The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-26
THE sewers ARE NEEDED
But Citizens Wish They Cost
Less Money
PASADENA CITY COUNCIL
Resolves TO Regrade Colorado Street
and Oakland Avenue
The Temperance People Hold an Enthusiastic
r1eeting and Listen to Neal BOWS
Letter-city Brevities
OFFICE:
IS East Colorado
Street

PASADENA, Nov. 25.-The city coun
ell met this afternoon in regular session
with President Cox IN the chair ana
Trustees Weed, Washburn and Hamilton
present. The first matter to come up was
the protest against the proposed sewer on
North Euclid avenue. Several property
pwners on that street addressed the
board in opposition to the sewer, on the
gyou nd that they could not stand thu
,x pense at the present time and that i
was not the wish of tue majority of tn
property owners that the sewer ba put
in now. They were 10 favor of tho other
WORK on the street.-the grading, curbin :
ana guttering--but thought the sew r
might be dispensed with for this present.
Upon consideration the matter was re.
feIred to the health officer with the I'M
Outstanding that if the sanitary con-
ditions d, not de nand sewer the pro-
test should be granted
Robert Strong, speaking for com m ,tee
on the regrading of East Colorado street.
presented petition for the regarding,
signed by property owners presenting
600 feet frontage over a majority. The
changes suggested by the city engineer
provide for lowering and raising the
grade at different points from six inches
to foot and third, between Marengo
and Lake. but the property owners al )ng
the whole street will stand the expense
of the entire work. On motion a reso-
luton OF intention WAS passed to that
effect.
A resolution Of intention to change the
gra lie of Oakland avenue, from Colorad o
to FL Dorado, was passed. and MIR. Wall
lace. speaking for the property owners
TN al a SIX al haf "a ba Ilo a
to proce d to work at cnce, as they were
unit in wishing the work to 60 on as
iapidly as possible. This was agre to,
satisfactory to the street superint end
tent.
J. Fl. Adams asked permission to with
draw his remonstrance to the work on
north Fair Oaks, which was handed to
tine city clerk some time agp, that he
might present. it again in little differ
emit form. He said that he id under
stood that 1t was presented at the wrong
time bef)re-that is, before the work
was accepted.
resolution of intention to construct a
sewer on Colorado street, from the man
hole in the sewer on De Lacy street to
the center line OF Pasadena avenue, was
passed; also fur a sewer on Lincoln ave
nue..
A petition was submitted asking the
exte ision OF Benefit court through TO
Oakland avehus Granted.
A petition from property owners on
mauison avenue asking that in the pro-
Jected improvements on said street that
TWO cerIaln cypress treas near Villa street,
old Landmarks, BE- I9t undisturbs Dv
running the curb arIui ID lem where
they Projected INTO the street. Granted.
BIDS we e opened Tor con tructing tAe
sewer on North Raymo d ACME. There
was fonni to be bat re bid, tn It OF S.
J. Edwards, ami tn cont act was award g
to him Tor Si33s
resolution fixing the width OF side
walk on portsoI IF Grand avenue az
fourteen feet vas ad ted
a resolut On OF intention to grade
Grand avenue from point 270.4S feet
north OF the north line of Arbor street
t. the north liAe OF Palmetto street was
adopted.
r'tition from proparty-owners ask.
ing that Avoca avenue hs graded. gut
tered and curbed was granted. with The
understandlns that the si1ew Tx be five
feet, instead OF four, as specified in the
petition.
Messrs. Wiley and Hoag being present,
they we're asked if they mad anything to
prese nj to the board, when Mr.. WILEY
STATED that they came up to see whether
any action was to bs taken upon the mat.
ter OF the hack license ordinance. He
salh perhaps there were few who were
aware or the TACT taht there is an orii- |
nance In force. or rather not enforced
though still upon the books, to the effect !
that public carriages and hacks were not |
allowed to stand upon tha main street.
much less to solicit business there. And !
yet this ordinance is viollted all tho |
time: Mr.. Wiley thought all business |
should be licensed not the hack business !
only; trustee Washbnrn agreed with this, |
Mr.. wiley went on to say that it was NOT |
an uhhesrd OF thing for owners of car