The herald., 1893-11-23
POMONA.
Proceedings OF tho City Trustess-Womeu
to Discuss Newspapers.

Proceedings OF tho City Trustess-Womeu
to Discuss Newspapers.
POMONA, Nov. 22.-The board OF city
trustees met in their hall last night at
7 80. Mr.. Elliott absent. Minutes OF
preceding meeting passed over by con-
sent until future session. A petition
OF Josiah All.ire was presented by Ed.
Phelan, in which permission was asked
to tunnel under certain streets mot less
than 20 feet deep in some and six feet
in one instance) for the purpose OF lay
ing pipe for water conducting purposes
to certain points, was granted. Presi-
dent g. G.. Baldwin presented draft OF
an advertisement ''for sale OF franchise
for an electric railway" over specified
lines, and asked the board to order 1t
published for 10 days in the Los Angeles
Evening Express. The requBt was
granted and tha order made attorney
Len Claiborn, representing h. j..
Whitten, OF the late firm of Francis
d Whitten, presentedand defen
ded the petition OF his client
for the appointment, by the
board, of a bartender in the person OF
S. J. Gilmore, to assist in conducting
the saloon. Attorney A. B. Young rep
resenting Francis, strenuously protested
and the matter was finally laid over for
an informal meeting discussion (in con-
nection also with that OF a subsidy in
the matter of street sprinkling, to the
electric railway now agitated), in the
Office Of City Attorney Bell on next Sat-
urday evening. President Baldwin sug-
gested that they pay for the water and
also pay one-fourth OF what they would
expend on sprinkling carts over this line
TO its limits, as q subsidy to said enter
prise. Mr.. Gallup then informed the
the board that Messrs. Beckett q Flem-
ing had invited them as body to visit
their tunnel and source OF water supply
on next Saturday, and to call at the city
stables at O'Clock. The invitation was
accepted, and an adjournment was had
until next Tuesday evening at z 80.
After the storm then the calm. Our
streets look very quiet this morning
after the surging crowd at the ascension
yesterday afternoon.
One of our fruit shippers informs us
that navel oranges are ripening very
fast, and that aa many as carload
could be had now.
DR.. Kroxell, near Chino, sent up sam
pies of some very fine Pearmain apples
and an immense pumpkin 3 feet
inches in length from his ranch. Mr..
MARBLE sent in few days ago red beet
weighing 81 pounds.
Rev. +. N. Dowling's subject tonight
at the Christian church will be: What
Shall We Do with Jesus?
n. Cohn q Co. are going to retire from
the clothing business.
Rev. ]. f. Moody and family left this
morning via the Southern Pacific fol
Willows, Glenn county, in the Sacra.
nento valley, where Mr.. Moody has
been called to fill the pulpit of the Bap-
tist church at that point.
Mrs. A. M. Logan has returned from
her extended eastern trip.
Mr.. L. H. Tyler got back in very poor
health, but 10 feeling slightly improved
within the last day or SO.
1 Mr.. John Whyte has been tusselinl
with la grippe for some days elso Truete,
Elliott and City Clerk Garthside.
Victor Mellard has been confined tt
his bed for some ak days on the ranch
with la grippe.
Civil Engineer J. t. Taylor is in town
for day or two.
r. A. Hall came up from Los Angeles
for day or 60, one of his daughters
being quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnston are stop
ping at the Pacific for the present.
All women interested in the improve
ment of themselves, their homes and
society are invited to attend the Women'l
Council Saturday at 2:30 pm, in Kess
ler's hall. The subject for the meeting
will be Newspaper Reform, and How tt
Effect 1t. All are invited to join in tn,
diacnaalon which folIoWa the papar.