The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-17
THE COUNCIL MEkDERS NET
To Listen to Protests Against
Poor Work
EVERYBODY TO BE INVITED
To Attend the Forthcoming Tournament
OF Roses
Death of a Weli-known Educator, Hrs. e. c.
Schulss-Statemsnt That the Ray
mond VIII BE Rebuilt
EVERYBODY TO BE INVITED

pasadena, Dec. 16.-There was a specia
meeting of the city council this morning
at 10 O'Clock to hear the evidence in sup
port of the protest made by the property
owners on North Fair Oaks against the as
sessment and warrant for grading, curb
ing, guttering and sidewalkIng that thor
oughfare.
Mr.. Metcalfe appeared as counsel for the
protesting property owners, while Captain
Simpson represented the contrac ors,
Dovey & Fain, and Mr.. Lockett, manager
of the Blinn Lu mber company, their
bondsman.
Messrs. Gockley, Adams, Pyle, De HUFF,
Kernaghan, Linney, Pinkham, KLEIN and
Miss Pope testified that the curb and walk
were defective and poor in many places.
iMr. Adams had found 1OG imperfections
n the space of $40 feet frontage, and he
testified that the sidewalk taken up in
front of his property was in good condi-
ton and did not need replacing.
A. Gockley, a property ownsr, stated
that The curb is cracked q good deal. In
seventy-eight feet of frontage he had found
about forty-flve cracks and hollow places.
The sidewalk sounds hollow and in several
places is cracked and broken. He identi-
fled samples of concrete taken from the
work.
]. d. DeHuir testified to having found
twenty-one imperfections in his curb. Mr..
Linney found his curb defective. MIR.
Pinkham has l35 feet frontage. He found
the work in bad shape generally. j. 3.
Hughes said that is the specifica tons had
been lived up to the work would have been
as good as any in town. Mr.. Sparks
stated that he had examined the job. He
thought that the imperfectons had been
exaggerated, and tina the sidewalks would
give good service.
On motion action i'll the matter was post
poned until tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
when special meeting will! be held.
Al the regular meeting at = pm, there
was not much but regular routine business
transacted. There was full attendance
OF the board. A resolution was passed in
wiling Los Angeles to attend the Iourna-
ment OF Roses, as follows, the same invita-.
ton being extended to South Pasadena:
Whereas on January Of each year the 2iti-
sens OF the city OF Pasadena huld flower fes-
tival. which is known the Tournament OF
Roses" and which retofore has been a gaia
DAY in which all the cities and towns, all the
Inhabitants OF Los Angeles county and all
strangers within our gates have ever been cor
daily invited to participate; and,
Whereas Next New Years day is to he no
exception to the rule, and the tournament
parade is to be on larger scale than ever be-.
fore, and calculated to show to the world the
wealth OF flowers i'll Southern California At
this. the midwinter season in most OF our
country; therefore, be ii
Resolved That Pasadena the Grown of the
Valley" animated by that fraternal feeling
that binds us all in one happy family aud in
recognition of our common interests and on
behalf OF the Tournament association hereby
invites the mayor and council and all OF the
citizens OF LIS Ange es city 20 participate on
this most joyous occasion and contribute bv
their prese CT towards its success. and secure
their share OF enjoyment.
A resolution of intention for the OPEN
ing and extension of Benefit court from
its present terminus to Oakland avenue
and outlining the district to be benefited and