The herald., 1896-08-04
NEWS NOTES FROM PASADENA
Action of the Council in Regu.
lar Session
FOUR MORE ARRESTS MADE
OF Parties Charged With Illegal Sell ing
of Liquor
A Gigantic Scheme Of Water Development
by the Tunnel Process-Social Notes
and News Brevities
FOUR MORE ARRESTS MADE

PASADENA, Aug. 3.-At the regular
meeting of the city council this afternoon
all the members of the board were pres
ent. The report of Poundmaster w. S.
Lacey showed that one horse, thirty
three dogs and two cats had been killed
and buried during the month OF July.
Fees for services are due from the city
to the amount of $2S60. Seventy-eight
dollars was collected as dog licenses
during the month. w. S. Lacey as city
marshal reported one arrest for leaving
horse unhitched in violation of the
hitching ordinance one for drunkenness
and one for violation of the liquor ordi-
nance. Fifteen dollars was paid in hneS.
Superintendent of Streets j. A. Blu
chanan reported for the month of July
the receipt of $7.75 as permit fees
Contractor f. H. Smith appeared be-
fore the board to ask that the protest
made by b. F. Lacey against the accept
ance of the street work on Villa street be
removed. He stated that he had made
the needed repairs and changes in the
work and thought the work would suit
Mr.. Lacey. President Hartwell said
that it would be necessary for Mr.. Lacey
himself to withdraw the protest and that
until he could be seen the matter would
have to rest as it was
Resolutions from the Landmarks club
were received but were not acted upon
by the board owing to the fact that they
were not signed. The resolutions were
in the form of a protest against the cut
ting down of shade trees for the i'm
provement of streets, the clubs opinion
being that the streets were improved
by the trees. and that their destruction
was to be deplored
The members of the board were noti-
fled by the city clerk that on the 10th in
slant they will be expected to sit as
board of equaliza ton for the hearing of
complaints as to tax lists
The matter of bills to the city having
been brought up the sentiment of the
council was against their presentati ton
late in the day as has been done. Bills
brought in Just before the session would
have to wait until the following Mon
day. Mr.. Washburn, in this connection,
suggested that the chairman of the diff
ferent committees should purchase the
city supplies themselves and thus save
needless expense to the city
ILLEGAL LIQUOR SELLING.
Four other arrests for the sale Of
liquor in violation of ordinance No. 22O
have been made since those of e. w.
Pierce and ]. w. Knight Saturday even
ing Pierce is the proprietor of the IT,
wolf restaurant and Knight an employe.
Pierce gave bond in the sum of $500 and
Knight in the sum of 5000. A. Pierce and
Mr.. Witham, contractors. going on the
bond The arrests, as We're those tdEay.
were made upon warrants sworn out by
F.. s Barry and ]. Johnson who allege
that on Saturday they bought whisky
and beer at the Tivoli outside of meal
hours The evidence is said to be strong
enough to convict. Johnson is deputy
poundmaster and Barry a deputy
sheriff.
The proprietors of the New York
kitchen, Miss Gohn, of the keystone,
Messrs. McGinty Davis ana w.
Thomas of another restaurant on South
Fair Oaks avenue, were arrested TINS
morning. The charges are for selling
beer last Saturday to Messrs. Johnson
and Barry. The bonds of Miss Gohn and
of Thomas were fixed at $500 each and
McGinty e. Davis were valued at $lOO
EACH All bonds were furnished.
WATER WORKERS
1t Is reported on the authority of the
News, that a number of capitalists, IN
GLIDING Mr. Kerkoff of the Kerkoff- KuZ-
ner Lumber company, j. ID. Shankiand
of the law firm of Greaves, O'Melveney
& Shapkland, A. c. Balch, Mr.. DodWorth
of the Azusa Ice and Cold Storage COM
pany and Mr. Haas of the firm of Haas,
Barlch & Co.. are interested in gigan-
tic scheme for water development in the
mountains back of AZusa. Their plans
have been progressing some time, ana
already about 1000 feet of tunnel has
been dug The plan is to connect with
the waters of the San Gabriel river, and
to do this it will be necessary to dig some
$4,000 feet of tunnel. The surveyor
Mr.. Nicholson, has almost completed his
measurements, and the route of the tun-
mel will be through the mountains back
of Azusa. The company is backed by
100000, and hopes to complete the work
this year.
BREvITIES.
Frank Pinneys condition today is re-
ported to be more encouraging, as he Is
now conscious most of the time and the
brain fever has abated The symptoms
of typhoid fever are still very serious,
however, though Dr. Blocker considers
his condition a little more encoura ging.
About 100 parishioners of Rev. II. II.
Stats of the North Pasadena Congrega-
tional church assembled by invitation
at his home on North Raymond avenue
Friday evening. A very pleasant re-
ception was given them.
A meeting of the Mexican Union Of
this city was held yesterday, when it
was decided to give a ball Saturday
evening for the purpose of paying the
expenses of the, celebration of Mexican
independence on the 18th and 18th of next
month. The affair will take place on the
corner of Pasadena avenue and Belle
vue drive.
Rev. H. w. Lathe of the First Con-
gregational church left for the east to-
day with the remains of his mother, who
died on Friday. 1nterment will be made
at Worcester, Mass, where the funeral
services will be held also
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Miller are receiy-
ing congratulations for the birth of an
eight-pound daughter shortly before
noon today
There will be no services at the Uni
versalist church during the month of
August.
Messrs George and Bush have bought
the Saddlerock restaurant from H. j.
Munger.
There will be the regular monthly
meeting of the directors of the Pick
wick club tomorrow evening.
Alexandra lodge, No. 385, Pasadena,