The herald., 1896-11-05
PASADENA NEWS NOTES
City Council Meets in Special
Session
THE FRANCHISE QUESTION
Settled TO the Satisfaction Of the Rail.
road Company
Election Returns Draw a Noisy Crowd.
Annual Meeting of the Twilight
Club-News Brevities.

a large number of interested property
owners, and the discussion waxed eX-
ceedingly warm. City Clerk Dyer first
read the option given by the railroad
company agreeing to sell the Lana
which lies between the old and new
tracks to the property owners for $4,000.
Judge Anderson addressed the board,
saying he thought it was an unfair
proposition for the company to expect
the property owners to give $4,000 for a
strip of land which they admit they do
not need, and that it was the duty of
the council to limit the company to as
small q tract of land as their tracks
could be made to occupy.
Trustee Reynolds submitted resolu-
tion to the effect that this franchise be
granted only upon the condition that
the old track be removed and no switch
yard be maintained between Locust and
Walnut streets.
said he did not know how much money
the property owners were receiving
from Mr.. Legge for advocating this, but
he was convinced that It was all done
so that the land would revert to Mr.
Legge, by reason of its non-use Tor
railway purposes.
This was the first direct intimation
Of anybody being Influenced" to favor
either side, and there were evidently
those who thought it came with poor
grace from that quarter From that
time forward the air began to wear
eulphurouS aspect.
Mr.. Metcalfe arose after Trustee Ham,
ilton had entered a particularly solicit
Gus appeal for the railroad company,
and rapidly warming up to his theme,
declared that when Mr.. Hamilton saw
the prospect of brickyard being es-
10 o1, al tn ha H-ip nf
he promptly had passed in the council
an ordinance not allowing such an es-
tablishment in the city limits, and no.
body thought of such thing as buying
the land the men had paid their good
money for for the particular purpose
Of establishing this brickyard.
But now it Is a different thing en-
tirely OF course the poverty-stricken
railroad could not afford to lose the use
of even the smallest part of their tract,
even In return for valuable privileges
given by the city.
Rev. L. P. Crawford, c. C. Brown and
others spoke in opposition to granting
the franchise, but it was evident that
the majority of the board had made up
their minds to grant it whether or no.
Trustee Reynolds resolution was lost
and he then offered substitute to the
effect that the distance between the
tracks where they cross the street should
not be over sixteen feet. This was finally
adopted. Trustee Washburn voting no.
1t would seem that the railroad COM
pany has got practically all it asked
for, as 1t was generally expected it
would.
ELECTION RETURNS.
The wigwam was we'll filled last night
by both ladies and gentlemen who were
willing to pay the ten cents admission.
Each bulletin was received with cheers.
The returns were read by H. ]. Vail,
n Ar<k
The platform was occupied by the Off
GERS Of election and ladies. The news of
McKinley's election was celebra ted later
in the evening by the firing of anvils,
marching, horn blowing, etc Early
this morning the noise was resumed. and
all day the bulletin boards In different
parts Of the city have been objects of
interest.
Pasadena's total vote for Mckinley
was 1857; for Bryan, 579; Johnson and
Lever1ng, "a. McLachlan ran 146 votes
behind Mckinley.
TWILIGHT CLUB.
The annual meeting of the Twilight
club was held last night in the Green,
and the wives and lady friends of the
members were admitted TO hear the
election returns. Mr.. Hines of the West
ern Union Telegraph company gave out
the kilograms as fast as they were re-
ceived. They were read by Mr.. Groen-
endyke and were received with great
applause. Remarks were made by Rev
L. P. Crawford, Senator Simpson. Judge
Coty, A. r. Metcalfe and Fred Burnham.
At 10 o'clock refreshments were served
In the dining room of the hotel At a.
business session of the club the follow
Ing officers were chosen: Rev. A. r.
Merwin. president; Prof. A. Edwards.
vice-president; Fl. H. Klamroth, secre-
tary and treasurer; Judge Coty, H. G.
Reynolds, DR.. Hull and J. B. Stouten-
burgh were elected to membership.
THE GOOD TEMPLARS.
At the meeting of the Good Templars
last evening the following officers were
installed by the lodge deputy, Ben o.
Lacey:
Past chief templar Miss Gertrude
Ralston; chief templar. Miss Zana Ter
penning; vice templar, Lester Bryte;
chaplain, Miss Gertrude Reecher; re-
cording secretary, A. C. Terpenning; as
sistant secretary. G. G. H. Stevens;
financial secretary, Miss Myrtle Shaw;
treasurer, A. e. Arnold; superintendent
OF J. w., A. E. Baldwin; marshal, Mr.
Unckles; deputy marshal, Miss Maud
Murphy; guard, Miss Olive Fryer; SEN
tinel, Miss Nina Mcclure.
BREvITIES.
A large number of people enjoyed the
dinner and supper served by the w. r.
c. yesterday. The tables and the hall
were prettily decorated with flags. flow
ers and bunting. Mrs. Buchanan acted
as chairman Of the executive commit
tee and was aided by Mines. Eyestone.
Barcus, Baker. Harris. Beal, Bonner
and Halstead.
The Epworth league meets as usual a. I
the M. e. church Friday evening. when
the subject for consideration will per-
tain to winter evenings and how to
spend them. DR.. A. c. Marshall will
address the league, and Chautauuua
work will also be considered
A number of boys got into the base
ment of the high school early this morn
ing and rang the bell, until Marshal
Lacey came and made them ring off,
man named Hathaway was arrest
ed this afternoon for parading with an
American flag draped in black in the
wigwam. He was told to remove the
mourning and refused
John Adams of Madison avenue has
two sons who are running for office in
Colorado. Alva was elected to the gov
ernorship by $4,000 majority and w. II.
to the state senate, both being on the
fusion ticket.
The Dinner club will be entertained by
Miss Blanche Bolt of Grand avenue to-
morrow evening, tables being laid for
eight ladies who will be Joined at $3.50