The herald., 1896-03-31
PASADENA'S COUNCIL MEETS
STILL BUSY WITH STREET EXTENSION
AND. STREET IMPROVEMENT
hrs. douc1w Speaks Of Idle Men and Idle
Land aad Advocates the Extension OF
Suffrage to Women--Personai Notes and
News Busvitles

and Trustees weed. WashDurn ana hamii-
A protest sit med by property owners rep
resenting abot 1t 1900 feet of frontage on
East Colorado street was presented, ask
ino that the bo ard abandon all proceedings
reaarding the paving of that street with
aCphaltum fros n Marengo TO Los Robies.
Counting out hose who had signed the pc
was still a majo rity of the frontage repre-
sented on the protest. The protest was
placed on file.
A protest sign ed by large number of
property owners against proposed street
work on SUNNI it avenue was submitted
A communicat ion from Heiser & DeHuff,
asking permissit m to erect a corrugated
iron bakeshop ou the Ward property, on
the south side of West Colorado street, was
granted.
A communicate, IN was read from A. r.
Metcalf. ESQ.,, staa ing that he could not ap-
pear before the bo ard today on the matter
of North Marengc avenue. On motion of
Trustee Weed the matter WAS therefore
postponed two weeks.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Tosclose Saylor avenue between Eievado
drive and Wavesly drive; ordering a six
foot sidewalk to be laid on the west side
OF Euclid avenue from Grant to Cali
fornia.
The ordinance changing the name of
Webster avenue to Mentor was passed.
George Holloway was granted six days
extension of time ON his State street job.
A communication signed by G. w. Peck,
L. P. Hansen and W. W. Newcomb (by his
agents) was filed, granting to the city
etrip Of land six feet wide along their
property on South Lake av enue, providing
the rest of the street is similarly widened
and that they are not included in the
assessment district. Accepted and pro-
ceedings abandoned, and a new resolution
of intention to widen that street six feet
on each side adopted.
A deed was accepted from B. O. Clark
and wife to property for the opening of
Scott Place to connection with Arroyo
View drive.
Bids were opened for street work, and
the following accepted and contracts
awarded accordingly: Arcadia street,
George Holloway, grade Is, sidewalk 934
Grace avenue, A. B. Hogan, grade 26, curb
26, sidewalk 25s. For the paving of the
alley between Fair Oaks and Raymond.
ehere was but the one bid of J. A. Fair
child, at 20 cents per square foot for the
asphaltum paving and rs cents per lineal
foot for the granite gutter. Contract
awarded to him.
MRS. COUGARS LECTURES
Inher lecture at the tabernacle Saturday
evening upon the subject, Give us work or
give us bread, the cry of the unemployed,
dience, who approved by a vote her taking
this subject rather than the one advertised.
Mrs. Cougar called attention to the large
number of men out of employment who
would be willing to work if they could.
Thisstate of affairs is caused by idle land
thatiand should be as free to all as air and
water. The only relief is through the bal
lot box and the education of the masses.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Cougar delivered
. temperance lecture to good audience,
treating the subject in an earnest manner
and expressing strong opposition to the
liquor traffic in all its forms. Yesterday
evening called out the largest audience of
the three lectures, the subject being The
duty of Christian women to the state.
Mrs. Cougar urged the adoption of the
proposed suffrage amendment of the con-
stitution OF this state. 1t would help
toward the equal education of men and
women and the downing of the saloons.
A collection for the benefit of the W. C. T.
U. was taken up at the close of the lecture.
= BREvITIEs
Anumber of guests of the Clifton on
North Fair Oaks met Saturday evening for
t the purpose Of planning q surprise upon
formed in the dining room and marched
from there into the parlors of Miss Oaks,
who was taken utterly unawares. A pro-
gram of music and games. followed by
supper, had been arranged by the hosts,
Adr. and Mrs. Hartnal, and was enjoyed to
= late hour.
-Four young society men have issued in
vitations for an evening of enjoyment at
the rooms of the Valley Hunt club, April
q. For some time the nature of the affair
has remained a secret and no speculations
served to throw any light upon it. but now
pose 70 thus celebrate their joint marriages
And select this means as grand surprise
kor their friends.
The Y. P. S. c. e. OF the Presbyterian
church will give bonnet and necktie
jsociai next Friday evening in the church
tparlors. The entertainment is Anticipated
!as being very merry. Each lady will bring
an old bonnet and each gentleman ma
Serial for necktie and the gentlemen will
endeavor to flttingly trim the bonnet,
while the ladies will pass the time in man
sufacturing neckties.
Professor Lowe does not intend convert
;Sng his home into hotel, himself, but he
rs negotiating with number of wealthy
sgentlemen who do propose to buy the man.
.elon, add to it. and make 1t one of the
s9nest hotels in the state. 1t will be GOO
i1eet in length and of proportionate width,
and large hall will extend through the
center. The names of the purchasers are
not disclosed.
The Delphi Circle met early this evening
% allow the members opportunity TO at
tend the lecture of Professor Kellogg at
Ihroop hall. The home of the Misses
Mosher on North Fair Oaks was selected
tor this evenings meeting
Ihe ex-Prisoners of War hold their next
meeting in the assembly room of the
soldiers Home on Wednesday, April 1st
ID. D. Morse left today for San francisco
% assist in sketching that place and Oak.
land for an illustrated directory of the two
cities.
Andrew Gallager was sentenced to sixty
days in Jail this morning for disorderly
oonduct and drunkenness.
PRESIDENT Jordan of Stanford university
spoke to large and appreciative audience
yesterday morning at the Universalist
church, his theme being The Gospel of
activity and Work With Cheerfulness, as
opposed to Inactivity and Despair He
onowed that it is the passive thinker who
3aiis to put his knowledge to good use that
becomes the pessimist 10 curse himself and
Ill around him, while the active, energetic
ono cheerful worker is too busiiy occupied
70 brood over the real and fancied evils
which disturb the mind and digestion OF
the pessimistic growler.
Mr.. y. Z. Lukens met with an accident
mls evening that might easily have been
more unfortunate in its results. He was
taking his little grandchild out to the car
rage IN front of the house, when dog sud.
nenly ran in front of him, causing him to
stumble, and he fell with the child. How
over, the child was not hurt, and Mr..
tukens escaped with few bruises. He
fell.
There will be a sneo;aI n,aot;,o of .,,