The herald., 1896-11-03
NEWS NOTES FROMPASADENA
City COunciImen Consider the
Public Business
THE RAILROAD FRANCHISE
Causes Much Discussion But Is Not Yet
Granted
An Electric Car Narrowly Misses a
Collision-Theosophi Abroad.
Personals and Brevities.

PASADENA, Nov. 1.-The city coun-
Gil met this afternoon with all the men,
bers present, Trustees Hamilton and
Reynolds having just arrived from the
east. A communication was received
from A. Stout asking that the proceed
ings in the Garfield avenue widening
matter be postponed for two weeks.
The contract for street work on Or
ange avenue between Colorado street
and Fair Oaks avenue was awarded to
A. B. Hogan.
resolution ordering work on Colora-
do street was passed. This provides
for work on the sewer.
The matter of the Southern California
railroad franchise called for consider
able discussion. Messrs. McGinnis and
Stevens representing the road, appeared
to urge the adoption of the franchise,
which provides for the laying of track
across Walnut and Locust streets. c.
c. Brown, chairman of the property
owners committee, protested against
this, as did other citizens, who desire
that if the company'S request is grant
ed, they are to give up the present
right Of way and abandon the present
track The price of the land Is $4,000,
and 1t is proposed to make an assess
ment district in order to make the pur-
chase. The matter was referred to the
city attorney and the committee, and
it will be reported on at 10 a. m. next
Wednesday,
City Marshal Lacey announced the
appointments of John A. Pinkham and
S. Munson as policemen. The matter
of their acceptance by the board was
laid over for one week.
j. w. RitZman was awarded the con-
tract for street sprinkling. His bonds
Downing
c. G. Brown, w. H. Smith, George c.
Horton, Byron Lisk, John Showalter
and ]. B. Hughes.
A resolution abandoning proceedings
on work on East Colorado street was
adopted. A new resolution regarding
this work was adopted.
The reports of the city marshal, tax
collector, and recorder were placed on
file.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
1t is reported that passengers on the
electric at about o'clock Saturday even
ing narrowly escaped death at the cross
ing of the Terminal on South Fair Oaks
avenue. The conductor of the car, who
was a comparatively new man, got off
as usual to see if a train was coming.
He heard a train but supposed it was on
the Santa Fe road, and signaled to the
motorman to proceed. The latter did so
and was on the track when the Terminal
rods. The motorman kept his presence
of mind and reversed in time to take the
car back off the track and let the train
pass. The escape was so narrow that
the electric car had not time to pass
ahead of the train.
At the regular meeting of the Pasa-
dcna branch of the Theosophical society
in America last evening extracts were
read from the addresses of the Theo-
sophical crusaders who are now carry
ing the message of brotherhood and
unity round the world; also the last let
ter received from them, dated Athens.
Greece. Here they found there were 500
fugitive Armenians encamped outside
the city, who were almost in destitution.
and instead of giving a brotherhood
supper" as at other places, the crusad-,
ers supplied these people with blankets
and underclothing.
BREVITIES.
Frank T. Lyman, a we'll known train
er, has been put in charge of the G G G
track, and men were set at work on the
track Saturday to make the surface as
smooth S possible. A number of the To-
cal cracks will go into training under
Lyman and this winter eastern men will
set to work breaking records. Mr.. Ly
man has trained such men as Bliss,
Dirnberger and Arthur Gardner and
many others.
The annual meeting of the Twilight
club takes place tomorrow night, when
the lady friends of the members will be
present to hear the election returns. The
meeting will be held at the Green, and
instead of the regular banquet luncheon
will be served from 10 to II. All AsSo-
ciated Press dispatches will be received
by an operator.
Ed Young Of Lamanda Park suffered
lid runaway accident Saturday even
ing. the results of which are serious.
Mr.. Young was driving with two ladies
and the horse ran away. He was thrown
out on the corner of Colorado street and
Raymond avenue, struck on his head
and was carried into Thomas drug
store. His back was injured. The horse
was stopped and the other occupants Of
the buggy were not hurt.
An enjoyable Halloween party took
place at the Valley Hunt headquarters
Saturday evening. The rooms were
prettily decorated and refreshments Of
coffee was served on the veranda.
Music was furnished by Schillinger's or
chestra. Fortunes gifts were presented
by three fates represented by Mrs. q.
Mrs. F. F. Rowland. After fortune
telling the evening was given UP to
dancing.
Miss Agnes Johnston entertained
friends of the tenth year high school
class Saturday evening, the evening be-
of refreshments was prepared, but some
hOrrid boys bent on Halloween mis-
chief, stole them from the kitchen.
Other refreshments were produced ahd
the evening passed very pleasantly.
Judge Magee of East Colorado street
will leave for San Francisco tomorrow.
H. M. Singer of East California street
arrived home yesterday from the east.
B. F. Sturge came up from Long Beach
on his wheel today, and will spend few
days with friends.
L. A Haskell returned from Rands-
berg today
Miss Benedict entertained Miss Bart
lett of Los Angeles today
Peter Palmateer left this morning for
his old home in Kinderhook, N Y.
c. S. Martin will return to Camp Will
son the latter part of this week.
j. M. Williams starts on Saturday for
the City of Mexico to be gone several
months. He takes his Photographic ap-
paratus along. and will secure views of
all the notable places in old Mexico be-
fore his return.
ORANGE COUNTY.