The herald., 1898-12-14
ARIZONA BUDGET
REPUBLICANS CONTEST MARI
coPA sHRIEvALTy
THE ARIZONA CANAL SOLD
Yuma's Big Fire-A Bond Election to
Be Held at Phoenix-New
Hotel for Tempe

PHOENIX. Ariz., Dec. lO.-The city coun-
oil has taken in hand the project tor oo-
tanning a new charter from the legislature:
On Thursday, January 18th, an election VIII
he held to determine whether bonds to 'ne
amount of S265, 900 shall be issued to bulid
water and sewer systems. The plans nave,
been drawn up by Engineer Abs-Hagen OF
Los Angeles.
CITY Attorney Flanagan, who has peen
elected district attorney, has resigned as
,tv attorney and Walter Bennett has been
chosen to fill the vacant office. ne COM
nensation has been raised to S75 month.
The Phoenix Plumbing company has as
signed to Gus Hirschfield for the benefit OF
its creditors.
company has been formed at Tempe to
build new $4,000 hotel. w j. kingsbury,
James b. Mcneil and Charles w. Taylor
are the incorporators.
On Friday last G. +. Ainsworth, as attor-
ney for James L. Bark. the defeated Re
nublican candidate for sheriff of this county,
filed a contest against d. l.. Murray, who
was elected by only nine majority. The case
is a fishing expedition to find enough stray
illegal votes to change the result on a re-
count in court, ii possible.
arrived Monday with his family from visit
east and went to Mesa City to see Miss
Kathryn DYER, his niece, who was danger
ously i'll. Miss Dyer died Tuesday morning.
At 10 o'clock Monday Receiver c. j. Hale.
assisted by Attorney Chalmers, sold the
entire assets OF the Arizona improvement:
company and also of the assets of the Arl-
zona Canal company. W. W. Miller OF New
York, representing the Arizona Water COM
pany, the holders of the bonds of said ccm-
panies, was the only bidder present. Mr..
Miller purchased the personal property OF
the improvement company for $4,000 and the
real estate for 100000, and the canal tor
$4,000 +. +. Kellner, representing MINOR
ity of the stockholders of the Grand canal,
entered a protest to the sale. 1t is the in
tention Of Mr.. Miller and party to remain
in the valley for few weeks and look over
the various properties. The new company
will enlarge the canal and have sent sin
cars of dredging machinery to the head OF
the canal.
In the Katherine and Kosick adultery
case the jury disagreed, Notwithstanding
much pointed and racy testimony.
w. C.. Foster has been appointed by the
district court as expert to audit the ac-
counts of the Arizona Canal and Improve
ment company.
There is coal famine in Prescott and
Phoenix. The reason is said to be a scarcity
of miners to work the Cerrillos and Bloss-
burg mines in New Mexico and the mines
in Colorado.
The city has begun suit against William
Christy, w. T. Smith, L. II. Orme, b. \.
Fickas, ]. G Burger. G. H. y. Luhrs and ].
/. B. Alexander. the bondsmen of the late
city assessor A. y Long, for the amount
OF Longs shortage in office, in the sum of
$5l23.7O.
The regular annual election of the Knights
Templar took place Monday evening al their
asylum in the Monihom building. b. 7.
Gillett was elected eminent commander.
Los Angeles visitors to Phoenix during
the past week were Irving j. Mitchell,
n. L. Ferguson, Ernest Tu>tin, William
Stephens, 7. II. Sutton, r. W. Alven, }. l..
Laventhal and Sarah Kuch.