The herald., 1893-07-10
PASADENA.


5prinkling.
PASADENA, July 9.-Rumblings are to
be heard even at this early date of the
coming municipal election fight next
spring. The cause of all contention can
be easily foretold, and one need not be q
soothsayer either. The question Of
whether liquor is to be deliberately
shut out OF Pasadena or to have open
saloons will without doubt be the war
cry. Ever since Pasadena has been
city of any Importance at all this has
been disturbing factor in the munich
pal government, and it promises to play
more than usual active part in
the coming campaign. 1t was
thought that happy solution
OF the matter had been reached when
the present council was elected upon
what was termed liberal platform,
which meant that hotels and reatau.
rants were to be allowed to sell beer
and wine to guests with meals, but ex-
perience has proved that in actual
operation this arrangement is but little
ii any better that having open saloons,
many of the restaurant keepers merely
making the feeding business act as a
guise for selling liquors. Acting upon
the general public sentiment the coun-
Gil recently passed an ordinance placing
very strict regulations upon the sale of
liquors, and it was hoped that this
would do away with the trouble, but
from appearances it will only stave the
matter off for time, while the real
conflict will come at the election next
spring.
STREET sPRINKLERs WANTED.
Complaints are daily received about
lack of sprinkling on the outside streets,
in many sections the dust being unbear.
able, while streets that have been put
in frst-class condition during the past
winter are being all cut up and will
have to be regarded next fall again un-
less they are. watered. The street su-
perintendent claims that he is not
allowed enough carts to cover the
necessary territory during the summer
season and is for this reason unable
to do anything to relieve the situation.
1t ia certainly q great pity that enough
ior sls" that It will be 6scsssasd1 cssanad
to expend to put the streets in condition
again would pay the cost of sprinkling
many times, to say nothing of the COM
fort OF the people who live on and drive
over these thoroughfares.
At recent meeting of the council, the
street superintendent reported that he
would be obliged to take the sprinkling
carts of OF the streets now being
watered owing to the lack of pressure on
the mains. and it consequently taking
30 long to fill the sprinklers. It would
seem under the circumstances that the
council would be fully justified in order
ing more sprinklers as matter of econ.
omy, if nothing else.
NOTES.
Miss Nisa Barker is spending q cou-
pie of weeks on Wilson'S peak.
Abraham X. Macomber expects TO
start for the east in a short time to be
gone some time.
A large audience gathered at the
Presbyterian church this morning tn
hear Rev. +. j. Halcomb, the returned
missionary from India, speak.
The funeral services OF George M.
Hitchcock were held from the late reai-
dence on South Broadway avenue. at
2 O'Clock this afternoon.
Mr. Gable arrived from the east ves-
terday and will spend the summer at
Catalina in company with his brother.
The afternoon meeting of the Y. M.
Y. A. was led today by W. V. Hayhurst.
A large audience was preseut and the
services were much enjoyed.
A large party of wheelmen passed
through town this morning fIom Los
Angeles on their way to Rubio caflon.
Governor Markham left for Sscra-
mento this evening, after spending a
couple OF days at his home place here.
Work has commenced on the W. @.
Stewart residence, corner of Orange
Grove avenue and California strest
When completed this will be one of the
residences on the avenue.
Work on the Throop polytechnic build
ing is progressing very rapidly under the |
direction OF Contractor Slavin. The |
brick work is practically completed and |
work will commence on the inside yerv
shortly.