The herald., 1893-05-17
PASADENA.

T,o Council Considers the Paving 0ues-
tion--The Mountain Railway.
PASADENA, May 16.-Tie members OF the city
council met in the city hall this afternoon In
adjourned session Tor the purpose OF hearing
what he citizens committee had to say upon
the paving material and specifications matter.
Messrs Fish and Wooster OF the citizens com
mittee were on hand, and Trustees Cox, Clarke
Mr.. Fish re ad a set OF spec fcstion which, he
said, were going to be adopted by the Los An
geies council this afternoon
These specification called for cement base
with either an asphalt or bituminous rock sur
fFce
Considerable other evidence in favor Of BIZ
luminous rock was introduced, reports being
read from officials in various eastern cities
where that material hiss been used.
After considerable discussion, the city engp
neer was Instructed to draw up new set OF
specifications in which the following fmpor.
tant changes shall be made from the original
articles as passed BY the council.
First and most important, the base shall be
changed from asphaltum concrete to Port and
cement. q clause also to be inserted calling for
granite block cutters No action was taken in
regard to allowing bituminous rock to be used
asa suriece covering, and from present tndtca
tions none VIII bs taksn unless the properly
owners make decided protest against the bar
ring out OF a material that has been used in Los
Angeles and most OF our paved coast cities. Civ
ing perfect satisfaction wherever IL has been
properly laid
No other business of Importance was trans
acted.
THE FIRST CAR,
The first car was sent over the Pasadena
Mountain railroad this morning from the juno
tion with the Terminal TO the foot Of the in
cline. propelled by electricity.
The machinery worked perfectly, and for a
trial trip was decided success. From now on
until the completion of the Mountain View
house
large cargo of lumber is now due from the
north, ordered specially for this hotel, and Will
he traflefprred t0 th 0f Ke60 mOtlntAin
Bonn as posi- Bile.
The management hopes 10 have the line IN
condition to handle passenger traffic In short
time, and arrangements are being rapidly car
fied on for the accom- odation of the ira Yelers
with meals, etc, at the top.
NOTES.
Mr. I. N. Stevenson leaves in q few days for
the east.
Miss Eva johnson has been chosen By the
ninth grade pupils OF Wilson school to enter
the Examiner com petltige examinations which
are to be held in Los Angeles Friday and satur-
4 basket social win be given at the Chicago
lawn next Friday evening, for the benefit of
siIiiEE foin the AuEeI cIty, was pe
fore CITY RECORDER Rosstter this morning, who
Mr. and Mrs. A. Mcdonald will be among this
weeks travellers to the big feir Business In
terests Will detaiu Mr. Mcdonald in the east for
Mr & H. Moore leaves tomorrow morning
for Chicago and the east, from where he will
le1uan Tn u,lsct as tV ne aawSlian islands
morning at bis home in South Pasadena, aged
2! years, OF consumption. The. funeral SER
vices will be held from the late residence on
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock.
An Important real estate transaction was
made today, by which MIR. Campbell sold his
homs place, corner OF California street aud st.
John avenue, to Mr.. Singer, the consideration
being $4,000: II is Mr., Singers intention to
remodel the house and make some extensive
improvements at once
, Herman Lehinkeuhr, tailor In the employ
OF Mr Evans, met with severe accident while
riding on his safety yesterday in the vicinity OF
sierra Madre. In coming down q steep hill,
machine and crashed into a tree knocking him
tenseless and smashing the wheel He was
picked up some time later and brought into
town. Fortunately no bones were broken, al
though his face was badly bruised, and he Will
be able to be about Ia few days.