The herald., 1893-10-30
PASADEN A.

Late Street Lights wAnted-Telegraph
and Telephone ONCE Eariy Closing.
PASADENA, Oct. 29.-One important
thing which has escaped general notice
30 far in connection with the relelting OF
the contract for lighting this city With
electricity is the question OF how late
under the new contract the lights shall
be allowed to burn. At present they
are put out promptly at IL o'clock, a
most unfortunate hour, as there are
more people on our streets between IL
and than between ii and IL, which is
accounted for by the fact that the late
trains from the city do not arrive until
midnight, leaving the passengers the
pleasure of plodding home in the dark.
This is especially bad during the winter
Ason on rainy nights, and if the time
was only extended one hour people
would be given chance to get home.
An all night service has been suggested,
but is hardly necessary in a place OF
this oize. However, the lights should
never be turned off earlier than O'Clock
if any attempt is made to accommodate
the public.
WANTED ALL NIGHT SERVICE.
One thing which surprises strangers
in this CT v more than all others is that
there ia no night service in either tele-
graph or telephone offices.
For place this size to be cut off from
all outside communication after III
o'clock in the evening is absurd. The
benefit the telegraph or telephone
would be the people of Los Angeles
would know nothing about it.
Tho mr. ratbar laak nj
arrangements are deplorsble, and would
befit village of 500 people, but not a
city which makes the pretensions that
Pasadena does, and the attention of the
companies which furnish rapid COM
munication ia called to the fact that
they are behind the times and need to
get move on them.
DEATH OF MR.. CUMMINGS.
The death of Mr.. James B. Cummings,
aged A years. occurred at his home on
Lincoln avenue, in North Pasadena, this
morning. Deceased had been a great
sufferer for long time, and but re-
Gently a consultation Of physicians was
held over him.
The funeral serviceH will be held from
the residence on Lincoln avenue, west oi
the Painter hotel, tomorrow morning al
10 o'clock. Rev. Staats, pastor OF the
North Pasadena Congregational church,
will officiate, interment being made in
Mountain View cemetery.
NOTES.
Council meeting tomorrow at O'Clock.
Colorad street, west of Raymond, is
once more N condition for travelling.
The balloon accent and parachute
Jump OF the patent medicine man was
witnessed by q large crowd yesterday
afternoon.
The ladies' of the Womens' Relief
corps are considering the matter of Civ
ing turkey dinner at the G. A. r. hall
on Thanksgiving day.
at the next meeting of the Valley
Hunt club the annual tournament oil
roses will come up for consideration, and
steps will be taken looking toward or
ganization.
Peter Steil has on exhibition at Wiley
& Greeley's stable water motor horse
clipping machine, which is we'll worth
an inspection. The motor work. simply
by being attached to a hydrant, and is q
very ingenious piece of machinery.
A collision took place on the corner ol
Fair Oaks avenue and Colorado street
this afternoon between one OF Wiley &
Greeley's rigs and q buggy from San
Gabriel. The latter came out total
wreck, two ladies who were riding in il
being thrown out but fortunately es.
Gaping with few bruises.
The State Sunday School convention
which meets in this city shortly will
d call together large number of dele.
gates from every county in the state,
and some very interesting meetings are
looked for. Arrangements are now be.
ing made for their accommodation while
in the city.