The herald., 1894-12-10
SUNDAY NEWS At PASADENA,
Consideration of the City Re-
c0rder Matter.
The Southern Pacific Franchise Is
Almost Knocked Out.
Filthy Condition of MISUNDERSTANDING
Oserrun the Town-Sociai
Evsnts-Personnls.
Notes.

PASADENA. lJSCs u --OuC VI thp hAO9N
important things which will come be-
lore the city council for consideration
tomorrow will be the matter OF the city
recorders court, when vas brought up
at the last meeting. 1t will be remem-
bered tha. s motion by Mr.. Wash hourn
10 declare the office vacant only failed
20 90 through On account OF Councilman
Hamilton not understanding the quss-
lion and falling to vote. IL was finally
decided TO refar tha natter TO th5 city
attorney for hil opinion as 50 the legal
ity OF the acts Of the pfesen- recorder
alter juatcs of the peace had offered
10 take the office. His report on this
matter ahouId have q considerabis in-
Ausnee with she council in deciding this
luestion OF declaring the office vacant.
Ii Sir. Arthur iiuda that no exceptions
can be made t0tho official actions OF the
present recorder aeeordiug to the recent
superior court ruling, it wouli not seem
that there waa public necessity tor
change. AZ has before been srated,
Dir. kossifer's conduct of thia Office has
nven general satisfaction and he has
proven himself entirely capable oi
handling the trust imposed in him. lie
,ouk the Office when no one else wanted
taEd when Mf. Merriam, the present
applicant fur appointment. positively
refused TO accept il uniess he Was paid
I salary His application ut this late
late iof the Office does not come with
very much grace IL view Of this f0rmer
refusal AT longest ii ia only matter
IF few weeks before Mr.. koaslter will
be- a justice OF the peace, when all ques'
tion as To the legality of his appoint
ment, il any exiets. will yariab. The ac-
ton of the council is awaited with in
terest.
THE 5 p. KNOCKED OUT.
1t looks very much at present as
though the Southern Pacific company
s going to have great deal OF trouble
in getting its coveted franchise up
Broadway avenue.
In epite OF the assertion OF the South.
ern Pacific and Councilman Ward that
the matter was settled when the resolus
ton to advertise was passed. the con-
tra.y seems to he the case. The TACT
remains that according to our state law
it requires four out OF council of five
TO pass an ordinance OF this character.
These four the Southern Pacific hGs not
got, nor is it likely to get them. II
is true that three Of our city councilmen
favor allowing the company to come
into the city free of any restrictions or
obligations to settle with injured prop
erty owners. But it is also true that
Pasadena has two councilmen, Mayor
Lugens and Mr.. Hamilton, who have
sufficient back bone to take stand and
demand that the interests OF Pasadena
cilzens be coneidered paramount to
those of any railway company. apd that
these jnterests are protected. The city
ia to be congratulated upon hoving men
Of this character upon its council.
No further action can be taken in the
case until the time for receiving bids
arrives, one week from tomorrow MON
day). Then comes the pinch. 10 pass
the ordinance awarding the franchise
lour councilmsn must De found who
will favor it, and where are they to
come from? Three they have, but four
hey have not.
COVER TIE RESERVOIR.
People passing the large Villa street
'eservoir of the Pasadena Lake Vine
rard l.. & W. Co., daring the past few
lays have had very forcibe object
eseon Of the condition OF thoe6 large
ltorage places for wafer About week
Igo the company set about cleaning out
he eonth hall OF this reservoir, the
water of which has already been filtered
rom the south hali. No one who hes
rot seen would believe what an amount
)t illth could collect in the space OF six e,
)r twelve months eFen. Over 100 wagon
oads of mud, slime END filth has been
AIKEN cut ana dumped near where all
yho choose may see. II hardly seema
Tedible that go much filth could be
contained in one reservoir, the water OF
Fhlch is offered the people to drink. 1t
g s. wonder that more HiCkness does not
'esult from using such Water-it cannot
certainly be heslthiu. Ii there were
30 way of avoiding thIs condition of
Affairs il would be needless to call stten-
ton tC 1t, but there appears to bs a
way out Of the difficulty. 1t is gener-
ally agreed that q reservoir should be
covered, especially one situated on fre-
luently Travelled street, and this could
he done q small expense comparatiyely.
Why the company persists in keeping it
open, free for everything to fly nnd fall
INTO, is one OF the uuex planned mys-
tares which will end one OF these DAYS
by the people getting up and seeing that
an eilicisnt set Of men are placed in con.
troi.
THE TRAMpS STILL COME
The tramps continue to come by
singles and doublos, highways and rail-
ways, but still they come. Tee number
OF these gentry who are being daily
ground through the lcea courts is
larger at present than at any previous
time. The eXponee to the county and
city is enormous Probably but few
people know what the actual expense OF
the arrest and trial of vagrant ia. 1t
cost the county or city, as the case may
be, S5 - for every arrest. Three dol
.ars of this goes to The instics Of the
peace, two dollars to the constable max,
ing thee arrest and the balance to iuci-
1entals.
The total expense from Pasadena, az
The rate vagrenta are being taken up at
present, will not fall far ehOTt OF $1,000
per month, and may run over that
figure, and for what? Absolutely moth
ing. At the end OF 10 or Is days the
men are turned out again TO be re-
arrested and another $1,000 OF costs piled
upon the taxpayers.
1t is understood that vigorous kick
is being made in the district attorney e
office over the heavy bills sent in by
country jastices and constables, end
that thsre will be difficulty in collecting
the claims. The arrests made In this