The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-20
PASADENA'S CHARTER
THE COMMITTEEHARD AT WORK
FRAMING IT
San Gabriel Electric Company Has Not
Given UP the Fight-Plenty Of
Water-Brevities

PASADENA, July 10 (Office of the Her
aid, IS East Colorado. street.-The mass
meeting Of citizens in the board of trade
rooms for the further consideration Of a
new city charter and Of municipal owner
ship Of the water system will be held Thurs
day evening. There continues to be a
lively interest in these questions. The COM
mittee appointed at last Thursdays mass
meeting by Chairman G. A. Gibbs to ascer-
tain the legal status of the water ownership
proposition has been busy. The charter
committee consists of W. S. Wright, w Z,
Arthur, II. G. Reynolds, G. T. kernaghan
and Colin Stewart. These gentlemen are
still busy on draft of the proposed charter,
but have not made much progress to
enable them to have a report ready for
Thursdays meeting.
Still Pushing
Mr.. Kerckhoff of the San Gabriel Electric
Light, Heat and Power company denies en-
phatically the rumor that his company has
decided not to push its application for a
franchise TO do business In Pasadena He
states that he will appear before the coun-
Gil on Monday himself, and will strongly
urge that the company be granted its
twenty-three months permit for doing <
lighting, power and heating business here.
Mr.. Kerckhoff explains that all members
of the company have been kept very busy
of late incident to their entrance into Los
Angeles, and they have therefore not had
time to visit Pasadena and address the
council.
Water Development
The Marengo Water company has devel-
the southern line of Pasadena. They now
have 226 miners inches of good water, hav-
ing had only 50 inches to start with. This
water is devoted to the use of the Raymond
Improvement company, the Marengo Land
company, and a part Of South Pasadena
city. The water was developed by running
bitches along the course in the willows east
of Raymond hill and by putting in we'll
"A feet deep and a mammoth pump. This
pump is run by the electric railway power
house The entire improvements, together
with tunnel south of Raymond, cost about
$4,000. The 6fficers,of, this company are: l..
I. Garnsey, president; w. E. Hills, secre-
tary; Messrs. Hills, Hughes and Crippen Of
Los Angeles, Pegg of Santa Paula and Cone
of South Pasadena, directors.
Brevities
Miss Maud B. Taylor and Archibald w.
Bridges were quietly married this morning
at the home of the officiating clergyman,
Rev. N. H. G. Fife. They left on the 10Sr
Southern Pacific train for st. Louis, and
were seen off by large number Of friends
They will remain in ST. Louis this summer
and next winter, after which they will re-
side in Carrollton, III.
The Chosen Friends were to have had 3
public installation Of officers this evening,
but owing to the sickness of four of the Of
ficers the installation was postponed. A
social time was spent. About twenty men,
bers from Los Angeles were present.
Crown Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, had
work this evening In the Master degree, tho
degree being conferred upon John Bre!ner.
The Sharpshooters will have target prac-
tice that the Arroyo range tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
Personal
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. *. Dimond and son, Tru-
man, entertained with a musicale last even
ing at their home on Eureka street.
The marriage of Miss Agnes Hodge.
daughter of DIR. ]. s. Hodge, and Mr.. Harry
A. Wood of Maylin street will take place on
the evening of July 9th at the home of tho
bride on North Raymond avenue.
M. p Green Is enjoying months vaca-
ton.
Mrs A. o. Bristol and daughter have gone
to Long Beach.
Miss Pearl G. Libby left this morning for
Chicago to spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Mercer are spend
ing a few days at Redondo.
Messrs. Phillip and Allen Jones and Clf-
ford Wood returned this afternoon from tho
mountains In the vicinity of Chilleao, and
report having killed deer.