The herald., 1893-06-27
PASADENA.


City Council Meeting-A Smooth Isas-
cal
PASADENA, June 26.-The city council
met in regular session al 2 O'Clock this
afternoon, trustee McQuilling absent.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved, and all bills filed to
date referred to committee without read
ing.
Street Superintendent Brown ad-
dressed the board, stating that there
was not enough street sprinklers found
to cover. during the summer months,
the territory which is now being sprin-
kled, and that either more carts must be
put on or some streets must be cut off.
City Attorney Arthur stated that a
mistake had been made in drawing up
the resolution of intention to curb and
gutter Raymond avenue from Villa to
Chestnut, the specifications and resolu-
tions not agreeing. He advised the
check of the contractor be returned and
that the work be readvertised. This
was ordered.
The difficulty with the street paving
specifications came up for general dis
cussion and it was decided to bold q
special meeting on tomorrow at Z 80
when the matter will be settled one way
OF the other.
Mr.. Calvin Hartwell addressed the
board, inquiring what had been done as
to the Chestnut and Summit sewer. He
was informed that owing to a recent
decision of the superior court the front
foot assessment plan had to be aban-
doned and that district would have to
be formed.
The following resolutions OF intention
were passed. To cause Colorado street
to be curbed and guttered on both sides
from Fair Oaks to Lake avenue; to gut
ter, curb and grade Palmetto drive from
Orange Grove to Grand avenue; to side
walk, curb and gutter Madison avenue
from Colorado to Walnut; to grade
Palmetto street from Orange Grove to
Grand avenue to sidewalk both sides OF
Colorado street from Colorado street to
Lake avenue to sidewalk both sides OF
Fair Oaks from Chestnut to Kansas to
gutter and curb Raymond avenue from
Tho rvport OF the city engineer upon
the condition of Colorado street sidewalk
received and approved. The same ac-
tion was taken with the report upon Fair
Oaks walk.
A letter was read from President
Need, in Chicago, stating that he would
leave for home on July Sd, after which
the meeting adjourned until tomorrow
evening.
A SMOOTH RASCAL.
A clever sharper by the name OF Oscar
Pietsch has succeeded in beating Miss
Idania McLain of the st. Nichols hotel
out of $40 board bill and $5 in money
1t seems he was indebted to Miss
McLain, and presented an order on VS..
Fairman, the painter, for 500, request
ing that he be given the balance in cash.
However, he only got $5 in money and
receipt for his board bill. Shortly after
the order was presented to Fairman, who
promptly pronounced it forgery.
1t seems that the fellow iH an adept at
the forgery business, for he endesvored
to cash a check for $35 at several of the
business houses, made payable to 7. Z.
Bryan with the signatures OF Idonia and
l.. d. McLain attached, both of which
were forgeries. The police have OBJ.
tanned good description Of the man and
it seems likely that he will be captured.
Miss McLsin has been particularly
unfortunate in this line, only short
time ago man passing a fraudulent
check on her for which he was after
wards convicted.
NOTES.
The young people OF the PRESBYTERIAN
church give q social tomorrow evening
in the church psrlors.
ChaH. A. Gardner, editor OF the Star.
returned from an extended eastern trip
this morning, glad to be home again.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. d. Willis OF Yale
street are rejoicing in the arrival of
son at their home.
The closing exercises of Claik's classi-
cal school ON South Euclid avenue takes
place tomorrow at 8 o'clock. Friends
invited.
Frank Smith and Earl Weight will
enter the handball tournament given by
the Los Angeles Athletic club the even
ing Of July 9th.
A social will be given tomorrow even
ing by the young people OF the First
Congregational church.
The Young Mems Christian Associa- |
tion will hold meeting tomorrow even |
ing in the reading room.
The Good Templars OF Pasadena. ss-
Sisted by their Los Angeles brethren,
will give an entertainment at the Taber. |
nacle tomorrow, Tuesday evening. An |
interesting programme has been ar
ranged, participated in by the Mystic
guitar and banjo club of Los Angeles.
Mr.. A. V. Barber, the HERALD artist.
will do some cartoon drawing.
The First NJ. Il. Sunday school will
picnic at Long Beach on Wednesday
next, going down on the Terminal train
leaving here at 9:05. A special excur-
sion rate has been secured and ali are
kx.xt 4tnd