The herald., 1895-05-21
PASADENA NEWS NOTES
Another Electric Road in
Prospect
RAYMOND AVENUE WIDENING
The School Bond Election to Occur
Today
Knife Welder Skipped-Dance by AdeIphian
Society-OiI Boring-Hotel Green
ArrivaIs-News Notes


council at the regular session this after
noon was the application of Herman de
Laguna for franchise for another elec-
trio railroad. This is the line mentioned
IN The Herald some days ago as being
projected to run between Los Angeles
and Pasadena, and which petitioned the
city council of Los Angeles for fran
chise-said franchise now being adver-
tised and to be bid upon June 18th. The
Los Angeles franchise calls for line to
run from the intersection of Main, Spring
and Temple to Macy street, thence to
Mission road and soon to the city limits.
From there the company intends to follow
the Mission road to the south line Of the
city of Pasadena. The franchise now
asked for from the Pasadena city council
calls for the following route: Commenc-
ing at the point where Marengo avenue
inteIsects the southern boundary of the
city CT Pasadena, thence northerly along
Marengo avenue to Colorado Street, west
on Colorado street to Colorado court;
thence to Grand avenue, south on Grand
avenue to Lockhaven street; thence to
Orange grove avenue, two blocks on
Orange Grove avenue to California street.
east on California to Marengo avenue
aforesaid.
Herman de Laguna addressed the coun.
Gil briefly, asking that the franchise be
granted, and he hoped the council would
see fit to act upon the matter as soon as
possible, that his company might get to
work at once. > He simply asked that
the franchise be put up for sale to the
highest bidder at the earliest possible
date. President Cox seemed to be ex-
pressing the sentiment of the whole
council when he said he should be always
opposed to granting franchise FOL an
electric road on such a narrow street as
Marengo avenue (only thirty feet from
curb to curb), and for that mater, unless
the people on Grand avenue and adjacent
streets on which the line is proposed to
be run petition for said line, he was op
posed to granting such franchise; for he
had always understood that those people
did not want a street car line on their
street. However, if Mr.. De Laguna could
arrange for his line to take another
route, the council would take it under
consideration
Mr. De Laguna said he thought there
would be no objection to changing the
route If 1t should appear that the property
owners along that part OF the line would
object. And as for the matter of coming
up Marengo avenue, Euclid avenue would
do just as well.
In conversation with The Herald cor
respondent, Mr.. De Laguna gave the fur
ther information that the people who are
bacA of him in the enterprise are ready
to begin construction at once, whenever
the franchise is granted. and bring the
work to as early completion as may be,
spending $3.50. 600 in the enterprise. He
says there will be nothing but the best-of
construction and equipment in the new
line, the object being TO build road that
will have all the latest Improvements and
be thoroughly substantial in all respects.
Sixty pound rails are to be used instead
of the usual rails of little more than half
that weight. The route is said to be
nearly mile and half shorter than that
by the way of the arroyo, which would
enable it to make quicker time, and the
intention is to double track the line the
whole distance.
President Keyes, DR.. Conger and p. M.
Green appeared in behalf of Throop Poly
technic instutute, in the matter of the
widening of Raymond avenue. maintain
ing that if ten feet more were given to
the street, in addition to the five feet al
ready given. it would be sutliclency, as
the street would then be tiity-fve feet
wide. The board concured in this opin-
ion, several of the members having been
over to Throop measuring the street and
looking over the ground. Among the
numerous resolutions adopted relating to
street improvement. the first was that in
reference to the widening of Raymond
avenue. Then followed the following:
Adopting specifications for tree-p plant
f. ing on Lincoln avenue; ordering work of
planting said treeG-camphor trees, twen-
ty-iive feet apart closing alley north of
Union street and east of Pasadena avenue; !;
closing alley west of Broadway and 1876
feet south of California; ordering work
on Walnut street from Fair Oaks to Ver-
non. grading, guttering and curbing; or
dering work on Walnut street, from Yer
non to Orange Grove avenues.
Resolutions establishing the grade of
Husdon avenue and changing the grade
of Grand avenue were read for the Iirst
time.
A communication was read from Mr..
Charles q. Glass in which he said that his
company considered the restrictions
placed upon granting franchise for an
electric light Tlant were too rigid for
them to be able to do business, conse-
queutly they declined to bid upon the
franchise. Today is the day for the
opening of bis, but there were. none
open.
Today was also the time set for open
ing bids for street work on Walnut street.
east of Los Robles, but the contractors
had either forgotten it or didn't care to
bid, for they were consplcuousy absent
The work was ordered to be readvertsed
and they are requested to be prompt here
after.
George W. Shipley petitioned to be al
lowed to erect a stable 25x70 feet, north
OF Union. street, between Fair Oaks and
Raymond avenues. front to be brick
slues ana lop OF corrugated iron. The
board thought such structures were be-
coming too numerous near the business
centers and denied the petition.
seth Glldden was granted permission
to erect two six-room cottages on lot of
Nichols subdivision.
Resolution OF intention was adopted to
cause sewer to be constructed on Wor-
cester avenue, from the north terminus,
to connect with the manhole in Colorado
street; to be inches in diameter, made
OF yitritied pipe, brick, iron and cement.