Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-19
MERITS INVESTIGATED BY
PASADENANS
BARGAIN DAY FOR MERCHANTS
High School Becoming SO Crowded
That an Addition Is Talked Of.
Trained Nurses Graduate.
Oil for Streets
Pasadena Agency.
ia East Colorado Street

PASADENA, May 1S.-Former Mayor
w. H. vedder. City Engineer Allln and
c. d. Daggett visited Los Angeles to-
day to Investigate the merits Of brick
for street paving. They were Invited to
the plant of the Los Angeles Brick
company, and were shown samples of
that material now being made for paw
ing purposes. Messrs. Vedder and Dag
gett are interested property owners and
they will make q thorough investigation
Of the different materials for paving
purposes for their own benefit, as well
as others who have not given the mat
ter consideration.
East Colorado street and South Fair
Oaks are to be paved this year, and the
question of material to be used is al
ready agitating the minds of some of
the property owners. The parties who
looked into the merits of brick today
are favorably impressed with that ma
terial.
To Hold Another Bargain Day
Business men filled the board of trade
rooms tonight and there was a feeling
of good Fellowship as they mingled and
talked Of trade previous to the hour
when the regular quarterly meeting of
the Pasadena Merchants association
was called to order by the president.
The principal subject for discussion
was the setting apart bargain day."
which has been so successfully carried
out in Pasadena for the past three
years. An excellent paper on the sub
ject was read by Herman r. Hertel,
and it was the unanimous sentiment
that the custom again be followed this
year.
Other papers on entertaining subjects
were read as follows: "How the Board
of Trade and the Merchants Associa-
tion Can Work Together" by D. M.
Linnard; Results Of Our Collecting
Blanks" by D. w. Coolidge; 1.-THE
Value of Our Association" by Harry
Gohegan; What Pasadena Can Do for
It's Suburban Towns" by Jesse Knight
of La Canada.
Director H. Shaw of the Crown City
DdIu dShcu SuppOlI III DCiloilL VI tiiS
Saturday night concerts and there was
generous response.
More Room at High School
Not only are the various district
schools of the city overcrowded but
there is also need of additional room at
the high school, and members of the
school board are discussing the feasi-
bility of constructing a wing to that
building, which they say is sure to be
needed by next year. In keeping with
the rapid growth of the city the at
tendance at the high school has already
increased until it was found necessary
to convert the museum into a regular
school room, and 1t is proposed to use
some of the cloak rooms for holding
recitations.
Mrs. I. j. Reynolds, member of the
board favors the edection of an addi-
tion at the earliest opportunity.
Nurses Graduate
The graduating exercises of the
trained nurses of the Pasadena hospital
took place this evening at Stickney
Memorial hall, which was filled with
an interested audience. The program
consisted of several musical selections
and talks by Mrs. Robert j. Burdette.
DR.. Henry Sherry and Rev. S. C. Dun
ham. Contributing the musical num-
bers were Misses Gordon and Engelen,
Mr.. Pratt and Miss Goodwin. Invo-
cation was delivered by Rev. A. w.
Lamport and the benediction by Rev.
S. G. Emerson. There were ten grad
uates.
Caused by Leak
Some time ago officials Of the Con-
solidated Gas company discovered wa
ter in the gas main on Lake avenue
and at that time appearances were
that the gas main had been tampered
with and the water turned into the gas
main from a water pipe. The gas
company offered reward of $100 for
the detection of the supposed party who
turned the trick. Today the offer of
reward was withdrew and officials ex-
plain that in repairing the main 1t
was discovered that water dripping
from a leak in the water main had
rusted the gas pipe until a hole was
eaten through which explains the cause
for the watery gas.
Preparing to Oil Streets
The street superintendent is pre-
pairing to begin to pour oil upon the
dusty streets and reports all the pre-
liminary arrangements about COM
pleted. AS fast as the shipments ar
rive the railroad companies will make
the deliveries to convenient points so
the work can be expedited. The
Southern Pacific will unload part Of
its shipment at the Glenarm street
station and that arriving via the Santa
Fe will be unloaded at the old olive
wood station on Lake avenue. The
Salt Lake road has agreed to deliver
at any point on its line to accommodate
the city officials. 1t is expected that
the first shipments will arrive within