Arizona republican., 1893-10-03
CITY COUNCIL
Which is Very Much
Like Former Ones.
The Same Old Street
Ditch Complaint.
The Council Asked to Make a
HorSetrade Binding.
The Matter of Changing the Course
of the Salt River Canal at Last
Takes a Tangible Shape.

The city council met last night in
regular monthly session.
There was the usual auditing of sal-
airy bi liz and current accounts.
There was the usual reading of the
interminable minutes OF half dozen
adjourned meetings.
There were the usual reports of the
treasurer, health officer and other Of
fcials which IL the absence of any spe-
cially distinctive features might huve
been the ports for July, June, May or
any other month.
There was slso the usual complaint
about the JACKSON street ditch through
which water !, conducted not often
enough to wash awsv accumulated i'm
purities and too often " be filled up for
the good of health in the southern part
of the city. The complaint his time
same from Henry Richmond who Ives
within nose shot of that foul and I'M
natural water coulse whose odors had
intoxicated him to the point that he
made passionate and eloquent appeal
for protection against the ditch. The
whole matter was referred to the health
officer and board.
Another affair, though in which
northwest residents of the city are very
much interested and which has been in
a vague before the council for more
than six months came up in tangible
form. That is the subject of altering
the course of the Salt River canal as it
flows between Third and Seventh
avenues.
At present the canal enters the
city limits from the north at the ex-
tremity of third avenue, it flows diago-
. nal to Seventh from which point it is
carried out along Seventh to beyond the
north limit.
Through DIR. Rawlings a communica-
ton from President Evans and Manager
Fulweiler relative to the canal, was pre-
scented to the council in which it was
stated that under certain conditions
the canal company would probably
agree to a change in the course of a
water way. These conditions were
that the new canal along the limits
should be of more sufficient capacity
and strength ; provision should be made
for continuing the supply of existing
laterals taken out of the canal along its
present course. This communication
along with the matter of bridging the
canal at Seventh, Sixth and Third ave-
nue. was referred to the street COM
mittee.
A complaint by Col. G. H. Gray con-
corning the agreeable municipal GUS
tom of dumping garbage upon his far n
was taken up. 1t was decided in the
first place that the practice should be
abandoned. A discussion concerning
the disposition of the garbage followed
and several suggestions were made
among which was the erection of a
crematory and the leasing or buying If
tract of land southwest of town for a
dumping ground. All this was referred
to the health board.
VIM. Wilson who has a contract for
street sprlnkling came before the coun-
Gil with the announcement that he had
sold his team and had thrown in his
job to boot. Would the council ratify
this part of the transaction? The coun-
Gil decided it would in this instance on
condition that the successor should per-
form his duties properly. The new
owner of the team and job is John
Linahan.
City Engineer Trott was given leave
of absence for ten days.
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