The herald., 1896-06-30
NEWS NOTES FR0MP PASADENA
The City Council Meets in Reg.
uIar Session
SALVATIONISTS ASK FAVORS
Which the Officials Seem Not Inclined
to Grant
Entries Ter ths Bicycle Races This Afternoon.
Professor clark's Birthday Celebration.
Personal and News Brcvities

PASADENA, June 29.-At the regular
melting Of the city council this afternoon
all the members were present.
Mann G. Daniels asked permission to
remove their office building from Ma
rengo and Chestnut strets, the old To-
cation Of their planning mill. to the new
location on South Broadway, which
was granted.
A communication was received from
Street Superintendent Buchanan, ask
ing the appointment Of his present clerk
r. H. Healy. as his deputy, and that he
be given charge Of Mr.. Buchanan's du-
ties while the latter is allowed a leave
Of absence for ten days, beginning July
1st Granted.
Edwin Stearns, chairman of Fourth
Of July committee Of the board of trade,
presented a petition for leave to dis
play fireworks on the evening of the 4th
on the ball grounds. between Raymond
and Fair Oaks.
the whole matter to be under the con-
troll Of the city marshal; but later Brei-
ner & Crosby appeared and stated that
their horses, which are kept in the barn
adjoining the premises, would be un-
manageable II the fireworks were set
of there. The resolution was therefore
rescinded. and the matter will be set
tied at a meeting of the board on
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Emma S. Shoup, Nancy E. Lacey and
F. e. Lacey presented an appeal against
the determination of the street super
intendent accepting the improvements
done on Villa street under the contract
with H. E. Smith. The time of hearing
was set for July 18th.
Postmaster Wotkyns was granted a
permit to erect sign across Colorado
corrugated iron shed in the rear of the
building.
A number of residents in the vicinity
of Walnut street and Orange Grove ave-
nue. petitioned to have an electric light
placed at the intersection of those
streets. The matter was referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
e. ]. McDermid & Co. were granted
permission to erect a bake oven back of
their place Of business on Colorado
street.
Bids were opened for street work on
North Raymond avenue from Locust
to Chestnut. and the contract awarded
to w. B. Webster, the lowest bidder
whose figures We're as follows: Sidewalk
cents. curb "a cents, gutter 121a cents.
]. W. Hart and Mrs. Findlay appeared
on behalf Of the Salvation army. with
a petition asking for the reconsidera-
ton Of the ordinance which forbids their
street music and preaching.
They asked that they be allowed to
preach on the street corners. and that
the largest liberty consistent with the
public safety be allowed in regard to
the playing Of musical instruments in
their work. After considerable discuss
sion the petition was received and placed
on file, without any definite action be-
ing taken, but 1t was quite evident that
majority of the board do not favor
any change in the ordinance.
The board then adjourned till Wednes-
lay morning at 10 O'Clock.
THE BICYCLE RACES
The program for the bicycle races at
Athletic parry tomorrow at p. m. is as
follows:
Officials of the day: Referee-H. G.
r. Smith.
Judges-E. R. Braley. Phil Kitchen.
Timers-E. S. crump. Harry Black. A.
e. Edwards.
Clerk Of Course-F. H. Smith.
Announcer@W. Simons.
Bell ringer-W. M. Jenkins.
Pacemakers-C. Z. McStay and C.
Hewitt.
The entries for the various events are
as follows:
One mile novice-F. Rowan. F. e.
Burnham, L. Anderson, Thompson, j.
Cook.
One mile, open-W. M. Jenkins, w. E.
e. Harmon, G. Rodriguez, M. Hill, w.
Bennett. J. w. Cowan, F. Bell, F. Coty,
G. H. Wellington, w. e. DELAY, H. B.
Cromwell. F. G. Lacy. r. w. Holbrook.
Two-third-mile, professional, tandem
william Hatton and C. Miller VS.. G.
Schmidt and William Aldrich.
Third mile. handicap-Scratch, Hill.
city: Is years, Rowan; IS yards. Hadley,
Burnham; 40 yards. Thomson, Anderson;
l5 yards, Cook Kiser.
II. L. Jenkins, Holbrook, Thomson, Had
ley, Rowan. Rodriguez, C. A. Cowan,
Anderson, Cook.
Quarter-mile dash-Hill, Coty
One mile, 2:25 olass-Lacy, DELAY, c.
"A. Cowan, Harmon, Hill, Bell, Holbrook,
J. W. Cowan, Bennett, Cromwell, We'll
lington. Rodriguez.
Three mile. handicap-Scratch, Rod
erigueE, Lacy, Cromwell, Bell; so yards,
Bennett. DELAY, ]. w. Cowan; rs yards.
Coty, Hill; 100 yards, w. M. Jenkins,
Holbrook, Rowan; 160 yards. Harmon,
wellington. H. l.. Jenkins; 200 yards, c.
A. Cowan, Hadley; $50 yards, Kiser. An
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CLARK'S BIRTHDAY
The beautiful grounds Of Dr. and Mrs.
Fordyoe Grinnell, on North Marengo
avenue. were thrown open on Saturday
to celebrate the sixty-sixth birthday an
niversary Of Prof James G. Clark, the
well-known poet and writer, on which
occasion there were gathered together
about sixty friends to help celebrate.
Addresses were made by Rev. r. M.
Webster. Rev. William Jones. Prof. ].
.. Yocum and Col w. w. Polk of Ken
lucky.
Original poems were read by their au-
thors, Mrs. Webb and Clark T. Havens.
These were written for the pleasant an
by the listeners.
Mr.. Conant read some original
rhymes IN rather humorous vein.
Mrs Grinnell read in her fine wav a
poem By . Nantucket woman eighty