Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-09-10
The City Council.

Last night the city council of TucsoI
 met and iL proved a very interesting
 meeting end from the time the Mayor
 of the city called the meeting to ordeI
 until it was adjourned the meeting
 proved itself both interesting and soma
 what exciting throughout. The council was Tn session when the clock m the city hall tower announced the hour a:
 D. ID. and totally indifferent to such
 announcement the council still coDtir IL
 ed its work until near on to the hour of
 10 p. ID. The councilmen were all pres
 ent, Messrs. Lamont. Schumacher, Si-
 maniego, Perry, ,LeSure and Milteuberg
 His Honor, the Mayor, having called the
 meeting to order announced that the
 council was ready to proceed with busi-
 ness. The proceedings and minutes of
 the previous meeting were then read by
 the clerk of ths council and bills paid
 and bIl in demand were likewise read
 before the council. After these were
 disposed of the bill for the amount
 charged for filling up the approaches to
 the new bridge on the north end of
 Stone avenue was discussed and allowed
 the amount of some S200 bsing consid- cred very cheap for ths vast amount of
 earth that had been filled in there.
 Poundmaster Baker having been tenn
 porarily removed by the Mayor for ap-
 parent neg ect and on tke complaint of
 several property owners that their prop
 erty was being destroyed by animals
 running loose, appeared with bis coun-
 sel General Rouse and the coun-
 cil looking into the matter of removal
 concluded to reinstate MT. Baker eau
 tioning bin to avoid complaints of this
 kind in the future. The roofing of the
 pesthouse was next discussed and the
 cleaning out and putting in first class
 condition the wells of water that are Tn
 that vicinity also to build an addition for cooking purposes to the building in
 view of an epidemic reaching the city. The Mayor and city council discussed
 this matter thoroughly ana thelr de-
 liberat!ons were throughout governed
 by prudence and precaution and their verdict in the matter of taking action iE this line met with favor by all. A health committee with suitable powers, and street committee with certain powers and instructions to act were the atures of the meeting. Messrs. MilIeuberg, Leisure, Perry, Samaniego, Schumacher and Lamont, each made short and Gp
 prOprIaie speeches at the meeting and any attempt at any ripple of unpleasant ness was quickly brought to order by the cool and calm suggestions of those who were of the opinion that the city's welfare could De best promoted by wise discussion followed by deliberate and practical action rather than random and disconcerted unity of action. MT. Fish was present and made reply to the charges made against the large excavation on Pennington aud Main streets known as Fish's hole. There having been complaints made that 1t was caving and was dangerous to ve- llc,es and pedestrians. The street com nittee was empowered to investigate md use their judgment to remedy same. 1 Instructions were given to chief Of police to look into the matter of tres pass being made on MT. FIsh's property. The council also discussed the question # the city doing it's own cleaning of the streets and after discussion It was de- ;ided to advertise for bids immediately l 'or such cleaning as the city was de- ,ermined to make thorough cleaning ID of aa uucleanly portions of the city. | Fhe clerk was instructed accordingly. l Letters were then read from Denver parties lnquirIng into franchises for | water and water facilities of the city at | present. The clerk was instructed to | answer the Denver firm and give the | needed information. The complaint l vas made that adultsrated milk was | oeng sold in the city and to the cor -ec' ion of this the health committee | were authorized to look into the matter | md a lacteal instruments for milk test rg purposes were ordered purchase ] | md proper investigation kept up n that l direction until the nuisaucs was abated. | The council after discussing one or two | ,ther features and Messrs. Lamont and | casting few pleasant 1kes 1t each other, the city council adjourned. | The meeting was we'll presided over by | he Mayor and from the time of being ] 'alled to order the council was thor 1 ,ughly business until adjournment.