The herald., 1895-03-26
ATTACKED THE RAILWAY
A Pasadena Councilman Makes q
Speech -.
Proceedings Of Pasadena's City Rulers-hotei
Arrivals Notes and Personal
rentiOn

PASADENA, March 25.-The electric
road people came in for "a raking over at
today's meeting of the Council, Judge
Weed expressing his disapproval OF their
line of action in most emphatic terms and
announcing that he would present reso-
luton relative to their disregard of their
rights of the city at the next meeting of
the Council.
Aside from Mr.. Weeds outburst the ses-
sion was only notable for the dullness of
the routine and the difficulty the City
Attorney and the reporters had to keep
awake. Captain Bangham acted as clerk
in the absence of Mr.. Dyer, who is still
detained in Reol8nds.
President Cox presided as usual, and all
members werespresent except Mr.. Lukens.
Following the usual approval OF the min
utes Mr.. Weed unburdened himself on the
subject of the electric road. He thought
The company was walking over the rights
of the people and paying no attention to
the provisions of the franchise granted by
the Council. According to its terms cars
should be run alternately up and down
Raymond and Fair Oaks. Instead. all
cars were being run up on Raymond and
down on Fair Oaks. The system should
be completed and in operation between
this city and Los Angeles by January LIST,
but no connection had yet been made
and at the present rate prospects OF any
near completion are extremely dim. He
understood that they no talked OF build
ing viaduct over the Terminal tracks
which would farther extend the time of
completion. The company had given
bonds to the amount OF $4,000 for the com
pletion of the road by January 1st The
Council had extended the time without
the consent of all the signers and he
feared that the security would not hold.
No other member wanted to talk and the
matter dropped.
A petition to grade Walnut street. from
Marengo to Los Robes, was received and
granted.
A complaint was received from Camp
bell Johnson regarding the storm water
which comes down Orange Grove avenue
and is turned into California street, cut
ting deep ravine and damaging MIR.
Johnson's property. The matter was re-
ferred to Mr.. Washburn.
An appeal from the decision of the
Street Superintendent in accepting the
work on Garfield avenue, from Illinois
street north to the city limits, consisting
of grading, curbing and guttering, was
received, and next Monday set as time
for hearing.
An ordinance granting a franchise to
+. Groenendyke to construct and operate
an electric light franchise, which was bid
in by him at the last meeting, was intro
duced and passed.
A new franchise as asked for by f. r.
Braley was brought up, but no action
taken.
An ordinance establishing the grade OF
Peoria street. from Fair Oaks TO Ray
mond, passed. also establishing the
grade of Cypress avenue, north of Orange
Grove.
A resolution of intention to grade curb,
gutter and sidewalk Fair Oaks avenue on
both sides, from Chestnut street north to
the city limits, passed
A resolution to construct sewer over
the same distance was passed.
Resolutions to grade, curb and gutter
De Lacey street. from Dayton to Elevado,
and Congress, from Fair Oaks to Pasade.
ma, were passed.
A resolution of intention to cause shade
trees to be planted on Lincoln avenue
from Fair Oaks to Mountain street
passed. The trees are to be OF the fan
palm variety.
All action regarding the widening Of
Raymond avenue was rescinded and q
new resolution of intention introduced
which it is hoped will prove more success
full. 1t is now proposed to widen the
avenue twenty feet on the west side, be
tween Chestnsut and Locust streets. The
former resolution was for only five feet
The offer of c.. Z. Getchell to audit the
city books for the sum OF $50 was, upon
motion Of Judge Weed, accepted.