Arizona citizen., 1879-04-18
From Mondays Daily.
City Council

April 10. Council called 10 order by Mayor Toole. Present, Toole, Levin, Aba
 die and Leatherweod. and clerk Osborn.
 On motion c. B. shepherd was appoint ed policeman without compensation, the appointment being made to enable him te
 make arrests while employed as private
 warchman.
 The Recorder presented ordinance No.
 r, to provide for ,he assessing and col lecting Of revenue for the City Of Tucson.
 The same was read and duly considered,
 and on motion passed by unanimous vote. ! Council then adjourned 10 315 p. m. 1 April II.
 April II. Full Council present. Minutes
 read and approved. On motion it was
 ordered the Council proceed to the con
 sideration Of the application Of T. J. Jef- ! lords for franchise for supplying the city
 of Tucson with flowing artesian water. Councilman Leatherwood moved that the franchise be given to MT. Jeffords upon the terms and conditions embraced in the following contract, and that the
 Mayor for and in behalf of, and as the act and deed of the Common Council of the City of Tucson, be instructed 10 sign said contract with said T. J. Jeffords, and to affix the official seal and have the same attested by the Recorder. (Here a copy Of the contract was pre- sented.)
 The contract was then read and COun- cilman Levin moved 10 strike out the fifth clause which providing for the purchase Of land in the vicinity Of the well. The motion was carried,
 The motion was then on the adoption Of the contract as amended. Motion car ried by the following vote, affirmative, Leatherwood, Levin and Abadie. Mega tive, TOole and Drake. Council then ad. ljourned.
 GENERAL E. W. RICE of Washington, D. C., favored us with call this morning.
 He arrived in town yesterday having been about SIX weeks on the way and greater part of that time in New Mexico. Gen. Rice Is one Of the able and brilliant law yers who has and still wields important Influences at the National Capitol. He is
 here looking for profitable and permanent II Ah hNSND4Chb- A-tal N@PANcsA Ao -NF%~SN- by him and a number Of eastern men are ready to buy mines in Arizona upon his recommendation. General Meyers, Chief QuartermaSter Of the Department Of the Pacific, who is now in the Pioneer district, will be in Tucson in a day or TWO, when he with General Rice, EX-Delegate Ste vens and one or two others will take an extended trip through the adjacent rich mineral districts. At iialston, General Rice met Col. Boyle who was busy relo- eating the old town and surveying an eX- tension toward the plain near the line Of the railroad. There are large bodies of low grade ore at Ralston, which will doubt less become very valuable when the rail road is completed to that point. General Rice is much pleased with Tucson, likes It's location and general appearance and thinks we have great future as a commercial center, all Of which is un- .doubtedly correct. We hope the General will receive equally good impression dur ing his visits 10 the mines.
 WE have the pleasure Of announcing the arrival Of MT. Ben Block with a charm ing young bride which he has brought with him all the way from the old cOun- try. They left Germany on February 18th and Havre March list, stopped about two weeks in New York, and then made double quick time for Tucson, arriving here last evening about twelve hours be- hind time. They are stopping for the present with MT. and Mrs. Barnett. hearty welcome to them. Our eongratu- lations have already been extended.