The herald., 1896-05-12
PASADENA'S COUNCIL MEETS
Resolutions Adopted for Street
Improvement
CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES
Reported by Parties to the Late Munici-
pal Contest
Lady Injured In Z Runaway-Dsath Of George
s. Whits-A Profitable Patent.
Ne~s Rravitlaa

PASADENA. May 1.-THE city coun-
Gil met in regular session this after
noon, with Trustees Hamilton, Baton,
Washburn and President Hartwell pres
ent, Coffin absent. President keyes OF
Throop was present with his class in
civics to take practical lesson.
A petition from about thirty property
owners In the vicinity Of Valley and De
Lacy streets was presented, protest.
ing against the moving there of the
Catholic church building from La Pu-
ente Place. r. NJ. Furlong esq.,, sent
in his regrets that he could not appear
today in behalf of the removing of the
church building, and asked that the
case be postponed until the next meet
ing of the council, which was granted.
A statement was read from w. 81
Wright esq.,, upon the fast running of
the electric cars down Fair Oaks ave-
nue.. He said that he hailed a car once
and 1t was going at such rapid rate OF
speed that the motOrman could not stop
1t within 200 feet.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
To gutter. curb and sidewalk Raymond
avenue from Locust to Chestnut streets;
to vacate that portion of California
street south of lots II. ~. 13, IA and 15 of
the Glen Rosa tract; to grade gutter
and curb DeLacy street from Colorado
to Green.
A resolution of street work on DeLacy
from Colorado to Green was introduced
and placed on the table.
A resolution for work on Arlington
Court from Orange Grove avenue to a
point 470 feet west was read for the
first time.
DIR. Charming appeared before the
council to plead for the handsome pep
per trees on the section of Orange Grove
avenue near the reservoir and the cor
ner of West Walnut street in front OF
DR. Channlng's property. The grade of
this street Is soon to be eSta bliShed and
the doctor hoped that it would not be
necessary to cut down the trees, as it
will be in the case of the tall cypress in
front of the Mundell property.
A resolution for work on Raymond
avenue from Chestnut to Locust was
passed.
C. f. Kernaghan appeared in behalf of
property-owners on Grove street, who
want to make that street eighty feet
in width. Mr.. ShOwalter, who has the
contract for work on that street, III will
ing to suspend operations until the mat
ter can be settled. City Attorney Ar
thur said that the contractor must make
beginning in order to hold his con-
tract, after which he may alter his con-
tract.
On motion of Trustee Washburn the
bids for work on Union street, Marengo
avenue and Moline avenue were opened.
George Holloway was given the con-
tract to grade Union street at Is cents
per lineaI foot. gutter 10 cents, curb q
cents, sidewalk 9A cents; J. A. Fair
child, asphaltum pavement, 20 cents,
curb 291a cents, sidewalk 10 cents, gut
ter so cents.
For the paving of Marengo avenue
Walk yis cents per iincal loot, curpfng
liz cents. gutter 12 cents: f. II. Smith.
sidewalk 10 cents, gutter 12& cents, curb
27A cents.
On motion of Trustee Washburn the
paving of MarengO avenue was aban-
doned.
A petition was read from two prop
erty-owners on Grant street between
Marengo and Euclid avenue, for the es-
tablishment Of a grade.
A report from the auditing and finance
committee was presented approving the
bills of the library committee. Received
and placed on file.
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
The committees in the two parties in
the recent municipal contest have filed
their reports with the clerk. That of the
Republicans Is sworn to by Messrs. j. H.
Walbridge, w. r. Staats, Ed. Lockett.
M. f. Wood and Edwin Stearns, com
mittee. and it shows receipts from vari-
Gus individuals of $509.25, and expendi-
lures of $46S.66, leaving balance in
bank of $40.59
Messrs. G. e. Meharry L. M. Gilman,
w. III. Townsend. w. S. Windham and ".
L. Carroll certify to the Citizens state
ment, which shA,s receipts of $32s.25
and the expenditure of like amount.
A FRIGHTENED EQUINE
horse driven by Miss Cummings at
about II o'clock this morning took fright
at an electric car on North Fair Oaks
avenue and ran away on East Colorado
street. In front of the Natural History
store the horse ran into q buggy and the
lady was thrown heavily to the side
walk. She was picked up somewhat
bruised and carried into Thomas drug
store. The horse ran as far as the s. p.
depot. where he was stopped by r. H.
Fulton Both shafts Of the vehicle were
broken. Miss Cummings was cared for
by Drs. Bickford and Abbott, and after
q rest she was taken in acarriage to her
home on Elevado drive.
DEATH OF GEORGE WHITE
The death of George Storey White oc-
CURED Saturday evening at his home on
East Colorado street at the age of Sc.
He was native of England and came to
this country in 1874. following the MO-