The herald., 1894-02-27
NEWS FROM NEARBY TOWNS,
A Case of Aggravated Assault
at Pasadena.
Proceedings of the Board of Super
vis0rs of Orange County.
Fire at Ontario DESTROYS Valuable
Household GoOds-News Notes
and Personals From
Pomona.

called to order by President Weed at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The usual form of approving the minutes of
the last meeting was got through with as rap
idly as possible and the regular business of the
session taken up
Mr.. Durant addressed the meeting on the
electric light question. He wanted light
placed on the corner of Columbia street and
Pasadena avenue
The matter of locating the new lights which
are to be put in shortly, came up for consider
alton and was thoroughly discussed Upon
motion it was decided to locate three of them
as follows: On Raymond avenue, near the
public library; on Colorado street, near the
corner of Vernon avenue, and on the corner OF
Pasadena avenue and Columbia street.
The electric light company was granted an
extension of two weeks in which to complete
the new system of 1000 candle power lamps
which they are to put in under their new con-
tract with the city.
The matter OF establishing a sewer district
on Euclid avenue, Arcadia and other streets,
came up for consideration.
The city engineer presented a diagram of the
district to be assessed, to which exceptions
were made by several property owners present
who objected to being included.
front of his house taken up as he said II was in
good condition and was placed on the line tur-
nished him by, the city engineer at the time
the work was done. No action was taken.
Resolution of intention to cause the follow
ing street work performed were passed: TO
grade, curb, and gutter Garfield from Illinois
. avenue from Orange Grove to Mountain street;
to curb, grade and gutter Lake avenue from
Colorado street to Hull
ELECTION PRECINCTS.
An ordinance establishing precincts for the
coming municipal election, was introduced.
The city is divided into six precincts bounded
as follows
No l. Commencing at Colorado and Ray
mond east to the city limits, thence north to
city limits, west to Los Robes avenue south
on Los Robes to Walnut, west on Walnut to
MarpnpO. SOuth to Union. west to RAYMOND
and south to Colorado street.
No. 2. Commencing at the corner of Ray
mond and Colorado, north to Union, east
to Marengo. north TO Walnut, east to Los Ro-
bles TO city limits, west to Lincoln avenue.
south to Fair Oaks, south to Colorado street,
east to Raymond.
No. 3. Commencing at Fair Oaks and Colo
RADIO street, north on Fair oaks and Lincoln
avenues to city limits, west to limits, south to
Colorado street. east to Fair Oaks avenue.
No. d. Commences corner Mills and Colo
RADIO street, west to city limits, east to Pasa-
dena avenue, north to Kansas, east to Mills,
north to Colorado street.
No 5. Commencing corner Mills ana
Colorado south to Kansas, west to Pasadena
avenue, south to city limits, east to Marengo
avenue, north to Kansas street, east to Ray
mond, north to Colorado, west to Mills.
No 8. Commencing corner Raymond and
Colorado east to limits, south to limits, west to
MaIengo avenue, north to Kansas street, west
TO Raymond, north to Colorado.
J. H. Woodwork was granted permission to
erect building on the north side OF Colorado
street, between Little avenue and Marengo to
be covered with corrugated iron.
The names of W. s. Lacy and Frank Haskell
were presented by Marshal Buchanan as
deputy city marshals, and duly approved by
the council to serve without pay.
The question OF water rates for the coming
year came up for discussion and an ordinance
introduced fixing the rates the same as last
year. Contractor Griffith was granted an ex-
tension of 10 days on the South Los Robes
avenue work in order that it might be all
done by home men.
STRUCK "A WOMAN.
EI..1~ rtoI h. fow o1
Buchanan this morning, charged with battery.
The case is an extraordinary one from the
fact that the defendant is charged with max
ing an assault upon an old lady by thename oil
Davenport. who lives on North Summit ave-
nue.. 1t seems that Barnhart hired a horse
from Mrs. Davenport for a short drive about
town. When the animal was returned Mrs.
Davenport remarked something about his con-
dtion and accused Barnhart of driving him
too far and too fast.
A lively dispute ensued in which Mrs. Dav.
export claims the defendant struck her a
blow in the face, knocking her down and
severely injurtng her
Mrs. Davenport is quite an old lady while
Barnhart is strong young fellow, and If the
case is as reported the assault was very brutal
one. The case has been set for hearing before
at 10 o'clock, when the whole affair will come
out Barnhart, il is stated. claims that Mrs
Davenport struck him with buggy whip be-
fore he hit her.
A MUSICAL EVENT.
The concert to be given at the tabernacle to-
morrow tuesday, evening by the Chicago la
dies quartette should have large attendance
The work of this quartette is spoken of very
highly by the press generally wherever they
have been heard. The programme is as follows
Quartette Shepherds Song, Kienzl-Quar
tie to-
Reading, Elocution Versus Love, Green
Solo, In Absence, Buck-Edith Bushee.
Cradle Song, Renard-Quartette.
Solo, Ali Che Assorte, Venzano-Mary b
Weaver.
Impersonation, The Irishman's Panorama
Burdette Cornelia Neltnor.
l Softly Dream Mohring-Quartette
Solo, Calm as the Night, Care-Alice Merrill
Raymond.
Whistling solo, selected-Mary B. Weaver
Scotch songs, Observation-Disclosures.
Solo, For Sake of the Past, Mattei-Elizabeth
Ludwig
Reading, In the Catacombs, Ballard-Cornela
Good Night Song, Root-Quartette
CHEwED UP HAT.
a colored citizen by the name of Archie Hill
was up before Justice Merriam this morning,
charged with disturbing the peace and other
wise conducting himself in an ungentlemanly
and unchristianlike manner. Among other
things he was charged with taking forcibe
possession of a hat which did not belong to
him. and when the owner of the same remon-
strated against the proceedings and attempted
to get it back, he seized it with his teeth and
bit a big hole out of the crown. The defend
and sadly pleaded guilty to trying to eat up
the hat, and was fined $40, which at last ac-
counts he was trying to raise among his
friends
NOTES
II. NJ. Gabriel has commenced building a
new house on Summit avenue, and will start
another one on Raymond in short time
Major Donnell of Iowa, who is spending the
winter in Southern California, returned today
from Il months visit at San Diego
large party from the Painter were out
this afternoon, filling both OF Wiley e. Gree
ly's t6lly-ho coaches The drive included a
stop at the Westminster for lunch.
The Pasadena Fruit association will ship its
first carload OF oranges from this section to-
morrow. The growers are holding back the
fruit much as possible, owing to tile bad
condition OF the market.
The seven DRINKS who were arrested yester-
day evening were brought up before Recorder
Rossiter this morning and fined IS each.
The funeral of Miss Harriet A. Patton, whose
death occurred at her home in North Pasadena
yesterday, will be held tomorrow (Tuesday)
afternoon, at O'Clock, from the North Pasa-
dena Congregational church.
The death of Waiter w. Hull aged %, from
consumption, occurred here yesterday The
remains will be sent east for interment.
The ladies of All Saints church are making
preparations for repetition OF last year S
pageant of roses, which was such a great sue
cess 1t is expected that the. affair this year
Will be much superior to thai of last spring,
but II is difficult to conceive of anything pref
tier than the last entertainment.
AT the Fortnightly clubs meeting tomorrow
evening, DR.. Reid is to present an interesting
paper on the geology of Pasadena and viein-
lty' with information and suggestions aSto
the mineral deposits and water supply OF the
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