The herald., 1894-12-14
BUSINESSMEN AFTER THE 5, P,
Protests Against the Railway
Franchire.
Founding of Throop Polytechnic
Institute Commemorated Today.
More School Buildings Wanted-Prof.
McClatohls Lectures Many
Elections - Musical
Events.

morning makes an attempt 10 oSok NJ
the Southern Pacific in its effort to de
fraud the Broadway property owners ou
pf their property. A long list OF inter-
views ia published with citizens in an
sndeavor to show that the people want
The council to let the road come in re-
yardleas OF the rights OF anyone. The
sffort, however, was sad failure, the
airect and implied sentiment of those
published even, being in favor of arb-
tration. The following petition. which
10 now in circulation and receiving the
endorsement of our business men gen.
Brally, speaks louder, however, than
any number of selected interviews. The
petition, with the list OF signatures at
tached, up to this evening, reads
PASADENA, Dec. IL, 1894.
70 the honorable president and board of trus.
tees of the city of Pasadena:
Whereas, There is now being adver-
tised franchise for q steam railroad up
Broadway avenue. as applied for by the
Southern Pacific Railway company, the
undersigned, individuals and firms, dos
ing business in Pasadena, would respect.
fully recommend that said franchise be
not granted until the highest bidder for
the same shall have made settlement
for damage by compromise or aFbitra-
tion with such property owners along
said avenue as are willing to settle
and who will abide by such settlement: !:
A. A. Chubb. j. P. Grey, Fl. ]. Vail.
F. r. Harris, B. Jarvis & Son, E. White
& Son, q. L. Underwood, W. I. Clapp.
w. A.. Heiss, James Smith, Gardner &
Webster, Randall & Twombly, VIM. R.
Stats Co., ]. U. Mariner, Farris &
Strong, VIM. Shopbaoh. ]. ]. Buckius.
Stephen Helen, r. II. Pinney, Wotkyns
Bros, George F. Kernaghan. Charles
Hughes, Ed Michener. Breiner &
Crosby, Isaac Springer. W. B. Loughs
cry. w. D. Hammell, Baugham Bros.
Wetherby & Kayser. Heiss Bros.
Shields, Ray Hutchins. Week & Wood,
J. S. Glasscock. @. B. Thomas, Ed R.
Braley & Co., II. M. Gabriel, Ed Ken
nedy, Francis F. Rowland, E. A.
Walker, T. J. Riggs & Co.. j. G. stude-
baker, Haskell & Crump, T. L. Hoag,
Billings & Lancaster. ]. A. Jacobs.
Nash Bros, Elliot & Worreii, E. Groen-
sudyke, /. N. Sears, P. P. Bonhsm, Men,
ner & Putnam, w. 0. Swan.
The sentiments expressed in this
petition are in line with the position
taken by the HERALD since the start.
The Southern Pacific, If it is to be al.
lowed to come into the city at all, must
pay for damages inflicted.
Its attempt to defraud the property
owners by means Of an old, defunct
dummy road permit which has only
been given a shadow of legality by a
perpetual injunction suit, will fail. The
majority of our people will never con-
sant to see their neighbors robbed of
their property to benefit the Southern
Pacific company.
IN MEMORY OF FATHER THRooP.
Commemorating exercises in honor OF
Hon. A. g. Throop. founder OF Throop
Polytechnic institute, and generally
known as Father Throop, will be held in
East hall of the institute tomorrow
friday morning. from 10 to II. The
programme will be participated in by
members OF the board OF directors,
faculty and students. 1t consists chiefly
of short addresses devoted TO the life
and character of the man who gave bis
time and fortune to the founding of this
institution. By an endowment of $780,
900. almost his entire fortune, he found
cd this institution which bears his name
and Southern California in general. The
exercises tomorrow mark the first me-
mortal day in his memory, and will be-
come one of the established days OBJ
served by the institute.
Students and parents are invited to
be present at the exercises, and an
Especial invitation is extended to former
1tudents.
The programme for the day ia as fol.
lows:
Singing.
Prayer-Rev. DR.. E. L. Conger.
Five-mfnuts addresses by the follow
Ing members OF the faculty: DR..
Bridges, w. E. Arthur. P. NJ. Green,
Mrs. L. Conger, Mrs. VIM. Stanton, DR..
E. l.. Conger.
Singing.
Short addresses by the following stu
dents and members of the faculty, in
which each speaker will take up some
point in the character of Father Throop ::
Students-Miss Banbury. recitation /;
Horace Gaylord, George Doty, Joseph
Gaylord. Miss Haynes and Miss Lulu
Conger.
The exercises will close with short
address by Prof. McClstchie.
Faculty - President G. H. Keyes,
Secretary Frank Policy, Prof, Sanders.
Miss Allis.s
Students-Mr. Williams, Frank Jew
cit. Harry Gaylord. Edson Turner.
Faculty-Prof. w. K, Gaylord, Prof.
W. II. Parker, Prof. Hamilton, Miss
Morse, Mics Campbell.
THOSE SCHOOL BONDS AGAIN.
The question OF bonds for the purpose
f erecting more school buildings has
sgain bobbed up in the ehape of the fol-
lowing petition, which is being circu-
ated and signed:
'To the Trustees of Pasadena School Dis
trict:
"GENTLEMEN We, the undersigned,
heads of families residing within the
Pasadena city school district, in view OF
)he overcrowded condition of the schools
md the urgent necessity for greater
lchool facilities, hereby request your
honorable. body TO call meeting of tho
qualified electors of said district at 90
sarly day as possible. to discuss the
necessities OF the case, and to call an
election for the purpose of voting bonds
in order to provide additional school fa-
silities."
1t is difficult to gee juet what good ia
10 be accomplished by this petition.
The old question of the legality OF the
ichool district still hangs over the di-
rectors, and the value of bonds ia still
impaired ii not rendered worthless. A
more practical thing to would be for
some signer Of the above petition to
bring friendly suit to settle this mat
tar subEcrintiOu bse airaadv haAn