The herald., 1894-08-14
PASADH A.
The Council Holds a Warm Session.
City Assessment List-Notes.

Tho Council Holds q Warm Session.
City Assessment List-Notes.
PASADENA, Aug 3-Once more the elephant
went round. and still the circus is not at an
end Todays session of the city council was
devoted almost entirely 10 a wordy contest
over the Terminal rate matter, with the result
tina. nothing more was accomplished at the
end than at the beginning. The fact of the
matter is that deadlock exists in the hall OF
our municipal fathers which bids fair to last
indefinitely, or at least until the return OF
President Lukens.
Matters stand now as follows: Trustees Cox
and Washburn want the city attorney instruct
ed to begin suit against the railway company;
Trustees Weed and Hamilton want to wait till
the South Pasadena case is decided before
moving on the works of The enemy; or, as
Judge Weed says, "try to buck the Dull OH the
Attorney Gibbons, of the Terminal, was pres
ent most OF the afternoon, and did all possible
to keep the proceedings lively He opened up
by presenting the old standby petition asking
that the company be granted permission to-
LIST. This petition was careful nled ana
promptly denied by q full vote of the board.
City Attorney Arthur reported that he had
been unable to reach any agreement with the
railway people. and was of the opinion that If
the case were taken into court he could come
out winner against the company.
Several lively tits between the attorney ana
Councilman Cox occurred during the session.
Mr. Gibbon stated that he had always held that
the ordinance regulating the rates was not
lawful and could not be enforced
"Then why did you come before this board
at two different times and ask Tor permission
to raise your rates?" inquired Mr.. Cox. 81 for
one" continued the councilman, IAN in favor
OF pushing this suit against the company and
show the people where we stand In this mat
ter"
but we can't afford to be tied up in three
year lawsuit" put in Judge Weed.
Mr. Hamilton-There is no use OF our bolster
ing up this rate matter any further. The COM
pany viii do as II pleases any way,
Mt Weed think we should sit down and
wait till the South Pasadena case is settled in
ethe supreme court,
Mr. Weed-I move this whole matter be laid
over until September LIST, when Mr.. Lukens
will be back.
A tie vote resulted-Yeas, Weed and Hamil-
ton; nays, Cox and Washburn.
In answer to question as to legal expenses,
the city attorney said the total cost OF the suit
would probably not exceed $50.
Then the council got switched off on some
other business, but presently the chairman
about that Terminal company" followed by a
dead silence.
accents from Mr.. Hamilton's corner; and SO it
stood.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Bills were ordered paid to the amount of
S3O6.o6.
petition from Mr.. Barnhart to move a We
neered brick building to the corner of Colo
aado and Broadway was Withdrawn.
4 resolution to sidewalk, curb and gutter
ter streets was passed
q Action on the complaint OF Mr.. brockway
against Policemen Orr and Galtman was oe-
ferred one week.
Contractor Hughes was granted 10 days ex-
tension on Euclid avenue sewer work.
petition to establish the grade OF Pheasant
street was granted
Mr.. Robinson was granted permit to erect a
cottage on Mary and Pasadena streets.
"A petite on from + Braley 4 Co, to remove rel rove
erect d brick store, was granted.
THE NEW ASSESSMENT.
Through tho courtesy of Assistant City
Clerk Bangham the HERALD is BILE to present
below the total city assessment for the years
OF 1S94-95, which has just been COM
pleted. The figures given are only approxi-
mate, The table shows the comparison with
last year,
1884 1S94-5
tate .......... SO, 343, 796 90 $3.9s4.71O 90
Value OF M
provements 1735,6s5 90 2,02s,355 90
Personal prop
Money and SOL
vent credits. 1880 90 1865 90
Mortgages and
interest ....... 49,360 % 55,945 90
property ...'. 5,52s, ISL 90 e,49e,51o 90
Deduction acct
mortgage ..-.. 49, 366 OO 0o,S45 90
Total value after
deductiOn.... 5,413, S21 90 6,44O,075 90
Tax collected by
&ssessor........ 1869 ~ 1,O45 40
NOTES.
Mayor and Mrs. Lukeus are expected home
from the Yosemite on the Goth.
II. NJ. Hamilton has sold to Chas. H. Frost
lot on Colorado street east of Los Robes; con-
sideration, 5000.
were aboard the Santa Fe train which colided
In Missouri yesterday. A telegram received