The herald., 1896-03-17
Pasadena COUNCIL MEETS
STREET IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED AND
REPORTS PRESENTED
The Death Rate Low Among Residents Of the
City-An Artists Reception Previous to
His Departure for London-SociaI Notes
and Brevites

PASADENA, March 16.-The city council
met in regular session at 2 p. M, Presl.
dent Cox, Trustees Weed, Washburn and
Hamilton being present.
The matter of the protest of property
owners against the paving of North Maren-
go avenue came up and the hearing was
postponed for another week.
DR.. Charming addressed the board in ref
erence to the work proposed on North Or
ange Grove avenue, saying that there were
many on that street who were not able to
stand the expense of improving the street
ut present. w. S. Wright spoke in favor
of the Improvement as far as it related to
the northern portion of the avenue, though
in regard TO the other part he was willing
that they should delay the improvement of
their portion if they so desired. AS the
resolution had not yet been introduced,
the time for protest had not yet arrived
Action in reference to the Lake avenue
improvement was deferred for one week.
petition for grading, guttering and
curbing with cement Moline avenue from
tile Southern California railway to Villa
street was presented and the usual resolu-
ti0n ordered.
& resolution to extend Garfield avenue
from Illinois to Park street was adopted.
An ordinance calling the city election
was introduced, naming the voting places
and the judges and clerks OF the election.
resolution was passed adopting speci-
tications for the guttering o. the alley in
the rear of the Carlton hotel, which is to be
paved with asphalt and the resolution Or
dering the work adopted. The same ac-
tion was taken in regard to a disintegrated
granite sidewalk for Grace avenue, to be
IN feet wide; also, ordering the work of
grading, guttering and sidewalking; also,
ordering the work on Arcadia street.
The report of property i'll the different
departments of the city government foots
tip as follOws
sewer iarm ..................... 76,296 90
street department. ........ ll16 SO
Engineers and surveyors depart
ment ...... ..... .......... 3o7 co
Marshal and tax collectors dc.
ment ............ .......... l.2O7 81
Clerk and assessors department. i,324 so
flre depar tment .................. 23.525 90
Recorders department.. ......... 7:i 90
lOlai .....,............. RI.9,4J9 J5
The health officer. DR.. +. f. Rowland,
g,bmitted his report for the year ending
February Goth, which was in part as fol-
lows:
There have been 1S2 deaths. Of these
54 were persons who had resided in the
city less than one year; T. from specific i'll
fectious diseases; % from diseases of the
digestive system; SO from diseases of the
respiratory organs (64 of these were from
pulmonary consumption); 1S from dis
eases of the nervous system; 5 from dis
eases Of the circulatory system; . from
diseases OF tue genito-llrlnary organs;
from suicide; 20 from miscellaneous dis.
eases.
OF the 1872 deaths 81 were under the age
one year. Only 8 OF these died of cholera
infantum, showing remarkable freedom
from that dread disease which swells the
mortuary reports in eastern cities; 13
deaths were between and 10 years, be-
tween 10 and 20 years, 81 between 20 and
40 years, 80 between As and 90 and Al
from 81 and over.
The resolution of intention to grade,
gutter, curb and sidewalk Union street
from Fair Oaks to Marengo was adopted.
Bids were opened for the street work on
Moline avenue, and the contract was
twarded to ]. c. Kinsman at 22 cents for