Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-02-22
- @ARIAN,' MEET.
FkRLIAMEk -
Hotni Proposition.

They Discuss the.
voters Of scho-
The meeting of the Hall last night
district No. l, at the City of meeting
was not below the averag> ,f cenfusioi
en- masse, n the prevalence 4 o'clocl
and disorder. At little afte- Nroueb
the tap of the chairman's gavel DIR
the meeting to short-lived peace, ,ar
EN-. Elsa presiding and Mr.. BuehL =,
as secretary. 1t was presumed thu
the object of the meeting vas well known
to all and an explanation OF this was
consequently omitted. Subsequent
events. however, proved this assumption
70 be far from a fact. 1t was we'll at
tended meeting, over 100 people present.
Mr.W. S. Read submitted petition
to the meeting praying that the board
off school trustees be instructed to sell
block No. 254 in this city, which is the
| property of school district No. l. This
| vas first read by the secretary to the
meeting. and afterwards several times
re-read for the benefit of tardy corners.
| The first to break the temporary
silence was Rev. U. Gregory, who NOV
ed that the petition be granted ana
that the lot be sold. This motion re-
| ceived a second. but before it could be
discussed by the meeting, or put before
the house by the chair, Mr.. Thomas
| Hughes rose and moved that the motion
ne laid on the table. Immediately Mr..
Osborne offered an amendment to the
original motion, to the effect that the
lot be sold and another suitable school
site be purchased in the same ward. II
was seconded. Mr. T.. W. Wright called
for a discussion Of Mr.. Gregory's motion.
Judge Lowell insisted on acting on Mr..
Osborne's amendment first, and at
this juncture dozen parliamentarians
rose 70 their feet simultaneously and
tiercely clamoured for recognition. The
stentorian tones Mr.. Wright finally
prevailed, and on being recognized, stat
ed on behalf of Mr.. Read, that block y
in this city would be given in part OF
; full payment for the school lot. DIR
Goodwin here rose and moved as a sub
stitute to the original motion, that
bloch - 1e accepted in exchange FOL
the school block, provided hotel be
erected o. the latter site, and that the
deeds should be placed IN escrow pend
ing the erection Of said hotel
p Mr.. Wright rose and stated that il
!. last substitute were carried, Mr.. Read
would be compelled to withdraw his
petition, as he was not in position to
positively guarantee the building OF the
hotel. Disorder reigned, and despite
the chairman's efforts quiet could not be
restored. Finally j. II. Martin rose
) with another substitute to the effect
that DR.. Goodwin's substitute be laid on
table. This was carried. Immediately
another motion TO the original motion
was offered: it was that the property be
subdivided into lots and these sold at
auction t the higest bidder for cash
Mr.. Wright then arose again to state
that il Mr.. Shibell's announcement were
. carried, Mir. Read would be compelled
to withdraw his petition.
After the repeated trials the chair
succeeded in restoring comparative
quiet. He ruled the orginial motion
the various amendments and the count
less substitutes, all out of order, and
awarded the floor to Mr.. L. c. Hughes
This gentlemen moved that the proceed:
of the sale be applied to the purchase o.
other suitable property in the neighbor T.
hood CT the present lot
The meeting passed another resolution
concerning widening of Stone avenu,
along in front Of the school loo.
Having passed one motion and one re
solution. the meeting suspended it!
iabors. the storm of discussion was ap
peased, and the meeting declared lad
journed.