The herald., 1893-10-17
PASADENA.
Ths Council Proceedings-Cour Mat
ters-Notes.

Nc AOuucll
ters-Notes.
PASADENA, Oct. 6.-The city council
met in regular session at 2 o'clock, with
Judge Need in the chair, and present
, Councilmen Clarke, Cox, Lukens and
McQuilling.
The minutes OF the last regular meet
ing were read and approved, and all
bills filed to date referred to committee
without reading.
Upon motion it was agreed that when
the meeting adjourned it should ad-
journ to meet on Thursday next.
The screen door nuisance came up for
discussion, and an ordinance prohibit
ing doors swinging out on the side
walks was declared read for the first
time.
1t provides that any person maintain
ing such door on his premises shall be
guilty OF miHdemesnor, and shall be
4 ubiect to fine OF not less than $40 nor
more than 5000, or by imprisonment IN
] the city Jail of not less than one nor
more than $50 days.
An application for small rebate on
taxes was received and allowed.
The report of the auditing and finance
committee, recommending payment OF
the usual weekly bills was presented
> and warrants ordered drawn for same.
The action of the board taken last
week ordering sewers laid on Summit
avenue and Chestnut street and on
North Euclid avenue was rescinded and
all proceedings declared of.
This action was taken from the fact
that the sewer as ordered would come
directly under the street-car tracks;
J which would entail much additional ex-
penee.
New proceedings looking toward car
rying on the work will be commenced at
once.
A petition from John Mcdonald aek-
ing permission to cover space between
two buildings on Union street was
granted.
A petition to erect corrugated iron
shed on North Fair Oaks avenue was
denied.
Carvon & Sprague were granted five
DAYS extension on the Notth Raymond
avenue work, while Gray Brothers were
given 80 days more to complete the con-
tract for cement walks on East Colorado
street.
A resolution of intention to curb and
gutter Los Robles avenue on the west
eide, from Center to California, was
passed.
A petition from property owners on
Worcester avenue, to have the grade of
that avenue established, was received
and the city engineer instructed to make
survey.
Property owners on South Lake ave-
nue. presented . petition asking that the
avenue be graded, curbed and guttered
. on both sides from Colorado to Califor-
mia street. The petition WAS granted and
the resolutions of intention drawn up.
A similar petition from property own
ers on Vernon between Colorado and
Walnut was referred back to petitioners.
Bids for constructing cobble stone
curb on both sides of Colorado street,
between Narengo and Lake avenue,
were opened and the contract awarded
to the firm OF Dovey, Fair q Park at IL
cents per lineal foot.
A peculiar communication was re-
ceived from Macy Thompson, Los
Angeles bicycle rider, who was recently
fined SIS for riding on the sidewalk.
The writer consumed several pages of
foolscap relating his many woes, during
the course OF which he expressed wish
to get his money back and 90 to Jail for
the 10 days, as he said he had borrowed
the money and could not pay it back.
just what the writer hoped to gain by
his extraordinary missive it is difficult
TO see, and the council made short work
in disposing OF it.
A HEAVY FINE.
Lynwood, whose poplar name is the
Scar Faced Kid, got into the tolls of
the law once too often, with the result
that $50 is charged up against him in
the recorders court OF this city, which
he must pungle up or 60 to Jail for the
requisite number OF days.
\ This was the sentence passed by Re-
corder Rossiter this morning upon him
for disturbing the peace, it being the
third time he has been up for similar
offences, but not convicted.
DEATH OF MRS. HARDING.
The death of Mrs. Ole Harding, wife
of O. W. Harding Of the Raymond ho-
tel, occurred in this city this morning
from consumption.
Deceased was OF most lovable char
acter and had large circle OF warm
friends who will learn of his death with
much sorrow.
The funeral services will take place
from tfefamily residence, 135 South Ma
rengo, Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
NOTES.
Mrs. Lydia A. Lewis left this morning
for Santa Barbara. to be gone several
weeks.
Colorado street, between Raymond
and Lit9le avenue, ia closed for travel.
Drivers will be obliged to use other
streets for several days.
Ers. p. 9. Bangs, of the Arroyo Vista,
arrived home today from an extensive
eastern trip.
Mr.. Geo. Swerdfnger and sister, Mrs.
Failor. have taken residence on North
Marengo avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Jones will take Miss
Peck's place in the concert to be given
at the Congregational church on Friday
fevening next. Miss Peck is prevented
from singing on account OF aeuars
cold.
On Thursday, the 2sth, she ladies' Of