The herald., 1897-06-15
PASADENA

spondence.) At. today's session Of the city
council Mr.. Washburn was elected prcsi-
dent pro tenn. A petition from property
owners on South Raymond avenue asked
that that street be graded. curbed and gut
tered from Colorado to Glenarm, wherever
not already paved or graded. Since the
signers were owners of property along
that portion of the street already paved.
City Attorney Arthur thought they could
not compel the others owning frontage
along the part not yet improved to so to
this expense, even though the signers rep
resented q majority of the total frontage.
The members of the board were of the
opinion that there was not enough travel
on that portion of Raymond avenue below
the paved portion to Justify such expense,
and the petition was therefore denied.
The auditing and finance committee re-
ported. Among the bills ordered paid was
one for $6S4.4O for public lighting from
May 1st to 24th.
Property owners on Waverly drive petit
toned that that thoroughfare be sprinkled.
Referred to the street superintendent.
The owners Of part Of lot As, Park place,
have discovered that on an old map the
same is laid out as a street and that portion
Of the lot is the part on which the Park
hotel Is located. In order to quiet their title
they asked that the cloud be removed by
passing a resolution to vacate the same.
Granted.
City Engineer Clapp reported recon-
mending the establishment of the grade of
Camden. Ellis, Glenarm and Del Mar
streets and Fairmount avenues. Referred
to the city attorney to draw up ordinances.
Malcolm Moody Of 70 North Los Robles
suggested in a communication to the board
that now would be good time to put in a
sewer on North Los Robles avenue before
the work of putting in car line begins,
hot ha ranflramapfS 0f that
locality demand the same at as early a
date as practicable. He was asked to bring
I'm petition from the property owners, the
board being favorable to the proposition.
r. H. Pinney asked permission to erect
a corrugated iron shed near his switch.
Granted.
Recorder Rossiter reported four arrests
and $40 collected from fines during May.
THE GASOLINE STOVE
An early morning fire made things lively
in the vicinity of the electric power house
before most people were up this morning,
and resulted In the complete destruction
OF the little restaurant kept by Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Gamble. About 4:3O Mrs.
Gamble went into the rear of the restaur-
ant to light the gasoline stove preparatory
to getting an early breakfast for the motor
men and conductors, as is her usual Gus
tom. When she struck match the whole
room was in blaze SO suddenly that she
had barely time to get out alive, with eye
brows and hair scorched. The gasoline
stove had exploded. The men at the power
house attached the hose to the steam
pumps and played stream upon the blaze,
but the structure. being a light, fiimsy
affair, It was soon entirely in ashes. There
was an insurance of $3.50 on the stock and
fixtures, and fortunately for the owners
there was a gasoline stove permit. No in
surance on the building.
The Gamble family have had rather hard
luck of late, though the circumstances that
have thrust themselves upon them have
not been entirely without q ray of sun
shine. as 1t would appear from the ac-
counts recently published of the great for
tune said to have fallen to the lot of Sallie
Gamble, the erstwhile flower girl of the
Nadeau hotel, with whom the fickle old
Senator Fair was said to have been smit-
ten. However, 1t seems upon investigation
that the fortune is not only small, but very
uncertain, at least SO far as Miss Sallie's
portion Is concerned, though 1t is true that
she has gone to England. Mr. and Mrs.
Gamble were recently held up by fo0tpads
and robbed of about $40. and the restaurant
was entered lately and. further losses re-
suited. Added to this, the former husband
of the older daughter came around lately
flourishing a revolver and threatening to
blow somebody's brains out unless he was
received with open arms. She has since,
secured divorce.
SOCIAL NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Benedict entertained
rev guests yesterday at dinner In pleas
ant though Informal way, covers being laid
for fourteen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Smith enter
tanned party of friends at dinner Satur-
day evening In honor of their niece. Miss
May Lyle. The decorations were carna-
tions. Covers were laid for eleven.
The Eschscholtza chapter of the Dauph-
ters Of the American Revolution will be
entertained Thursday afternoon, June 18th.
by Mrs. William Stanton at her home.
Grace Hill, that being the anniversary of
the battle of Bunker Hill, and also the
third anniversary Of the founding of the
chapter.
The High School alumni will hold a
banquet at the Painter hotel on the even
ing of June 25th Prof. j. d. Graham will
act as POSTMASTER Dancing will follow
the banquet.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.. ana
Mrs. H. M. Dobbins for dance to be given
at their home on Orange Grove avenue FRI
day evening.
The Monday Musical club will be enter
tanned next Monday evening at the home
OF Mrs. H. M. Gabriel on North Raymond
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. Daggett have
invited few of their married friends for
an evening with literary friends tomorrow.
BREvITIEs 81
Captain or rather Major Bangham. is re-
ceiving the congratulations Of his friends
upon his election to the position Of major
of the Seventh regimanf NJ n n uhioh