The herald., 1894-11-17
LATE NEWS FROM PASADENA.
A Complete Synopsis of the New
City Charter.
A Pleasant Entertainment at Hotel
Green.
Prof Lowe Entsrtains NJ. III. Ds Young
OF tho Chroniclc-The Old Wig
wan Torn Down-Sociel
Events Notes.

PAsApFNA, Nov. 16.-As stated in this
rniug's HERALD, the completed new
,-sy charter was turned over to the pres
ident OF the council today.
1t is q formidable document, covering
81 closely typewriter pages, and must
have entailed much work on the prrt OF
the board of freeholdera in it's construc-
tion.
All the changes, mentioned exciu-
sively in yesterdays HERALD, are in
corporated in the new charter, which is
Of special interest to our citizens from
the fact that they will be called upon
shortly to pass their opinion on it at
the polls.
The opening sections are devoted TO
defining the city boundaries, which re-
main as at present.
The fret important change comes
under the head OF city council, which
provides that the council OF the city
shall consist OF five members, one from
each ward, and mayor shall be elected
by the whole city. This mayors term
of Office is made two years, that of tbs
council four years each; and every two
wears. in addition Con the first Tuesday
in April), there shall be elected treas
urer, an assessor, who shall be ex-otiicio
tax collector, O clerk, who ehsll be ex-
officio auditor, q marshal, who shall be
ex.officio license tax collector, an en-
gineer and city superintendent OF streets.
An attorney and recorder are also pro-
vided for, to be appointed by the mayor
and council every two years.
The first election occurs the first
Tuesday in April, '95, two of the coun-
cilmen will hold for two years and the
rest for four.
The property tax shall never exceed
81 on each 500 valuation, exclusive OF
bonded indebtedness. principal and in,
terest. The city shall have power to
issue bonds upon q two-thirds vote OF
the electors, for the purpose OF acquiring
water, water-rights, and construction OF
water systems, sewers, protection against
fire, purchasing and maintaining cleo
tric.light plants, buying real estate for
public buildings and erecting buildings
thereon, or for any other purpose au-
thorized by law.
The mayor shall receive no pay.
Couacilmen shall receive So for each
day q session, the total compensation of
each not TO exceed 5000 per annum. The
treasurer shall be paid $500 year; the
assessor 5000; the clerk $1,000; the at
torney 5000; the marshal 5000; the re-
eorder fee of SO for each case tried, the
total monthly pay not to exceed $50; the
engineer 81 day for each days work
done. his total pay not to exceed $1,000
per year; the superintendent OF streets,
5000 per year.
Perhaps the most interesting section
lie the following relative to the sale OF
liquors:
Section Within the corporate linn
its of the city OF Pasadena no person or
persons, either as owner, principal,
agent, servant or employee, shall estab-
lish, open. keep, maintain, or carry on
any tippling house. dramshop, cellar,
saloon, bar room, sample room or other
place where spurious. vinous. malt or
mixed liquors are sold or given away !;
provided, that this section does not
apply to hotels or restaurants, who may
furnish to guests or customers vinous or
malt liquors with legitimate meals :;
also, providing, that this section does
not apply to a regularly licensed drug
gist who may sell either spirituous, vim
GUS or malt liquors in quantities not to
exceed one quart at any one sale, upon
the prescription of phyeician entitled
to practice medicine under the laws Of
the state OF California.
The above synopsis contains all the
important changes which are made by
the new charter. and should DO care.
fully read over.
PLEASANT AFFAIR.
The music room OF Hotel Green was
well filled last evening at the entertain
ment given by the Ladies' league OF the
Universelist church. The programme
consisted OF musical and literary num-
bsrs, closing with laughable farce, The
Happy Family, which WAS well rem
dered. Miee Pearl gave two pleasing
recitations, and Mr.. Sloan of Los Angeles
rendered a couple OF piano solos in an
ENJOYABLE manner. Mrs. Collette of Los
Angeles gave two vocal solos that were
highly appreciated.
The farce went off very smoothly with
the following cast;
Mr.. Benjamin Bibbs s......... Frof o. W. KYLE
Mr.. Barnaby B1bbs. L. q. Brown
MI. Peter Parker. Charles Green
Grumpy Observation-Disclosures. Hal Green
MrS h6nJdmIu BlDDS MISS trlepn1C Pearl
Mrs Barnaoy Blbbs. s......... Mrs. b. o. Kendall
Miss selma Summers. .............. Miss Weslover
bnafley y...-..s.....-......... Mrs Clara b. Green
PROF. LOWE ENTERTAINs.
M. II. de Young, proprietor of the
San Francisco Chronicle. and wife we're
the guests of Prof. and Mrs. T. S. C.
Lowe today. The professor took the
visitors up over the mountain road to
Echo mountain, returning in time for
luncheon at his elegant home on South
Orange Grove avenue. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. de Young were delighted with Pas
adens and the superb view of the valley
obtained from the top OF the great in
cline.
THE wIGwAM FALLS.
The Republican wigwsm is q thing of
the past, the two ends which formed
the barracks having been pulled down
With all due respect to the
gentlemen whose brilliant brains
evolved this wigwam scheme, we
sincerely hope that Pasadena will never
again be inflicted with such a produc.
ton. Memory OF the playful way the
north winds had of meandering down
ones back in that historic wigwem still
hsunts the dreams of many a wary polls
ticisn on both sides of the fence. The
habit that the big electric lights had of
going out just at critical moment when
the fate OF the nation or a candidete
hung trembling in the balance was an
other Of the attractions which the wig
wan may lay claim to. But it ia gone.
Let it rest in peace-but give us no
more Of them.