The herald., 1895-02-12
PASADENA'S COUNCIL MEETS
People Are Protesting Against
Sewer Work
CHARTER ELECTION CALLED
The Name of Kansas Street Will Be
Changed to Green Street
A Committee Of Pasadena's Council VIII Visit
Santa Barbara for Pointers on Btu
men Street Paving

Pasadena, Feb. 11.-All members OF the
City Council were on hand when Mr.. Cox
called the meeting to order this afternoon.
Only routine business was taken up for
the most part.
Suspending the regular order of bust
ness, protests were received on Marengo
avenue, Mary, Union and De Lacy street
sewers. Speeches were made in opposi-
ton by A. Thorne, Henry Moore, Z. ID.
Kuettles, William Weed, Miss Matte An
drews and others, which were answered
by others who favored the project as
sanitary measure Mr.. Washburn cut the
matter short by moving that sewer be
ordered laid from Walnut to Villa street,
two blocks less than it was at first pro-
posed to lay.
A communication was received from j.
A. Muir accepting the franchise granting
fights to construct and operate railroad
on Broadway
A bond in the sum of 500, 900 was also
filed by the Southern Pacific, as required
by the ordinance, which was approved.
The ordinance introduced at the last
meeting providing for special election
for the charter was passed.
An ordinance adopting general speciti-
cations for sewers was read and passed.
Inc auultlnS anu uHduct tOIuInltbceS
found bills correct to the amount OF S434. "a
and warrants were ordered drawn for
same.
A resolution ordering Yolo avenue
graded, curbed and guttered from Orange
Grove to the city limits, passed.
Bills for improving Cypress avenue be-
tween Walnut street and Orange Grove
avenue, were received as follows Doney
& Faire, grading 30 cents, curb II cents,
gutter u cents; John Showalter grading
% cents, curb Is cents, gutter II cents; h.
H. Smith, grading 20 cents, curbing IL "a
cents, gutter 20 cents. The last bid was
accepted.
Reports upon the establishing of grades
If Valley street. De Lacy street, Orange
place and Broadway, were received and
,dopted
A petition to have the grade of Cypress
venue established north of Orange Grove
was granted.
A petition for an electric light a, at the
corner of Madison avenue and illinois
street was received and filed.
A resolution ordering franchise for an
electric and power plant was passed. 1t
provides for franchise for fifty years,
with bond of $1,000 for the faithful
carrying out OF the terms. The city may
use the poles for fire alarm purposes.
An extension of thirty days was grant
ed j. B. Hughes on Valley street sewer
work.
The report of the Pound Master was
referred to the committee.
bid from d. S. Burson, offering to
audit city books at $2.75 a day was re-
ferred to the auditing and finance COM
mittee.
A resolution fixing the width of Bell
fontaine avenue was introduced and
passed
An ordinance changing the name of
Kansas to Green street was introduced.
A resolution ordering Pasadena avenue
graded, curbed and guttered between
Walnut and Colorado streets was passed.
The City Clerk submitted a report upon
the condition of the city records, and
recommended that a new system be in
troduced at an expense of $120. The re-
port was adopted.
resolution ordering Bellfontain drive
curbed graded and guttered from Fair
Oaks to Orange Grove was passed. Mr..
Lukens reported that he has recently WIS.,
tied Santa Barbara, where they have
used bituminous rock for paving their
residence streets with great success. The
pavement had been down for over a year
and is in first-class condition.
The people there were so pleased with
the result that the city and county was
considering the proposition OF laying sew
eral miles of the pavement through the
residence and country districts Its
chief recommendation, aside from its
usefulness, Is Its cheapnesS 1t Is put
down in Santa Barbara at a cost of but
three cents per square foot. Mr.. Lukens
thought the freight charges would not add
more than one cent per foot to the cost.
East Colorado street and several resi-
dence streets were badly in need of some
pavement, and he believed that this rock
would prove the thing needed. The mines
are located near Santa Barbara Upon
motion of Mr.. Hamilton, Mr. Washburn
was appointed a committee of one to
visit Santa Barbara and .nvestigat the
pavement in the interests of the city.