The herald., 1895-06-11
PASADENA NEWS NOTES
The City Council and the Rail-
roads
A SPOILED SENSATION
Pennsylvanians Have Some Fun at
Picnic
DR.. Cougar Discusses the Boys-A New Busi-
ness BIock-A Wedding Soon TO Be.
News Items


council met in regular session at . p. M,
President Cox and Trustees Wash burn
and Weed being present. Trustee Lukens
came in about 5 O'Clock. The first and
most important matter to come before
the board was the question of amending
the Term inal company's franchise by
which the number of trains might be
reduced
Attorney ibbon of the Terminal Rail-
way company addressed the board. ask
ing an amendment of the road 3 franchise
SO as TO remove the limit as to the num-
Der of trains daily. He repeated substan-
TALLY the statements made at the pre-
vious meeting of the board. lie said the
road is losing money ut least Sl00 a dsy,
and the company would Ike to run i've
trains per day each way instead OF
twelve.
Judge Weed said railway matters had
assumed new form since his absence
from the city-that the electric road =
carrying many passen gers. How long
the novelty would continue he could not
say. He had observed that but few las
sengers are seen on the Terminal road
he SAW few heads in the tram and con.
:
IT was great detriment TO Pasadena 70
have trains running into the city empty.
and II was a detriment. too, 10 have
steam railroads crossing the streets ST
grade and thus endangeline the lives oi
people. He was opposed TO anything
that would cripple the railroads o. any
thing else that was OF value TO PsssieDs.
President Cox said he would he willing
to reduce the number OF Terminal trains
to three in the morning and three IN .as
afternoon, provided that they reduce the
fare to 25 cents, where it by right De-
longs.
Judge Weed thought that would be Sc
cured by competition, and at any rate the
franchise already provides fcr a 25 cent
fare, ana nothing the council could do
would aid any force 10 that requirement,
which is apparently of no effect. Attor-
ney Gibbon stated that in his opinion the
counci had no right to attempt 10 regu-
late the rate of fare. He considered it
was beyond their jurisdiction. NJ. H.
Weight then addressed the board. lie
began by saying he had been interested
In Pasadena's development fol the past
nineteen years, an was always greatly
interested in any and all improvem
He was squarely and 1airly opposed u
any concessions in tn way OF reduced
unmber OF trains. He thought that many
trains and quick service was lust what
Pasadena wants and as for the Terminal
company, let them conduct their business
Just as other business enterprises are
conducted. Before the electric road was
constructed they had simply to put out
the time schedule and do the business
that came OF itself. Now they must wake
up and rustic. The people were here TO
carry-S0. 900 in Los Angeles and II, 900
in this vicinity-and they travel much
in one way or another. The Terminal
can get its share by reducing the rate.
George f. kerraghan, postmaster, then
addressed the board and was very vehs-
ment in denuncaton of the Terminal
road, ending with the statement that
since any agreement that the company
might make would not be worth-any
thlng-lthls is not as strong as his lam
euage, however) he thought they ought
TO be made to put up a ond for $50, 900
Tor the faithful performance of the same
Ihe postmaster waxed very wroth as he
proceeded, but soon the dialect tones of
Attorney Gibbons voice restored the
calm Tor moment, until some statement
brought out the declaration from the
postmaster that all his harangues would
be futile to convince anyodv of anything.
The atmosphere was rapidly assuming
lurid hue when Judge Brockway
poured a little oil on the troubled waters.
and went back to ancient history again
as slight diversion from the tumultuous
present. long enough to call attention to
the TACT that when the Terminal company
came to Pasadena they asked not a red
cent in the way OF AID or bonus, as is
still almost universal practice OF rail
roads when entering small town such as
Pasadena was then. The Southern Pacific
never came near us until there was a
large business to Justify it and make the
road paying investment from the start.
Now why should Pasadena. having reaped
prosperity Trough the aid OF the Ter
minal road. fine that road 500 per
day as return for its help in the past?
70 insist on the road running its empty
trains every day amounted to lust that
fine OF 500 per day. Mr.. kernaghan
wanted to know Of Judge Brockway
whether lie owned any securities of the
Terminal railway, TO which the Judge re-
piled that not only uid he not possess
securities OF that road, but be was not in
tcrested in any road, nor did he travel
on a pass, nor was he interested in any
way. shape or manner in any OF them or
their stockholders: but he would like to
see justice done. He was simply giving
his own opinion.
After various futile attempts at passing
resolutions, il was decided to leave the
matter till next Thursday afternoon at =
o clock, so that the city attorney coulI
have time TO draft an amendment that
would be satisfactory.
resolution was passed ordering work
on Los Robles avenue. between Walnut
street and Southern California track and
other resolutions establishing the grades
of four alleys.
The report of the city treasurer for the
rter ending May Sd was received show
ng in the general fund $225s. 80 receipts.
$l6al.59 disbur sements; sewer fund.
S2730.44 receipts, $2677.22 disbursements
library fund, s2l2.4i receipts, Sl25. 10 dis
bursenents; fire and sewer sinking fund.
! S292.32 receipts, Sl050 dsburseme
library sinking fund, $15.l .recelpts, no
disburseme Pasadena avenue widen
| ing fund $3l50 receipts. $130 disburse-
ments.
| A protest was received from prop erty
owners on Worcester avenue. represent.
ing 1871 feet. against the sewering OF said
street at the present time, owing to hard
! times.
A petition was granted property owne rs
on Howard street. asking for the estab
lishment of the grade on said street.
A petition for an electric light, signed
by property owners in the vicinity of
Pasadena aN enue and Mary street, was
received.
Just Little Bit OF
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