Arizona citizen., 1877-02-17
Municipal Affairs.

instant:
 Gentlemen of the Common Council I We have met this evening, and for the
 first time under the new charter of the
 City of Tucson. Upon it's careful ex- animation, you will find that the peo- ! pie have delegated large powers to the Council. Those powers should be ex- ercised with great discretion, and without fear, favor or pariiality.
 IL is made the duty of the Mayor to recommend to the Council such meas ures for its adoption, as he may deem necessary for the welfare of the city. In the discharge of that duty, I would recommend that block No. 126 be set apart for hospital purposes; that the same be enclosed with an ocotillo fence, and one wing of what will eventually be a hospital building be immediately erected thereon for the reception of such invalids as may rightiully belong to the city to provide for. The present hospital if continued will require to be enlarged and repair ed. The expense of making such re- pairs and for maintaining double guard over the premises for three months would exceed the cost of the
 
 new building. The present hospital is private property and every dollar expended thereon Is lost 10 the city and Its location is peculiarly favorable for the spreading of contagious diseases :: if there should be such therein I would recommend that the city be di- vided into four wards, and a physi- clan be assigned to each ward, whose duty it shall be 10 visit every family or person residing in his ward. register the name of every such family or per son, the street or place on which they reside, and vaccinate every person that IS of suitable age and in physical con dition, and said physicians shall be al lowed a reasonable compensation for each person vaccinated. I would rec ommend that the street commissioners be directed to proceed immediately toI collect the street tax and that portion of it paid in labor be applied to iheI cleaning of every street alley or by place in the inhabited part of, and be- longing 10 the cIiy. That the owners of vacant lots in the inhabited part of the city be required to clean and keep clean their respective lots; that the owners or occupants of corrals orI yards be required 10 clean and keep clean their respective premises. Il would recommend that dogs be prohib- iied from running at large and that the street commissioners and marshall be required to destroy the same when they are found running at large. | would recommend that the acequiaI next to and running parallel with Main street be declared a nuisance and. that the superintendent thereof be re. quired 10 abate the same. I would recommend that a contract be made for planting twenty pepper trees on the courthouse plaza and a like num- Der on the church plaza; that the con tractor be paid given sum for each tree found to be m a thrifty condition six months from date of contract. and an additional sum for each tree that isl in thrifty condition one year from date of contract. 1 would recommend the bridging of arroyos on Main, Meyers and Convent streets, and grading of Main, Pennington and Congress streets at their crossings of the arroyo seco. l would recommend that a small Ii-l cenSe tax be levied on all business and trades authorized by law. And Il would especially recommend the i'm mediate acquisition of one half of the two quarter sections of land lyingI northeast of and adjoining to the cityI and that the portion through which winds the arroyo seco, be set apart and reserved for a cemetery; the same to be plated by walks and avenues, a large part of it reserved for public use. and such portions of it sold for private burial places as from 10 time may bel required. The piece of ground to which l refer has light aluvial soil and bears trees, shrubs and flowers. and may be made attractive as a burial place.
 The present cemetery is a drear bleak, desolate place aud I deem it cruelty in the highest degree to com pei parents. kindred and friends to en- tomb and take final leave of their dear departed ones in so drear and desolate l place.
 recommend that the printing and lll other work be done by contract ex- eept cleaning the streets.
 J. B. ALLEN, Mayor.
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