Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-19
TOURNAMENT TRACK TO BE
REARRANGED
COMPANY HAS LARGE SURPLUS
Pasadena Citizens Take Additional
steps to Secure Permanent Pros
perlty Of Rose Festival and
Horse Show
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.

ia East Colorado street.
PASADENA, April 1S.-The purchase
of additional ground for Tournament
park is gratifying to all Pasadenans
who are interested in the continued
success Of the tournament of roses.
The new tract is almost level and it
Is proposed to rearrange the track and
grand stand so that the course will
be from east to west and the grand
stand face north. The deal for the
purchase of the tract is In the hands
OF Mayor w. II. Vedder, II. |. Stuart
and DR.. Harry Macomber, who guaran-
teed a deposit If necessary, and this
morning the action of the Tournament
association in accepting the offer of
$4,000 for the property was wired to
the owner, Mr.. Pierce of Philadelphia,
by his local agent, Walter L. Wotkyns.
Hurried action was necessary as other
parties were ready to take UP the offer.
In his talk to the stockholders PreSi-
dent Daggett referred to the success
of the recent horse show, and paid a
glowing tribute to the aid rendered
the local committee by Col. Hogan of
Louisville, Ky. The report shows
that s11 500 has been added to the asso-
ciation's assets during the past two
years.
The city council this morning receiv-
ed the resignation of Charles j. Will
lett as city attorney. He desires to
devote his entire attention to his priv
ate law practice. Mayor-elect Water
house will choose Mr.. 'Willett's sue
cessor and it is said that Judge Henry
II. Klamroth will be named The
resignationas of F. r. Manning and o.
L. Livesey as deputies in the city as
SCISSORS office were accepted and Frank
Glenn was appointed to succeed the
former. The other deputyship was
abolished.
The council awarded to j. M. Eads n
contract to construct a sewer on North
Raymond, Jefferson, Penn and Dakota
streets for $3503 Hart G. Chamber
lain were the successful bidders for
curbing and gutterng North Fair Oaks
avenue from Painter to Montana street.
Their price is SIS, 1887 The council
authorized the purchase of two addi-
tional horses for use at the city sewer
farm. Cement curb and guttering
were ordered on Ell Moline avenue,
from Villa street to East Orange Grove
avenue.
From 5000 to 10000 barrels of crude
oil will be used on the unpaved streets
oitth hnr a..
the purchase of a sufficient amount to
cover the thoroughfares where most
needed.
Want Protection Against Peddlers
Home fruit dealers are up in arms
against the italian banana peddlers,
who daily come over from Los An
geles and retail fruit at cut rate prices.
A petition was presented to the coun-
Gil this morning asking that high
license be placed on the transient
vendors. The petitioners also ask that
a high license be placed on all huXters
of berries and vegetables. The matter
was referred to the ordinance commit
tee.
The home of w. n. Washburn on
Lincoln avenue was visited by a
burglar Monday. The thief made away
with a silver watch, two chains and
a collection of rare old coins, the value
of all amounting to $50.
If Pasqual Escaranian had turned
from Pasadena in going from Monrovia
to Los Angeles he might have saved
himself $40. He came straight through
with an overloaded wagon of oranges,
which caused his horses a hard strain
to move. The humane society officials
caused his arrest and before Justice
Congdon this morning he pleaded guilty
to the charge. He paid $40 fine.
Pasadena Brevities
John Hendricks and Charles Mach
low will be tried in the superior court
on charge of burglary. They We're
before Justice Congdon and the result
of the hearing was they were held un-
der $500 bail, which they were una
BILE to give.
While members of Company |, N G..
c., were target shooting last Sunday
a fox terrier belonging to S. Tyler of
Arroyo drive was shot and killed. Con-
stable Sam Wallis arrested Lieut. j.
d. Bartholomew on a charge of ma
licious mischief.
Ham Ying. a celestial vegetable ped
dler, considers himself damaged to the
extent of $299.99 because of a recent
encounter with Patrolman Joseph
Nicoll.
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Crossley was
buried yesterday from the residence
444 North Euclid avenue. Deceased was
so years of age.
The funeral of James Ashdown will
take place at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning from the Reynolds & Van
Nuys undertaking parlors.
The South Pasadena bakery was
damaged to the extent of $500 by fire
this afternoon. 1t is thought that small