The herald., 1897-02-02
NEVSNOTESFR0M PASADENA
City Council Meets in Regular
Session
OF STORM WATER
Calls for an Increase In the Size OF
Drain Pipes
The City's Loss a Contractors GaiD-A
Victim of Laudanum-Social and
Personal Notes.

PASADENA. Feb. 1.-At the weekly
meeting of the city council this after
noon there were present President Hart
we'll and Trustees Patten, Hamilton and
Reynolds.
A resolution of intention was adopted
for the grading guttering and curbing
OF North Marengo avenue from Illinois
street to the north city limits.
Thomas Nelmes addressed the board
IN regard to the drainage pipe on Grand
avenue near the corner of Palmetto
drive. 1t is not large enough to accom-
modate the immense volume of water
that runs down this avenue. The mat
ter was referred to the superintendent of
streets.
Joseph Gantzer was granted permits
sion to erect sign in front of his place
of business on South Fair Oaks avenue.
c. H. Rhodes presented petition ask
ing for the rebate OF $25 taxes alleged not
to have been due the city. Mr.. Rhodes
set forth that two different authorities
which he had consulted said that his
place in the San Pasqual tract southeast
of the city was outside the city limits.
The taxes which Mr.. Rhodes wants re-
bated were collected in the years 1891 to
1897. The city clerk said that the mu-
nicipal map declares Mr.. Rhodes place
to be inside the city limits. City Attor-
ney Arthur said that he had investigat-
ed the claim somewhat, and so far as he
could tell the matter would have to be
settled by survey. 1t was therefore re-
ferred to the city clerk and city engineer
with power to make survey If neces-
sary.
The report of City Marshal Lacey for
the month of January showed SIS col
lected i'm fines. Nearly all the arrests
were Of bicycfers, who were fined for
riding on the SIDEWAYS. The report
was received, approved and placed on
file.
lector for the month of December showed
property tax collections amounting to
s4075; delinquents, $20S.6S; business IL
censes collections, 81; total, $427S6S.
The report was received, approved and
placed on file.
Bids for the contract Of work on Lo-
Gust street between Fair Oaks and Ray
mond avenues were opened and the con-
tract awarded to Chas. Copelin, whose
bid syas: Sidewalk, 9 cents per Hneal
foot, grading, IL cents; curb, "a cents;
gutter, IL cents A resolution awarding
the contract to Copelin was adopted
Trustee Patten moved that Marshal
Lacey be granted permission to enlarge
his Office go as to provide for private
office, where confidential business can
be transacted. A resolution was passed
authorizing this.
WORLDLY wOODMEN.
The Woodmen of the World met Sat
urday evening and Head Consul Fal-
kenburg, wife and daughter were again
present. At the business session tw"
new members were initiated. The work
was under the command of Consul Com
mander Rammel. After the session
banquet was enjoyed, and short speech
es were made by Commander Rammel,
who presided, DR.. Swearingen, Dr.Park-
er, Prof. Cole, Messrs. Shelhamer, AK
ford, Linnhart, Beckwith Chamberlain,
Rossiter and Munger.
At the conclusion of Judge Rossiter's
address he presented Head Consul Fal-
kenburg with gold headed cane on be-
half of the camp.
AN ILL WIND.
It was learned yesterday from San
Francisco that the case of the N. r.
Perrine company against the city or
Pasadena for certified check nor sSooo
was decided in the supreme court in
favor Of the plaintiff The city loses
by this decision about $3200 this being
the amount of the check with interest
The check was deposited by the COM
pany in 1S93 when a contract was
AWARDED 10 tne company, d. NIL
Walker, for the paving of Fair Oaks
and Raymond avenues. The company
/ looked into the paving contract and
thought some parts Of 1t Illegal They
! therefore refused to sign. The city coun-
Gil then declared the $4,000 deposit for
feited to the city. The Perrine company
sued the city for the amount, won the
suit, and the case was then appealed to
the supreme court. The city will now
have to pay the amount from the fund
on hand.
A LAUDANUM VICTIM.
It was reported yesterday afternoon
that a colored man, lay suffering from
poison behind fence in the rear Of John
Mills place, on the corner of Vernon
avenue and Colorado street. Officer
Bristol found the man, whose name is
Harry Harper, breathing very loudly
and seemingly suffering. A bottle If
laudanum was found, some of which
Harper had taken He was removed to
the house of a colored family on Union
street, and later came ITO his senses,
when he was taken to his own home in
the southwest part of the city. He said
that he had not taken the stuff, and his
wife said that he was drunk from whis-
ky. She had sent him to the drug store
to buy the laudanum for her, and hel
may have taken it for firewater by mis-
take
THE DEATH ROLL.
The death Of Mrs. c. H. Arthur, wife
Of a. Pasadena citizen, occurred yester-
day in Los Angeles. Mrs. Arthur had
spent some months visiting with her Sis
ter in Missouri, and arrived in Los An
geles very ILL., having been taken down
on the train. Her death occurred at the
Sisters hospital. She leaves two daugh-
ters, the Misses Jettie and Clare, and
also e son, Harry Arthur, who was for
merly & resident in this city.
SOCIAL NOTES.
MISS Kate Nash entertained her as