The herald., 1897-12-21
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA, Dec. 20.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) At the meeting OF the
city council today the matter of widen
ing and extending Terrace drive, which
was discussed some time ago, was re-
vived by a petition to that end. map
of the proposed drive accompanied the
petition which asked that the improve
ment include the establishment of the
official grade; that said avenue be
graded in conformity herewith: that
cement walks be constructed six feet
in width abutting the property lines;
that cement cutters be put in; that the
roadbed be graveled or covered with de-
composed granite and that palms or or
namental trees, or both, be planted along
said avenue.
Messrs. E. II. Lockwood and G. F..
Kernaghan presented the petition, which
is signed by property owners represent
ing 1870 feet, which is 400 feet more than
majority. The proposition is to ex-
tend the street from Elevado drive south
to Bellefontaine, where it will join Pasa-
. dena avenue to Columbia street. The
council heard the petition favorably. The
petition was referred to the committee
on streets and alleys, with instructions
to bring in a resolution of intention and
create an assessment district.
A. C. Herrick's petition for permission
for a sign 1Sx24 in front of the Herald
and Times office was referred to Coun-
Gilman Wasburn, as it was not stated
whether feet or inches was meant in the
dimensions.
J v. L. Ward was granted permission to
erect a corrugated iron shed in the rear
Of the postoffice.
r. H. Pinney's request for permission
to erect a shed in rear of the corner of
Broadway and Colorado streets was
filed
Superintendent of Streets Buchanan's
report for November showed sixty per-
nits to excavate and two to occupy
streets, from which S16 was collected.
Recorder Rossiter reported $34O col
iected during November in fines.
On recommendation of the finance
committee the last of the outstanding
certificates, amounting to S4267.S0, was
ordered paid.
CROSS ROADS SCHOOL
The Gross Roads School was in ses-
sion this evening in Auditorium hall for
the benefit of the Christian church. The
affair was gotten up by Mrs. NanPelt.
who succeeded in interesting many of
the prominent citizens to take part. The
old-fashioned district school system was
portrayed in a manner to elicit much
applause. Judge j. G. Rossiter acted as
school teacher There were forty schol
ars. ladies and gentlemen, in country
costumes of the time. Spelling, arith-
metic. geography and grammar classes
rected, throwing in numerous personal
and local hits. AT the close of the morn
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the school committee, represented by
Messrs. John Mcdonald, j. II. Holmes,
Charles Smith and P. NJ. Green, would
visit the school and cautioned the schol-
ars to preserve order The scholars
were shown on the playground and eat
ing their luncheon, and "The Old Oaken
Bucket" was sung in chorus. The ar
rival Of the committee was celebrated
with exercises, medals were awarded
and the committee praised the pupils.
The session closed with "Auld Lang
Syne." Among those taking part were
noticed Captain c. NJ. Simpson, c. c.
Reynolds, w. S. Melick, A. H Palmer,
Frank Hall, Alfred Thompson. Misses
Pearl, Simpson, Palmer and others.
SOCIAL NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D. Hollngsworth Of
East Colorado street celebrated their
fifty-thrd wedding anniversary by en-
tertaining their relatives at dinner yes
terday noon. Those present We're: Mr..
and Mrs. A. Hollingsworth, Lillian,
Everett, I.orin and Dick Hollingsworth
Mrs. j. r. Giddings. Lawson and
Blanche Giddings, Mrs. Wore, Fred
Wore j. r. Wore.
The Monday Afternoon club was en-
tertained today by Mrs. H. NJ. Gabriel
on North Raymond avenue. Papers
were read BY Mrs. H. I. Stuart on Bonn
bay" and by Mrs. II. G.. Bennett on
"Peninsular India" Those present
We're: Mines. II. I. Stuart, f. r. Harris.
A. H. Conger, IT. G.. Bennett e. F.
Jones, A. Stout, J. J. Bleecker, Stanton,
Miss Carter.
BREVITIES
The horse brought to H. II. Matthay's
stables by young man giving his name
as Howard has been claimed by a stable
owner at Santa Monica. The youne
man rode a bicycle into the stable and
left it there, going off with the horse
Marshal Lacey found another horse. !,
dapple gray mare, standing in front of
the Wilson school today, and took care
- NS' a. i4Ni'7N We Is IFS ABOUT JUU DOundS
and bore signs of having been recently
sadoIed. II stood in front of the school
all day, and thus far no owner mas
claimed It,
Joseph Barrett who was arrested yes
terday Tor drunkenness and disturb
ing the peace, appeared before the re-
coroer today and was given sixty DAYS
IN JAIL sentence being suspended in
deference to his family and past record
6arret pleaded for this, saying he was
on MS way to work in the San Gabriel
canyon. lie said he wanted to straighten
up. He was recently conductor on tho
Electric road. In 1889 he represented Tar