The herald., 1894-01-16
PASADENA.

Be Fed.
PASADENA, Jan. l5:-For the first time
In many weeks the city council met this
afternoon with all the members present.
Mr.. Lukens, who has been sick for some
time, was in his accustomed place. thus
making the circle complete.
The most important matter considered
was the question as to what is to be done
with the unemployed in our city, and
our citizens will learn with pleasure that
A steps have been taken to relieve the
worthy needy and drive out the tramps
lid footpads.
Preceding action in this matter, how
ever, a considerable amount of routine
business was transacted.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Mr.. E. A. Walker was present and ad-
dressed the board relative to the neces-
| sity OF placing an electric light on the
! corner OF Madison avenue and Cali
tornia street.
The new plumbing ordinance, the
features OF which have been outlined
before, was placed on it's passage.
resolution of intention to cause
Pasadena avenue to be widened five feet
on the west side between Colorado
street and Elveado drive was passed.
Bills to the amount of $129.31 were
reported favorably upon by the audit
ing and finance committee, which were
approved and warrants ordered drawn.
An ordinance adopting general speci-
tications for street work was read for
the first time.
Mr.. McQuilling reported that Chief
Turbetts OF the fire department had
asked to have the engine tested. The
matter was referred to the same council
man, with power to act.
The question of the closing of Mon
tana street, which runs between Yer
non and Pasadena avenue q short dis
tance north of the Terminal station,
came up for discussion. The city attor-
hey gave as his opinion that the street
| belonged to the public and that Mrs.
Carr, the owner of the land adjoining,
had no right to fence it up. as had been
done. He also stated that she had prom
ised to remove the distractions in few
days.
The street superintendent was, upon
motion, instructed to see that the street
was cleared.
Considerable discussion was raised
over the point as to whether or not the
council had the right in street work to
ton to one contractor and the rest to
another. 1t was agreed that such action
could be taken, but that the bids should
be in different shape, with a separate
check or bond for each portion OF the
work.
Bids upon the Fair Oaks avenue work
were postponed opening for one week.
Bids for laying cement sidewalk on
the south side of Colorado street, be-
tween De Lacy street and Orange Grove
avenue. and for curb and gutter on
both sides of the street, were opened as
follows: Ward & Roberts, curb 13
cents per lineal foot, gutter IA cents per
lineal foot, sidewalk 101s cents per lineal
{ FOOT W. A. Crawford, curb 13 cents,
f gutter Is cents, sidewalk 9.91s E. w.
Griffith, curb 13 cents, gutter l3 cents,
sidewalk 10 cents; Gray Bros, curb IA
cents, gutter l211s cents, sidewalk 1875
cents.
The bid of Crawford was thrown out
on account of Irregularities and tee
work awarded 90 E. w. Griffith.
The bid of Z. W. Griffith of curbing
and guttering Los Robles avenue south
OF Colorado street, at IA and 16 cents per
lineai foot, was received and the con.
tract awarded to him.
KICK ON THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT.
Gray Bros.' Artificial Stone Paving
company presented lengthy appeal to
the council on Irregularities in the street
superintendent department, in drawing
up assessments for the work on Colo
: rsdo street between Fair Oaks and Lake
avenue, which they completed some
time ago.
The appeal set forth that the assess
b ments were not properly marked as re-
: corded that q number OF lots were de-
scribed wrong and the amounts of the
assessments were wrong. ALI of which
endangered the collections, and the Pc
titioners asked that the matter be
Strengthened out.
Monday, January 22d, was set as the
time for hearing the appeal.
Petitions were received to place cleo
trio lights on ths corners OF Madison
and Center, Madison and California,
Los Robles and Center. They were all
received and filed.
Aresolution of intention to establish
the grade of Madeline drive between
Orange Grove and Pasadena avenues
WAS passed.
A petition to construct sewer on
Raymond avenue between Chestnut
ana Villa streets WAS received and
granted.
az Chief Turbetts was present, and regis
tered kick about the frequent alarms
which are turned in for brush fires.
He stated the company was thoroughly
tired of the business and wanted it
stopped i'll some way. No action was
taken.
Messrs. Weed and Arthur were ap-
pointed committee, with power to act,
to confer with the street superintendent
relative to the appointment of clerk
in that Office.
: The city attorney was also instructed
to arrange assessments on the Summit,
= Chestnut, Raymond and Euclid avenues
sewer work.
WILL FEED THE UNEMPLOYED.
A: the conclusion of the regular rou-
tine business the tramp problem WAS
taken up.