The herald., 1893-12-29
POMONA.
The City Trust tees 'Meeting-Locsl News
Matters.


The City Trustees Meeting-Local News
Matters.
POMONA, Dec. 28.-The city trustees
had meeting on Tuesday night at
7 80 O'Clock in the city hall, full board
being present.
The matter of portion OF street be-
tween Eleventh and Buena Vista, was
again postponed.
The matter OF an alley in the western
part OF the city was referred to the street
superintendent.
W. r. Rowland and G. Mirande asked
to be released "a eureties upon the
Francis & Whitton liquor license bond.
Judge J. @. Tonner held that the city
council could not do so, hence the mat
ter was referred to the city attorney,
and the whole thing deferred until the
next meeting.
A franchise granting the right OF way
to @. G.. Baldwin and assigns for the
constructing of an electric railway from
Second street along Carey avenue to
Holt avenue thence eaet on said avenue
to San Antonio avenue; thence north
M San Antonio evenne and on towards
the east, and north to Claremont, was
read, slightly amended, and goes over to
the next meeting, at which it will be
finally disposed of by the board.
City Clerk Garthside was instructed
to advertise for bids for sprinkling 35
feet of Geary avenue from Second to
Holt, and then the latter to its intersec-
tion with San Antonio, the understand
ing being that President Baldwin bid
$500 year for two years, expecting of
course the successors OF the present
board to continue the contract for their
term or until at least term OF 10 years
expires.
In the discussion OF the deed from the
Pomona Land and Water company con-
veying park and grounds to city, the
city attorney was instructed TO insert
clause by which authority would be
given the city to lay pipes and convey
water throughout said grounds.
The city marshal was empowered to
purchase necessary bedding, cover, ETC.,
actually required in the city jail,
Board then adjourned to meet again
next Tuesday evening.
w. j. Keseler has sold bis 121s acres
north of the Packard ranch, in the vicin-
ity OF Lordsburg, to John Keller for the
sum of $1,000.
There was also sale OF some IL acres
OF Chino land made yesterday afternoon
by Pomonans.
r. M. Thurman, jr., and a daughter
OF one Of Pomona's Oldest merchants,
Mr.. V. Debruner, were married last
evening.
A. l. Stewart has sold his interest in
the family grocery business to his part
ner, Mr.. Sibley.
Mr.. d. Hawkins, who has lately re-
turned from the mining district east of
Mojave, has an ounce and a quarter
nugget found there.
1t is reported by several OF those who
have returned from that camp, and by
letter from those still there, that III
digging down for bedrock it is not in
frequently the case that very nice mug
gets are found land that after it is reached
an occasional individual will get from
$50 to $50 day. But the general advice
after all given by these men ia, that as
hundred will get nominally nothing,
while the very few make finds" it is
more sensible to remain at home they
further state that there Is more or less
sickness from some cause or other among
all those who have gone to that region.
There will be special service on Sun
day morning at the Baptist church-an
old folks meeting, old hymns and the
old style tunes. Morning service will be
by the pastor, Rev. E. r. Bennett; but
the evening sermon will be by Arthur
f4ee-z..*s- pfoPsrfn trr sas irifn<ssry.
Grandma Fears, who has been very
sick for some three weeks, although still.
confined to the bed is reported better.
Rev. Ada Bowlet breaches on Sunday
at McComas hall on the Reckoning of
New Years Day, in the morning; at
night on Peace Among Men.
The students of Pomona college are
now publishing a neat weekly paper
The Student Life.