The herald., 1895-05-14
PASADENA NEWS AND NOTES
4 Long Session OF the City
Council
AN ESCAPE FROM ACCIDENT
Agreement Regarding the Raymond
Bonds
Barbed Wire Fences to Go-Masonic r1eeting.
New Books in the Library-Hotel
Arrivals-News Items

PASADENA, May 13.-The city council
met in regular session at 2 p. m. with
President Cox in the chair anu Trustees
Lukens and Washburn present. The
board was addressed by number OF prop
erty owners on the matter of the widen
ing of Raymond avenue. DIR. Smith
thought it unjust that people living on
Summit avenue and other neighborlng
streets should be taxed for the widening
Of Raymond avenue. While it was true
that they often came to town by way OF
Raymond avenue. Just as often they
came some other way, and rs they expec-
ted to bear the expense of opening Chest
nut streets it seemed only right that
those living on Raymond avenue should
bear the expense of widening their own
street. Mr.. Ellis and others endorsed
this view and added that the residents of
Summit avenue expect to open their
street through to Colorado and bear that
expense themselves.
J. r. Green was anxious that Raymond
avenue be widened and hoped it would
be made twenty feet wide instead OF live,
as the resolution called for. He went on
to say the council had granted fran
chise to the electric company for double
track up this avenue and it is entirely
too narrow to admit OF this and leave any
room to drive. G. G. Brown asked the
very pertinent question, why should
anybody be assessed for this work, eX
cent the property owners OH the street
thus improved?" He said: Moline ave-
nue. is about to be widened ten feet and
all the property owners have signed a
petition to this effect, except three or
four, and we are not asking anything of
the council" b. o. Kendall, represent
m has 10 pra q
property on Raymond avenue thought
she would not object if the cost of NOV
ing her buildings was paid. John Allin
also wanted pay for his building.
AS the general sentiment seemed to be
that the street should be wldened twenty
feet. motion was adopted abandoning
the present proceedings and instructing
the city attorney to draw up Il resolution
of intention to widen Raymond avenue
twenty feet, the cost to be assessed on
property facing Raymond avenue from
ColoNdo street to the north city limits.
John Allin thought since the widening is
done largely to enable the electric COM
pany to place double track upon the street.
they should help pay the costs and he
had found legal authority that said they
could be assessed as well as other prop
erty owners along the street
Mr.. j. w. Hugus appeared in behalf of
city park. He said the ground ought
to be secured at once; as property is
steadily rising i'll value. it could be Sc
cured now at less cost than at any future
time. He presented petition signed by
about thirty leading citizens asking that
for The purpose. City Attorney Arthur
thought this could not be done. as there
was no provision in the statutes for bond
ing city OF the sixth class for this pur-
pose. Trustee Lukens suggested that
Pasadena was entitled to become city of
hn n1 and ,nyI,n tl.,.. .t,t,,
would then allow of bonding for this pur-
pose. 1t was stated that certain parties
stand ready to take the bonds at par. in
case they may be issued. President Cox
was heartily in favor of having park
at once, if there was any way to entom-
pass the matter, as indeed all citizens
should be, for the longer the matter is de-
layed the more expensive it will be. The
petition was placed on file and action de-
ferred until the next meeting.
petition was filed asking for the clos
ing of the alley to the north of Union
Lacy street. The city attorney was in
structed to draw up resolution Of inten-
tion to this effect.
The chief engineer of the fire DEPART
ment was anxious to have the board pur-
chase some OF the new patent smoke
protecting" helmets 1or the iiremens use
They cost about $40 each, but they are
said to be very effective. Action was de-
ferred until another meeting.
The report OF the auditing ittee
allowing library bill. to the amount of
$3O9.63 was allowed.
Bids for street work were opened and
awarded as follows, there being several
bids on each job: Sewer work on North
Far Oaks. from Chestnut street to north
city limits, awarded to s. J. Edwards
$2273. sewer co be eight inches in diane
ter. Congress street, grading, etc.. John
Showalter. De Lacy street. Il. II. Smith,
Fair Oaks avenue street work, Dewey &
Fain.
A petition to vacate the alley located
1865 feet south of California street. from
Broadway west, the property on both
sides belonging to the Electric Light
company, was granted.
DR.. Rowland. health officer, presented
the name of DR.. James to act during his
absence. Granted.
petition to erect a corrugated iron
sh ed 15x56 feet in size and ten feet high.
near Union street. for the purpose of
shelterlng teams. was granted.
Petition to establish grade of aley in
rear of Hotel tract was granted.
City engineers report establishing
grade of Hudson avenue. between Colo
RADIO and California streets. Adopted.
Poisons are not food. Therefore shun
adulterated baking powders. DR.. Prices