The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-09-12
PASADENA.

PASADENA, Sept. 1.-THE city council
met ia regular session this afternoon,
all the members being present, and
Mayor Lukeas in the chair. Deputy
Clerk Bangham kept the minutes, in
the absence of Clerk Dyer.
A petition was received from Martha
Ward asking that street 60 feet wide
in McKelvey's addition to Pasadena,
known as Eastern avenue, be abandoned
az q public highway. The street res
ierred to Ia in the Raymond addition 10
che city, and the petitioner sets forth
hat she wishes to convert the land adj
,oining back into acreage. Upon mo-
ton the position was ordered filed and
action postponed until septic M Der 24tn.
A certificate from F. A Buchanan,
treet superintendent, that the contract
Of J. A. Fsirchild for paving Raymond
avenue between Colorado and Kansas
ltreets had been completed according to
specifications. was ordered filed.
An ordinance accepting the work was
introduced and declared read for the
fret time.
An ordinance establishing the grade
of Pleasant street between Marengo and
Euclid was introduced.
A petition from L. P. Hansen, the
local representative OF the Consolidated
Electric road, was received asking for a
franchise to operate single or double
track road over the following route:
On Bellview Drive between Fair Oaks
and RAYMOND: also commencing at the
junction of Colorado. North and Ray
mond to Chestnut west to Fair Oaks
and north to city limits; provided, that
only q single track shall be laid between
Kansas and Union streets on Raymond
avenue.
A resolution to grant the franchise as
asked for was introduced and passed
1t requires that q certified check 10 r
500 accompany the bid for the frsncbiI Q
and bond for $4,000 for the construction
OF the road as stated.
A resolution OF intention to cause
Raymond avenue to be paved between
the south line of Union and the north
line of Colorado street was passed.
A resolution ordering Marengo ave-
nue. graded, guttered and paved between
Colorado and California streets was in
troduced and passed.
The report of the euditing and finan-
cial committee recommending payment
of bills amounting to S3l2.49 was re-
csived and warrants ordered drawn.
The question of the safety of the
building which is being erected on West
Colorado street, adjoining Wiley &
Greely's stable, was brought up. The
upper story is to be used "a public
hall and, upon motion, the street SUI
perinteRdent was authorized to ex.
anime the structure and determine
whether it is safe.
A numerously signed protest was re-.
ceived against the proposed laying of
q cement sidewalk on the east side of
Raymond avenue, between Villa and
Chestnut. September oath was set as
the time for hearing all interested par.
ties.
A petition was received and fled ask
ing that an electric light be placed on
the corner of Lake avenue and California
street,
A petition was granted asking that
South Moline avenue. between Colorado
street and East street, be graded, gut
tered and curbed. and q cement walk
laid.
A petition from George S. Turner to
be allowed to build an addition to the
rear of the brick building at 80 North
Raymond avenue, to be covered with
corrugated iron, was denied.
The following statement, showing the
cash on hand in the city treasury Au-
gust 31st was received: General fund,
s1707.76; sewer fund, $545.30; library
fund, $700.54 general street repair fund,
$1,000; fire sinking fund, $1199.02; libra
~ fund, $l42. 80; expense fund, $67. AZ.
The appointments OF W. S. Lacy as
deputy tax collector, with q salary of
s75 per month, by Tax Collector
Buchanan, was approved.
NOTES.
N. S. Bsngham of the clerks office is
arranging for q mountain trip the mid>
die of the month.
City taxes will be due September 18th
and may be paid any time thereafter or
priorto December 31st.
Prof. SHIRLEY. the noted specialist OF
San Francisco, who has been visiting
with her brother, Rev. Pearl and family
OF this city, leaves for home tomorrow
morning.
City Clerk Dyer lie spending few DAYS
ct Long Beach getting 9 Whit of salt air.
The trial OF Charles Calvin for dis
turbing the peace comes up before JUS
tice Merriam tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
DIR. J. r. Townsend left today for Oak
land where he will attend the fourteenth
annual convention of the Y. III. O. A. of
California.
Mr.. 7. O. Foster, formerly OF this city
10 now travelling for San Francieco
stationery house, was in the city to-
day.
There was big crowd on the noun
tains Saturday and Sunday. Messrs
Stats, Holmes, Borker. Martin, Gil
more and Wood formed jolly crowd
which returned last evening.
Carl Thomas, son of DR.. g. Roscoe
Thomas, left today for Cornell Univer~
sity. where he will continue the courae
be has been taking at sStanford the past
three years.
A social will be held tomorrow even
ing at the residence OF Mrs. Day, form
erly DIR. James house, on East Colorado
street. unde- the an picea OF the ladies
OF All Saint church.
All lovers Of the delicacias of the tah'e use