The herald., 1896-04-23
Maintain Occult Relations
With the Trolley Poles
THE CODE TO THE CONTRARY
Only a Court Decision Will Defeat the
Incumbents
ness-Committees Apponted-Meeting
of Fiesta nanagers-News Notes

erolly understood that the matter will be
adjusted by the courts, still there are those
who say, with knowing look, that Mr..
Coffin. whom the old city council declared
elected to the office to which the people
had elected Mr.. Reynolds. 10 as certain 10
stay thero as are the trolley poles of the
electric railway company which were placed
along Colorado street last Saturday and
Sunday. 1t will be remembered by read
ers of The Herald that last Saturday. tine
last legal business day before the new
council was to assume charge of the affairs
of the city, the electric company suddenly
manifested the greatest activity in plant
ing their trolley poles in front of the busi-
ness houses along the main business street
of the city, where there are already multi
rlicity of poles, using large force of men,
and working over Sunday for the alleged
reason that they were obligated to run cars
to the Southern Pacific depot by Monday.
1t was given out that it was for the same
reason that they were putting up these I'M
slightly poles ''only temporarily" and that
later the wires would be run from the
buildings on either side, the same as on
Raymond avenue, and the poles removed.
Those who think that the old council
should have taken different course in the
matter of the election returns and seated
the officers whom the people elected, even
though there were some slight irregulari-
ties, point out the following section of the
civil code:
Section lll2. No irregularity or i'm
proper conduct in the proceedings of the
judges or any of them is such ma!conduct
as voids an election unless the Irregular
ity or improper conduct is such as to pro-
cure the person whose right to Office is
contested to be declared elected when he
hod not received the highest number of
legal votes.
Since Messrs. Reynolds and Lacey re-
ceived the largest number of votes for the
respective offices, according to this provi-
sion of the code, it would look as if they
should have been seated. 1t is to be hopep
that the matter will be settled by the courts
with all possible dispatch, that no further
legal complications may arise which would
involve the city in litigation. Mr.. Slater,
while declared elected city marshal by the
council, was not yet qualified, as he had
previously filed papers in contest proceed
ings for the office.
1t is to be hoped that the election mud
die will be Strengthened ont at the earliest
possible moment by the courts, and to that
end, since all good citizens are equally in
terested in seeing that justice prevails and
that the will of the people shall be carried
out, it would be quite the proper thing that
the citizens generally. irrespective of party.
should join in an appeal to the superior
tOuit ~ 81 oS w nave VIC SSetASo go
once.
The new city council met in adjourned
session this morning at IL o'clock. City
Clerk Dyer called the roll, when the men,
bers responded as follows; Calvin Hart
we'll, president; 5. Washburn. Fl. NJ. Ham
ilton. George D. Pattep, George X. Coffin.
A communication was presented from Dr.
i. f. Rowland asking for reappointment
as health officer, which was done by a
unanimous vote.
Clerk Dyer recommended the reappoint-
ment of n. s. Bangham as deputy clerk
and the appointment was unanimously ap-
proved.
President Hartwell then announced his
standing committees for the term, as fol
lcws:
Ordinance and judiciary-CotIin, Patten'
Washburn.
Auditing and finance Hamilton, Patten.
Coffin.
Streets and -Washburn, Patten,
Hamilton.
Fire and water--Patten, Coffin, Wash
burn.
Public buildings and grounds-Wash-
burn. Hamilton. Patten.
Police--Hamilton Washburn. Collin.
Sewers and antary-Hamilton, Collin,
Washburn.
Adjourned.
A BAPTIST ROLL CALL
The Baptist church held its first annual
roll call last evening, there being an at
tendance of over $50 members and friends,
assembled in response to Invitations sent
out by the committee, Messrs. j. Fl, Mer-
riam and &. n. Sroat.
The church was decorated with flowers
and vines, and the tables were we'll loaded
with good things by the Ladies' Aid society
and the Baptist Young Peoples union.
during the evening excellent music was
rendered by an orchestra composed oil
Messrs. Johnson, Fl. Taylor. A. Taylor,
Riddle, Hutchins, Nelson, Parker, Jones
and Miss Camper.
Those present gathered i'll the main room
to respond to roll call and listen to the
speeches of the evening. E. Garfield was
toast master After singing "Blest Be the
Tie That Binds.' led by Prof. G.. NJ Cole,
prayer by Rev. T. \. Lord of Angeles and
an explanation OF the occasion by the pas
tor, George Taylor, for nine years past the
church clerk, proceeded with the roll call
the responses being in the form of texts OF
scripture.
Fisk of Long Beach, who was the first
pastor of the church; Rev. T. n. Lord, the
second pastor, and Rev. Mr.. Douglass, the
present pastor.
Mr.. w. b. Vankirk spoke on The Past
Year as Seen from the Pew.
Mrs. Pinney pleased her hearers with an
original poem on Mans Place and Work
in The Church.
MIR. George f. McLellan's theme was
Woman Work and Place in the Church
This was followed with talk by Mr.
G. "A. Whitman on Baptist Tourists il
Pasadena.
Mr.. Griffith of Grand Falls, North Da
kota, had kind words to say regarding
Pasadena Baptists as Others SEQ Us.
A EUCHRE PARTY
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Wotkyns enter
tanned at progressive euchre last evenin,
at their home on Orange Grove avenue.
Mrs. Wotkyns was assisted in entertain
ing her guests by Mrs. b. M. Wotkyns
Mrs. Walter WoIkyns, Mrs. c. f. Holde
and Miss Bolt. Prizes were won by Mrs
Louis G. Torrance and Miss Watson, wht
captured first prizes; Mrs. Kellogg ant
DR.. f, f. Rowland, who secured secont
prizes; Miss Cole and Mr.. Stanton, wh'
were awarded prizes for lone hands.
conclusion of the contest. The quest
were: Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Up de Graf
Mrs. Fl. II. Sherk, Mr.. and Mrs. E. X
Hull, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Libby, jr., Mrs
Judd, Mrs Kimball. Geo. b. Post, Mr.
and Mrs. S. c. Clark, Miss Cole, Mis-
Greenleaf, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Wright
Il. G. Bolt, Miss Bolt, Mr. and Mrs. L
H. May, the Misses Lyon, the Misses Wat
son, DR.. and Mrs. F. +. Rowland, Mr.. ant
Mrs. William Stanton, Mr.. and Mrs. Loui
BIankenborn, Mrs. Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs
j. r. McClintock, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. ToI
rance, DIR. and Mrs. Ward B. Rowland, M,
and Mrs. H. H. Rose, Mr.. and Mrs. Sey
mour E. Locke, Mrs. Kellogg, Miss Bge
low, N. w. Bell and others.
FIESTA MATTERS
Matters relative to the Fiesta were dis
cl1ssed at q meeting this morning of tn