The herald., 1895-04-09
The Crown of the Valley to Be
Lighted With Electricity
TODAY'S BICYCLE ROAD RACE
Natural Gas Said to Have Been Found
at La Canada
A Youth Charged With stealins--Notable
Hotel Arrivals Brevities and
Personal Mention

PASADENA, April S.-The City Coun-
ell met in regular session today, there
being present President Cox, Trustees
Washburn and Hamilton; absent, Trus-
tees Weed and Lukens.
All Public Library bills filed to date
were referred to the committee on audit
ing and finance, without reading.
Ordinances changing the grade OF Wal
nut street and establishing the grade OF
Madison avenue were read for the third
time, placed upon their final passage and
adopted.
The City Clerks report and atfidavits
concerning the posting and publishing OF
notices regarding the opening OF Oakland
avenue were presented, and on motion OF
Trustee Washburn were declared sufficient
l Messrs. j. J, Allen and IL. Corday each
filed protests against the amount of their
assessments for sewer system on Valley,
Delacy and Orange Place, and Mr.. Allen
appeared before the Council to show
wherein he had been unjustly assessed.
After some discussion action on the mat
ter was deferred for one week.
T.. H, Smith petltioned the Council Tor
an extension of ten days time on his
contract on Cypress avenue, which was
granted.
City Attorney Arthur presented form
of ordinance for an electric light fran
cbise, which was read and discussed, and
on motion of Trustee Hamilton it was re-
solved that when the Council advertses
for bids on franchise this form OF an Or
dinance be adopted. Carried.
The ordinance provides for erecting poles
of fifty years. The poles are to be fifty
yards apart, unless otherwise ordered, the
location of such poles to be as ordered by
the city trustees, and the same to be used
by the city free of charge if desired for
carrying fire alarm wires.
1t is further provided that the plant
shall be in working order within six
months from and after the passage of the
same unavoidable accidents and delays
excepted) that the grantee shall pay to
the city such license fees as may be re-
quired; that the grantee agrees to use the
most approved machinery and apparatus !;
that the council may from time to time
compel such changes as may be necessary
to keep up with the latest Improvements
and inventions; that at any time within
ten years from the date of the passage of
the ordinance the council shall have the
right to order all poles of the grantees
plant removed and the wires placed un-
derground.
The council re erves the right to regu-
late and fix the charges to be made for
electric light, heat or power furnished to
the city or any of it's inhabitants; and
also to inspect and test the quality, guam
tity and power of any electric light, and
to compel strict compliance with any con-
tract made for the same. Also that the
city council shall. upon request of the
grantee of the franchise, fix a district in
the city, not less than 1000 feet square
within which the power house and ma
chinery of the grantee may be placed.
The filing of bond in the sum OF Sl000
conditioned for the completion and sue
cessful operation of said pant within six
months from the date of the passage of
the ordinance, is required within five
days after the passage of the ordinance.
A resolution ordering the construction
OF a sewer on Marengo avenue to extend
from near Villa street to connection
with the Walnut street sewer was passed.
1t is to be eight inches in diameter and
constructed OF vitriiied salt-gazed pipe
brick, iron and cement.
City Clerk Dyer called attention to the
fact that the streetssprinkling contract of
Messrs. Wiley, Greeley Il Allin expires
April 18th. but no formal action was
taken ON the matter at this meeting.