The herald., 1896-03-04
Issued by the Straightout Re-
publican Faction
THE OTHERS WILL FOLLOW
The Time is Short, for Certificates Must
be Filed
Electric Light Company Stockholders Elected
Miss Neys Sale Exhibit at the
CarIeton-Social Notes

PASADENA, March 3.-The coming
city election, with the preparations
therefor, occupies much Of the atten-
tion of Pasadena citizens these rainy
days while business is a little slack
and the matter is pretty thoroughly
discussed in all it's bearings around
the stores and shops.
The ordinance calling the election is
to be introduced at the next session OF
the council, and the election will take
place on Monday, April 18th. AS the
law requires certificates of the nomi-
nations to be filed thirty days before
the election, the conventions Of both
parties will be held at an early date,
that of the straight Republican party
having been already set for the 10th OF
March. The following call for the pre-
liminary caucuses has been issued by
E. Lockett, chairman of the city CEN
tral COMMITTEES:
Republicans will meet in caucuses
Friday evening at 7:30 p. m, March 6
1896, in their respective wards, to elect
twenty-five delegates to meet in city
convention Tuesday, March 10, 1896, at
2 o. m., in G.. A. r. hall, to nominate
three city trustees, one city clerk, one
city treasurer. one city marshal. To
be voted for April 13, 1896.
The voters will meet in the following
wards:
First ward-Lake Vineyard Land and
Water company, East Colorado street
Second ward-Recorder' room, city
hall.
Third ward-Banning building, South
Raymond.
Fourth ward-Armory hall, Morgan's
building, South Raymond.
All Republicans who are in favor Of
the nomination and election of a
straight Republican ticket at the forth
coming convention are invited to par
ticipate at caucuses.
The division of the city into four
wards is made 30 by the streets Ray
mond and Colorado.
Two trustees are to be elected for
four years. to succeed Messrs. Weed
and Cox, and one for two years to fill
out the unexpired term of Trustee Lu-
kens, resigned. The city offices not
mentioned in the above call are ap-
pointive, such as that of city attorney,
superintendent of streets, city engi-
neer and the various deputies. The
caucuses of the Citizens party will be
held at an early date, twenty-five dele
gates to be elected from each of the
six precincts of the city to form the
convention which is to name the can
didates.
ELECTRIC LIGHT MATTERS.
At the annual stockholders' meeting
of the Pasadena Electric Light com
psny, yesterday morning, reports were
submitted showing the condition OF
the affairs of the company to be very
satisfactory. Extensive improvements
have been made during the past year
in extending the lines and improving
the plant, $25, 900 having been expended
for the latter purpose alone. There are
now about sixty miles of copper wire
stretched throughout the city for light
ing purposes, and it is the intention OF
the company to make further extern
sions wherever inducements are held
out in the way of prospective patron
age.
The board of directors was elected
as follows: f. G. Bolt, J. s. Torrance
A. W. Armstrong, l.. ?. Torrance. The
board Of directors elected its officers
as follows: l.. @. Torrance, president
L. P. Hansen, vice-president; j. s. Tor.
rance, secretary; San Gabriel Valley
bank, treasurer.
The company represents capital
stock of 100000 ($75,00O paid up) held
by the following stockholders: @. M
sIxillen, r. Doty, George f. Doty, Mrs
Mary Il. Burton, w. f. Martin, l.. c.
Torrance. W. d. McGilvray, F. G. Bolt,
w. r. Stats, DR.. Bridge, j. Fl. Holmes,
W. H. Allen, Jr., N. W. Bell, d. W.
Sprague, J. Il. Greer, ST., Clara B.
Baker, Nancy NJ. Hitchcock, +. J.
Woodbury., Louise Terry, George Pei
ton, A. w. Armstrong, Addie M. Dur.
rell, J. H. McCullock, Bolt & Torrance,
Mrs. Ellen B. Kellogg, l.. p. Hansen, G..
w. Beck.
THE RAINFALL
The following is the record of this
years rainfall according to the report
of Thomas Nelmes:
Thus far this season, to the end Of
February, the rainfall in Pasadena has
been 5.49 inches, the least for fourteen
years. During that period the average
after February has been inches. This
includes the exceptional year 1884,
when we had q inches after this date.
For seven similar years to this the av-
erage has been 4.26 after February. So
we may expect about that this year
The total average for the year would
would then be 9.99. With about %
inches last year, 20 of which went into
the soil, we can get on with what we
may yet expect, viz: 0.26; but rain is
much needed at present. The present
rainfall amounted to 2 inches up to 8
o'clock this morning, making total of
7.49 for the season.
BREvITiES
Misc Ney has, in all, seventy studies
and portfolio on exhibit and sale in
the parlor of the Carleton hotel. Old
Chapel, San Fernando. is spoken of as
one Of the best pictures, others worthy
Of especial note being Gold of Ophir
Roses, and On La Jolla Coast. The ea-
hibit opened this afternoon and will
probably continue throughout tomor-
row, for the inspection of lovers of art,
The fire department was called out
by false alarm this morning, the
alarm bell having struck twice from
some unknown cause.
r. HI. Miller started to make prepara-
tlons for an eastern trip during the last
few days, having received word of the
illness OF his mother i'll Buffalo, N. Y,
but he learned yesterday that she was
improving, and the trip is deferred.
Jesse Allen, the contractor who left