Arizona citizen., 1876-02-12
VILLAGE COUNCIL.
important Petition for DfsiDcOrpOratiOn of the Village Of TucsOn-ActiOn by the Council.

The village council held a meeting on Monday, February 7th, all the members being present, with Mayor Ochoa in the chair.
 The first business was the receipt Of an application from the authorities of the Roman Catholic church in Tucson, asking for a piece of ground 45 feet in width, in front Of the church. now claimed as plaza and public ground by the village authori- ties. After temporary consideration, upon motion, the matter was laid over for one week.
 The council then took up petition of certain citizens, praying for the dislncor- poration of this village. ThIs petition reads and is signed as follows:
 To the Honorable Mayor and Council Of the Village Of Tucson.
 Gentlemen: The undersigned, resident free-hoIders or house-holders within the corporate limits ofthe village ofTucson, re- spectfully present this their petition, pray ing that the village Of Tucson shall be disincorporated and the corporate powers
 
 able body order an election, as provided by law, to determine whether said village shall become disincorporated, or remain incorporated. And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
 Dated at Tucson, January p, 1876.
 Signed: E. D. Wood, c. O. Brown, A. Brlchta, c. H. Lord, George Cooler, l.. Goldberg, A. Linn, Tho. Belknap, z. Levin F. Maish, T. Drlscoll, F. Gomez, Mariana Molina, Manuel Amado, Richard Woffen- den, G. F. Foster, Pedro Aguirre, Braulio Garcia, James II. Toole, J. NJ. Elias, James Blade, Wm. F. Scott, P. Abadie X Co, Leopoldu Carrillo, NJ. McKenna, Antonio Acuno, Bernardo Bravo, c. Barthillmy, w. Felis, Pedro Robles, John B. Allen, Alexander Wilkins, H. Ott, H. B. Smith, Jas. F. Hancock. F. H. Goodwin, W. O. Sul- Ivan, w. D. Galley, w. H. Reid. Vicente Ferrez, John Miller, James Speedy. Chas. A. ShibeIl, J. W. Sweeney, James Lee.
 Touching this petition, 1t was resolved that 1t be granted, and an election be or dered as provided by law, as soon as the
  mayor and council will do their utmost to accomplish said object with no unneces- sary delay, purposely to grant the above petition.
 The council thereafter adjourned until the I4th instant.
 This petition is made under authority of an Act Of the last Territorial Legislature. which mainly provides that any lncor- porated town or village, in Arizona, may become disincorporated provided the same be out Of debt; that whenever forty or more resident free-holders or house-holders Of such town shall petition its mayor and council for disincorpOratlon, 1t shall be their duty to order an election to determ- inc the case, not exceeding 50 'tays from receipt Of petition. No other subject may be voted upon at such election. If the petitioners lose the election, the village or ganizatiOn remains in statu quo. IT they gain, village powers snd property are rele- gated to the county.
 This petition Is believed to have Originat- ed from dissatisfaction Of some Of our citi- zens with certain measures of the village council. The corporation itself Is very prosperous and in a fiourishing condition. There is no need Of comment. Like all other questions, this has two sides. Tn due course and time an election will be held and. as usual, the majority will rule.