The herald., 1893-01-19
NEWS FROM HE|GHBORING CITIES.
The Pomona Council and the
License Natter.
Death of Mrs. Ellen f. Ward at
Pas sadena.
Shipping Notes from Kedondo-News
Notes and Personals from Santa
Ana aud Other Orange
County Points.

ASHoNAi Jall, To- III Whh cAaCuiy no
by the time-piece of the HERALD scribe
when Chairman Rolph called last
nights session Of the city council to
order.
The city hall was well filed with rep
resentative business men of this city,
and lively interest was manifested by
all throughout the proceedings.
The reading OF the ordinance granting
an electric light franchise to W. II.
Burns as amended then came up for
final action. Councilman Gallup
moved that further amendment be made
that the city council have the privilege
of saying whether Burns franchise
could be assigned except by the consent
OF the board of city trustees.
Quiie stir of surprise was created
when J. E. Packard OF this city applied
for an electric light franchise and laid
before this honorable body copy OF an
instrument that came up to his ideas.
Mr.. Packard said he believed there
was money in lighting in Pomona.
President Baldwin of Pomona college,
one of the principals in the San Antonio
Electric Light and Power company, told
of what his company expects to do.
They have already expended $l25, 900,
and occupy the field here in electric
lighting, but before January l. 1894, ex-
pect to expend an additional 500, 900 to
further increase the lighting capacity of
their plant, getting ready to furnish a
day current if it is required, and expect
to be able to furnish all the power neces-
sary for manufactures which will neces-
sarily spring up here in the future.
Mr.. Baldwin made very gentle
manly speech and convincing one he
asked that shadow be not allowed to
rest upon their endeavors to secure this
additional 500, 900 capital by granting
franchise to Mr.. Burns for the sized
plant proposed. Should it be of so
horse power capacity and bond given
that the completion of the work would
be made within certain time, and the
plant would be of the capacity proposed,
all right and good. they would know
they had something" to fight against
and 1t would be war to the knife.
President Baldwin further said the
San Antonio people would place in San
Antonio cafion an ice plant capable of
turning out 30 tons per day. This was
pleasing news to all.
W. H. Burns explained rhis position
and gave further proof of the charges he
made against the San Antonio company
at the last city council meeting.
Mr.. Albert M. Dole, president of said
company. retaliated.
Judge Franklin Blades predicted great
future prosperity, the homes of the val
ley to be illuminated by electricity and
power furnished to manufactures in
rAaE l4 11@ -4( L.
Burns scheme as cut-throat affair.
Mr.. Phil Stien refers to our present
lighting company as the pride of the
them upon the successful completion
OF their great undertaking. He said be
laughed at them at the start, but now
he saw he had been fooled.
Marshall's motion that Packard's Pc
tition for an electric light franchise to
be placed on file was then carried.
Moved and seconded to amend that
Burns franchise can not be assigned ex-
cept by consent OF the board of city
trustees of the CITY OF Pomona and
amended that Burns plant should be
not less than 75 electric horse power.
Burns franchise laid over to next
meeting. Packard's treated in the same
way in both respects as Burns, and
with the following changes, work to be
commenced in so days and completion
in IL months.
President Rolph said, "We'll take up
this celebrated ward ordinance" and
the war was on in respect to this mat
ter.
After the reading of the outlined
boundaries, Rolph pursued the tactics
used at last meeting, and put Gallup in
the chair and proposed to reconsider the
vote upon the amendment.
Prof. Calvin Esterly appeared before
the board with q petition signed by
citizens originated at conference of
representative Prohibitionists and high
license men.
The ordinance providing that three
members be elected by wards, upon mo-
tion of Gallup, and after a vote being
taken was carried by ayes Marshall,
Gallup AID Elliott, Messrs. Roher and
Ralph voting no.
The Sunset Telephone-Telegraph COM
pany had been instructed to straighten
a number OF poles here or they would
have to be removed, and communica-
tion was received from said company
setting forth the advisability of not do
ing either, as it would be impossible to
straighten poles on account of the foliage
of trees detractipg from the usefulness
OF such line.
The board considered itself justified
in again notifying the telegraph COM
pany to strengthen such poles as
needed it.
An adjournment was taken until Mon,
day evening next, at which time the
now famous franchises will be given an
other going through the mill.
ACCIDENT.
A Mr.. Hubbard, next door neighbor
to Druggist Pierce, met with an unior-
fortunate accident today. While among
his horses, a boy came along upon stills,
and tumbling eff, frightened one of
them, Thereby causing it to injure Mr..
Hubbard, his hip being broken in the
conflict.
There is an undelivered telegram at the
Western Union office, opposite the post
Office, for Lulu CHASER.
II. NJ. B[anaford, advance agent for
Bill Nye and A. p. Burbank, gave this
office pleasant call today.
REDONDO.