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bury was appointed to serve out the unexpired terni ; and his first official 

 act that appears of record was the acknowledgment of a deed, on Decem- 

 ber II, 1878. For the next term Thomas Banbury was elected. Next, R. 

 Williams. Then in 1884 T. P. lyukens was elected justice of the peace. 

 After a few months he resigned, and Chas. A. Gardner was appointed to fill 

 the vacancy ; then before his time expired the city was incorporated, and he 

 was appointed city recorder [police judge]. And thus the apostolic suc- 

 cession of judicial honors and duties trickled along down the increment of 

 years with virtue unabated, from old Spanish San Gabriel to new American 

 Pasadena. 



In 1879, and again in 1880, P. G. Wooster was appointed deputy sher- 

 iff, being the first constabulary officer here. In 1885 Thomas Banbury was 

 appointed deputy sheriff. When his term expired John R. Slater was ap- 

 pointed, and has held the office continuously ever since. 



The first formal move made toward seeking incorporation as a city was 

 some time in January, 1884, but I found no record or printed report of its 

 proceedings. The Valley Union of February 16, 1884, reports an "adjourned 

 meeting" held in Williams' Hall on Saturday evening, February 2 ; the 

 weather was stormy and fevv were present. Dr. O. H. Conger was appointed 

 chairman and M. E. Emery secretary. H. W. Magee, as chairman of a 

 committee appointed at a previous meeting, made a verbal report. While 

 a good many citizens were in favor of incorporation, there was great diffi- 

 culty in agreeing on the boundaries, and the territory to be included ; and 

 those who feared greatly increased taxation to run a city government, op- 

 posed the project. However, a new committee was appointed to carry on 

 the movement, consisting of Stephen Townsend, Col. J. Banbury, B. F. 

 Ball, James Cambell, Dr. Eyman Allen. 



I found nothing further until April 18, 1884, when a meeting was held 

 at same place to hear a report of the committee. Rev. W. C. Mosher was 

 made chairman of the meeting and J. W. Wood secretary. The committee 

 reported South Pasadena unanimously opposed to the movement and re- 

 fusing to be included. This committee was discharged, and a new one 

 appointed with instructions to prepare a petition and procure signatures, 

 praying the county board of supervisors to make Pasadena a city incorpora- 

 tion. Dr. O. H. Conger, T. E. Martin and James Cambell were named for 

 this work. 



Nothing appears on the subject except an occasional newspaper squib 

 "punching up" the committee, until November 10, 1884, when a great 

 mass meeting was held on the public school grounds to con.sider what could 

 be done to get rid of the liquor saloon then recently opened on East Colo- 

 rado street, in the two story frame building now No. 47, and occupied [1894] 

 by E. H. Eockwood, Kendall & Howe, and others. [See page 241, etc., 

 in Chapter 12.] This meeting voted strongly in favor of incorpora- 



