Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-18
churches Of the city viii be offered
for use IN the present emergency.
election probahIv June 20

churches Of the city viii be offered
for use IN the present emergency.
election Probably Jpne 20
n there Is no hitch in present plans
the citizens Of Pasadena viii be asked
10 vote upon the annexation Of East
Pasadena and Oak Knoll about June 20.
The city engineers Office today finished
the formal description Of the territory
which It is proposed to annex, to-
getho, with the necessary petitions for
circulation among the people Of Pasa-
dena and the proper committee at once
began to circulate them for signatures.
Tonight II is reported that over three
hundred names have already been Sc
cured to these petitions, only two peo-
ple whom the committee approached
refusing their support. Since only $50
names are needed to place the matter
before the city council II does not seem
a dlf1cult task. About six hundred
names will be secured and on Tuesday
the petition will be presented. Under
the law an election may then be called
within thirty days and as the adminls-
tration is now heartily in sympathy
with the movement no delay Is ex-
pected. The territory as described by
the formal petition is the same as de-
cided upon by the residents of the
east side. together with the Oak Knoll
properties to the south and east Of the
present city limits.
After Slot Machines
Constable W. c. Austin visited a
number of road houses in this vicinity
yesterday and today under instructions
from the office of the district attorney
confiscated a wagonload of slot ma
sa1r tIa1
Four-Mile house OH the Alhambra road.
one from a place near San Gabriel and
one from a Lamanda park place. 9th
ers are likely to follow and arrests as
well. for It appears to be the intention
of the district attorneys office to clean
out this form of gambling once for
all.
Cars on North Lake
Within less than two weeks II is
hoped to have Pacific Electric cars
north on Lake avenue as far
as Altadena and connecting with the
regular line at the head of Mariposa
street. The trolley wire has been
strung and the grading and track-lay-
ing are going on as rapidly as a force
Of laborers can work. Washington
street is torn UP from Lake avenue to
Los Robles avenue and $50 Japanese
are laying track and grading here, the
work of the two lines being pushed to-
gether.
Crown City Notes
The Gnome club of Throop institute
will hold its annual celebration at Ala
nitos bay Saturday, May 26.
Members of the Utah Press associa-
ion will be entertained in this city
Saturday AFTERNOON by the local board
If trade.
East Colorado street property owners
ire planning the widening of that
from the Santa Fe rail-
Dad crossing east to Marengo avenue.
rhe rebuilding of the block adjoining
he railroad tracks is believed to afford
IN opportunity for this work which
will never come again.
A committee of the Shakespeare club
n response to a call from San Fran
isco secured places for twenty women
o be sent to this city. Notice of these
openings was Immediately sent north |
through the board of trade but for
ome reason the young women have
lot arrived in this city. 1t is supposed
hat places were found for them nearer
San Francisco.