Arizona republican., 1895-06-04
Seventeen Bidders for
 the Office Last Night.
Three City Officials Rewarded
 by an Increase of Salary.
The Ordinance Intended to Relieve Certain Licensees Quietly
 Done to Death.

A job seems to be in demand in Phoenix. This does not mean that times are extraordinarily hard. but that the average Phenician is extra ordinarily industrious and that he will keep himself busy and beyond the reach of Satan even if personal sacri- fee of time and muscle should be neces- sary. This observation had it's latest origin in 8 proceeding at the city council last night.
 To be city scavenger involves the services of two horses, the employment of wagon and the superintendance of an able bodied man who is necessarily subjected to variety of smells none of which are waited from Araby the Blest. The bids were of as wide variety as the smells for which the bidding took place. The lowest man proposed to engage in the publication of the city for $44 month; the highest man wanted S90. There was evidently no collusion be- tween the bidders. The contract was awarded to Thomas Sweem. No bond | is required and the contract may term mate at the end of any month.
 There is also new city tailor to suc- ceed Jailor Hawley. Marshal Clark sent in the name of Hiram Hooker and the nomination was readily confirmed.
 An attempt to emasculste the license ordinance failed. The ordinance re- pealing those clauses of it descri ping ths license of merchant tailors and cleaners and dyers of clothing came up for second reating. Councilman Lewis who was not present when 1t WAS or dered drawn but who subsequently, op- posed it as discriminating measure moved that it lie on the table. The motion wss seconded by Alderman Dennis and wee cagrid, eyes-Lewis. Dennis and Mayor Rosson; nays Phillips and Noes.
 1 There WAS also an elevation of sal aries. The pay of the city marshal and the assessor and tax collector WAS raised in the case of each officer from $l00 to $125 month. The salary of l the health officer was raised from the nominal figure of $25 g month to the hardly leas nominal figure of S40.
 The general tax ordinance. heretofore an annual measure, but now a biennial law, was given it's second reading. The report of City Engineer Hancock, fixing the grade on Washington street, be- tween First and Sixth. was received. The grade was described with reference to the datum plane, an imaginary point, something like ninety-eigbt feet below the surface of the earth at the north east corner oi the city hall plaza, but for the purpose of persons who haven't the time to dig down to the datum plane and make measurements from it, the city engineer said the rails of the 1 trolley line conforme3 sufficiently for practical purposes to the grade he rec commended. The council ordered this report and previous one fixing the grade on First and Second streets to be incorporated into @ grading ordinance.
 The u 'ual monthly bills were allowed and all other routine business apper- taining to regular monthly meeting night WEE transacted. Beside this Janitor Troops wss given charge of Neahrs' plaza at $20 month, A. J. Porterie was reelected city interpreter and Councilman Phillips was chosen a member of the health committee to fill the vacancy caused by the expira- tion of the term of office of his successor ex-CouDcilman Goldberg.