
church last evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term:
President, E. @. Clapp; vice-president,
Miss E. Blakeslese; secretary, George
Frost; treasurer, ). J. Blick; CORE
spending secretary, Grace Thomas.