The herald., 1893-08-08
PASADENA.

EAoA0GkNSAs
Proes sdinrs Of tho City Council-some
Local Affairs.
PASADENA. Aug. 7.-The city council
met in regular session at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, all the members but Mr.. Nc
Quilting being present.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved, while all bills fled
to date were referred to the auditing and
finance committee without reading.
Mr.. Gibbon, representing the Termi-
nal Railway company, was present to be
heard upon the matter Of rates, and
upon motion the rules we're suspended
and he was allowed to address the board.
He submitted q report showing the cost
of operating the Pasadena branch OF the
road during the past year, which showed
. cost Of $6l82.56 per month, or over
5000 per day. 1t was shown that an
average OF 65 commutstion tickets have
been used during the past year, these
tickets being sol d ut 16-cent round
"trip rate.
y General Mana ger X. II. Wade OF the
Santa Fe, was also present and addressed
Q few remarks to the board upon the
cost OF operating trains between Pasa.
dena and Los Angeles and the loss
which would be entailed upon the rail.
way companies should the proposed re-
duction in rates be made.
Upon motion the matter WAS laid over
one week on account Of the absence OF
Mr.. Quilting.
Mr.. H. H. Rose addressed the meet
ing In relation to tho protest of Gertrude
Rose against being assessed for the con-
ptruction OF cement sidewalk in front
of her property ON Grand avenue, on the
grounds that the walk was not Of the re-
!, xuired width nor constructed in . proper
manner. Mr.. Clapp, . civil engineer.
also stated that he had measured the
walk and found it averaged about six
and one-half feet wide, whereas the
specifications call for seven feet. The
matter was laid over one week, alter
several other speeches had been made
in favor of the contract and Street Super.
intendent Brown had given his reasons
for accepting the work.
An ordinance calling for special elec-
tion on Saturday, August 26th, to deter
mine the will Of the pe-ra-se reguia dug
tne planting OF trees along public high
ways.
An ordinance changing the name of
Olu Fair Oa4s was read for the second
time and passed. =
The report of the auditing and finance
committee, recommending bills paid to
sne amount OF $323.41 was received and
adopted.
Mr.. ]. A. Buchanan and W. N. Mar.
tin, representing the board of trade.
asked that the board pass resolutions
I asking citizens generally to observe
August 23d a. holiday, in honor Of the
Lowe reception.
Report Of the superintendent of streets
received and placed on file.
Report Of City Recorder ]. G.. Rossiter
Tor the month OF July, showing ak
cases tried, reneived.
Report OF city marshal and tax COL
lector received and fled.
RESOLUTIONS were passed adopted seci-
ncations for iron culversts on Fair Oaks
and Raymond ave.
Resolutions ordering the same work
performed were passed and approved.
bid for laying sidewalk on Old Fair
Oaks from W. 0. Newcomb was received
at l0A cents per square foot, and on
motion accepted.
A BAD BREAK.
Ever since the controversy over Tho
compromise sewer-farm suit began, the
Times reporter has been worrying him.
self about the unknown man who in his
wild Imagination has been working ont
bis wrath against the sewer compro.
mise croved through the columns of
this paper. This is not to be wondered
at considering the fast that this reporter
has been for 30 long . time the tool Of
some tin-horn politicians. In fact, il is
clearly to be seen that he judges the
sections OF others from his own stand
point, and that it is beyond the scope |
81 his small-brain capacity to compre-
bend the fact that anyone should take
mp public canse without some selfish,
personal motive behind.
In this mornings edition, however,
tne reporter oversteps himself In his
anxiety to ferrit outsthis unknown man,
and insinuates that q well-known busi-
ness man OF this city has gone into the
by the same gentleman he did the
prawfish act, and promptly shouldered
The responsibility onto one Of his ad-
sisors, as might be expected.
BAD PAVING BONDS.
Mr.. ]. 8. Terrence, q prominent busi-
less man and property owner, addressed
The board, stating that he had been in
lormed that a recent invsstig alton Of the
proceedings of the council in the paving
matter had been made by q paving ex-
pert. and that he had reported against
me legality of the bonds that are to be
ssued to pay for this work, with the
probable resul9 that the Perine Paving
company will decline to sign contracts
p. 40 the work. Also, that owing to
Itaftlng the proceedings few days too
Astonishing Fact.