Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
c. W. PRATT OF
PASADENA DEAD
WAS CITIZEN OF WEALTH AND
PROMINENCE
Large Tract Sold to an Eastern SYM
dictate by C. v. sturdevant.
Local News Brew
tiles
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado street.

PASADENA, April 7.--Gilbert W..
Pratt, president of the Pasadena Ma
tional bank, passed away this morning
at the Pasadena hospital, after under
going an operation for liberation Of
the stomach Deceased was "a years
old. He is survived by son, Charles
G. Pratt of Los Angeles, and daught-
er, Mrs. William f. Knight of this city.
In the death OF Mr.. Pratt, Pasadena
lost one of its best and most prominent
citizens. The deceased was member
of the Masonic. the Mystic Shriners
and thes knights Templar lodges, and
was also a vestryman and communi-
cant of All Saints Episcopal church.
Besides being president of and a large
stakeholder in the Pasadena National
bank, he owned large holdings in real
estate, both here and in Rhode Island.
Prior to his coming to Pasadena
three years ago, deccdent was the
general superintendent of the Lonsdale
Textile Mills In Rhode Island, one of
the largest textile concerns in the
United States.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made.
Large Real Estate Deal
One of the largest transactions Of
unimproved realty that has taken
place in Pasadena for some time was
consummated today when C. v. Sturde-
want sold to an eastern syndicate, the
name of which is withheld the entire
three blocks of vacant ground lying
between Los Robles and 5l Moline av-
enues and Jefferson and Mountain
streets. There are seventeen acres in
all. The sellers are Henry c.. Allen
sideration also is withheld, but it may
be stated that price paid was consid-
rably in advance of that for which
similar tracts of land have recently
been selling for. 1t is expected that
the new owners will shortly improve
and subdivide the property.
Automobile Law Invalid
Assistant City Attorney Mcdonald,
acting upon the advice of his chief, has
rendered an opinion that the new state
automobile law is invalid, insofar as it's
provisions affect the running of auto
mobiles in the Crown city. The city
official points out that inasmuch as the
law applies only to cities organized
it does not apply here, as Pasadena was
organized as a city under specially
constituted charter.
. Acting upon information from the
city attorneys office the police depart
ment. will hereafter arrest all autoists
who exceed the speed limit of eight
miles an hour as formerly. Pending the
decision in regard to the effect of the
new state law discipline in this respect
had been relaxed. The opinion is ex-
pressed in legal circles here that the
new state law is in many points defec-
tive.
Larger Church Needed
Trustees of the First Presbyterian
church have secured from d. M. Lin
nard an option on the lot at the north
west corner of Colorado street and
Madison avenue and may decide to
build there. The church under the
leadership of Malcolm J. Mcleod has
outgrown its present quarters and will
either have to move or build larger
edifice on the present site.
Pasadena Brevities
J. Herbert Hall, the jeweler, has
taken out permit to erect plaster
and half -timbered mission style apart
ment house on Los Robles avenue ir
Ford place. The structure complete
will cost $4,000. Mr.. Hall intends using
part of it as a residence.
Fred Simpson, an employe for the
Machlin & Rice grading firm, was fined
the sum of $25 by Judge Congdon this
afternoon for beating a horse across the
back with shovel
In honor of Miss Mabelle Doolittle,
whose marriage to Neal Traylor will be
Eastertide, Miss May Walker enter
tanned a few friends at her Altadena
home this afternoon.
A delightful reunion of graduates and
former students of Miss Orton's cass-
cal school for girls was held at the
school yesterday afternoon. Among
those present were some fifty to 100
friends and former pupils of the insti-
tuition.
The date of the annual banquet of
the board of trade has been changed
to May 4.