The herald., 1897-03-23
PASADENA

PASADENA, March 22-(Regular
Correspondence.) At the regular meet
ing Of the city council this afternoon
there were present President Hartwell,
and Trustees Reynolds, Patton and
Hamilton.
The matter of renting the sewer farm
for a term of years as proposed at last
Mondays meeting was postponed an
other week.
A resolution was adopted for the grad
ing, guttering and curbing of Illinois
street, from Fair Oaks avenue to Ma
rengo avenue.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the city clerk to advertise for bids for
auditing the city accounts.
Bids for work on Marengo avenue were
opened and the contract was awarded
to NJ. A. Hughes. who will grade the
street at 10 cents per foot, curb, "a cents
and gutter 10h cents
Mrs. Mertes Hill presented a claim
for rebate of taxes amounting to so on
account of Improvements being assessed
on the land, which improvements did not
exist. The rebate was allowed.
George Holloway presented a petition
for thirty days extension Of time on
street work on East Colorado street.
This called for some deliberation. AL
ready there has been considerable COM
plant on the part of property owners
on that street on account of the time
consumed in the work. The contractors
say that the work is delayed because the
electric company fails to do Its part.
Trustee Reynolds moved that the petit
tion be denied Councilman Patten
amended the motion SO as to give fifteen
days extension. The amendment was
defeated, Mr.. Reynolds motion was put
and received tie vote. The matter
was finally adjusted by ten days time
being given.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the city marshal to appoint special
agent to collect the dog tax by house
to house canvass, the canvasser to re-
ceive 15 per cent of the amount collected
as his remuneration. This means that
dog owners must pay up.
Marshal Lacey has established pre-
cedent in making one offender peach on
another, even though the two offenses
have little or nothing in common. Last
Friday Charles A. Arthur, mechanic,
was arrested for committing battery on
the person of Mrs. Ransome, and this
morning the recorder sentenced him to
pay a fine of $50. He was released to
flnd this sum, and failing. was taken
down to the county Jail this afternoon to
serve twenty udyS. DtIOTc lie WcHt nt
informed upon William Thomas of the
Omaha restaurant on South Fair Oaks
avenue, who persists in the sale Of
liquor In violation of the ordinance. Ar
thur says that Thomas has received a
goodly portion Of his money for some
time past Thomas was held in $500
bond.
At the Valley Hunt club rooms Satur-
day evening prizes for the euchre and
whist games of the past week were
awarded. The prizes were as follows:
Mrs. H. H. sherk, ladies' first prize for
whist, q silver-mounted cut glass pow
der box; Stephen Cutter Clark. mems
first prize for whist, handsome cane;
Mrs. Barker, second whist, cut glass
viniagrette; w. r. Staats. second whist,
Dresden stein: Mrs. J. E. Jardine. la
dies first prize for euchre. silver
mounted. heart-shapped cut-glass
Jewel box; DR.. H. H. Sherk. first euchre.
Q handsome umbrella; Mrs. William
iagrette; c. D. Daggett. second euchre.
. German stein. After the award of
prizes an elegant supper was served
IN the dining room and dancing was en-
5oyed until a late hour.
The postal clerks to the number of
$50 or more, about one-third Of whom
are ladies, arrived in the city at 2:45
this afternoon on the Terminal. They
were given a drive about the city IN
tally-hos and carriages. Postmaster
Wotkyns and President Stewart of the
board of trade went to Los Angeles to
meet the visitors and escorted them to
this city. Despite the fact that more
carriages were needed than had been
the number OF visitors being
more than expected, more carriages
were secured and every thing passed off
we'll The drive about the city lasted
about two hours and all the points of
interest were viewed with enthusiasm.
Each member Of the party was present.
ed with bouquet Of peoples. The party
left this afternoon for Los Angeles.
A meeting Of citizens interested in bet
ter sprinkling OF streets will be held in
the board Of trade rooms Tuesday even
Ing at 4 o'clock. A. r. Metcalfe. DR.. D.
Is. Van Slyck. e. r. Spaulding, L. s.
Roberts, G. H. Coflng, Dr. Thomas and
others have interested themselves and
half Of Sunday can be devoted to the
sprinkling.
The death of Mrs. Flora Gibbs occur
red this morning at the home Of her hus-
band. @. C. Gibbs, on Lincoln avenue.
Death was due directly to heart failure
and though she had been an invalid for
some time her last illness lasted only q
few hours. SO that her death is consid-
crable shock to her family and friends.
She was So years Of age. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gibbs have lived here for the past nine
years, with the exception Of short resi-
dence In Mariposa county, from which
they returned few weeks ago Deceased
leaves a daughter ~ years Of age. The
funeral VIII be held from the residence
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
Ixercises commemorative Of the third
anniversary Of the death OF Father
Throop were held at the institute thiA
morning. The students we're addressed