The herald., 1896-02-18
Street improvements and Ofii-
cial designations Considered
KEYES' LINCOLN LECTURE
A Birthday to Donald Wallace, al
Octogeuarian
Growth of the Y. n. c. A. and Plans for I'm .
proved Quarters Social Notes ami
News Brevities

PASADENA, Feb. 1.-THE city council
met this afternoon, President Cox in
the chair and Trustees Weed, Wash
burn and Hamilton present.
Minutes of previous meeting read
aud approved.
A communication was presented
from Trustee Lukens, as follows: 81
hereby present to you my resign alton
as trustee of the city OF Pasadena,
and ask you to accept the sam. at
once, that my successor may be elected
at the ensuing election"
Trustee Weed read the report of the
committee to which the resign ltioI OF
City Attorney Arthur waa referred, re-
qnesting that he withhold his resigna-
ton until after the election ia April.
An ordinance was passed to correct
An error in the grade of Madeline road.
An ordinance estab ishing the grade
OF Orange Grove from Kensington
Place to Fair Oaks WAS read.
A communication was received from
property owners on North Marengo
avenue granting three feet frontage on
the east side of the street from Villa
street to the right of way OF the Cali
fornia Southern railway for the pur-
pose Of widening the street, this grant
being made upon condition that the
board substitute cobbie stone curbing
for the cement c-rbine already speci-
fi.d. They also ask that cement
sidewalk six feet wide be constructed
along said street.
Bids were opened for work on Airing
ton drlvs. A B. Hogan was awarded
the contract
he dedication of property for
widening Lake avenue from Hull to
Locust streets, was referred to the
street and alley committee.
The city engineer submitted report
establishing the grade Of Waverly
drive from Pasadena avenu. to Orange
Grove aven lie. Adopted.
Also establishing grade of Garden
Terrace. Adopted.
A petition from the property owners
on Cypress avenue. north of Orange
Grove avenue, asking that Cypress
avenue from Orange avenue to thu
north end OF Cypress avenue bs
graded. curb3d and guttered, was also
. r nted.
Inc same action WAS taken on petit
ton for the construction Of a sidewalk
on Euclid avenue, between Grant aud
! California streats.
Communications we're presented
from Nancy f. Lacy, Friend E. Lacy
aud William Waterhnu-e, stating that
when the other owners Of property on
the north aida of Villa rect, between
| Moline and Lake avenues, HI granted
! TO tnc city ten feet of their property
for the widening of the street, they
were willing to meet the same term-.
! Property owners represeu ing S431s
feet OIL the east SIDE of North Marengo
avenue offered four feet of frontage
| for widening the street. Th' v also ask
for cement sidewalk six fee, wide.
City Attorney Arthur stated that he
would CONSENT to remain at the request
| or the board. bat with the distinct
derstanding that he would not be a
candid t. for ra.appointment.
A protest, signed by Mss Alice g..
McC ldn, owner OF $50 feet frontage
| on u lake avenue, e1aii st the co =
ruc1iou Of Gem snt sidewalk On SAID
avenue between Colorado and Callfor-
MIA streets. was presented. She claimed
that the original petition had been
signed by her mother without her con-
sent.
A LECTURE ON LINC lLN
The address OF President Z. II. Keyes,
tribute to the memory Of M. Lin
co1D WAC lietepnd IN nv q lprla cOnprp-