The herald., 1896-01-21
Pasadena News

balance $45362; collections for Decem-
Der as follows: Property, $4S,945 13;
3 per cent penalty, $4.3O; business
Licenses, Sc; provisions of ordinance
No. 233, $3.50. Total, $49,4l235, and
treasurer's receipts issued for like
amount,
Property owners in the vicinity of
Henrietta court and South Marengo
avenue petitioned for an electric light
at that corner. Referred to chairman
street and alley committee.
A resolution of intention to grade,
curb and gutter and sidewalk Union
street from Marengo avenue to Fair
Oaks avenue was adopted.
Q. @. Brown appeared in behalf of
the property owners on South Moline
avenue to ask that thu roadbed be
established for that thoroughfare at 40
feet width, the projected improvements
to be made accordingly, leaving out all
mention of the sidewalk, which they
propose to put in by private contract.
Granted.
Another vagrant was sent to the
county Jail today for sixty days by Re-
corder Rossiter. The Taxpayer would
like to be enlightened as to what use
the city authorities propose to make of
the stone pile, which was 80 carefully
inclosed with tight board fence eome
time since, ostensibly for the purpose
of putting vagrants at work there, in
stead OF sending them to the county
Jail to be supported in idleness at the
county's expense. 1t is known to all
who have observed the matter that
many of these tramps have no serious
objections to being housed and fed in
idleness at the public expense, even
though it be in Jail, while, on the other
hand, no greater punishment can be
devised for them than to make them.
work. It is true that the report that
Pasadena had provided punishment of
this kind for their reception has caused
a considerable decrease in the number
coming here, but "the Pasadena stone
pile" will soon be voted a myth among
the fraternity, none of whom have ever
had any proof of it's existence.
BREvITIES
J.B Brainbride, we'll and favorably
known in Pasadena for soma years,
died at the home of Charles Wooster
on Kensington Place yesterday. He
was native of England and 63 years
of age. The funeral takes place to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock and en-
terment will be made in Mountain
View cemetery.
The ladies of the Maccabees will
have an installation of officers one
week from this evening at GA. r. hall,
after which banquet will be served
and the evening festivities conclude
with an informal dance.
William Hays, out of the county Jail
two week weeks ago after thirty days
stay, appeared before the recorder
again this morning upon a charge Of
vagrancy and was given sixty days
more.
Secretary Habbick read his report at
the meeting of the Lake Vineyard Land
and Water company Saturday evening.
The present members of the board Of
directors were put in nomination for
the ensuing year. Other business
transacted was the approving of the
action of the board in the replacement
of taxes against Throop Polytechnic up
the first of the year.
Herr Thilo Becker, the we'll known
pianist, will give recital at the Green
the Both, under the auspices of Miss
Orten's school.
A. Oberman, who came here with his
wife from Chicago some weeks ago,
died at the receiving hospital yester-
day. Mrs. Oberman left for Chicago
this evening with the remains.
Barney Brown and Will q. Hartzell
went down to the soldiers home Sat-