Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-06-06
THE COUNCIL.
A System of Reckless
ness in Buying
Supplies for the NUM-
cipality..
About the Reorganization of
the Health Department.
Another Meeting to be Held Tonight
at Which Other Matters Will
be Considered.

ness of the meeting was to and IL the
monthly bills, but the finance commit
tee had not yet struggled out of the un-
certainty which surrounded the genui-
neness of them. An inconvenient and
unbusiness like method of contracting
city accounts was disclosed. 1t appears
that no man in the employ Of the city,
is so humble in his capacity, that he
may not, according to . custom of two
years standing, buy whatever he
pleases in the name OF the city. The
bills are presented with promptitude
and though the o. X. of the purchaser
may be properly attached, no one but
him knows whether the goods were &C.
tuslly delivered, or whether they ought
to have been purchased at ell or not.
After having concluded that this con.
dition of affairs presented an oppor-
tunity for reform the bills were taken
up, passed upon and ordered.
The committee on ordinances to
which had been referred John o. Dun.
bars request for an extension OF bis
electric rtreet railway franchise, desir.
ed further time in which to report.
The point upon which more informa-
ton was desired was whether or not il
was in the power of the council, TO
make any desired changes in the
original ordinance. The matter was
referred to the city attorney and final
action will be taken on the ordinance
tonight.
The city hall committee reported
with reference to the proposed removal
OF the recorders Office and court and
the city marshal's Office into the bsse-
ment, that steps had been taken to Sc
cure plans and an estimate of the cost
OF the proposed change. Mr.. Goldberg,
the chairman, in part of an informal re.
port said that he had learned that
within a year the governors Office
would he removed from the building, in
which case it would hardly seem neees
sary to make the changes suggested.
The report OF Health Officer Helm
was received. 1t contained in part his
resignation, which WAS accepted. In a
summary of the work performed in the
olhSS Ella "VthS, sdlu lIldl
twsnty-four cases of scarlet fever had
been quaraptined and what threatened
to be deadly epidemic, efectually
stamped.
He had caused to be abated oil
nuisances, had received fifteen death
certificates and issued fourteen burial
permits.
He suggested that at present there is
not an urgent need OF a successor and
offered to retain charge OF the vital sta
tistics and continue to issue burial per.
mits without cost TO the county.
A communication was received from
the MarIcopa Investment COMPANY oil
Denver and Phoenix through its vice
president Charles Edward Major. At a
previous meeting this company had
made application for the extension OF
the city limits to include North Capitol
addition owned by it. The present
communication was OF the nature of a
request that the council permit no
heavy traffic upon Illinois street and
Sherman avenue and reserve those
streets which are designed rs bouIe.
wards and residence districts from the
invasion by street cars, telephone lines.
etc. The council was disposed to grant
the request but was not sure that favor.
able action would not be in conflict
with ordinances granting franchises
whose liberal provisions gave the
holders right to operate upon not only
all the streets but also upon those of
additions hereafter to be taken in.
This dilemma was handed to the city
attorney for solution.
Treasurer Christy presented his
monthly statement of the city's finan-
cial condition.
The exchange account which from
time immemorial had appeared in the
statement and which the council be-.
lieved had been expunged last month
appeared as usual accompanied by Mr..
Christy's statement that the ac-
count was condition and not
theory. Exchange on money re-
ceived in New York in payment of
city bonds had to be paid, a fact which
no amount of aldermanie argument
could set aside. 1t didn't make apy
difference to the Chemical Bank of
New York which fund of the Phoenix
city treasury the exchange came from
but it would certainly have 10 be paid.
This subject was reserved for considera-
ton tonight.
The poundmsster's account, which
for years been unused, was merged into
the general fund.
A. Steinegger had received notice
from the tax collector to pay license on
q lodging house. He was present to
inquire if house in which unfurnisbed
rooms were rented might be supposed
to be lodging honse. The council de-
,ided not and, in not so many words.
advised Mr.. Steinegger to let the tax
whistle and keep up the fiat.
llent melody until he grew tired.
A bid was received, presumably from
Mr.. Hurley, to feed the prisoners at
81 cents per meal. Mr.. Hurley had
orgotten to sign the bid, but the facts
hat he had handed it in, that it was
written on his letter head and that he |
vas at present the contractor, were |
AIKEN as accumulative evidence that he |
vas the bidder. There being no other
proposal he wah given the con tract.
The contract forfurnishing lumber to |
he city for the NEXT year was awarded |
@ the L. w. Blinn Lumber Company.
A bid was received from the Phoenix
Electric Light Company, but no action
vas taken upon it. The.session closed