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As the time approached for expiration of this Vandevort lease, an ef- 

 fort was made to purchase grounds and buildings that would serve all of the 

 city's uses, including quarters for the fire department. But so much public 

 strife and contention arose over the matter of location, price, choice of prem- 

 ises, etc., that the whole project was abandoned ; and on December 11, 1889, 

 they leased for three years, for city hall purposes, C. T. Hopkins's brick 

 block on the northwest corner of Fair Oaks Avenue and Union street, at 

 $1,000 per year — with privilege to occupy it at once, but lease date and 

 payment not to commence until March i, 1890, when the Vandevort lease 

 would expire. However, out of the agitation for a central and permanent 

 place for all city offices and city business finally came the purchase of 

 grounds and erection of building for exclusive use of the fire department, 

 on Dayton street. [See article "Fire Department."] 



The next historic move as to city hall premises occurred October 24, 

 1892, when rooms enough for all the offices, besides a council room and a 

 police court room, were leased for five years at $600 per year, in Geo. W. 

 White's brick block on southwest corner of Fair Oaks Avenue and Union 

 street, some necessary changes and refitting were made, and this building 

 was formally occupied on February 27, 1893, being the present City Hall. 



The following table gives a complete register of all persons who have 

 served the city in any important official capacity : 



TABULAR EXHIBIT OF PASADENA CITY OFFICERS IN SUCCESSIVE YEARS. 



City Trustees [commonly called councilmen] : 



1886 to 1888 : — H. J. Holmes, president [Mayor] ; R. M. Furlong, K. 

 Turner; M. M. Parker, chosen president June 15, 1887, vice Holmes, re- 

 signed ; K. C. Webster ; G. Roscoe Thomas, appointed June 18, 1887, vice 

 Holmes, resigned. 



1888 to 1890 : — M. M. Parker, president; Edson Turner; Stephen 

 Townsend; W. W. Webster; A. G. Throop, chosen president October 5, 1889, 

 vice Parker, resigned ; J. B. Young, appointed September 15, 1S88, vice 

 Webster, resigned ; Alex Mcl^ean,* appointed February 9, 1889, vice Turner, 

 deceasedf ; Wm. W. Mills, appointed October 12, 1889, vice Parker, re- 

 signed ; Elisha Millard, appointed December 7, 1889, vice Young, resigned; 

 John Allin, appointed February 15, 1890, vice Townsend, resigned. 



1890 to 1892: — T. P. lyukens, president; A. K. McQuilling ; James 

 Clarke ; C. M. Simpson ; Thomas Banbury. • 



1892 to 1894 : — Oscar F. Weed, president; John S. Cox; T. P. Lukens; 

 A. K. McQuilling ; James Clarke. 



1894 to 1896: — T. P. IvUkens, president; S. Washburn ; H. M. Hamil- 

 ton ; O. F. Weed; J. S. Cox, elected president January 2, 1895. 



*" Mr. McLean resides on Mountain Avenue ; he was formely editor of the Lonipoc Record; he was 

 in the state legislature from Santa Clara County at the same time Col. Banbury was there from this 

 county, and worked with the colonel in trying to get a local option law passed. ' — Pasadena Standard, 

 Feb. 16, 1S89. 



t Jan. 14, 1889, Mr. Turner's horse took fright at a steam pump which was then working in a well- 

 house at foot of the north drive up Raymond Hill ; he was thrown from his buggy so that his head 

 struck ou a rail of the Santa FeR. R. track; he lived a few hours but never recovered consciousness again. 



