The herald., 1894-03-20
PASADENA.

N0tes.
PASADENA, March 19.-The city coun-
Gil met in regular session this afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Mayor Weed presiding and
Trustees CLARK, Cox and McQui ling
present. Lukens absent.
After the reading of the minutes of
the last meeting P. Francis MCGOWAN
addressed the board, asking that the
electric light at the corner Of Villa street
and Lincoln avenue be moved to the
corner OF Eureka street and Lincoln
avenue.
]. H. Walbridge addressed the board
in relation to street work on Vernon
avenue, Kensington place and Mary
street, and presented petitions signed
by property owners in that locality.
Street Superintendent Brown also ad-
dressed the board on the subject.
?. M. Kelso addressed the board in re-
gard TO curbing and guttering South
Euclid avenue.
Judge BrocKway and @. M. Skillen
also appeared before the council on that
matter.
An ordinance fixing the time for the
taking effect of ordinances was read Sec
tion by section and placed upon its final
passage.
An ordinance establishing the datum
plane in Pasadena was read for the third
time. The datum plan heretofore used
in fixing all official grades in said city
was approved, its use ratified and con-
firmed and said plane declared to apply
to all official grades heretofore estab-
lished.
An ordinance adopting seal for the
city OF Pasadena was read for the third
4 II
The seal adopted represents crown
and key, so arranged that the key ap-
pears resting within the crown. Occu-
pying the central space Of the seal and
surrounding which, in the margin of
the seal, appear the words "city OF
Pasadena, Incorporated A. D., 1885,"
An ordinance fixing the salaries of
city clerk and city marshal at $1,000
each per annum, was read for the third
time and was placed on its final pas
sage.
An ordinance fixing the location of
the city hall was read for the first time.
The city clerk submitted his report
OF municipal improvement bonds OF the
sixth series maturing February 1, 1894,
redeemed to the amount Of $4,000, and OF
the sixth year coupons on Rll municipal
improvement bonds maturing or out
standing February l, 1894, to the amount
of $7075. Also library municipal i'm
provement bonds. fourth series, mstur-
ing February L, 1894, redeemed at $425
with interest coupons to the amount OF
e505.75.
Petitions and complaints were pre-
sented by property owners (John II.
Walbridge et al on or near KenEing-
ton place and on Mary streets that work
done on streets in that vicinity was not
properly completed and a petition that
the work be finished at the expense of
the city. Read and filed.
A petition was presented by owners of
property on Orange avenue request
ing the establiahment OF the official
grade on Orange Grove, from Fair Oaks
to the Terminal company's right of way.
A petition from one hundred reeident
taxpayers and voters from northeast
Pasadena was submitted, begging that
an electric lamp be placed near the
precarioua and dangerous bridge and
approaches on the corner OF Lake ave-
nue. and ERrlham street. Petition read
and filed.
A petition was submitted by property
owners on Bellefontains street against
the improvement OF said street in ac-
cordance with resolution OF mention No.
629, passed at the last meeting. Pro-
test read and filed.
A resolution was introduced ordering
that KANSAS street should be graded to
conform with the official grade and that
it should be guttered, curbed and side
walked on both sides with cement where
the same has not been already done.
A protest from J. W. Hugus against
opening De Lacy street was presented
and read. The protest was entered on
the ground that the assessment district
was not large enough; that not a sufi-
cieRt amount had been allowed for dam
ages that the line of proposed opening
OF De Lacy street should be In direct
line south with De Lacy street as it now
runs from Colorado, and not leave the
proposed angle at Kansas street.
protest was received from Mrs. N.
@. Rose against the assessing Of proper
ty owners for the widening of Raymond
avenue north OF Colorado street.
A report was submitted by Marshal
Buchanan showing the number of lodg-
ings given during February at the city
relief station to be 1171; meals, 297l;
days labor done on streets, 232. The |
financial report of the city clerk for the
year was submitted and referred to the
committee on auditing and finance.
~ WAS nuN0u huu bOCOuUoU buhl bQ0 |
petition ON file for an electric light at |
the corner OF San Robles and Illinois
streets be granted. Carried.
Meeting then adjourned.
NOTES.
The quarterly business meeting OF the
Y. M. G. A. will be held on Tuesday
evening at 80 O'Clock.
On Tuesday evaning. March 20th
Rev. Z. NJ. Webster win deliver the
third OF series OF lectures on Studies
in Political Economy in the Universa-
list church. Subject, Rent and the Law
OF Kent. Must rent be paid? II so,
to whom?
A stray horse is in town awaiting
Identification by its owner.
Pasadena experienced q thoroughly
disagreeable day Monday, and much
Hrumbling was heard from residents as