Arizona republican., 1895-09-04
CITY COUNCIL. Transaction of Usual Monthly Business. . City Marshal and Health
 Officers Reports. A Petition to Abolish the
 Chinese Quarters.
It Is Alieg ed That They Are Opium and Gambling Oens Where
 Youths Are Corrupted.

The city paters met in regular monthly session last night with full membership present. The report of Marshal Clark was read and approved. The report is comprehensive one and shows how active the marshal and his force have heen for the past month. There have been 85 arrests made during the month and seventy-fve convictions. Eighteen cases disposed of were for drunkenness and sleeping on the street; i; thirty cases oi prostitution twelve drunk and disorderly and the rest were for all kinds of violation of the city ordinances. All nationalities were represented but Mexico is deci dedly in the majority. The chain gang were busily kept at work repairing or mak- ing culverts, cleaning streets and cut ting weeds. The average cost of labor to the city was v cents per day includ ing teams and hired labor.
 The report of the health officer re. ports the city in a good condition but , inspector be appointed at salary of $10 per month. also that the hacks be pro- hibited from making their stands on Washington street and that they be com pelled to have a regular hack stand and to compel the drivers to dislnfect and keep their stands clean. Recom- mends that the Chinese quarters be polished as nuisance and that the Dutch ditch be removed farther south and a committee appointed to confer with the wishing Ge;egates Of the Ma tional Irrigation congress as to the best means of handling irrigation water without open d:tches.
 The health officers suggestions and recon mendstions were referred to the board of health with full power to act. A numerously signed petition from the majority of the business peo- pie was read, which urges that l the Chinese quarters on First street be removed. It is alleged in the petition that although the shanties have the appearance of stores, they are nothing more or less than gamb bling dens and opium joints where the youth of the city were initiated in the pernicious ha oit of smoking opium in the ubter- renean i in-s, where morals are cor ru } e l, and "a esdingground for the al- ready overetocked insane asylum is mvintained, but wh ire only the initiate can gain admittance. They furthermore say that the northern addition railway l is bound to improve that street and that property value would rise accord ingly and traffic would be greater, and 1 the proximity of the loothersome Chi nese dens would be detriment to that neigh borhood.
 1 The council felt somewhat dubious about their power in the premises, and it was laid over until the next meeting, with instructions to the city attorney to | look into the matter.
 Lincoln Fowler was ordered to rub fish his railroad franchise within five days or action would be taken toward | it's repeal.
 | Upon the recommendation of the mar shal arc lights were ordered for Jackson street, on Sixth street and also Center. The former is intended to illuminate block Al, and possibly lessen crime in that dark vicinity.
 A signal bell was ordered to connect the jailor's office with that Of the cltY marshal's office, in case of telephone calls at night.
 A "A foot bridge was ordered con- structed over the town canal on Sixth street.
 A third scavenger wagon was ordered placed on the streets to accommodate the rapidly increasing business in that line.
 The city engineer was ordered to give a grade for the laying of a cement side walk on Adams street near the Ivy Green restaurant.
 The city attorney reported that he was through codifying the city ordin, ances and was ready to submit his re- port to the council. A special meeting will be held tonight for that purpose and in all likelihood the council will hold nightly seances the balance of the week.
 NAN