The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-17
THE ROSS|TER AFFAIR AGAIN
The Recorder Has a Newspaper
Defender
THE CITY COUNCIL AFFAIRS
The K. of P. Celebration TO Commence
Today
School Observation-Disclosures and Burglars
In the city-Personal and
Local Notes

paper published in Pasadena) has finally
screwed its courage up to the point of
actually copying the wordy screed in de-
tense of Recorder Rossiter, printed in
last weeks issue of the eo1ptry weekly
having its headquarters at Pasadena
The editor of the aforesaid weekly, proud
of this literary gem from the trenchsnt
pen of the learned judge, meekly obeyed
the behest OF "hizzoner" and passed the
thing off as his own, and now the equally
courageous News, in lieu OF an opinion of
its own inserts this screed from Rossiter
in Tvs editorial columns. The burden of
his lay appears to be that dire conspiY-
acy has been Matched up ito scandalize
our city recorder. and bring his official
acts into disiepute.'' In order to relieve
the troubled mind of the writer of this
tale OF woe of the perpetual nightmare
harassing him with visions of numerous
conspirators plotting ths recorder down
fall we hasten to assure him that the
Herald correspondent alone is responsible
for it all.
As the Times remarked, "he is not often
seen In the courts, and probably does not
know. etc. The inference being very
plain that he was not accustomed to the
methods of the recorder in railroading q
man through the judicial mill and forcing
him to pay fine, whether guilty or not.
Then after the Times had been plainly
characterized in these columns as pub
fishing an article mot one solitary sen.
tencs OF which was true, it relapsed into
complete silence upon the subject-a
silence which has remained unbroken
ever since. with no attempt at answering
the indisputable facts given in The Her
aid. or maintaining its thoroughly un-
tenable position at first adop ted.
The only point worth noucing in tue
little piece under consideration is the
ad mission contained in the following re-
ference to Samorano and the whisky
offered him by the city marshal. in the
presence and with the sanction OF the rec
order himself: THAT he asked for more
and yet lore. until his shallow wits were
involved in a condition of dwelling un-
gertrude, attunes well with his fame and
quality The city marshal was obliged
to admit THAT lie gave the man two
for the recorder admits that he
was exactly in the condition stated
by the Herald. and which admits the
whole case. 1t is rather rough on the
Star, after inducing that paper to devote
two columns to an attempt to prove That
the Herald, now after weeks considera-
ton to come forward with an admission
OF the truth OF the position which the
Herald has so steadily maintained from
the beginning. And then the reward con-
ferred upon the Star latter it began to
hedge so beautifully using the columns
of the News for the purpose, was an ir-
resistble reminder
CITY COUNCIL.
The city council met in regular session
at p. m. with President Cox. Trustees
Weed, Washhurn and Hamilton mt.
On motion the regular order OF business
was suspended and bids opened for the
paving of East Colorado street. between
Little avenue and Marengo avenue, the
work to be done with asphaltum. The
bid of J. A. Fairchild was found to be the
only one in. II was for 2415 cents
square foot. The contract was awarded
to him.
The amendment to the street improve
ment specifications was adopted. (Ordi-
ma nee 227.)
The appointment OF Josiah Horton as
policeman was confirmed with the pro-
viso that the pay DO not exceed 81 day.
President Calvin HaItwell of the school
board addressed the board In favor OF
sewer on Lincoln avenue, and on motion
OF Trustee Weed the granting of the pro-
test against said improvement, which
was doue at last Mondays meeting, was
reconsidered and the matter left open.
A resolution defining the district in
which f. Groenendyke or assigns shall con-
struct electric light works III accordance
with the provisions of an ordinance lately
adoDted was presented and passed. The
said district is bounded as follows: On
the north by Colorado street, on the west
by Fair Oaks avenue, on the east by
Broadway and on the south by the city
limits.
petition was received for the vacation
of Saylor avenue. Referred to the COM
mittee on Streets and alleys.
Ordinances esta blishlng the grades of
Mundell and Millard place were passed.
The matter of taking care of the storm
water on Delacy street was discussed and
referred to the committee on streets and
alleys.
The matter OF placing an additional
fire plug on Raymond avenue was refer
red to the committee on fire and water
with power to act.
SCHOOL MATTERS
The school board met this morning at
10 o'clock at the Office of Trustee Hart
we'll and made the final arrangements in
regard to the accom- 70 odations for pupils
during the coming school year. 1t was
decided to divide the newly rented room
on North Fair Oaks avenue so that it will
cccom modate two graues of puplls-prob-
ably the irst ard secondhand whatever
overflow there may be from other schools.
a principals meeting will he held at the
high school Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock. and teachers meeting at 3
O'Clock OF the anne afternoon. Examina-
tions of pupils for entrance will take
place at the Wilson school Thursday and
Ri ox al foo has 1.