Arizona republican., 1894-03-24
The CITY COUNCIL.
A New Plat and Part of a New
Grade to Be Adopted.
L. D. Copeland Granted a Power
Plant Franciscan OrdI-
nance Amendment.

A special meeting of the city council
was held last night mainly for the pur-
pose of receiving and acting upon re-
ports by City Engineer Trott concern
ing the new city plat and grade. The
former was submitted first and con-
tanned the lines OF the new survey as
well as those of the old, showing that
the latter is not parallelogram as was
intended, but a trapezold, an effect
said to have been produced by crooked
sight upon the only available surveying
instrument at hand at that time. The
difference between the lines OF the old
and new surveys is illustrated in the
circumstance that the center of Wash
ington street at Sixth avenue by the
new is coincident with the present
north line of the street.
The city attorney was directed to
prepare an ordinance for the adoption
of the new plat. The diagram showing
the grade of the city was more COM
plicated and voluminous affair consist
ing of four drawings. two showing the
trend north and south east and
west of Center, and two indicating the
same feature in an easterly and
westerly direction, north and south OF
Washington street. The inequalities
of surface are much greater than would
be supposed from any other than a
scientific observation though FORUM
ately the established grade indicated
can be obtained in the central business
and improved part of the city with
comparatively slight change and incon-
venience.
The council having in mind future
damage suits and the dangers attend
ant upon the rough handling of NUM-
cipality in its plastic state touched the
grade diagram gingerly and recon-
mended the adoption only of a grade
for the central district. AS need re-
quires the grade as shown by the dia-
gram will be extended.
An ordinance introduced at the last
meeting granting to L. D. Copeland a
franchise for power plant with the
privilege of laying pipes and conduits
for the distribution of power, warm and
cold air, was taken up and passed.
An amendment to one section indi-
Gates the development OF the alder
Jump VI Chut1OL al
comes with the growth OF city and the
value of its franchises. This section
provided that when necessary to put in
or repair pipes the streets in which
such repairs are made should be left in
as good condition as before. At the
suggestion OF Mayor Cole this was
changed or amended to prohibit ex-
cavations tor repairs on paved or i'm
proved streets except when the repairs
could not be made by tunnelling, and
then only by the special permission OF
the council. The ordinance also prov
ides that in case water supply as con-
templated in the petition for the or
dinance, is introduced, the city shall
receive water free and one fire PLUG
shall be put in each block.
An ordinance was introduced and re-
ferred. amending ordinance No. 1913
granting to j. o. Dunbar street rail
way franchise. That ordinance pro
vides for running street cars on the
depot line every half hour between
a. IN. and p. m. at maximum fare
one way of cents. The amendment
consists in providing for running be
tween II midnight and a. m. with the
privilege OF charging maximum fare
of 10 cents.