The herald., 1895-11-12

Southern Pacific track north of Green
street Tor an alley to connect with alley
running wet erly from Marengo avenue,
was presented and accepted.
The reports of Marshal Buchanan, Su-
rerintendent Of Streets Buchanan and
Recorder Rossiter were submitted and
placed on file. The reports OF the nj Ar
shall ana recorder show four arrests dui-
ing October for violating ordinance No.
10 three fer misdemeacor and one for
drunkenness. lrhe fines collected were
$670.
"A resolution offering work on the
Raymond avenue saver between Villa and
north city limits was adopted.
A petition signed by large number of
property owners on Webster avenue, ask
Ing that the name BIZ changed to Mentor
avenue. the former avenue being an in
rermediate portion of what is known as
Mentor avenue, was presented and
granted.
A. n. Clark asked permission 10 place
a sign across the sidewalk in front OF his
store at 80 East Colorado street.
Owners of 1878 feet frontage on Grand
avenue from point 30. As feet north of
the north line of Afbor street ~ Palmett
street presented a petition asking that
sad sector be Graded, curbsd with ce-
ment and guttered. The petition WAS
| granted and the usual res 1lution of inten-
ton ordered drawn.
petition asking for an electric light
at the corner of Los Robes and Colorado
| street was granted. the light to be a
twelve candle power light.
Trustee Hamilton called attention to the
fact trat men working on the streets
were not putting in full time. He said
he had watched gang OF men one day
and noticed that they had quit work at
IL 80 in the morning and did not begin
again until l 80. They had hauled the
last load at 4:05. starting home imm edi
Btely after. They ,re supposed to be
working nine hours.
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES
The meeting called for the purpose of
organizing to carry on the tournament IF
roses convened in the parlors of the
Carleton this afternoon, and was attended
BY about twenty-five re.pentative citi.
zens. The meeting organized by electing
Professor C. H. keyes chairman and
Theodore Coleman secretary. c. d. Dag
gett stated ths object OF the meeting and
gave a general idea of what it was in
tended to do. also presenting resolution
to the effect that the tournament be con.
fined to the giving OF parade in tie
morning and possibly band concert in
the afternoon; that there should be no
conflict with the bicycle tournament to
take place OH the same day, January 1st,
but that they should work with the
CyCllStS ~ MAKE tHe uay Il 5TdHu SUCCESS.
After considerable further discussion,
participated in by Messrs. Wood, Early,
Green, Coffin, Greer. Coleman, Mcdonald
and others, motion was passed that an
organization be formed consisting of not
less than fifty members and as many
more as possible. each to contribute not
less than S. and as much more as they
will. Ths meeting then organized itself
into an association, with the following
officars: Edwin Stenrns, presidents j.
S. Torrance, vice president H. K. Herrtel,
secretary; P. NJ. Green, treasurer. These
officers appointed the following execu.
tive committee: Mark Weight, chair.
c. Brown. Calvin Hartwell. This COM
mittee are to begin by soliciting mem
bers and will be expected to take general
charge OF the work under the direction Of
the president, MI. Stearns. The tourna-
ment is bound to be grand success Mr..
such work in his former home, Boston,
and has always made great success of
1t. The business men OF Pasadena should
take mold of the matter with will, for
it will De great drawing card to the
town when the winter tourists are uut
here in full force, as they will be at that
time.
Inc following signed as members: c.
Stearns, H. c. Keves, P. NJ. Green,
Thomas Farley. II. r. Hertel, E. r.
Braley, John Mcdonald, W. A. Heiss,
J. H. Adams, G: J. Cranaall, J. q.
Brainerd, +. E, Wood, Theo. Coleman.
Fred Twom ply. George II. Coffin, Frank
Monroe, J. i. Fuller, DR.. SherK, J. r.
Greer, lr., j. S. Glasscock.
AN IMPROMPTU AFFAIR.
Though no Official announcement had
been made, an interesting programme
was carried out in the vicinity OF Colo
RADIO street and Fair Oaks avenue this
afternoon. At about l O'Clock runaway
horse attached to Los Angeles deliv-
cry wagon came dashing up from Cham
bers' livery stable, collided with the curb
in front of the First National bank and
narrowly escaped breaking the big win
dow pane. The shaft broke, suabbing
the animal in the side. which stopped
him wit Eout further damage being done.
A crowd having Assem- bled, forlorn
white mule drawing a buck board contain
ing Mex can, his wife and four or five
children, appeared upon the scene. Just
as the rig was passing China hall an axle
gave way and down came wagon and oc-
cupa nts. In the meantime man in a
cart, i'll trying 10 avoid the melee. dlshed
a wheel. and a bicvcler who wished TO
enjoy the fnn smashed wheel as a sort
OF side show. Then the performers