The herald., 1896-08-25
NEWS NOTES FROM PASADENA
The City Council Considers
Street Improvement
DEPUTY MARSHALS NAMED
Who Have All Agreed to Serve Without
Pay
The Greene Lawn Party-A Celestial Pur.
iolner Of Garden Hose-Pcrsonal Notes
and News Brevitics

PASADENA, Aug. 24.--The city coun-
Gil met in regular session this afternoon
with all present except Trustee Rey-
nolds. The grading and paving of East
Colorado street came up for discussion.
Mr.. G. f. Meharry appeared and said
that many were induced to sign the pc
tition with the understanding that the
entire cost would not exceed $l5O per
running foot including sidewalk, and
some are now disposed to object since the
cost will be probably more. a resolution
was passed resembling the previous res
olutions ordering the work. This will
give the property owners time to meet
and arrange the matter with the street
and alley committee.
The city clerk reported that the re-
port Of the commissioners on the wild
ening of Lake avenue had been filed,
and the report was adopted.
NJ. V. b. Briggs asked permission to
erect corrugated iron shed at his place
of business on the corner of Union street
and North Fair Oaks avenue. The city
attorney said that the city ordinance
would not permit this as it was under
stood that it was for the purpose of
holding Republican meetings A tent
was suggested, but that was also in
conflict with the ordinance. The ques-
tion whether tent could be erected
within the fire limits. the location not
being specified. called for some discus
sion. after which Trustee Hamilton was
appointed a committee of one with
power to act in the matter.
A protest from property owners was
read against the report of the commits
sioners on thA opening of Garfield ave-
nue. from Illinois to Park. The protest
was placed on file and hearing set for
two weeks from today.
A communication was received from
Wallace Follett of Bruce avenue ask
ing permission to blast with giant pow
der in order to remove the cement found
alton of the burned mill which belonged
to Mann < Daniels. The request was
granted with the provision that he get
the permission of surrounding property
owners and that the street superintend-
ent oversee the matter.
The corrected application from w. NJ.
Pennel, asking for permission to erect
corrugated iron shed on East Colorado
street. was received and granted. The
shed will be twenty by thirty-five feet.
The trouble with the last application was
that the dimensions were not specified.
DeBussey and Otis were granted per-
mission to erect a brick bake oven and
also a corrugated iron shed 15x20 feet.
The communication from the secre-
tary of the Landmarks club deploring
the removal of shade trees in street
improvements was filed.
City Marshal Lacey reported the fol-
lowing appointments as deputy mar
shals: 81 M. Munson, Alfred Sum-
mers, II. II. Hitler, Frank Haskell, G.
A. Durrell C. E. Mendenhall, F.V Hovey,
~. II ~. A
bett and e. S. Barry, all to serve with
out pay.
A resolution adopting special specifi-
cations for work of macadamzing, gut
tering and constructing culverts on
portion of Colorado street was re-
scinded.
A resolution of intention to construct
cement sidewalk on Grand avenue from
Palmetto to Ellis streets was passed.
A resolution of intention to cause Lake
avenue to be widened ten feet on each
side from Hull to Locust street was
passed.
Ordinance established the grade of
Grant street and one of Arlington drive
was read for the first time.
A petition from the Southern Califor-
MIA Railway company, asking permiS-
sion to lay track across Locust and
Walnut streets, was referred to the city
attoreny.
A LAWN PARIY.
Mr. and Mrs. M. j. Greene of West
Walnut street gave a delightful lawn
party Saturday evening, in honor of the
birthday of their daughter. Miss Helen.
Tables were arranged for the games
and refreshments on the lawn and dane
ing was indulged in. Miss Greene re-
ceived a number of handsome tokens.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs M.
J. Greene. Mr.. and Mrs. Byron, Munson
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs
Grant Orth, Mrs. Peter Steil, Mr. and
Mrs. S. NJ Cook, DIR. and Mrs. Swearin-
gen. Mrs Hans, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mcpherson, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dearne-
lay, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Korstian, Mr.
and Mrs. OFT, Misses Maggie Amos,
Flora Amos. Bonner, Dunn, George
Messrs. Anderson, Dolan, Mcneil, Wick
ham, Hooper, Schneider, Bonner.
SALVATION WORK.
The local Salvation army held a grand
trades union meeting at their headquar-
ters in Williams hall last Saturday
night The, men wore their everyday
working clothes and the women were
dressed in their housekeeping apparel
Last evening was a grand war-memo-
ries meeting, and among the speakers
were F. D. Stevens. A. X. Nash, G.. A.
Darling, G. NJ Adams, F. H.. Burdick
G. w. Dugger, Carl Brenner and Mr.
Dutton.
BREVITIES.
H. C. Holt of Adella avenue was the
loser of a brand-new piece of hose by
the thieving of Ah Jim, a somewhat
crazy Celestial, whose mission in life
is to go about the town and mend
chairs. The hose bore the mark of Ste
vens Hardware company, and was iden-
titled in Los Angeles, where All tried to
sell it. He was brought up from the
city by Officer Slater and tried in the
recorders court this afternoon on the
charge Of petty larceny.
Isaac Coleman died at o'clock this
morning at his home on Glorietta street,
North Pasadena. Deceased was 81
years Of age. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from