The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-16
THE TERMINALS BID
WHAT IT OFFERS FoH
THE FRANCHISE
Five Per Cent of the Roads Earnings
After Five Years-Tax Rate for
the Year Fixed


PASADENA, Aug. 15.-(Office of The
Herald, IS East Colorado street,. At the
meeting of the city council this afternoon
President Patten and Trustees Lockett
Dobbins and Reynolds, and Attorney Ar
thur were present. Attorney Gibbon. vice
president of the Terminal road. was also
present to look after the business of his
road, today being the date set for the open
Ing of bids for the Terminal franchise
Trustee Lockett moved that bids be opened
and President Patten opened the only bid
on hand and handed 1t to City Clerk Dyer
to be read. The bid offered five per cent
Of the roads earnings, gross, after five
years, and was accompanied by s25,00C
bond with the American Surety company
OF New York as surety. The bid was by
President George B. Leighton of the Ter
minal company, per T. E. Gibbon, attor-
ney In fact. The bond was ornamented
with 5000 worth of revenue stamps. At
torney Gibbon explained that the American
Is one Of the most substantial surety COM
panies in the United States. The bid was
not accepted today, but will be accepted
tomorrow morning in all probability. the
attorney and adjourned until the above
named time for this purpose. Trustees
Patten and Reynolds were averse to the
advertising Of the franchise. 1t will be re-
membered, but II is understood that they
will vote to accept the bid, seeing that the
matter must go through any way. If
they should not vote to accept. however
Trustee Hoag will be brought from the
east to cast the vote which would in that
event break the tie. So the entrance OF
the Terminal is practically an assured
event.
) The cycleway franchise which was OBJ
tained by c. A. Smythe was today formally
turned over to the California Cycleway
company and accepted by them.
D. A. Cochran was granted permission to
build barn 14x24 feet on lot II, Of Bush
nell's subdivision.
The city clerks report on the work of the
board Of equalization was read and ap-
proved.
Next to the Terminals business the most
important item of todays business was the
fixing of the tax rate for the ensuing year
at 81 on each 500, though this move had
been practically decided upon. some time
ago. The rate Is apportioned as follows
General fund rs, fire and sewer sinking IL,
library sinking .01. library fund OF.
The ordinance fixing the date for future
meetings as Tuesday morning at o. clock
instead of Monday afternoons at o'clock
was passed.
Young Blades Atear
A two-seated double rig came crashing
along Colorado street through the center
of town this evening. Everybody who
happened to be near by ran out to see the
runaway Policeman Reynolds skillfully
stopped the team at the corner Of Colorado
street and Fair Oaks, and led 1t around on
Union street to the marshals office, ac-
companied by small-sized crowd and the
guys Of the three occupants Of the rig, who
were young Los Angeenos out on a tear
They hadItaken In Santa Monica and other
towns between here and that city, and Of
fered to do anything they could to amuse
the bystanders, even to giving tight-rope
performance. Reynolds brought forth the
recorder and the trio pleaded not guilty to
disturbing of the peace. They gave the
names of E. G. Barrows. Oscar Serodinc
and Lewis A. Kork. Recorder Rossiter
released them on SO check bail each, and
set their trial for tomorrow at Up. m. II
who jumped out of the rig to escape trouble
Brevities
Today the registration of voters was
closed and the papers were returned to the
county offices for final filing. The regis
trars here were Messrs. II. H. Rose, c. K
Myers and Hahn. About two hundred new
names and transfers were added to the
record, Mr.. Meyers having registered the
most. He registered seventy-three and
transferred fifty-nine. A great many mis-
takes were made by voters in the way of
registering in the wrong precinct, thus
making much work for the registrars.
Troop D, colored cavalry, went down to
Los Angeles this evening to attend a ball.
Misses Ethel Fuller and LYDIA Conger
have been selected by the Red Cross society
to attend to Huff's soda fountain Saturday
one-half of the proceeds of which go to the
society.
Mrs. Niblock and daughter returned to-
day from Redondo.
Miss Minnie Stevens, who was injured
In bicycle collision, was we'll enough to be
returned to her home in Long Beach today
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Post, aged 65 years
died at her home In Alhambra yesterday
afternoon. The remains viii be shipped tc
Illinois for interment.
Live Oak Circle has suspended for time
In token of regard to Mrs. l.. e. Worrell
deceased, who was banker of the order
A meeting Of the Americas club is calaed
for Tuesday evening to make arrangements
for the clubs part in the coming campaign
On Thursday evening the new club rooms
In the Bartlett block will be dedicated with
speeches and refreshments.
Redondo Ripples
REDONDO, Aug. 15.--Fully four thou
sand people visited Redondo Sunday. The
tugs and pleasure yachts were crowded
with excursionists and numerous large
catches of fish were recorded. The bath