The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

pASADENA, Jan. 3.-(Reguiar Cor
tespondence.) At the meeting OF the
eity council this afternoon an ordinance
Regulating advertising signs was READ
for the first time as follows:
It shall be and is hereby declared to De
unlawful for any person on or after the
first day of February, 1898, within the
city, to construct, erect, or permit 10
erect. any sign, bill board, bulletin board
or any device for advertising purposes
or upon or over any portion OF any pup
lie highway except the following classes:
First-Signs will be allowed to project
from the building over the sidewalk TOT
n distance of two feet, but SAID signs
must not be over one foot wide ana the
bottom of the sign to be at least nine
feet from the sidewalk.
YSecond-Signs indicative Of the busi-
ness intended to be advertised shall not
be over two feet in any dimensions ana
the bottom thereof shall be at least nine
feet from the sidewalk.
All signs which do not conform to the
above regulation and which are now up
will have to come down.
The appointment Of w. L. Clark, ]. c.
Delbridge. John D. Kelsey, B. T. knight
and A. c. Terenning as special police
men during the parade were approved
President Stats Of the Pasadena
board of fire underwriters asked that
Edwin Stearns, J. G.. Brainard, H. w.
Stats, c. u. Bunnell and H. H. Klam-
10th be appointed fire rnarshals to serve
without pay. The matter was referred
to Trustee Patten and Attorney Arthur.
The ordinance introduced last week
which requested that board of exam
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considered. The proposition is that the
board Of examiners be plumber, the
sanitary inspector and the health officer
The duty Of this board would be to ex-
anime each plumber as to his qualifica-
ton to do work in skillful manner.
each member of the board to receive SIS
a year salary. Action was postponed.
The ordinance introduced last week
and dealing with hotel porters, hack
drivers, ETC., at railway stations was
passed. This ordinance forbids solicit
ing patronage by these men.
DAVID DEWEY DEAD
The death of David Dewey, vice presi-
dent of the Bankers National bank of
Chicago, occurred at about 5:45 o'clock
this afternoon at his home on Congress
street, this city, where Mr.. Dewey is in
the habit of spending his winters. Mr..
Dewey arrived here from Chicago only
a few days ago and was Immediately
taken down with sickness. On Christ
mas day, however, he had sufficiently
recovered to be able to take ride on
his wheel. File fell and sustained several
severe brui IS. His death today resulted
from Inflammation of the heart, caused
By the fall from his wheel.
Mr.. Dewey was far better known in
Chicago than here, he having been a
prominent business man and banker in
that city for years. He was a heavy
bondholder in the Pasadena and Pacific
electric railway, and as such took a
prominent part in the recent reorganiza-
ton of the company. He leaves here
wife, a daughter, Mrs. Nettie Dewey
Farwell and an S-year-old son. No
funeral services will be held here, but
the remains will be taken to Chicago
Wednesday morning.
BREVITIES
About seventy-fve couples participated
in the Primrose club dance in Auditori-
urn hall Saturday evening. Several
members of the Mariposa club Of Los
Angeles were present. The grand march
was led by Miss May Kinley and Mr.. E.
o. Nay.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Myers of South
Vernon avenue have been bereaved by
the death of their child Esther, aged
years. Death was caused by scarlet
fever and interment was made this
afternoon in Mountain View cemetery
without services. George c. Myers,
aged years, died on December 23d, and
Earl, aged years, died last Friday.
The directors of the Better Roads
society met this evening in DR.. Palmer's
Office and continued plans for the fur
Their success of the organization.
The three hobos, Fred Anderson,
James Kelley and James Sutherland.
arrested by Constable Wallis, were given
twenty. ten and fifteen days, respective
ly, by Justice Merriam this morning.
H. Perkins left for Santa Rosa this
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tanning of Arte-
STA are visiting friends in this city.
w. Furman of Los Angeles was in
Pasadena on business today.
M. T. Weeks and C. Post of The
Green left today for San Francisco.