The herald., 1896-12-01
NEWSN0TES FROM PASADENA
Councilmanic Consideration Of
Public Parks
MANY MEN, MANY MINDS
No Two Agree on Just What Is
Wanted
Closing Session of the Endeavorer Con-
vention-Football Player Goes Into
Dry Dock-General Brevities.

PASADENA, Nov. 30.-At the regular
meeting of the city council this after
noon there were present Trustees HAM
,lton. Washburn, Reynolds and Patton.
Trustee Hamilton occupied the chalr
as president pro tenn in the absence OF
Mayor Hartwell.
The mater of greatest Importance was
the consideration of the petition for pub
lie parks which was presented by Attor-
ney w. s. Wright on behalf of the 2oo
sirners. He and Thomas Early spoke
briefly in favor of. the petition. Justus
Brockway spoke against 1t, his op1ectlon
veing that it is not sufficiently exact IN
stating what lands can be bought ana
how the 100000 worth of bonds is TO De
proportioned. Other speakers VINO IA
vored the petition as it stood were Sen
ator Simpson, Colin Stewart, II. X. Her.
tel. Trustee Washburn thought the city
too small to afford large park and
thought that there should be several
small parks within the city limits.
Trustee Reynolds favored parks In the
arroyo where land could be got cheap.
The petition was received and placed on
file.
BY general consent the ordinance IL
censing hackmen. livery men ana ex-
pressmen, etc., was laid over for one
week.
The ordinance providing that express
wagons and public carriages mus. have
the permission of the proprietors OF the
stores before which they stand was
adopted.
Lake avenue between Colorado street
and California street, asking that a
cement sidewalk six feet in width be
la.d. was received and placed on hle.
Property owners oil Locust street pc
tween Raymond avenue and FAR Oaks
avenue asked that the street be guttereo
graded. cobblestoned and cemene siue5
walked. Their petition was granted ana
the attorney instructed to draw up a res
olution in accordance.
Mrs George Cope was granted per-
mission to erect a corrugated iron WOOD
shed In the rear of the Ward block.
The report of the city engineer on the
grading Of the following streets was
adopted: Bruce avenue, Muipsrds 'dsen soie.., ev,
Maine street, Ohio street. TUCSON aV-
euue, Fillmore street. Euclid avenue.
C. f. CONVENTION
Rev. G. z. Tebbetts Of the Friends
c,,,.. u, red the suu.s service at the CLOS
ing session of the Christian Enoeavor
convention Saturday evening AZ .ae
Presbyterian church. Rev. William Ra-
der of San Francisco made the aooIess
Of the evening, taking for his subject
San Francisco in 1897. He outlined the
preparations for the meeting OF tne
Christian Endeavorers at that CITY neAt
wear, stating that more than $2o,OOU naa
already been contributed to the iuhu.
-1r1r. Ia
the convention will be DR.. Lorrimorr
of Chicago and Drs. Chambers ana
Chapman of Philadelphia
AT o'clock Sunday morning the En-
deavorers met for sunrise prayer meet
ing, led by c. j. Service OF RIVERSIDE.
Services were attended at various
churches throughout the city at IL o'clock
In the afternoon there was mass meet
ing of the young people at the taberna-
Gle, and in the evening Rev. RAIDER spoke
upon The Worth Of the Soul. About
twenty-five delegates went up to Mount
Lowe today.
FOOTBALL PLAYER HURT
raw Conger of the Throop light foot
ball team suffered the dislocation OF q
collar bone in the game in Los Angeles
Saturday. A number of the opposing
players tumbled on his chest, which
caused the circumstance. He kept on
playing until forced to stop by the Sc
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about today, but he will not play foot
ball again for some time.
THE YAW CONCERT
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw's appearance
at the Universalist church next Thurs
day evening under the auspices of the
Throop Polytechnic Is looked forward tc
with considerable interest by the meus
who were prevented by the weather
from seeing the great singer at her ap-
pearance in this city short time ago
Her second appearance in Los Angeles
was a greater success than the first
which may be the case in this city.
BREVITIES
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Malona Of Soutl
Catalina avenue entertained friends OF
wedding anniversary. Games were
played and refreshments served Mr.
and Mrs. Malona were the recipients o
q number Of handsome presents Th'
erich, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Kelley. Mines
M. Willis, A. Longley, l.. e. Davis, Misse
Bertha Benedict, Myrtle Davis, Frances
e. Walker, Messrs ]. w. Brewer, w. A
willis, Frank Walker and Benjamin A
Vote.
over the remains Of e. s. Downey, whs
died Saturday at the home of E. c. Web
ster on South Marengo avenue. A
large number of sorrowing friends o
the young man were present, and Rev
N. II. G. Fife officiated. Mr.. Downey
had made q large circle of friends durinl
his residence Of some years with Nj
Webster. and he was married last Jun,
to Miss Maud Russell of this city. In
terment was made in Mountain View
cemetery.
Tickets for the grand testimonial con
certto be given for the benefit of Treas
urer Swan Of the opera house are d
sale 6t Q1nsscock & Vroman's. Til
testimonial takes place Wednesda.
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