The herald., 1897-04-11
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA, April 10.-(Regular Cor
respondence) Mondays session OF the
city council will undoubtedly be an in
teresting one, and ii is safe to say the
council chamber will be packed to the
doors with citizens and property owners
who are anxious to know whether there
is to be competing electric road, Or
whether the council will take up with
the proposition submitted by d. c. Web
ster in behalf of the present company.
Mr.. Webster expresses confidence that
the latter plan will be adopted, and says
he will be there with a good and sufti-
tent guarantee that the company Will
fulfill their agreement In the meantime
his company has made an offer to the
Electric Light company for their plant,
which the president of the latter COM
pany says is less than the price Mr..
Webster stated at the last meeting OF the
city council he had authorized an agent
to give for the property. The price that
MIR. Webster stated a. the council meet
ing had been offered for the plant was
$4,000 He also stated that this offer
was made through a local real estate
agent, who was to have per cent COM
mission, in addition, for engineering the
deal for them. This seems to impress
the public as a queer proposition to say
the least Cars of this company are
standing out in the streets in the eastern
part of town and have been for many
months for lack of a stable to put them
in. The only hypothesis that seems to
ut the case is that given in The Herald
about a month ago-namely, that the
intention of the company is to get this
nondescript proposition through the
council, then proceed to do just enough
building to effectually block all the prin-
cipal streets, so that no other company
would have the least show for business.
Then If the next council ends the "agree-
ment" there will then no longer be any
danger of competition. On what other
hypothesis can they ford to pay $115,000
for the electric plant, with the under
standing that the agreement" to light
the city's streets may be terminated by
the council at any time?
MRS. BURNHAM'S DEATH.
The death of Mrs. S. r. Burnham oc-
CURED yesterday at her home on
Adella avenue. her trouble being heart
disease. Mrs. Burnham was the wife of
Frank Burnham of the White Cash Gro
cery and was born in 1888. In 1851 she
was married, and in 1866 she removed
from Massachusetts to Charles City,
Iowa She came here five years ago.
She leaves husband and four children,
Mrs. r. c. Newell, Mrs. B. NJ. Cleveland
Of Waterloo, Iowa, w. ID. Burnham of
Charles City and Frank Burnham who
Is one of the White Cash Grocery firm in
this city. Mrs. Burnham was prominent
in church circles and leaves a great
many friends to mourn her loss and
sympathize with her husband and chill
dren. The funeral services will be held
tomorrow at o'clock from the home of
Frank e. Burnham, No. S43 Adella av-
enue. On Tuesday next Mr.. Burnham,
ST., will depart with the remains foc
Charles City, Iowa, where he will likely
reside.
SOCIAL DOINGS.
Rev. Allen Hastings of the Lake Ave-
nue. Congregational church was rendered
. reception by his parishioners yester-
day evening. The church was recently
built and presented very neat appear
ance The guests were received by
committee and introduced to the pastor
and his wife. who wished them hearty
welcome. The address of welcome on
behalf Of the congregation was made in
happy way by Harry Jones and was
responded to by Rev. Hastings. Miss
Ruth Cole sang solo and f. j. Culver
made q few remarks concerning the
church.
Misses Angelita and Carmelita Troch-
onez, of Los Angeles, gave picnic to a
.<amber of their friends this afternoon on
he hills west of the city Among those
who enjoyed the affair from Pasadena
were Misses James, Lupe- Lopez, Louie
Ogden, Bessie Burr; Messrs. Carlton
Bull. Duncan Reynolds, Richard Hal
sted. Arthur Traphagen. VIII Magee
and Floyd. James.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Libby jr., of Alta
dena, entertained the Sans Souci club
yesterday afternoon with progressive
euchre, Mrs. T. s. Up De Graft and
Mrs. Armstrong won prizes. A dainty
collation. was served.
The Misse, Tilden. of Columbus street
entertaiaed friends last evening with
r ee. The house Nas
+ tti att 4 and refreshments
Y la f2l Campbell-J Johnson.
Ntsf UYts As Shoemaker and Mr.. /
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Mi aAo tl Js es Campbell. Of st.
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