The herald., 1898-01-18
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA
PASADENA, Jan. 17.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) At the regular meeting
of the city council this afternoon City
Clerk Dyer turned the assessment rolls
over to the board and they were referred
to the committee on auditing and
finance.
The owner of the Hopkins block on
the northwest corner of Union street
and Fair Oaks avenue petitioned to be
allowed to present bid for furnishing
that property for a city hall. In ac-
cordance with advertising, bids for that
purpose were opened a week ago, only
one bid, that of the present location, be-
ing received. AS there are some objec-
tions to the present location special
meeting is called for tomorrow at 2
o'clock for the consideration of the new
bid and many other matters. The for
mer bid has not yet been accepted.
A report from the city attorney was
read and filed, recommending the ac-
ceptance OF the deeds of Waldo place.
presenting resolution calling for bids
for city printing, stating that it is not
necessary to advertise with bids in or
der to cooperate with the telephone
company in erecting poles, and describ-
ing the preliminary process necessary
for the calling of primary elections.
A petition asking that the postoffice
sign which extends across the sidewalk
be exemptd from the sign ordinance and
not taken down was filed.
Mary Underwood asked permission
to erect a small corrugated iron building
for the storage of oil in the rear of so
West Colorado street. Referred to
Trustee Washburn.
MERCHANTS RATINGS
The Merchants Protective associa-
tion met this evening in the board OF
trade rooms and decided to compile a
new rating book. This means that the
standing of all persons who trade in
Pasadena and do not pay cash will be
carefully rated, new names being added
to the list and the status of old names
being changed in cases where good
purchasers have fallen from grace or
where poor payers have turned over
new leaf and paid up bills. There was
also considerable discussion of the new
ordinance ordering down certain signs
and keeping merchandise off the side
walks A suggestion was made that
leniency might be shown in the latter
case, certain classes of goods being al
lowed to be placed on the sidewalks
within certain limits.
BREVITIES
The stockholders of the Pasadena
News company met this evening for the
annual election of directors, which re-
suited in the choice of the former di-
fAll -
Melick. Benjamin w. Hahn, j. D. Nash,
F. E. Beach, r. H. Pinney and A. l. Gam
mon. These gentlemen will, at later
meeting, elect officers.
BENJAMIN Dilworth, aged 6S years, died
early this morning at his home, Ill South
Moline avenue. Mr.. Dilworth was
affected with kidney trouble. He was
native of Ireland and had lived in Pasa-
dena eleven years. He leaves here a
wife and several children, one of whom
is Miss Anna M. Dilworth, teacher in
the Lincoln school, and another, DR.. Dill
worth of Hueneme. Funeral services
will be held from the house on Wednes-
day.
L. e. Barnhart's meat market on East
Colorado street was closed on attach
ment by Simon Maier wholesale dealer
of Los Angeles, today. The amount of
the attachment was not given out, but
it is said to be for considerable sum-
Mr.. Barnhart will not resume business.
The perishable meat is being sold by the
attaching parties.
The death of c. ". Sargent occurred
this morning at his home on Columbia
street of hemorrhage of the bowels. Mr..
Sargent leaves wife and children here.
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interment.
Mrs. +. r. Harris of South Orange
avenue entertained the Monday After
noon club today with a tea. Miss Ohm
sted teacher of the Grant school, was
a guest of the club. Papers on India
were read by Mrs. ii. I. Stuart and Mrs
C. D. Sergeant. The house was prettily
decorated and a dainty supper was
served.
DR.. Lewis Rauch of Philadelphia and
Miss Lucia Gurney of Ohio were mar
ried quietly yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the Crown Villa hotel by Rev.
Haskett Smith. Dr. and Mrs Rauch will
reside in Philadelphia.
Mrs. StevenSon's restaurant in North
Pasadena has closed its doors and the
inmates, against whom there We're many
we'll founded charges of immoral con-
duct. have departed. Mrs. Stevenson
was sometime ago arrested for Illegally
selling liquor and through this case her
establishment gained some notoriety. 1t
is said that the restaurant did not pay
we'll enough to keep the numerous at
taches.
]. j. Mohn, an old offender, was ar
rested this evening by the night watch
man and locked in the city Jail to sleep
off his jag. Mohn was drunk and dis
orderly on Mills street. His case will
come up tomorrow when he will doubt
less be assessed the usual fine of s5
Rev. Haskett Smith lectured this
evening in Auditorium hall upon DAM
ascus." This is the last of the series of
three lectures which Rev. Smith de-
slivers.
l PERSONAL
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Foster are recei9-