The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-01
lSADENA NEWS MATTERS
Prof. Lowe and Gen. Sherman in
. Franchise Controversy
ALTADENA ELECTRIC ROAD
An Amateur Detective Roughly Handled
at Sycamore Grove
> Row That Grew Out Of the Liquor Sellers
PROSECUTIONS City News
Happenings
ALTADENA ELECTRIC ROAD

oil met this afternoon, President Cox,
Trustees Washburn. Lukens and Hamil-
ton present. Trustee Weed is i'll, which
accounts for his absence. Trustee Lukens
returned on Saturday from his long va
cation.
The principal matter of Importance to
como before the board was the franchise
asked by Prof. Lowe for an electric road
to Altadena. Action upon the matter
was deferred from last week, and today
there was.a large audience in the council
chamber, as it was pretty generally un-
aerstood that the Pasadena and Los m
geles company would oppose the granting
oflthe franchise with all their power.
: Praf. owe,addressed the board briefly
and then the clerk read a communication
from him setting forth at length his lea
sons for desiring the franchise. He re-
ferred to his large Investments here. his
financial sacrifices, his construction of
the first division of the Mount Lowe
road entirely from his own money urged
the need of rapid transit tosthe mount
aims, and said the contemplated extern
sion OF his road would give the only rail
connection from Pasadena to Los Angeles
without q STOP and would draw tourists
to this city in greater numb
A. R. Metcalfe. attorney for Prof.Lowe,
then addressed the board in stirring
appeal for the rights of his client, saying
they were not demanding anything more
than anyone elss was entitled to who
stood ready to put up the money and
build road, without any favors asked.
Thew asked for no monopoly and they
hardly thought anyone else was entitled
to such. All thcv asked was an equal
chance and that all should have chance
to bid on the franchise. Mr.. Metcalfe said
an ordinance in the nature of special
privilege granting for twenty-three
months the desired franchise had been
agreed upon oy himself and the city at
torney, which he asked to have adopted.
Mr.. Webster spoke for the Pacific and
Los Angeles company, saying they were
Ill ready to build to Aitadena the extern
sion at once and would guarantee to have
it completed within 100 days; that five
new cars were already ordered for this
new extension. He commended that the
franchise granted to his company covered
practically the same ground as the one
in contemplation.
Mr.. Mstcalfe presented a petition from
property owners along Los Robes ave-
nue. representing over 4OOO feet frontage,
asking that the franchise be granted,
which names he said had been secured
In less than two days. This is the street
over which the franchise IS asked to the
north city limits. Q. j. WilIett spoke for
the franchise, then M. H. Sherman, pres
ident of the Los Angeles street railways.
and a stockholder in the Pasadena and
Los Angeles, spoke against it. The mat
ter was deferred for one week more.
Dewey & Fam asked another extension
for fifteen days on the North Fair Oaks
street work, which was recommended by
the street superintendent, who appeared
before the board and gave his reasons
therefor. He stated that the article pub
! liehed in morning contemporary was
very misleading,an injustice both to him
and the inspector OF the work but partic-
ularly to the latter. He said none of the
work had been accepted as yet and he
did not propose to accept it until 1t was
satisfactory. The reason he had asked
the extension was that the work might be
done right. Ed Locket of the Bin Lum-
her company then addressed the board.
saying that the company had an interest
in the work on that street to the extent
of 5000 and they proposed 10 see that it
was properly done. As for the interior
inc with travel on the street he said the
articles published in the paper aforesaid
were devoid of truth. and he could vouch
for the work ii it had to be taken up and
done over again. The extension OF time
was granted. the constructors to pay Tor
the Inspecting.
petition from property onwers repre-
senting fifty feet on Colorado street, ask
ing for sewer between Delacy and Pas
adena avenue was granted.
protest was submitted signed by res
idents on Adella avenue between Villa
\ and Park streets, against the use OF lot
in Aliens subdivision as a wholesale
\ ~ nd md NIL Hn1 IN,
Permission was granted F. A. Chris
tiausen to erect two story brick We
neered building on the north side OF Col
orado street, between Delacy and Pasa-
dena avenue.
The appointment Of Harper McKechnie
as police officer and deputy marshal was
revoked by the city marshal and com mu-
nication received and placed on file.
AMATEUR DETECTIVE'S TROUBLE
Ed Hobson, one of the young men who
has been acting as an amateur detective
for the Enforcement committee in obtain
ing evidence against the liquor sellers
and gam blers, want to Sycamore grove
Yesterday afternoon and there fell in with
some of those who had been arrested for
gambling. He says he was after further
pointers. and his companions evidently
intended that he should not be disa p
pOl0teu, tuOuBu tuc hluO bHoy tHucdV-
ored to serve up for him were not exact
fly 7of the sort he was after. In Other
words. they "had it in for him." as the
have said more than once, and were ben
on ''doing him up
In the progress of general fill-up all
around, one of them discovered younf
Hopson throwing the beer over his shoul
der as they all raised the glasses to then
lips to drink. He says he was deter
mined that they should not succeed in
getting him drunk. However. all wer'
doubtless pretty well loaded by thi,
time, and when the others objected Il
his throwing the beer away there wa:
somewhat of a row, which continued afte
be had started for car to go home, wher
be says three or four of the men grab'e &c
him and held him back one of then
cumming his hand into his (Hobson's
pocket and snatching his revolver. The
owner of the weapon grabbed it and helt
on to it until an officer came up anC
placed him under arrest. This was
deputy constable who is on duty in that
vicinity. and he evidently supposed tina
he could arrest man for carrying a con
cealed weapon out in the country. for b,
took him to the county Jail. where the,
refused to take him in. then went to th,
city Jail, where he found lodging for hi
man. This morning his brother wen
down to see about The matter, and al
soon as the chief authority heard of it b.
called for the deputy. gave him a goot
mco1dfng and turned the prisoner loose.