The herald., 1893-02-07
PASADENA,
The Proceedings Yesterday of the City
Trustees.

The Proceedings Yesterday of the City
Trustees.
PASADENA, Feb. 6.-The board of city
trustees met in regular session at 3
O'Clock this afternoon, all members pres
ent. All bills were referred to the COM
mittee without reading.
A resolution Of intention to grade Los
Robles avenue from the Santa Fe track
to Villa street was passed. On motion
1t was decided to meet next Saturday to
consider a license ordinance. The city
attorney submitted report on the
license matter asking that he be given
definite instructions as to the kinds of
business that were to be charged license.
1t was decided to take up the ques-
tion of water rates for flushing sewers at
next meeting, and the clerk was in
etructed to notify the secretaries of the
different companies to be present at that
time.
The report Of the auditing and finance
committee, recommending payment of
bills to the amount of $2501 02, was &C.
cepted and warrants ordered drawn for
the same.
President Weed and Councilmen
Clarke and Lukens were appointed q
committee to visit the board of supervi-
sors and have some understanding in re-.
gard to protecting the city from northern
storm water.
Councilman Cox reported that an
order could be produced from the court
if necessary allowing the McLain estate
to lease the property used as a city
pound for term OF five years.
A petition was received from North
Los Robles property owners asking that
the streets be graded. Placed on file.
A petition was granted asking that a
grade be established on Colorado street
between Orange Grove and Vernon.
A petition asking that Raymond
avenue, from Painter to Villa street,
be graded.
Specifications for grading, curbing and
guttering Palmetto street were sub
mitted by City Engineer Chadwick and
accepted.
A resolution of intention to grade Ray
mond avenue from Painter to Villa was
passed.
Superintendent of Streets @. G..
Brown was allowed a clerk, at a salary
OF $12 per month.
On motion the opening Of bids for con-
structing cement sidewalk on South
Maringo was continued one week.
A communication from the secretary
of the w. @. I. U. was received, calling
attention to the non-action of the board
upon petition presented by that body
some time ago asking that cigar stands
be closed on Sunday. The paper was
ordered filed.
Reports of city recorder, tax collector,
poundmaster and marshal were received
and referred to committees, after which
the board adjourned.
ELECTION OF BANK DIRECTORS.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the San Gabriel Valley bank was
held this morning. The meeting was
presided over by President f. q. Bolt,
who submitted report of the condition
OF the bank and its earnings during the
past year. The report showed most
prosperous state of affairs, and after it
had been read the stockholders passed
resolutions approving the years work
and expressing confidence in the present
officials.
The semi-annual dividend of 7 per
cent was declared ready for distribution,
but the shareholders by unanimous
vote decided to allow it to remain in the
treasury.
The following board of directors was
unanimously elected: f. @. Bolt, @. S.
Cristy, Harry O. Allen, S. Washburn,
J. w. Hugus, Webster Wotkyns, w. S.
Wright. At subsequent meeting OF
the newly elected board OF trustees the
officers of the bank for the coming year
were elected, as follows: Frank @.
Bolt, president; Sherman Washburn,
vice.president; George B. Post, secre-
tsry and cashier.
wANTED-A LICENSE ORDINANCE,
That Pasadena 10 badly in want of a
license ordinance was recognized by the
city council at today's meeting, when
they called special session to consider
the matter.
The present city ordinance is deficient
in many ways. The case of the merry
go-round people is an excellentexample.
The ordinance provides a tax of $50 per
day for circus, with lesser amounts for
side show attachments, but fails entire :
ly to cover the ground in the case cited,
and as consequence the merry-go.
round people are so much ahead of the
city, tits believed that we'll regulated
ordinance levying small tax on the
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