The herald., 1896-08-11
NEWSNOTES FROM PASADENA
City C0uncilmen Attend to Pub.
lie Business
THEOSOPHY IN PRACTICE
Discussed by Believers Gathered at
Headquarters
Two Cases Of Highway Robbery and One o:
Burglary Reported to the Police.
News Brevitles

PASADENA, August 10.-The city
council met in regular session this after
noon, with President Hartwell ana
Trustees Washburn, Hamilton, Key
nolds and Patten present.
l.. v. Carroll was granted permission
to erect u corrugated iron Shed IN tne
rear of his business place.
A communication was received signed
by Walter Raymond and ten other busi-
ness men and property owners, asking
that the council cause the bridge at the
intersection of Columbia street and
South Fair oaks avenue, at the foot of
the Raymond hill. to be replaced by the
railroad companies they having removed
it, The petitioners said that the public
convenience required the replacement
of the bridge, but the board declared the
petitioners request to be out of order.
E. A. Walker, IN behalf of the public
school board, appeared in the matter of
widening Lake avenue. between Hill
and Locust streets, asking that the
work be pushed through.
G. c. Brown appeared to state that he
had received and filed a protest from
Walter Raymond against the closing of
Fair Oaks avenue at Columbia street.
The communication was read and Mr..
Brown stated that they had consulted
an attorney, who informed them that
the street could not be closed to the det-
riment of the Raymond property. AS
stated above, the protest was declared
out of order, the time for it's presenta-
tion having passed.
Specifications were read by the city
attorney for street work on East Colo
rado.
A. b. Hogan asked for an extension of
time for the completion of work on
South Los Robles avenue, below Cali
fornia street. Superintendent of Streets
Buchanan recommending an extension
of thirty days, which was granted.
Recorder Rossiter's report for the
month of July showed three cases and
S16 collected in fines. For the month
OF June one case, and So collected in
fines.
Alice L. .McCaldin's request for permis-
sion to erect laundry and stable in the
rear of her home on South Los Robles
avenue was granted.
Charles Frost addressed the board as
TO the Improvement of East Colorado
street, saying that while the specifica-
tions were all right. the property owners
were not ready for the Improvement at
present. DR.. Green addressed the board
insisting upon the following out of the
specifications which the property own
ers had asked for-that is, that 51s inches
OF granite be put on the roadway, and
no less, etc. A resolution accepting the
specifications was adopted.
The deed of Williel Thompson to land
at the intersection of South Fair Oaks
avenue ana Columbia street was ordered
$11OO. . ''0'' 10
THEOSOPHICAL ADDRESS
Fractical Theosophy was the subject
which was listened to by an interested
audience at Theosopical Headquarters
yesterday. Since the only requirement
Tor entering the Theosopical society is
belief in the universal brotherhood of
humanity, without any distinctions
Whatever, and a desire to do what we
can to bring about it's practical realiza-
ton, coupled with a. rule of conduct
which naturally grows out of this.
namely, federation for the opinions and
beliefs of others, it is plain that "practi
cal Theosophy consists in making these
Ideas part of ones daily life and con-
duct We must get beyond mere intel
lectual assent to these ideas when we
hear them enunciated-must make them
q part of our inner life of thought, feel
Ing and inspiration, so that unselfish-
ness and charity become the mainsprings
of action, not simply themes for high
sounding phrases. This is the kernel of
truth shown by all the great teachings
OF humanity, and the common basis of
all religions, so far as a rule of life and
conduct Is concerned. For it's deeper
depths and heights read Madame Bla-
vatsky's Secret Doctrine, William @.
Judges Letters that Have Helped Me,
and his translation, The Bahgavad
Gita.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Two cases of highway robbery have
been reported to the police for Saturday
night They were both evidently com
mitted by the same pair of ruffians who
We're n,.r 1,;t x,,;+l I,
blackened faces. The first victim was
Chlnese laundryman who was deliver
ing clothes on South Los Robles ave-
nue.. The highwaymen hitched their
morse and cart near the corner of Los
Roples avenue and Eldorado drive and
followed the Chinaman. When in front
OF the residence of A. F. Keyes, No. &c,
Ine men toio the wash man to stand and
deliver. which he did to the extent of
$15. This was about $3.50 in the evening
ana the affair was witnessed bv Mrs
Ferris, VINO was sitting in an upper win
ooW IN MT. keyeS' house. She was fright
ened by the mems oaths and closed the
window without seeing how the holdlIn
terminated. The Chinaman was COM
manded 10 drive ON and reported at the
marshars Office. Marshal Lacey and
Officer Bristol drove as far as I,amanda
Park in search Of the agents without
success, andwhen he returned they were
informed by young man named Miller
who works for the Simons Brick connanv
that he had been relieved of about Of
cents by two charcoal faced men ON
California street. The men leaped OUT
from behind hedge and one of them
fired a revolver.
A BURGLARY.
burglar entered the home of Rev. e.
T. Douglass of Summit avenue last
evening, while the family were away At
church. The only article missed is q
purse containing two or three dollars.
which belonged to Mr.. Douglass son.
Entrance was made through a window.
and file which was used was found
where the burglar had left 1t. He had at
first attempted to enter through a door,
but after cutting the screen, finding the