The herald., 1898-09-28
FOR MUNICIPAL WATER
PASADENA COUNCIL TAKES THE
FIRST STEP
TWO OPTIONS ACCEPTED
On Water-Bearing Lands-Terms Of
the Agreements-Maccabees'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

| PASADENA, Sept. N.-(Omce of The
Herald. 16 West Colorado street.) At the
regular meeting of the city council this
morning two options on water-bearing
lands were accepted, and thus the scheme
for municipal ownership Of the water sys-
tern Is we'll under way. Trustees Reynolds,
LOckett and Dobbins were the only men,
bers of the board present, and they were
In entire accord on the matter, all voting
for the acceptance of the options. One OF
the tracts Is offered by M. d. Painter and
Mary e. Painter, and consists of lot 4,
Painter & Tebbets' tract, North Pasadena.
The terms are as follows: The city is
granted an option on the land commencing
| October /, 1898, and continuing one year,
with the right to purchase the lot, con-
tnining 9.37 acres, within the year for $2808,
the city to pay the owners $25 per month,
payable on the 18th of every month during
the term of the option, and IL the city pur-
chases the land at any time during the
term of the option, the rent paid for the
use Of the land shall be deducted from the
purchase price. The city is to have the
right to sink wells, run tunnels, or other
wise develop water as deemed best. II
| thC City' uOSo Aot QcCluC " PuiSAdSO thc
land, 1t is to remove all machinery and
property and leave the land in as good
shape as could reasonably be expected, the
wells to be considered the property Of the
owners of the land and to be used by them
as they see. fit. The owners reserve the
right to plant and harvest a crop of grain
on the land at any time, without interfer-
ing with the construction or operation of
the wells and machinery.
The other option was offered by Charles
f. Tebbets and Imelda Tebbets for the
right to dig wells or tunnels on lot 2, Paint
er & Tebbets' tract, containing TIT acres,
the option to continue for one year, and
the purchase price to be $500 per acre; or
on lot 1, the same tract. containing 22.91
acres the purchase price to be $500 per
acre. with the right to purchase half, d.
vided either way, or any one of the quar-
ters, the terms being the same as the first
option.
| Both these tracts may be described as
lying between the two Painter wells, which
supply North Pasadena with water, each
yielding about 40 inches of water, and of
which 1t is said that the pumps have never
been able to lower the water. The land lies
between Lincoln avenue and the Arroyo
Seco and between Altadena and Montana
streets, and would be a good place for a
city park If the scheme is carried out. No
other business of much Importance was
transacted, and the board adjourned to
meet Friday morning at o'clock.
Maccabee Knights
| The knights OF the Maccabees held an
| enthusiastic review in their tent last night.
The contes. for new members closed last
night with the following result: Capt.
Drawbaugh's side, forty-fve; w. s. La
ceys side, sixty-seven; total, 112. These
applications have all been received since
July II. They all must be initiated before
October 17th At that time great ban
| quet will be given by the losers to the win
ming side A committee of knights, con-
sisting of A. l.. Petrie, NJ w. Kellogg, w.
S. Lacey and E. Drawbaugh, were appoint
| ed to devise new scheme for building up
the membership. Pasadena's initiatory
team has been invited to exemplify the
work at O union meeting to be held In Los
Angeles on October II. The members of
the team are all expected to be present for
an extra drill at X. of p. hall Wednesday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Pasadena Brevities
Tho annual meeting of the Y. M. Ct A.
for the election of board of directors met
tonight and adjourned until Friday, Octo-
Der 7th, to give the nominating committee
time to secure the necessary material for
the new board of directors.
Mrs. w. B. Mccormick of Waldo avenue
died last night at the Pasadena hospital
after a long and painful illness. Mrs. Nc
| ~ L.. ,.rrI4 to- ND
came to California about fifteen years ago.
The funeral will take place at the resi-
dence, 4O6 Waldo avenue. tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Rev. N. H. G. Fife will
preach tho funeral sermon.
The Red Cross committee Of arrange
ments for the reception of Company is
in need of few more young ladies to wait
on the table. Contributions for the butter
fund are still needed. A large box of jel-
lies is to be shipped to the boys in the hos
pital in San Francisco. Contributions of
jellies are urgently requested from all
friends of the Seventh. There will be q
meeting Of the hospitality committee at
Red Cross headquarters Wednesday at
o'clock. All members Of the committee are
requested to be present.
The committee of the allied parties met
at No. 10 South Colorado street this
evening. The meeting adjourned until
Thursday evening, the 29th inst, when per-
manent organization will be effected.
w. B. Lee. chairman of the Republican
executive committee, has named H. M.
Weight of this city as a member Of the
comm.tte on speakers.
Mrs. w. d. Watson, whose husband was
formerly manager of the Hotel Mitchell.
died in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon.
VIII Grey of Company D, heavy artil-
lery, is home from San Francisco on a
short furlough. Mr.. Grey came down as
one of the military escort Of the remains
of Harry Judson, one of the gallant boys
of the Seventh who died at the Red Cross
hospital in San Francisco and was buried
from the Unitarian church of Los Ange-
les last Sunday. Mr.. Grey says the Com
pany d boys are jubilant over the pros
poets Of going to Manila on the next trans
port. They expect to sail In about two
weeks
Miss Katherine Scudder will entertain
next Friday evening in honor Of Miss Lucy
Parsons Of Santa Ana.
Rev. Clark Crwford and Mrs. Crawford
will be rendered farewell reception this
evening in the church by the Method:sts
Of Pasadena.
Miss Frank Bolt entertained friends at
dinner last evening.
The new members of the w. c. T. u. OF
North Pasadena were the guests at an in
formal reception held in their honor at the