The herald., 1896-05-05
North Marengo Avenue Likely
to Go Unpaved
A VERY VIGOROUS DEBATE
Follows q Request to Move a Catholic
Church
Salvation Captain Arrested for ParadIng
to the Music Of the cornet-Socisl
and Personal

PASADENA, May 4.-The city coun-
Gil met this afternoon at p M, with
President Hartwell in the chair, and
Trustees Hamilton, Washburn, Patten
and Coffin present.
Attorney A. r. Metcalfe addressed the
board in relation to the paving of North
Marengo avenue. presenting the petit
ton of the property owners asking that
the contract with j. A. Fairchild be re-
considered and withdrawn, that gentle
man stating. in a communication to the
board that he was willing to abandon
the contract The property owners do
not feel able to bear the expense of the
work just at present One thousand hve
hundred and seventy-two feet of 'front.'
age was represented on the petition, out
Of total of about 2400 feet. The matter
was laid over one week in order that
the city attorney may be present The
board seem disposed to grant the re-
quest Of the property owners, how
ever.
The reports of the city tax collector,
pound master and the street superin-
tendent were presented.
A resolution was adopted accepting
the report and plat of commissioners
appointed to extend Winona avenue
from its present terminus to Orange
Grove avenue.
A resolution Of intention for the i'm
provement of Villa street from Fair
Oaks avenue to Lincoln, by grading.
guttering and curbing with cement,
was adopted.
A resolution Of intention to improve
DeLacy street from Colorado to Green
street by grading, guttering and curb
ing with cement, was adopted.
c. E. Getchell appointed by the coun-
Gil to expert the books of the city for the
fiscal year ending February 29, 1885, sub
mitted a report showing the following
balances:
City marshal (per supplemental to
April 81. 1886. due city. ST.
City recorder, no balance.
City librarian, $3.50.
Street superintendent, no balance.
Clerk and assessor, no balance.
Treasurer, balance on hand subject to
warrant, February Q, 1896, $7S04.64 Bal
ance paid Treasurer Mcdonald April %,
1895, $7053.74.
Balance subject to warrant in sewer
fund. $14102S; in general fund, $1819. 08;
in library fund, $414S.74; in library sink
ing fund, $123.44; in fire and sewer sink
ing fund, $241.35.
There are now outstanding fire and
sewer bonds to the amount of $115,200,
and library Improvement bonds to the
amount Of $3.50.
There have been drawn during the
year warrants to the amount Of $32,-
642.67, which were duly authorized at
regular sessions Of the council
John Cassaday asked permission to
erect a barber sign at the outer edge
Of the sidewalk in front of his present
shop.
Fountain & Granger asked permission
to move their business sign in front of
their present business location.
]. A. Buchanan presented a report
showing all permits allowed by him DUR
ing the month Of April.
The report Of the city engineer estab-
fishing the grade Of Arlington drive was
adopted.
A petition from sixteen business men
was presented to the board, asking that
the paved streets shall not be paved
henceforth was placed on file.
+. M. Furlong presented a petition
asking permission to move building
from lots IL and 13 of block q La Fuenta
place, to lots 80, 81 and So of the J. H.
Baker subdivision.
AS the proposed location Is within the
fire limits, the matter was referred to
the fire and water committee. Mr. Fur
long afterwards addressed the board,
asking that action be taken on the mat
ter at today's session, as they wished to
move the building at once In the course
Of the discussion which ensued and which
waxed quite warm before it was con-
cluded, 1t developed that the building
sought to be moved was the Catholic
church. Mr.. Washburn said he should
lots designated, as the people of that
neiRhborhood, including members of the
same church. strongly opposed 1t, and
they had wished to bring in protest
today, but he had assured them the mat
Ter would not be settled today. He said
that the lot had been secured under false
representations, and statements had
been made to the effect that they had
got ahead Of Washburn this time etc
This brought Mr.. Lockwood to his feet
with a vigorous denial that he had made
any representations at all about the pur-
pose Tor which the lot was intended.
President Hartwell restored the euui.
Hbrium by reminding all parties that the
matter had already been referred to the
committee and was not properly open to
discussion at this time.
BIDS were opened for the Summit av-
enue street work. and the contract was
awarded to Jas. H. Dovey at 9L cents
Tor sidewalk. curb 27 cents and gutter
1Szs cents. There were seven bids.
SALVATIONISTS IN COURT
C,.ptain Finlay of the local Salvation
tmy was in court this morning, charged
with having again violated the ordinance
last Saturday night by marching through
the streets to the sound Of the cornet'
he PLEADED not guilty and demanded a
gury .riai, which he will receive next
Friday. the captain had applied to
PRESIDENT Hartwell of the council to
march Saturday, but the request was re-
FUSED. owing to the crowded state of the
streets. Permission was granted for
sunday afternoon and evening, however
captain Finlay wishes to test the ordi-
nance In the courts.
w. c. II. U. CONVENTION
The following Pasadena women ex-
pect 10 be present at the fourteenth an
nual convention of the Southern Cali
Iornia Women's Christian Temperance
union which will convene In Pomona on
May 9th and Sth, inclusive: Superintent
ent or work among colored people. DR.
Hachel +. Reid; of work among soldiers
and sailors, Mrs. Hester r, Griffith: of
non-alcoholics, DR.. Ella Whipple- Marsh:
delegates from local unions, President
Mrs. Hester T. Griffith, Mrs. Ethel MT
Dugger, Mrs Mary w. Stetson. Mrs
Harriet Y. Orton, Mrs. James Smith
Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Mary c. Glass and
DR.. Whipple- Marsh have places on the
program. ''4e
BREVITIES.
Company Is In receipt of a letter from
colonel Barry, commanding the seventh
regiment thanking the company for lis
participation in the Fiesta parade and
expressing his satisfaction with its ef-
hciency. He thought that the credit
was due the officers and men of the COM
mand. The following members of the
company have been discharged from
the company by order of the colonel
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