The herald., 1894-03-08
POMONA.
Proceedings of the city OOuncII-LocaI
News Matters.

Proceedings Of the city OOuncIl-LocaI
News Matters.
POMONA, March 7.-At 7 80 last night
the city council met in its regular
monthly session. The first thing brought
to its attention was formal request
from President Baldwin for permission
to use poles and overhead wire, in case
anything should prevent carrying out
the fret intention of running electric
cars by the method OF storage batteries.
A resolution prepared by W. A. Bell was
unanimously passed by the council. in
which said permit was embraced.
W. II. Saunders reported an itemized
statement OF one-half of the cost of the
survey OF the park grounds juet pur-
chased from the Pomona Land and
Water company, and presented as an
account against the city, which was to
hear half of the survey cost, which was
allowed.
City Marshall Lorbeer asked for the
authority to appoint, without additional
cost to the city, deputy in or near the
Kingsley tract. This was granted him.
the appointment subject, however, to
the approval also OF the councilman
from that ward.
The regular monthly salaries and bills
OF various kinds were then read and
allowed.
Recorder Young appeared before the
council In behalf of certain property
holders on Second street, requesting q
consultation between them and the
board on the matter OF paving and its
cost. 1t was finally agreed to request
all property holders interested to meet
them at an informal meeting on the
night OF the 10Th instant, at 80, in the
city hall.
There being no other business a mo.
tion to adjourn to 7 80, March goth, was
carried.
The convention of the Methodist, Con-
gregational, Baptist and Presbyterian
Sunday schools begins tomorrow even
ing (Tnursday) az 8 p.m., at the Meth
odist church. Following is the evening
programme:
Att 80, song service.
At 800, address; The Importance of the
Sabbath school 20 the Church and S;ate-Rey
]. II. Williams of Redlauds.
AT s 80. address: Organization for Evangel-
ization-W. Reynolds.
L. II. Bixby of Pasadena gave this
Office pleasant call this morning. He
is up on business and will soon move
with his family to his ranch north of
Lordsburg, to permanently reside.
A tennis club is being organized among
the pupils of the high school in this city.
The trustees OF the public library
held an executive session last evening,
and it will no doubt be pleasing to
patrons of the library to learn that two
copies of work on the Worlds Parlia-
ment of Religions have been received
and are ready to be given out.
More interesting still, perhaps, to a
large number of people ia the fact that
we may be afforded an opportunity of
viewing the worlds fair mineral ex-
hibt of San Bernardino county that ].
A. Bidwell, deceased, got up. Mrs. Bid
we'll has offered TO place part, or per-
haps the whole of this meritorious col
lection on exhibition in the rooms of
the library.
Rev. G. F. Loop ahd Mrs. f. P.
Bartlett. librarian, have been appointed
committee to secure the exhibit, if
possible.
The statement OF the number of books
circulated in February is 1859 copies
(not including 800 read in the library
rooms), an excess of some 200 copies
over last year.
The pupils of Miss Nellie Ray, a
teacher in the seventh grade of the
public school, surprised her greatly last
night bs coming in upon her in great
numbers at her place of residence, Mrs.
ID. A. Gales, on Louisa street, which
goes to show the kindly feeling in which
''her many little friends" hold her as a
teacher.
Msssrs. @. G. Kellog, George A. Ross
and E. NJ. Keller are out with yellow
county assessment blanks, gently re-
minding everyone they are property
holders.
Mr.. 1. N. Moore, formerly Pomonan,
now of Alhambrs, paid our growing
town a visit today.
+. M. Slaughter of Rincon is fre-
quent visiter in Pomona. He was seen
upon our streets today.
Joseph, Mullen, Esq, is having ce-
ment sidewalks put down around his
home.
Mrs. D. Hawkins returned yesterday