Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-04
NORTH PASADENA PETITION IS
REJECTED
COUNCIL DEBATES FINANCES
Executive Session Of Several Hours
offers No Alternative but Vlgor-
Gus Retrenehment or In
creased Tax Levy
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.


PASADENA, Aug. 3.-For the pres
ent the residents of the fast growing
section of the city known as North
Pasadena will have to be content with
out branch of the public library,
which was petitioned for several weeks
ago. The request was discussed at a
meeting of the library board last night
and, besides the petition, verbal re-
quests were made by prominent resi-
dents. 1t is asked that circulating
branch be established in one of the new
buildings being erected on North Fair
Oaks, near Washington street. In dis
cussing the matter with the petitioners
members of the library board stated
that there were no funds on hand to
bear the expense and that the
finances of the city were too low to
ask for aid from that source. How
ever, encouragement was lent to the
project by the promise that as soon as
the funds were available the branch
would be established.
The city council held an executive
session lasting several hours this after
noon to devise some way out of the
financial ENHANCEMENT that threatens
the present administration. The audi
tors statement of what the expenses
are likely to be during the forthcom-
ing year was the subject for discus
sion, and as the figures are far in eX-
cess of the estimated receipts the coun-
Gil will have to either ask the people
to increase the tax levy or else insti-
tute a system of retrenchment in all
departments, which will mean the drop
ping of extensive street Improvements
and repairs. the possible curtailment
of the police force and the dropping Of
a number of city employees from the
pay rolls. The meeting was destitute
of immediate results.
DR.. Judson S. Gibbs is alive and well.
according to a telegram received by
Mrs. Gibbs. 1t was feared that her
husband and party, who went to the
mountains several months ago, had
perished on the desert near Mecca. The
message was the first word that Mrs.
Gibbs had heard from her husband in
seven weeks.
DR.. A. S. Rogers, who was a class
mate of DIR. Charles Shickle, has arrived
from Saginaw, Mich, accompanied by
his family, The two families formed
an excursion party to Catalina today.
city Auditor Kernaghan has held up
two additional claims against the city
presented to him for approval. One
for $35 was presented by the Pasadena
Land and Water company for water
furnished for flushing sewers. Mr.. Ker-
naghan is anxious to find out by what
authority the debt was incurred. The
other account was presented by L. c.
Jones for services as manipulation OF
the steam roller at the rate of So per
day. The auditor is not sure that the
city ordinances provide for such an in
dividual as chauffeur of a six-ton city
automobile.
Members, of the grand jury came
over from Los Angeles today and in
spected the city Jail, which they found
in. first-class condition The inspectors
were shown every nook and corner of
the city bastile by Chief Pinkham,
whom they congratulated on the clean
illness of the prisoners quarters.
Pasadena Brevitles
Mrs. I. U. Parker of 10 North Pasa-
dena avenue is sister of Engineer
George P. Luce, who was injured in
the Santa Fe wreck this morning. The
engineers aged mother also resides
here with her daughter, but news of the
accident was kept from her until 1t was
positively learned how serious her in
juries would prove.
The Modern Woodmen gave an enjoy
able social this evening at the home of
e. w. Lyman. A musical program was
rendered and refreshments served.
Rev. Malcolm J. Mcleod and family
will soon go to Ocean Park to spend
few weeks in recreation. His family
went down yesterday and they will
spend six weeks in cottage rented for
that term.
Mrs. Fred G. Burnham has departed
for New York to sail for London, where
she will meet Major Burnham. To-
gether they will visit Japan, China and
other interesting places in the orient.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bannister marked
the event of their twenty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary by giving a recep-
ton this evening at their home, Sun
land villa. About one hundred guests
were present, including number from
Los Angeles.
A. e. Thompson of Los Angeles has
purchased the Leo Longley home on
Monterey road for $4,000. Mr.. Thomp-
sons family will occupy the place.
DR.. Garrett Newkirk has returned
from visit to the Portland exposition.
The remains of Steven M. d. Pills
bury, who was killed by Pacific cleo
tric car at Long Beach on Wednesday,
have been cremated and will be sent to
his old home. Newburyport, Mass, to
be placed in the family vault. Mr..
Pillsbury had resided in Pasadena for
eighteen years His daughter, Miss
Sara Pillsbury. denies the printed state
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