The herald., 1893-11-14

Local Notes.
PASADENA, Nov. 13.-A goodly num-
ber of citizens were present at the regu-
:" lar weekly meeting of the city council
when that body convened this after
noon, with all members present, except
Mr.. Lukens, who is detained at home by
illness.
Mr.. E. s. Frost, who was arrested
upon complaint OF Street Superinten-
/, dent Brown for digging trench for
water pipe without a permit, made
short speech complaining of the action
= of the officer as overly -officious and un-
called for.
Mr.. Brown got in a hearing on tae
came subject, claiming that he was but
carrying out his orders when he had
the arrest made.
Mr.. Frank S. Wallace addressed the
board and presented a petition asking
that all trees and hedges on Moline
avenue. between Colorado street and the
Santa Fs crossing. which are in the
street, be condemned, for the reason
that they are irregularly planted and
! interfere with the permanent improve.
ment of the street.
The petition was granted.
petition was presented by Captain
Simpson, asking that an electric light
be placed at the corner of Illinois and
Summit avenues.
A petition asking that De Lacy street
be extended in a straight line south with
THAT portion Of the street between Kan
Bas and Colorado streets was presented
anE al in,
favor Of the proposition were made by
property owners, but no action was
taken by the council.
The report of the finance committee
recommended payment of bills to the
amount OF $l499.7S.
A petition from Mr.. McDermid to put
up brick oven at No. 63 East Colorado
street was referred to the fire and water
committee with power to act.s
'As.i Gray Bros. were granted 10 days time
on tne Colorado -stsSet paving, on &C.
!. count of the granite curbing not being in
place. ,.s-
The North Pasadena street railway
Q company was granted permission to
withdraw its petition for yam electric
franchise, Mr.. Painter stating that there
" was no immediare prospect of the road
being built if the franchise was granted.
A resolution ofintention to grade, gut
. ter and curb Worcester avenue was
passed.
The following bidE were received for
' grading and curbing Waverley drive
from Fair Oaks to Pasadena avenue:
John Showslter, 1897; Chas. Mush-
rush, 40 cents per lineal foot; +. II.
Townsend, 65 cents per lineal foot.
All the bids were rejected, and the
y clerk ordered to readvertise for bids to
be opened in one week.
The Gray Bros. Paving company was
, awarded the contract for laying ce.
ment sidewalk on Raymond avenue be-
tween Walnut and Villa streets, at 1034
. cents per square foot. The same COM
pany was awarded the contract for
cement sidewalk on the west side of
. Pasadena avenue between Colorado and
Kansas streets.
P. P. Bonham was given the contract
Y for sewering Walnut street, for 377 feet
east OF Raymond avenue at $443.
A petition to erect two cottages on
, Orange Place was received and granted.
A communication was received from
the Southern California Railroad COM
} pany asking that the company be given
free use of the side track which now
crosses Colorado street, for period of
they agree to discontinue the use of this
portion of the track.
The council decided that the quickest
way to get rid of this switching nui.
eance was to grant the company the
time asked for, to be given under the
direction of the city attorney.
A petition from Peter Stall to con-
2 struct bowling alley on his property on
North Fair Oaks avenue was referred to
committee on fire and water with
power to act.
The report OF the city engineer upon
the grade OF Madeline drive from Orange
Grove to Pasadena avenue was received
and filed. He also found that Eldorado
drive can be graded 80 as to have
fall OF one foot from De Long to Fair
Oaks.
l.. r. Jarvis was granted so cent
rebate on taxes
The reports OF the city recorder and
marshal ior the month OF October were
ordered filed.
Mr.. Clarke called attention to the ex-
pense OF sweeping the streets bv hand.
, and suggested that machine be pur-
vaaHed.
SAVAGE HIGHBIEDER.
warrant. waa sworn out in Justice
Merriam's court this morning charging
Wong All Fee with assault, the COM
planning witness being Wan Nov. The
defendant was brought into court later
In the day, and his trial set for tomor-
row.
Wan Moy says that Wong s high
binder, and that he made q vicious
assault upon him in Chinatown about
O'Clock last evening, attempting to take
his watch and money away from him.
Moy, however, made such terrific
racket, yelling at,the top OF his voice for
y help, that number Of Cinnamon in the
tneighborhood came to his assistance and
frightened the murderous heather awav.
He says that Wong All Fee is noto-
riously bad Chinaman and that he be-
longs to highbinder company.
A number OF Chinese witnesses will be