The herald., 1895-07-30
PASADENA NEWS MATTERS
The Council Considers Sewer
Connection Question
COLORADO STREET PAVING
Amateur Burglars Successfully Enter
Two Houses
A Gasoline Stove and q Tent-Return Of a
Camping Party-Personal Notes.
Local Happenings
COLORADO STREET PAVING

PASADENA. July 29.-A quorum of
the city council being on hand today, a
meeting was held; and as there has been
no meeting for some time, there was con-
siderable business to be transacted. When
tho roll was called there were present
President Cox, Trustees Weed and WASH
burn.
An ordinance regulating connections
with sewers was presented. 1t pro-
vides that hereafter it shall be unlawful
for any person to connect with any sewer
In any public higwhay in the city, which
was constructed out of public funds or
from funds raised from the sale of bonds
OF the city. without first having paid into
the city treasury an amount which shall
be equal to 40 cents per front foot OF the
lot with which the sewer is to be con-
nected. Violation OF the ordinance il
made a misdemeanor. punishable by a
tine not exceeding $500, or by imprison-
ment in the city Jail. or both.
Judge Brockway addressed the council.
tsying he thought it unjust thai those
who hereafter connected with the sewer
,huuld be Obliged to pay, when they have
Of the SYSTEM and are helping to pay the
interest on the bonds. ths same az those
who lave already made their conneec-
ticns at no cost tv them.
I Councilman Weed said that tle only
trcu lie was that they had not started
,lght, but just because they had not. ne
did not believe in allowing the matter
to continue in this way. Those who are
living ON street where there is no sewer
nave to go down into their pockets to
construct one. and why should others
who e re- fortunately situated on street
with sewer already constructed at public
xpende go scot Tree?
JUDGE lBrockway maintained that such
an ort nance would be unconstitutional
ana ssal. but as the city attorney ad-
yisel differently, the ordinance was read
for the first time and started along the
way toward final passage.
A petition to establish the grade OF
Avoca street was presented.
A resolution was introduced requesting
that the Pasadena and Los Angeles
Electric Railway company remove Its
TRACK along the street running from Fair
Oaks avenue to Columbia street. and
parallel with tho tracks of the Term nal
company. as the track is unauthorized
by the terms OF its franchise and is con-
which must be removed. The city at
torney 10 directed by the resolution to
give notice to the company to this effect.
Adopted.
A resolution of intention was passed. to
pave with asphaitum that portion OF Col
orado street from the east line Of Little
avenue to the west line of Marengo av-
Marengo avenue to the east line CT the
city be macadamized with crushed
rock. A communication was received
from Charles Frost and Colin Stewart,
who state that they represent the wishes
of many others also, owners OF some 1000
feet frontage on the street. and that they
have concluded that the style Of macad-
amizing here tofore recommended will not
prove Satisfactory. They, now petition
that the street be macadamiZed by first
laying four inches Of cobblef stones ana
on top of that four inches of crushed
rock, the whole to be we'll sprlnkled and
rolled down with heavy roller, and
that the work be done before the fall
rains como on.
Judge Brocxway asked to be allowed to
saw a word on this matter. stating that
the property owners weIo, many OF them,
not yet aware that such action was to be
taken, and he thought they ought to
have chance to be heard before any
definite actfon was taken. President Cox
stated that this WAS but preliminary
iction in the matter, and they could bs
heard at any time.
A petition signed by many property
owners on Orange Grove avenue, near
California street, was presented asking
that some steps be taken to abate the
nuisance arising from the vegetable pre-.
serving works (located just below there)
n the shape OF many and various SINE lis,
among which the odor of onions is strong
enough to be very distinctly heard above
the chorus OF perfumes emanating from
that locality. Some discussion arose re-
earding the right of the council to inter-
fera in the matter, and as to whether it
rould DO declared nuisance. The petit
..oa was received and placed on file.
The report Of the city engineer estab-
hshlng the grade of Locust street bv.
tween Fair Oaks and Raymond avenues
was adopted.
A communication from the city engin-
eer was read in which he asked for q
leave of absence from August 1st to Oc-
tober 1st, to make trip east. He stated
that 1t was his intention to visit the east
ern cities. particularly Boston and vein
ity, and that he would gather all possible
data on eng neering problems. maoadam-
lied roads. and other matters of benefit
to the city. His deputy. Henry Ramel,
he said, would attend we'll and thor
oughly to the duties of his Office during
his absence. He was granted the asked
for leave of absence. as was also Trustee
Lukens. whose request was dated July
18th, bnt owing to there being no meet
ing Of the council for some time was not
presented before. This did not prevent
him from enjoying vacation, however.
for he has heen viewing the wonders of
the Yosemite for some weeks now. His
leave OF absence is for three months.
A petition to,change the name of Ter
race avenue to Hurlbut street, signed by
q number o. the residents OF that thor
oughfare was presented and the PRAYER
OF the same granted. The name Of the
street is already Hurlbut on most of the
maps, but for some reason 1t is officially
known as Terrace avenue. -
Another petition to establish the grade
of the same street was presented, and the
usual order made IN the case.
Messrs. Dovey e. Fain applied for and
were granted an extension of thirty days
on their Fair Oaks avenue job.
A report from e. Il. Getchell. the expert
appointed by the council to examine the
city books, was read and referred to the
auditing and finance committee. He
compliments City Clerk Dyer for the en-
cellent shape in which he finds the books
as we'll as for his courtesy on all occas-
IONS.
Amateur Burglars
PASADENA, July 28.-There were a
connie Of hurolarias corn m ittad vastar-