The herald., 1896-12-17
NEWSNOTESFROM PASADENA
City Council Meets in Adjourned
Session
COLORADO STREET GRADING
At Length Reaches the Stage OF Active
Operations
Electric Road Men Discharged Without
Warning-Doings in the Social
World-Personal and News Items

WOrld-PerSOnal anQ news lIeIHS
PASADENA, Dec. 1s.-At the ad
journed meeting Of the city council this
morning at am. there were present
President Protein H. G. Reynolds and
Trustees Patten, Hamilton and Wash
burn.
resolution was read and passed
adopting specifications for the improve
ment of East Colorado street, setting
forth the conditions for plowing, grad
ing, etc. In this matter the city clerk
informed the board that the time for
protest against the work had passed and
they could go ahead. The affidavits were
approved and declared sufficient, and the
formal resolution ordering the work was
then passed The street will be graded
from Marengo avenue to the east city
limits. The old roadway will be thor
oughly broken up, wetted and rolled.
The street will be guttered and wooden
culverts will be put in. In several
PAGES new eighteen-foot sidewalks will
be laid.
A resolution of intention to grade and
gutter Locust street from Fair Oaks
avenue to Raymond was passed.
The auditing and finance committee
recommended that claims to the amount
of $S1S6.74 against the city be paid, be-
sides the accured interest, $151.92. APP
proved and warrants ordered drawn.
Mrs K. G. Snyder was granted per-
mission to erect a cottage on the north
side of Mary street, on lot of the Mo-
sller tract.
The following petition, signed by twen-
ty-Six names, was read: 1.-THE under
signed residents and tyy orc
on North Euclid avenue, believing the
unused railroad track on said avenue to
be nuisance, petition your honorab BILE
body in the exercise of your authority
to cause the same to be removed at once"
The petition was placed on file and the
street superintendent instructed to see
that such tracks in all part of the city
were either covered or taken out.
A petition from Mrs. E. B. Farr, ask
ing that street markers be placed on the
corner Of Fair Oaks avenue and Vine-
yard street, was filed.
RAILROAD MEN DISCHARGED
Six conductors of the electric road
were discharged without stated reason
yesterday, causing considerable con-
sternation among the employees of the
road. The men are indulging in much
talk that Is by no means complimentary
to the officers of the spark and dynamo
corporation. They say that it is the
POiASJ III tHC COMPANY UOl dlOH6 TO QlS-
charge tried employees without reason
but other and younger men are promoted
in their places without regard to merit
The men discharged yesterday were
George Smith, w. S. Hubbard and VIM
Fenwick of the Pasadena line, and New
ton, Guyer and Auble of the Santa Mon
lea line. 1t Is the general opinion that
the conductors should have at least have
been notified Of their impending dismiss
sal, so that they could have prepared for
the financial embarrassment attending
1t.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Mrs. I. B. Winslow entertained num-
Der of lady friends at progressive euchre
at her home on South Los Robles avenue
yesterday afternoon. Prizes were won
by Mrs. r. T. Vandervort, Mrs H. II.
Sherk and Mrs. Emil Kayser. Refresh
ments were served after the games Miss
Miriam Gardner and Miss Fife assisted.
Among those present were Mrs. c. F.
Holder, Mrs. p. r. Hull Mrs. G. G.
Ross, Mrs r. I. Rogers. Mrs. r. T. VAN
dervort. Mrs. Emil Kayser Mrs. George
B. .Senter, Mrs. H. H. Sherk, Mrs. A. r.
Dodworth and others.
The entertainment given by the ladies
OF the Maccabees at Odd Fellows hall
last evening was very successful and
largely attended. Mr.. and Mrs Plant
and Mrs. Story took the principal parts
In the drama. Recompense, which was
highly enpoyed. The play was followed
by tableaux Of the Grecian art series.
Refreshments were served and dancing
closed the evening.
Mrs. DR.. E. Lewis Of North Marengo
avenue was surprised yesterday evening
by number of her friends, the occasion
being her birthday. The evening was
pleasantly spent in social conversation,
among the topics discussed being the
x rays, theology, theosophy, cremation
and other scientific things.
On Friday evening the Rollers Bicycle
club Will enjoy run followed by supper
at Mr.. Cament's of hot tamales The
run Will be participated in by number
of Pasadena ladies and gentlemen.
BREvITIES.
Tom Reed Of the North RAYMOND av
enue barber shop tells a mining warn.
He has received a letter from his part
ner, VIM Huuddleston, at Randsburg,
stating that Huddleston has discovered
gold claim that he would not take $40
900 for. Reed owns half interest.
The following officers were elected at
last evenings session of the M. E. Sun
day school: I. j. Reynolds, superintend-
ent; F. S. Johnson, first assistant; J. p.
Chaffln Mrs. c. A. MAXWELL, Miss Ina
Brooks, assistants; ]. w. Sedwick Miss
4 Johnston, secretaries; Chas. Garfield.
III Ray Spaulding, assistant secretaries:
Mrs. L. v. Sweezy, chorister; Frank s.
Il Wallace, librarian.
Tie Southern California district con-
venfion of the Lyceum league of Amer
lea will hold an all day session next
Saturday, December 10TH The day ses-
sion will be held at the high school;
evening session atThroop and banquet
in the afternoon at Hotel Mitchell All
delegates will. gather at the Y. M. c. "A.
rooms upon their arrival in the morning.
Captain Sawyer's report Of the rain
ssN shows an increases Of nearly three