Arizona republican., 1898-10-15
SOUTH SIDE.

Tempe, Ariz, Oct. 14.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican, - George N. Gage accompanied Iii; brother, E. B. Gage, to Phoenix this afternoon. MT. E. B. Gage has spen- a shcrt time in Tempe.
 Miss Sergeant of Phoenix return ad from her summers outing and passed through Tempe this morning. While the train was waiting Miss Sergeant greeted some of her musical students.
 W. A. Bolton is clearing eff ninety acres of land west of his ranch and will SOW it to wheat. There will be even more grain sown this year than last.
 Those stock growers and feeders who have not feed are finding it difficult to get it, while those who early in the fall secured all they would need for the winter are feeling exceedingly szt- isfied with themselves because Of their wisdom.
 E. B. Sinclair, for Barkley-Berry- man, and H. B. St. Claire for McNeiil & Co.,, are rounding up the business
 
 E. A. Murphy, who is expected home from Kansas soon, will bring with him a car of horses.
 Henry C.. Frisch has opened the Cot tage lunch room again. The Cottage has been thoroughly gone over with Tarnish, paint and paper, and presents a splendid appearance. MT. Frisch will make speciality of oysters. He will serve them in any style at any time and in any quantity. The lunch room made a reputation for itself last year, and beginning where it left off will far excel itself this year.
 George Van DeMark introduced to the hardware dealers on this side yes- terday the latest thing in a dinner bucket. The bucket on investigation proves a whole kitchen and dining room.
 The city council met again. Listen to the tale of wee: The first thing done after the council had waded through the minutes of four CT five special meetings was to allow Super intendent B. F. Porter of the Maricopa & Phoenix road the floor. MT. Porter told the council that it was entirely in- compatible with the expeditions handling of traffic to have the speed of trains passing through the tcfxn restricted 70 four miles an hour, which was about equal to Q mans walk. It was un- necessary, because the train going at a speed of eight miles an hour could be stopped within it's length, especially when the train was as small as the [ r-f fr have the limit of speed increased. He further stated that the almost contin- ual blowing of the whistle while go- ing through town was not necessary and was far from agreeable to his en- gineer and the citizens. The council heartily agreed with MT. Porter in the latter matter and informed him that the city ordinance allowed him to either blow the whistle or ring the bell continuously. The matter of speed was referred to the ordinance committee.
 The water proposition then came up and Mayor Knight reported what he had accomplished in the gay of com municating with different firms and parties for city water works fran chise. Listen to the tale of woe. The mayor had received six communica- tions and two proposals in ordinance form since the regular September meeting. J W. Walkers proposal was in ordinance form and was read by the clerk. G. w. Hoadley's proposal was in ordinance form also, and the clerk read it as amended. II came from the ordinance committee with recommendation that it pass The mayor declared that as the com mittee had not reported before the eX- piration of the ten days allowed a committee to hold a bill CT ordinancS without the consent of the council, ii must necessarily come befcre the coun- cil as new business. and consequently he would refer it with the Walker prop osition to the ordinance committee The council took issue with te mayor and the city attorney was called upon to interpret the ordinance. Attorney