The herald., 1897-06-29
PASADENA

sewer, which occupied most of the time
and was taken part in by number of
property owners from the East Side as
well as members of the board. The COM
mittee of remonstrance appointed by Sat-
urday nights meeting, of property owners
was on hand, including several ladies. At
torney Gibbs first spoke in behalf of the
property owners of the East Side, saying
that they thought IL hardly fair that they
should be asked to pay for an outfall
sewer when they are now helping to pay
for the main sewers for the rest of the
city, that the district included in the pro-
posed assessment is not very thickly set
tied. and 1t would amount to practically
confiscation of the property Of some Of
the property owners.
Trustee Hamilton replied in quite a
lengthy speech, saying that he would be In
favor of issuing bonds for sewering the
whole city; that bonds might be issued for
twenty years; but no matter what method
was adopted he was decidedly in favor of
having the whole city severed as soon as
possible; and In the meantime he would
like to see the East Side severed, and
couldn't see any other way to do it at
present, although he would admit that as
a matter of justice the whole city ought to
pay for the outfall sewer. Mr.. Hamilton
said he would have to pay assessment on
1860 feet frontage: that the cost for each
property owner would be less than the
cost of a good cesspool: that 1t would be
about $24 for sixty foot lot.
c. C. Brown then addressed the board,
saying that argument didn't seem to cut
any figure; there are sections of the city
the homes of the millionaires-where there
are no sewers and hardly decent cesspool,
and yet we hear nothing about putting in
sewers over there. Only about one in
twenty of the lots in the district on the
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asked to build this sewer. Mr.. Brown said
he personally would not object to the out
fall sewer being built at this time, but he
thought the whole city ought to pay for it.
City Engineer Clapp being called in, said
that on the streets where the laterals run
there is house on every third lot, on the
average, though of course in the whole
district to be taxed they were much fewer
to the block.
c. F. Harris was the next speaker, and
he stirred things up little by saying that
If the people had known the councilmen
would not fulfil the wishes of those who
elected them to Office they would never
have been elected at all. President Hart
we'll replied with some warmth that Mr..
Harris had better stick to his subject and
that If he did not he had better take his
seat. He didn't want any slurs cast upon
the council. No final vote had been taken
on the matter yet and nobody knew how
the members would vote. Mr.. Harris stuck
to his position. but afterwards said he did
not wish to cast any doubt upon the good
intentions of the members of the board,
and SO the matter passed.
w. r. Stevenson said that the opposition
did not come from the large property own
ers, but from those to whom 1t meant
practically confiscation of what little they
had. He thought that 95 per cent of the
property owners on the East Side were
opposed to the sewer at the present time.
though most Of them would favor it when
they were able to pay for it.
c. H. Rhodes said that his friend Hamil-
ton had told him some time ago that his
cesspool didn't work right and that he
would like to have a sewer. He was the
only man he knew to be in favor of it.
Mrs. Drain said that to her as well as to
others that she knew 1t meant practically
conf1scation. even IL 1t were but $40. She
told of couple of cases where it meant
loss of home to the women who were
living by what work they could get to do
and had hard struggle to make both ends
meet. She said that while the women had
no vote. she thought they ought to be
heard.
No definite action was taken in the mat
ter and the board proceeded to the trans
action of other business.
Property owners on Worcester avenue
asked that a six foot cement sidewalk
be constructed from Colorado to Ramona
street. Granted
The bid of D. P. N. Little for construct
ing the Linda Vista bridge was accepted
and his bond placed at $1,000.
The bid Of w. L. Richardson for wiring
and providing lamps for the city hall build
ing was accepted. 1t foots up to $3.50.
SOCIAL DOINGS
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Briggs of Henrietta
court entertained at luncheon today Dr.
and Mrs. Solon Briggs. DR.. c. A. Briggs
and Miss Briggs in honor of the S1st birth
day Of Mr.. Briggs. The table was deco
rated with large cut glass bowl in which
were eighty-one rosebuds in the form of a
horseshoe, while sprays of heliotrope
added to the beauty of the decorations.
Mr.. Lenwood) Abbott and his twin sister.
Miss Lillian Abbott, entertained q few
friends at their home on Ashtabula street
Saturday evening in honor of their birth
day anniversary. The evening was spent
in playing hearts. Refreshments were
served and the evening was an unusually
pleasant one. Those present were: Misses
Hattie Pyle, Stella Sanford of Los Angeles,
Floy Hill. Platt, Messrs. Harry Pyle Ar
chic Price, Roy Ely. L. George Thompson.
BREvITIES
Sixty thousand dollars worth Of the new
bonds of the Pasadena and Los Angeles
road have been placed in the hands Of the
treasurer of the reorganization commit
tee, George F. Kernaghan, and will now
be distributed among the original bond
holders according to the agreement by
which the money was to be raised for the
extension of the system. The company re-
ports that the 400 tons of steel rails for
this purpose are on hand and that the work
will proceed as soon as the financial mat
ters can be arranged. The general offices
are to be in Pasadena hereafter and will
be located over the ticket offices at the
southwest corner of Fair Oaks and Color
ado.
The funeral Of the late James McCulloch
took place Saturday afternoon at o'clock,
many, friends being in attendance. Rev.
Mr.. Gray and Dean Trew of11ciated. The
pallbearers were Messrs. J. s. Torrance
William Stanton, James F. lowell and
James Ford.
Dogs belonging to John Mcdonald, Mrs.
Sarah Gray and Mrs. A. A. Martin. all Of
whom live near the corner of Orange Grove
and Lincoln avenue, were found poisoned
yesterday morning. They were all pet
house dogs. two of them pugs and there is
wrath in that vicinity
Helen M. Southwick. state organizer OF
the Pacific circle, ladies' auxiliary Of the