The herald., 1896-01-24
Pasadena News

upon the houses where the disease is
located, and there is no ordinance pro-
viding for this. In fact there is practi-
cally nothing upon the books of the
city relating to matters of this kind
No action has been taken as yet in re-
gard to compulsory disinfection, as
Shakespeare club. The health officers
salary is SO small ($25 per monthly that
it does not admit of much work being
placed upon him, and without ade-
quate legislation upon the subject he
is unable to do much.
RAILROAD EXTENSION
A railroad man who has given con-
siderable attention to the subject, in
speaking of the reported intention of
the Terminal company to extend its
line from here to Salt Lake, says in his
opinion the line will be extended, but
not by the present owners. He has it
all arranged in his own mind, and it
looks quite possible too, that the
Southern Pacific has an eye on the
property, and that about the time the
refunding bill fails to pass, the South
ern Pacific will suddenly become
active in laying a line to Salt Lake,
and then the government is welcome
to the two streaks of rust from Sacra-
mento to Salt Lake, which goes under
the name of the Central Pacific, and
upon which the government advanced
the millions which set up the railroad
magnateS in business some twenty
five or thirty years ago, and by the use
of which they have been enabled to
throw old Croesus in the shade. By
the building of this line the octopus
will still have California in its grasp
as of old, and as the terminal facilities
at San Francisco, the wharves, and
everything except the aforesaid two
streaks of rust are in the name of the
Southern Pacific company, even to the
very cars and locomotives by which
the road is operated, what is the gov
ernment to do with such a white
elephant on its hands? A road be-
ginning and ending nowhere, most of
its length passing through desert and
snowbound mountains, with no equip
ment and needing entire renewal
throughout. "The 8. p. is nobody's
fool. That's dead certain"
PLEASANT EUCHRE PARTY
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Barn
hart at Altadena was prettily decorated
last evening with potted palms, ferns
and flowers, the occasion being pro-
gressive euchre party, the fourth of
series this season. Refreshments fol-
lowed the games. Prizes were won by
Mr.. Christy; first gentleman's; Mr..
Morehouse, second gentleman's prize.
Mrs. William Stanton received first la
dies, Mrs. Beal receiving second Ia
dies prize as we'll as lone hand prize.
The consolation rizes we're awarded to
Mr. Hugus and Mrs. e. r.. Hull. Among
those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Nally, Mr.. and Mrs. Neff, Mr.. and Mrs.
Barker, Mr.. and Mrs. Morehouse, Mr..
and Mrs. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Stanton,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Hull, Mr.. and Mrs.
@. s. Cristy, Mr.. and Mrs. Cody, Mr..
and Mrs. Tnaddeus Lowe, Mrs. Storey,
Miss Storey, Mr.. Olney, Mrs. Belford,
Miss Olney, Mr.. Sheppard, Mr.. Aldrich,
Miss McClintock, Mrs. Beal, Mrs. Cald-
we'll, Mr.. Hugus, Mr.. Torrance and
others.
AS soon as the paving job on Ray
mond avenue is finished the paving of
Oakland avenue from Colorado to Ell
dorado will be begun. Contractor Fair
child having signed ths contract with
Messrs. Vandevort, Gibbs and Weed.
The asphaltum will have foundation
of concrete and the curbing will be of
concrete also. There will be sidewalks,
sewerage and gas pipes laid at the same
time.
j. @. Bailey, tried for the rape of Mar
garet Taylor, in Judge Smiths court, is
now free, the judge refusing to grant a
new trial. Nine of the jury stood for a
verdict of simple assault and three for
acquittal. The Judge said he would
have been compelled to set aside a ver-
dict of guilty, had the jury brought in
one, as the evidence was not suffi-
cient.
Marriage licenses have been granted