The herald., 1897-06-04
PASADENA

EASAUENA
PASADENA, June S-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Everything has been compare
lively quiet in electric railway matters
since the city council denied the Terminal
franchise and made quiet agreement with
the Pacific and Los Angeles company. by
which tho company lights the streets in
return for a monopoly of the street rail-
way business But indications are de-
cidedly against q continuation of this
Quietude. as there are several matters that
look rather threatening to the peace of
mind of the favored corporation. In the
meantime, however. said aggregation is
waxing fat by reason Of its privileges, and
is evidently beginning to think 1t owns the
earth and the fulness thereof. At least
that's the way 1t appears to properly own
ers and residents In the vicinity of Throop
Polytechnic on Chestnut street. The COM
pany has used the street at that point for
many months past as car yard and a
place for cleaning, washing and overhaul
ing cars between trips, without the slight
est regard for the rights Of the property
owners In that vicinity or for the public,
until the Terminal applied for franchise
and complaint was made Of the company's
unlawful use OF the street. when promise
was made that 1t would be remedied at
once. Now, having bought key-lot with
a frontage Of only fifty feet on Chestnut
street to use for a car yard and finding 1t
too narrow for their purpose. they coolly
proceed to lay q curve, which infringes
upon the public alley to quite an extent.
besides crossing the public sidewalk,
without SO much as "by your leave
either to the property owners or to the city
council. OF course 1t Is quite generally un-
derstood that they can have whatever
they want from the latter body. but still
1t would look better to the average citi-
sen II they would talce the slight trouble
TO go through the formality OF applying
for a permit before exercising such an
unusual privilege. AS remarked by a we'll
known citizen. in these days when public
officials are largely engaged in protecting
the corporations and nursing the trusts
as instanced in the Havemeyer-Searles
farce just enacted at our national capital
the plain, ordinary citizen Is in great luck
II he isn't himself used as a sidewalk for
these privileged characters to walk over,
not to speak Of such a small matter as
common ordinary sidewalk. dedicated to
the public use being converted into car
yard.
There have been rumors for some time
that the Southern Pacific company will in
vestigate the Mount Lowe road, with a
view of buying the property, and II they
should conclude to do so they would at
once apply for franchise to build an
electric line from the present station on
Colorado street to the base Of the mount |
ain. This may be stated as very proba- |
BILE outcome of the negotiations now be-
ing carried or, and in that event there |
will be an electric railway war that Is a |
war, for 1t will be no surprise to those who |
are posted In such matters to see the |
Southern Pacific apply for a franchise.
which will mean another electric line to |
Los Angeles as WE'LL
Meanwhile. 1t is rumored that the Ter
minal will introduce novelty in the way
OF horseless carriages, should the inven-
tion now being perfected in Los Angeles |
prove satisfactory, as 1t gives every prom |
Use OF doing. In any event, Pasadena may |
rest assured that there will be opposition |
to the present monopoly In good subsidy |
tai form. and the three members ofGzhe |
city council who so distinguished them
selves before the world by acting as
guardians and nurses for the much h-abused I
corporation, which pleaded its inability to
stand alone, will have their hands full in |
taking care Of their charge.
STREET CAR MAIL
Now is the time for Pasadena to make a /
prompt and vigorous move for electric
railway mail service between here and !
Los Angeles. Owing to the recent with
drawal OF several trains on the Santat Fe
there is now no mail arriving between
W:l0 a. m. and 5:26 p. M. and as q matter
OF course this Is the occasion for much
complaint among the business men. This
project was agitated here some months ago
ana seemed to meet with the approval of |
tine postal authorities, but nothing came
OF It.. 1t Is to be hoped that It will sue
ceed this time. for It is matter in which
every citizen who has any correspondence
is interested. .e
1T COSTS MONEY
Ine wheels of justice seem to be set re-
voiving without sufficient cause about ms |
olten IN Pasadena as any town that could |
oe discovered in days journey. and the /
taxpayer pays fer the grease not to sneak
OF the wear and tear on the mental ms
cnlnery OF those engaged In grinding. II
suits would be as certain as those sa1d -
accrue when the mills of the gods are .st
srinding. he could foot the bill with much
better grace. Mrs. Susie Haas laid her L
woes before the bar of justice TODAY In tha
shape OF complaint charging her neiph- L
Dor. Mrs. Sarah Wallace, a respectahle
looking colored woman. with poisoning her
dog. The usual neighborhood quarrel was
snown TO be at the bottom of the whole
matter, and as there was no proof adduceA
Justice Merriam discharged the DEFEND
ant. They live on Clay street. in the south
west part Of the city
SOCIAL NOTES
The Monday Afternoon club was enter
Ieined yesterday afternoon at the home Of
mrs. =. =. Jones, the regular meeting hav-
eng been postponed on account OF Mem oriaI 1
Gay observance. Japan was the subject
Tor the day. and all the papers had some
bearing upon Japanese life. The papers
were all interesting and were rend by Mrs.
=. Stout who gave an account Of Japan.
- reteion: Mrs. =, J. Bleecker, who read
- : nEerestipg letter from misisonal-y
20 that country. and Mrs. h, q. Benneff
~no tod of ~ form Of sovsrnment. Trs'