The herald., 1898-02-06
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA
'ASADENA, Feb. 5.-(Regular Core
)ndence) There is every prospect that
sadena will be enjoying the benefits of
npetition in her electric railway serv-
within few months, and 1t need not
prise anyone if, before the dawn of
0, there are two additional electric
es connecting this city with Los An
les. Today there We're filed three petit
MS for new electric railway between
two cities; one with the city council
Los Angeles, another with the city
incil of Pasadena and third with the
unity supervisors. j. M. Thompson is
petitioner, and he is said to repre-
mt immense capital. The terminal
lway, which sought franchise for an
ctric railway between the two cities
It year and was denied by the present
uncil, Is expected to renew its applica-
n very soon. as new council is to be
.cted in April, and then the fur will
for it will be a lively contest for SUI
emacy. The company represented by
{. Thompson has already made con-
acts with the Los Angeles Consolidat-
Electric railway to operate over it's
acks in the city of Los Angeles, and to
We transfers to passengers travelling
tween the two points without any ad-
tional charge. The company has pur-
lased 100 acres of land lying between
e city limits of Los Angeles and the
" limits OF South Pasadena, anu this
ey will improve and convert into a
rk in connection with the proposed
cleway between Los Angeles and Pas
lena. The route of the proposed road
as follows: From the connection with
e Los Angeles Consolidated Electric
ilway at Pritchard street and Downey
,enue, East Los Angeles, thence by
ay of the adobe road, Estudillo canyon,
rough a tunnel, to Pasadena avenue,
ear the ostrich farm in South Pasa-
ana; thence following Pasadena avenue
Monterey road, Palermo avenue, to
,e intersection of Fair Oaks avenue and
olumbia street at the north line of the
ty of South Pasadena; thence crossing
lie Santa Fe and Terminal tracks on
,e viaduot and coming up Raymond av-
lue to Union street in Pasadena; thence
est on Union street to Fair Oaks av-
1ue; south on Fair Oaks avenue to
ineyard, and east on Vineyard to Ray
.ond.
The new company only asks for eigh-
zen months in which to complete the
ork and have cars running between
his city and Los Angeles; If not COM
leted the whole to be forfeited. The ad-
antages claimed over the present cleo
ric line are less distance, which will en-
BILE them to cut the running time down
wenty minutes; transfers over the lines
n Los Angeles city without additional
are, and no grade crossings of any
team railroad on the entire line.
GOOD ROADS PARADE
About SIS bicyclists turned out for the
,arade this afternoon, which was given
lnder the auspices of the Better Roads
ociety. 1t was grand turnout, nearly
mile and half in length, the riders
)eing two abreast, the couples two or
hree lengths apart. There were safeties,
andems, a seXtet, an old time Star or
linary and a combination wheel, Some
we're decorated with smilax, oranges
Ind flowers, but the majority were un-
decorated, though the riders were all
| holiday appearance and the sidewalks
we're crowded through the business Sec
ion and well filled all along the route
If the parade. Much interest was un-
ioubtedly created in the cause of good
roads, and as this was the object of the
parade it was success. The procession
formed on East Colorado, North and
South Madison and moved west. !.
The Y. M. c. A. turned out twenty
three young men arrayed In white duck
trimmed with orange, and presented a
fine sight. r. G. Burkin, on his old-style
Star ordinary, was one Of the most con-
spiouous figures, dressed in black tights
and wearing long white whskers. The
prizes were awarded to the schools as
follows: Wilson, 70 bicycles, first prize,
$40; Lincoln, 81 bicycles, second prize, SIS;
80, third prize SO; Columbia, 4s,
fourth prize, So; Garfield, 45;. Frank
lin, 33. '"'
NON-PARTIsAN WORK
An informal meeting of those inter-
ested in the citizens non-partisan
called on short notice, gath
cred in the office of the Pasadena Lake
Vineyard Land and Water company
this evening to discuss the advisability
Of calling mass meeting to nominate
for the city offices. G. c.
Brown was chairman of the meeting
and William r. Cox acted as secretary.
Short speeches were made by several
citizens. DR.. Ell Fay called attention to
the fact that the meeting was called on
such short notice that but few were
informed of 1t, and hence it was far
from being an index of the real interest
felt by citizens Of all parties In the