The herald., 1893-05-16
PASADENA.


Base for Paving-Local Happenings.
PASADENA, May 15.-The city council
met in regular session at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon aud were greeted by acrowded
house.
The paving question held the boards
for good portion Of the afternoon, al
though there was considerable other
business transacted. The citizens' COM
mittee, by its chairman, Mr.. Fish, was
on hand with the much-talked of Pc
tition, and the cement basis men carried
the day with flying colors.
The petition, which was signed by
property owners representing total of
4,3lS feet, a clear majority OF 1000 feet,
read as follows:
We, the undersigned owners Of prop
erty situated in. and fronting upon the
streets to be paved, viz, Raymond and
Fair Oak avenues and Colorado street,
would respectfully represent that we are
in favor of six-inch Portland cement
concrete base or foundation and two
inch surface OF either bituminous lime
rock or asphaltum of best quality for
pavements, and that we are earnestly
opposed to adopting as baee or founda-
tion for said pavement any other mate
rial than hereinbefore specified,
We therefore respectfully petition your
honorable body to reject any and all bids
now on file in accordance with Hpecifica-
tions heretofore made and cause new
specifications to be prepared specifying
the kind OF base or foundation hereinbe-
fore set forth, and also providing that
either bituminous lime rock or asphal-
tum of the best quality for paving pur-
poses, as may be determined by your
honorable body, may be used for the
surface and that the same be advertised
and bids received therefor. The num-
ber of feet frontage owned by us respec-
lively is set in figures opposite our
names in connection herewith.
The reading of the petition was fol-
lowed by considerable general discus-
sion, Councilman Cox stating that in
ness was to = the hitu n mons rock bl,s'-
paving would be postponed Hide definI5,., iffiaS sne
However, the petition was received and
resolution passed granting the PRAYER
as far as the base was concerned. Can
tain Simpson made q short speech il.
which he advocated that, under new
set of specifications, bids be received
for both bituminous rock and asphalt,
stating that he had been credibly in
formed that one company controlled all
the aaphaltum in Southern California,
and that as consequences competition
would be barred out.
Mr.. Simpson also presented petition
which was signed by numerous property
owners asking the council to require a
bond from whatever company might be
awarded the paving job, to keep the
same in condition for five years. This
petition was terwardsswithdrawn. il
being stated that such a contract would
not staud in law.
On motion the bid of the Los Angelica
Asphalt Paving company was returned
to them unopened, and the council
agreed to meet the members of the citi-
zens committee, tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock in the council chambers. to re-
ceive whatever evidence they NAV have
to submit upon the material and speciti-
cation questions.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
DR.. Franey addressed the board rels-
tive to the Grand avenue sidewalk, and
owing to some misunderstanding in re-
gard to the bids, it WAS decided to reject
them all and readvertiae.
Mr.. Taylor again brought up the petit
tion against having Peach place in
cluded in the Orange place and Valley
street district.
Upon the showing made by the city
engineers report it was decided to refer
PACK TO the property owners the orig
maj petition, asking that such sewer be
lald In order that the lines might be
changed.
An ordinance granting a sidetrsck
franchise to the Terminal railroad was
placed on its first reading.
Los Robles avenue was ordered graded
from the Santa Fe tracks to Villa street.
allowed.
A bill from Townsend & Wall for S31
ior grading a portion of Palmetto street
In 'front.' OF a lot owned by the CITY. was
presented, but as no one seemed to
know now or when the city came 10 own
tne property In question the whole
matter was referred to ATTORNEY Arthur.
Resolutions were ordered drawn for a
sidewalk upon the east side Of Mareneo
avenue, between Colorado and Walnut
streets.
Colorado street was ordered graded
curbed and guttered from Vernon street
to Orange Grove avenue.
Old Fair Oake avenue propertv owners
wanted cement walk constructed upon
the west side OF that avenue, but failed
to specify how far. The matter was re-.
ferred to Engineer Sedgwick.
A tax sale for lot 7, Thornton's subdi-
vision, WAS cancelled, the owners HAVING
produced receipts.
New specifications for sidswalklno
Grand avenue were ordered.
Palmetto street Was ordered graded.
curbed and sidewalked from Orsnge
Grove to Grand avenue.
to collect fee Of rs cents for ali mar
mits to dig up streets.
Permission was granted A. Adams TO
erect a blacksmith shop ON De Lacy
street.
President Lukens called the attention /
Df the board to the benefit which would
result from putting lamp-black in the
;ement sidewalks, and it was agreed that {