The herald., 1898-02-08
Los ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

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Branch Office of The Herald, IS East Col
orado Street.
PASADENA, Feb. Irregular Corre-
sopndence) Mr.. Willett addressed the
city council today in the matter Of the
petition of ]. M. Thompson for an cleo
trio franchise which was filed on Satur-
day. He requested that the petition be
referred to regular committee in the
absence Of Captain Simpson, who would
later explain what may be needed. Mr..
Willett also stated that the capital back
of the proposition had been investigated
and found to be excellent. Action de-
ferred and petition filed.
c. w. Abbott addressed the board in
behalf of the property owners on Illinois
street and streets in the vicinity. which
have a horse car, and asked that these
streets be electrified. These property
owners consider the present car service,
cars, ETC., very poor affairs.
1t was ordered that the check depos-
tied by the Electric Lighting company
accompanying their bid for street light
ing be returned to them, inasmuch as
their contract with the city was not
formal one.
for furnishing the present city quar-
ters for another term was accepted.
The bid for city printing was opened
and the job awarded the Pasadena News
company. whose bid was 7A cents an
inch for the first insertion and four cents
for each subsequent insertion. The Daily
Star was the other bidder. This makes
the News the official city paper
City Engineer Clapp made his report
on plans and cost of a projected sewer
system which has been talked of for
some time, as follows:
"In making these plans and estimates
have followed. with some necessary
i. dhanges, the original plan gotten out by
Aug. Mayer and reported by Rudolph
Herring.
1.-THE estimate includes the sewering
of all the territory in the city which can
be drained by the present outfall sewer.
Following is the estimated cost: Four
teen-inch outfall sewer 5484 feet, $5470.-
20; 12-inch sewer, 6279 feet. $5933.65; 10
inch sewer, 25,472 feet, $40. .334.64; 8-inch
sewer, 210, 1856 feet, $145, ,776.02; S-inch iron
pipe sewer, $50 feet, $11S.1S; 12-inch iron
pipe sewer, rs feet, 98A4; right of way
through private property, 1888 feet,
$520.59; total, SITS, ,251.76 Total length of
sewers, 247, ,S25 feet, or 46.9 miles.
Sewer protests were again postponed
for consideration until tomorrow at spe-
cial session at p. m.
A request was received from property
owners on Worcester avenue and Ramo-
ma street for an electric light on that cor
ner.
A petition was received from property
owners on Cypress avenue north Of Or
ange Grove avenue, asking that that
street be graded, PIP feet frontage being
represented. Received and placed on
file. The board was of the opinion that
the street should not be graded unless it
was guttered so that it could not wash.
M. o. Randall asked permission to use
the recorders court room on Saturday
afternoon next for the purpose of organ
izing the Deciduous Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION.
Snyder & Blacks request for permis-
sion to remove a building from East
Union street was referred to the street
superintendent with power to act.
j. A. Muir was denied permission for
the Pasadena and Pacific Transfer COM
pany to be allowed access to the South
ern Pacific grounds for the purpose of
soliciting custom.
DISTURBED THE PEACE
Joseph Barrett, young man about
81 years of age, appeared before Justice
Merriam this morning, charged with
disturbing the peaceof young lady in
the Wooster block, by flourishing re-
volver and threatening to do up her
and himself. The trouble occurred last
Saturday night. Barrett has been call
ing frequently on the girl, and she seems
to have become tired of his attentions.
At least the two have been less friendly,
and the girl signified that Barrett need
come no more. Barrett protested that
he meant no harm. He said that he
had the revolver in his pocket at the
time and was taking it to it's owner.
He had pulled out his handkerchief
and the weapon came with it. There
upon, while transferring 1t to another
pocket. he made the thoughtless remark
in jest Justice Merriam released him
after he had furnished $500 bonds to
keep the peace.
DIED ON THE STREET
Juan Peorino, a native of California
and o resident Of Pasadena for some
years, dropped dead from hemorrhage
at about o'clock this evening. Deceased
was IS years of age and laborer. He
was walking In front of store on North
Fair Oaks avenue, in North Pasadena.
when he was taken with coughing and
bleeding at the mouth. and died imme-
diately. He resided with another Mexi-
can, William Verdugo, on Hammond
street He is thought to have no imme-
diate relatives here, but was very well
known. The remains will be inferred at
the expense of the county
BREvITIES
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the San Gabriel Valley bank
this morning President e. c. Bolt read
his report. which showed the affairs OF
the bank to be In excellent condition