The herald., 1893-09-26
PASADENA.

PASADENA, Sept. 25.-The city council
met in regular session at 2 o'clock this
afternoon; all members present.
Taking up the regular order OF busi-
ness, all bills filed up to date were refer
red without reading and the report of
the auditing and finance committee rec.
commencing payment of bills to the
amount of $25.50 was received and war
rants ordered drawn.
The Highland street railway company
was granted permission to lay third
rail along the track OF the Colorado
street car company and use that track
from Little to Raymond avenues, under
the express agreement that the tracks
of the latter be moved to the center
of the street from Little avenue to Fair
Oaks.
Resolutions were passed ordering the
Colorado street car company to pave be-
tween it's tracks on Colorado street and
for two feet on each side.
Similar resolutions were passed affect
ing the Highland street railway COM
pany.
The city engineer was instructed to es-
tablish the grade of Union street, be.
tween Pasadena avenue and De Lacy
street; also on Bellview, between Pasa-
dena avenue and Orange Grove.
A petition was received and ordered
filad from property owners, asking that
Columbia street, near Orange Grove,
and Orange Grove as far north az Cali
fornis street, and California, east Of Or.
ange Grove, be put in condition bet.ore
the winter rains set in.
W. U. Masters addressed tha board
relative to the dangerous cros,fnp of the
Santa Fe at Walnut street. where MANY
of the children have Va cross in eoino
and coming from sch ool. Mr.. Masters
desired that the he. .dgs be cut down on
each side OF the ltreet 80 that the track
may be plainly 4een.
A petition @as received asking that q
cement walk be laid on the west side OF
kaymor4d, between Walnut and Villa
street.
.dr. P. G. Wooster. one Of the proper
~ owners, was present, and objected to
the walk being laid on one side of the
street only. On motion the petition was
granted.
A resolution, ordering Pasadena ave.
nue. eidewalked on the west side from
Colorado street to Kansas street, was
passed.
resolution was passed giving per-
mission to property owners on South
Orange Grove avenue to build stone
retainining wall around the old live oak
tree on Orange Grove, near Columbia
street.
Bids for constructing cement side
walk on the west side of Lincoln
avenue were opened, as follows: Gray
Bros, 1116c; ]. Hart, 10 4-5c.
Hart being the lowest bidder was
awarded the contract.
The report of the city treasurer for
the quarter ending August 31st was re-
ceived and ordered filsd, showing the
following amounts in the various funds /:
General fund, $602.97; street i'm
provement fund, $4,000; sewer fund,
$4D4.S3; free library fund, $2100. .82; free
library sinking fund, $2S.74; fire and
sewer fund, $1463.55; fire fund, $1575 /;
expense fund, $100.62.
Adjourned.
PETTY OFFENDERS.
Jessie A. Rose and w. Hardy were up
before Recorder Rose this afternoon for
fast driving. The couple were gathered
in by Marshal Buchanan for racing on
Orange Grove avenue on Sunday last. A
fine of $5 each was imposed and
promptly paid.
w. w. Powers, representative of an
eastern clothing house, who was arrest
ed for peddling without license yester-
day, was up this afternoon, and paid q
fine of So.
Tomorrow tTuesday) the case of Jos.
eph Brown will come up again. Brown,
it will be remembered, was released
some time ago upon q peace bond of
$500. Now Mr.. Craig, one of his bonds
men, asks to be released and will be
heard tomorrow, when Mr.. Brown will
have to rustic new bondsman or 60 to
Jail.
The case OF Ernest Lynwood, other
Wise known aA the Scar-faced KID,
charged with battery upon the classical
features of Pompey Comstock, will come
up for hearing on Thursday.
NOTES.
A social and supper will be given by
the ladies of the North Pasadena Con-
gregational church tomorrow evening.
Miss May Colgan of Los Angeles, who
has been the guest of Miss Alice Nc
Caldin for few days past, returned
home yesterday.
Mr.. @. w. Brooks, of the firm OF Nc
Donald & Brooks, returned home today
from Seattle, making the entire trip by
water. Mr.. Brooks is much improved
in health,
Mr.. L. Jarvis. the photographer. who
accidentally got some strong chemicals
into his eyes, ID reported to be in dan
ger Of losing his sight. 1t is sincerely
to be hoped that thiS will not prove to
be the cese
The HERALD Office is indebted to Miss
Bates for an elegant box of figs, which
were raised at Mr.. G. H. Richardson's
handsome home place on South Moline
avenue. The varieties represented were
the Brown Smyrna, Celerte, Burnham's
New Smyrna, White Genoa, Brown
Turkey, Bulletin, Smyrna and Brown
isChes, all of which nave been brought
to . high state of perfection at Mr..
Richardson's place.
The public schools opened today un-
der most favorable circumstances for
good years work. The total number Of