The herald., 1893-09-28
POMONA.

Requests by Southern Pacific Omcials
Granted-Notes.
POMONA, Sept. 2.-The city council
met last night ct 80 in the city hall. a
full board being present. As the water
committee had no further report to
make, q motion was made and carried
that the options, as requested by the
Citizens Water company and Robert
and Augusta Cathcart at the last ses-
sion Of the board, be returned; and it
was 80 ordered, Alderman Hutchinson
voting nay.
The ordinance regulating the speed OF
engines, trains, cars, etc., through the
city, and the limit as to the .blockading
or obstructing the passage OF streets,
was then brought up and read. Judge
Bicknell and Division Superintendent
Muir OF Los Angeles were both present
In the interest of the Southern Pacific,
and made very, neat plausible and court
eous statements, arguments and re-
quests that the limit of speed be
changed from six to 10 miles an hour /,
that the 'slow up" point limits be mar
rowed to half mile on each side from
the passenger depot, and that the five
minutes limit to the obstruction of
passage on our public streets within
said one mile ''slow up" limit, be
changed to 10 minutes-the points
were discussed, q map looked over, and
finally the two former were granted; but
the five minutes limit was maintained.
The ordinance as then amended was re-
ferred to the city attorney.
The matter OF lighting the streets by
electricity, especially Second and per-
haps two other very necessary points
near the Ellen street and Carey avenue
railroad crossings, by five or more arc
lights on poles not less than twenty five
feet above the ground, was taken up and
after considerable talk the city clerk
Was finally ordered to advertise for bids
upon the above mentioned basis points
or specifications. ~
City Marshal John W. Lorbeer then
requested that Mr.. 4. A. Reynolds, the
school rooms janitor, be appointed
deputy marshal at no expense to the
city. 1t was 50 ordered by the board.
The matter of having the 43 city or
dinances now in force presented in
pamphlet form, 1909 copies, was brought
up and talked over, but action was fin
ally deferred and the board adjourned
TO meet ON Tuesday evening next at
7:30.
Messrs. Will Holladay and Carl Rolph
will leave tomorrow for Chicago.
Pomona can now boast of a dyeing
establishment on small scale, in addi-
ton to the agency for some years carried
by the steam laundry.
City superintendent of streets, Mr..
Petty, and his assistant, Mr.. Owens, ara
always busy and on the alert for any
repair or clean-up that may be neces-
sary, either from their own observation
or that of the inspecting health officers.
The Mock Legislature under the au-
epices of the W. q. T. u, at Armory
Hall opera house last night, drew very
large crowd and proved laughable
farce.
The all absorbing topic today since
about 1918 q. m. has been what is
termed the "Whitten trial." 1t is in
evidence that Whitten furnished all the
money in the business; that he told his
partner, Mr.. Francis. ne wanted some
money to meet an obligation on Mon
day; that there was more or less of q
''fuss" about it; that he could get no
settlement; that he had secured for the
purpose two witnesses to see him break
open the safe and get the money; and
that he carried it and box to his hotel,
woke up the clerk and asked him to put
the money in the hotel safe, but the
clerk could not do so as the safe was full
OF packages at that time; that when ar
rested, be, in reply to aquestion whether
he would give up the money, said that
he would die before he would give it up
to Francis, but that Officer Sanker
could take 1t, he would not voluntarily
give il ND.