The herald., 1898-07-02
PEOPLE OF PASADENA WON'T
HIGN ALL PETITIONS
links Unruly Horses Create Sensa-
ton on Colorado street-Brevi-
ties and Personals

to be against It. Hoag's constituents are
urging him to stand for the Terminal, while
they approve of his action In proposing 10
cent fare basis for the franchise, still they
are afraid that the whole matter may fall
to the ground as a result of exacting more
than the Terminal will concede. OF course,
1t is agreed that a 10-cent fare is very de-
sirable, and that clause in the franchise
to this effect would be the proper thing
Yet many citizens suggest that the 10-cent
fare will be brought about by competition,
and the business ought to be clinched be-
fore 1t slips away. That very large ma
tority of the people are In favor Of the
franchise was proved this Afternoon by the
circulation of a petition by the friends of the
present road, which petition was meant to
serve an entirely different purpose. The
petition set forth in substance that the I'M
dersigned were averse to the admission of
the Terminal Electric railway, upon the
ground that there are at present sufficient
steam and electric facilities for travel be-
tween Los Angeles and Pasadena, and that
IN the event of a new roads being built
the city would lose the large sum of money
now paid by the present road for the pr1vi-
leges which 1t enjoys. Two copies OF the
petition were circulated. One by E. Cougar
and another by H. p. Randall. Mr.. Cougar
went among the business men of the city,
and was told by about 80 per cent. of them
that they wanted to see the Terminal enter
the city. Mr.. Randall visited North Ma
rengo and North Euclid avenues and vi
cinity and secured thirty-seyen names.
Euclid avenue, it will be remembered. fur
nished majority of the protestants who APP
peared before the council on Wednesday.
Mr.. Randall found that some property
owners along the route of the proposed line
were opposed to it, while outsiders were
nearly all either Indifferent OF in favor Of
the road. The petitions were gotten out
with the hope of obtaining enough sigma
lures to influence the council In favor of re-
fusing the franchise. AS such they must
be signal failures, and there Is general sat-
isfaction among the friends of the fran
chise over the result of the effort. A spe-
cial session of the council as a committee
of the whole was held this evening, lasting
from until 10 o'clock. Vice-President
Gibbon of the Terminal was present, and
the franchise was thoroughly discussed
from beginning to end. The result was
very encouraging to Mr.. Gibbon, who, when
the meeting was over, seemed to feel con-
fident that the Terminal would eventually
be granted its franchise. The proposed or
dinance was gone over carefully, and it was
decided to turn over the papers bearing
on the case to Attorney c. j. Willetts for
examination tomorrow, in the temporary
absence of Acting City Attorney w, s.
Wright. Mr.. Gibbon declined emphaticaly
to agree to a 10-cent fare, saying that such
a fare would be suicidal to the company.
Nevertheless, it must come, he admitted,
III the course of few years, when travel
has greatly increased and competition has
become lively. In regard to double track,
Mr.. Gibbon says that his road would not
dare to run along a single track and de-
pend upon short sdings for the passing of
cars. He assures the council that double
track will be built.
Galloping Horses
A team of horses came galloping into
town along Colorado street from the east
this evening at about o'clock. They
dragged a single-tree and harness, and at
the corner of Colorado street and Raymond
avenue, near the Masonic temple, they
crashed into a buggy occupied by s. +.
Bangham and Miss Bingham. Both oc-
cupants were thrown out and the buggy
was badly smashed. Miss Bangham suf-
fered few bruises, but was not very seri-
ously. hurt. Officer Reynolds got on his
wheel and rode east to see where the horses
had come from. Beyond Los Robes ave-
nue. he found George M. Frink and family,
including his wife, two daughters and a
son, with the wagon. The horses had
broken the single-tree and Mr.. Frink had
been unable to hold them. He expressed
his regret at the damage the team had
done and agreed to pay the costs. Frink's
team was stopped and caught Immediate
ly after the collision downtown.
Brevities
The earthquake which struck the town
last night at about II $50 o'clock frightened
q number of people out of their senses.
Downtown the brick buildings shook and
cracked with a sound like firecrackers. The
occupants in, some cases came running
into the streets. Many persons who were
awakened by the shock state that the eff
feet upon them was nauseating.
The death of Miss Mary e. Proudfoot,
aged Sc years, occurred today at the family
home on the corner of Washington street
and Moline avenue. Deceased was a ma
tive of Pennsylvania and had resided here
several years. Interment will be made in
Mountain View cemetery. Arrangements
for the funeral have not yet been made.
The Valley Hunt club ball last evening
was attended by large number of invited
guests of the club. some of them being
from Los Angeles and out of town. Dane
ing was INDUCED in and refreshments were
served. About 200 persons were present.
Personal
Robert ]. Burdette will occupy Rev. N.
III. G. Flies pulpit in the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning.
o. T. Zigler Of Freeport, ILL.,, Is a guest In
the city.
VIM. Waterhouse and family went to
Terminal island today to spend the sum-
mer.. ....a. ..-. ,s..
The family of F. v. Ryder left today to
spend the summer at Catalina.
J. w. MoCauley and family leave next
week for Bear Valley
Mrs. w. B, Clapp gave a reception last
evening to the other members of the M. f..
choir at her home on South Fair Oaks ave-
nue..
The Lake-avenue Congregational church
gave picnic yesterday in Millard's can
yon, which was enjoyed by about 100 people.
A. r. Case and Harry Roche have re-
turned from trip to the Klondike and vi
cinity. They had planned to go up the
Peace river country, but gave up the plan.
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