Arizona republican., 1896-07-07
COUNCILS DEADLY WORK Electric Light Competi- ton Throttled. Private Snaps for Public
 Officials. councilman Phillips Gets a Job Tellephones and Electric Fans
 Deem ed Essential.

The city council of the municipality of Phoenix again got action on itself last night, it being the regular monthly convocation.
 Mayor Monihon was back from Santa Fe. He occupied the chair.
 Around the recorders office like wall flowers, ranged score or so of folks who had business with the august body.
 The monthly bills were allowed, among them being items for the fur nishing of each councilman and the mayor with a telephone at the cost of the city. Councilman Gang roared over this and refused to allow his tel ephone to be charged to the city. It hit Monihon and the rest of the "push" just right, however, so the bill was passed, excepting Gang from it's pro visions.
 Three hack petitions were heard Hackman Denny had secured a station in front of the Wellington, but he had only fifteen feet of frontage and was crowded off, as Sturgis had the ground on either side, and so captured the po- sition. Hulett was given the stand in front of the Richelieu.
 Joe Reed appeared with an inquiry as to what had been done with his bill posting franchise, given him sev- eral years ago. Investigation devel- oped the fact that the city attorney in compiling the ordinances had professed to find something in the ordinance that conficted with the magma charta and with common law and had dropped it from the published ordinances. The matter was finally referred to the street committee for investigation.
 The care of the Neahr's addition park was taken from Harry Troops, janitor of the city hall, and given to Prenty A. Phillips, son of Councilman s. N. Phillips. The job pays $20 a month. Young Phillips is, and it is understood will continue to be, an en- ploye in the freight department of the Maricopa & Phoenix railroad. It is also understood Councilman Phillips will do the work and, presumably, also appropriate the pay.
 Then the council proceeded to put the finishing touch on the execution of the Copeland and Hirschfeld cleo tric light system and to firmly place the old line company in the position of a monopoly, upon whose naughty rights none might intrude Hirschfeld had put up poles in the alley as re- quired by the original permission and had done his best to comply with all the stipulations that might be made of man who was trying to do his own lighting at his own cost and to re- lieve himself of a monopoly. But that was not what was intended by the city attorney nor by the majority of the council. They appear to believe that monopoly is heaven-born and thrice blessed institution, especially where it concerns those who sit where the crumbs might fall from the ban quet table of the aforesaid monopoly But, crumbs or no crumbs, Copeland was refused his franchise. He was al lowed only that portion that prayed for franchise for the distribution o1 compressed air and ammonia for cool. ing purposes. No ordinance was given however, as the careful mayor wanted to consult first with the city engineer and health officer and maybe with somebody else.
 All this hap-doodle relative to the electric light company's protection by the city was then shown to be sincere by a vote passed for the purchase from the electric light company of a s4( ceiling fan for the city council cham. bers and of an SIS desk fan for the city assessors office. The first will cos $6 a month to keep in operation and tht