The herald., 1895-04-23
PASADENA NEWS NOTES
misunderstanding About the
= Lukcns Resignation
LA FIESTA ROU N DUP
Burglars Get ia Their Work During the
Fiesta
Arrivals at Hotel 0reen-President Reyes
Going North With the Half Million
Club-Brevities

PASADENA, April 22.-The City Coun-
Gil met in regular session at p. M, with
President Cox, Trustees Washburn and
Hamilton present; Trustee Lukens absent,
Trustee Lukens having reconsidered his
resignation before it came to the official
knowledge of the board, in effect it was
not resignation at all; hence did not
come up, and matters stand Just as they
did before he thought of resigning, unless,
: as City Attorney Arthur sugg ested to the
council, the resignation was actually
filed with the city clerk, i'll which case it
is a mooted point as to whether it can be
withdrawn. Mr.. Lukens states as his
reason for reconsidering his resignation
his desire to see a man appointed to the
vacancy who is agreeable to his constitu
ents of the First Ward, and maintains
that George H. Coffin, whom the majority
of the board had decided to appoint, is
not the man that the people of the First
ward wish toshave represent them in the
council.
On the other hand, the friends of Mr..
Coffin, who is the president OF the Pasa-
dena Security Investment Company and
OF the Southern Oil Company, as well as
others, maintain that Mr.. Lukens has no.
intention of resigning until he can
name his successor, which they naturally
part.
Mr.. Lukens says Attorney Willett was
not his candidate, his only desire being
to see man appointed that will be agree
q able to the citizens of his ward, while
some maintain that when a certain name,
other than that of Mr.. Collins was sug
gested as his probable successor. Mr..
Lukens said he would not resign if such
T appointment was to be made.
The petition for Mr.. Willett's appoint
ment has So signatures, residents OF the
First ward, while petition started for
Mr.. Coffin is also said to have goodly
number of signatures already.
The question in regard to Mr.. Lukens'
signation is an interesting one, from a
legal standpoint The old common law
says resignation ls'not operative until
accepted. while in q case that came up in
New York it was decided that resigna-
ton takes effect from the time it is ten
dered. The Herald correspondent is not
informed at this moment as to the pro-
visions of the code of this state, in regard
to the matter, and will leave it to the
legal fraternity and the parties in interest
to fightit out.
The proceedings of the council were
uninteIesting and unimportant, the only
matters Of consequence being in regard
to the improvement of streets-something
that comes up at every meeting with
regularity that shows the steady and con-
slant work that is being carried on all
over the city. .
Z Bids were opened for sewer work on
North MaIengo avenue. There were two
bids; that of Munger e. Griffiths, ST, 7l5
for sewer complete, and that Of J. b.
Hughes. 81, 634 for the same complete.
Owners of property on Los Robes
avenue from Walnut street to the South
ern California Railroad company's track,
representing 1913 feet of frontage, petit
toned that the street be graded, curbed
with cement and guttered on both sides
with cobblestones. Prayer granted and
city attorney instructed to draw up the
proper resolution of intention to that
effect
dena avenue between California and
Palmetto streets, asked that + foot
cement sidewalk be constructed where it
is not already laid, and cement curbing
be laid between above streets. Signed by
two property owners, representing $50
feet I
T Petitions to erect a sign and black
smith shop respectively were granted.
I The city clerk reported the appoint
ment of the following deputy assessors
subject to APPROVAL w. S. Lacey, Geo.
"A; Durrell. S. NJ. Munson. Approved.
Saunders deputy city marshal for duty
at the opera house. without pay. APP
proved, to serve without pay.
The resolution to plant Lincoln avenue
with palms as shade trees was rescinded,
and second resolution passed declaring
it the intention to plant camphor trees
-. along said avenue from Fair Oaks avenue
to Mountain street. the trees to be four
years old and four feet high planted
midway between sidewalk and curb and
twenty five feet apart.
Property owners representing 1904 feet
of frontage on Fair Oaks avenue protest
against the building of a sewer from
Chestnut street to the city limits. Fixed
for hearing April 29th.
Protest against regarding, curbing and
guttering same street; same signers same
action taken.
The appeal of H. Corday and others in
the matter of the assessment for work of
constructing the sewer on Valley street,
De Lacey street and Orange place was
sustained, and the street superintendent
directed to issue a new assessment in &C
cordance with the directions of the board