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first street car ride in Pasadena. The cars, which are handsomely lettered 

 "Pasadena and Raymond," were decorated with flags, and as they were 

 drawn out of the stable made a fine appearance. All who could be com- 

 fortably seated took the cars, which run down to the South Pasadena end of 

 the line, and then up to the present terminus, opposite the Grand Hotel. 

 On arriving here the party and cars were photographed by E. S. Frost & 

 Son, after which all were served a dinner at the Grand Hotel. Following 

 this, remarks were made by H. J. Holmes, S. Townsend, P. M. Green, H. 

 J. Vail, G. E. Meharry, Williel Thomson, M. M. Parker, J. E. Clarke, 

 E. C. Webster, Dr. G. Roscoe Thomas, Mr. Muchmore, and A. O. Porter. 

 The cars commenced regular trips on the day of the opening, and the 

 rumbling of the wheels and sound of the bell adds to our already metropoli- 

 tan airs. The officers of the line are Stephen Townsend, president ; R. 

 WiUiams, vice-president ; P. G. Wooster, .secretary ; P. M. Green, treas- 

 urer ; and Williel Thomson, superintendent." 



The company's business during the first year amounted to $2,470; but 

 its last year, 1893, the amount was only about $1,600. In #894 the property 

 and franchises of the company were sold to the Pasadena and Los Angeles 

 Electric Railway Company, for about $14,000, and was incorporated with 

 that system of electric lines as now in operation — 1895. 



THE COLORADO STREET R. R. LINE. 



On October 15, 1885— five days after the date of S. Townsend's original 

 street railroad franchise — the county board gave a grant to H. W. Magee 

 and Geo. E. Meharry for their projected line ; and the Union of October 23d 

 said : " Messrs. Magee and Meharry of the Colorado street railway line 

 inform us that the road will be commejiced within the three months pro- 

 vided in the franchise." And it was ; for they bought a few rails and ties 

 somewhere, and put down about 200 feet of track, then covered it up to 

 hatch. And the first chicken that openly peeped from this particular street 

 railroad incubator appeared in the Union of March 26, 1886, which said: 



' ' The stock-holders of the Colorado street Railroad company met at 

 the office of T. P. Eukens, Monday, and elected a board of seven directors, 

 as follows : Geo. E. Meharry, H. F. Goodwin, T. P. Eukens, C. C. Brown, 

 S. O. McGrew, Samuel Stratton, and S. P. McLean. These organized 

 Tuesday, by the election of Meharry, president ; Lukens, secretary ; and 

 Stratton, treasurer." 



The county records give March 20 [? — 26] as the date when this com- 

 pany was incorporated. And the next mention I find is in the Union of 

 June 25, from which I quote this paragraph : 



" Civil engineer, J. M. Willard. has completed today his survey and pro- 

 file of the grade line of the Colorado street railroad from F'air Oaks Avenue 

 to Hill Avenue, east, a distance of 8,700 feet. The engineer has carefully 

 ascertained the difference in street altitudes along the line, above sea level. 

 [See page 363]. 



Track-laying proper was commenced July 28. And then in its issue of 

 November 13, 1886, I find the following : 



