Arizona republican., 1899-04-09

| thought much about expansion before
gave it more serious thought yesterday
and expressed the following views:
Mayor c. J. Dyer: I am Of the
opiEion that the fce department has
acted properly in every particular.
! When it became necessary they battleG
with the flames and prevented a less
which would hav5 been regretted by
| every one OF course, this was done in
violation of an excellent ordinance, but
we did not have the heart TO stand ny
and see the destruction Of 50 many
splendid residences / feel safe in say
ing that at least five houses would
| have been consumed. but for the city
fire department Although the wind
was blowing from the south, thu flames
gave OFF such heat that tley were
backing to some extent, while every
thing would nave been ignited in its
course. Ana that reminds me-. The
! city council viii sCon have two or
three plugs placed in the Churchill
district We have already expended
as much money on that addition as we
have collected from it by taxes. This,
it seems to ne. should put stop to
The occasional nurmurs heard from
ncn-reEidents as to the bad treatment
received by the Churchill peCPle. AS
a matter CT fact these complaints never
arise from. the Churchill residents
themselves. They arr perfectly salts
fed, but the fault findings emanate
from meetings Of the lonelyhursts in
other additions. Tt is unfortunate, of
course, that the La Villa people should
suffer as they have. They cculd be
supplied with fire protection if they
chose to enter the city. Maybe they
will now.
A. Rcdewill: Fires are always
depIorable. ones first impression
when Witnessing a cOnfagratOn is
sympathy for the sufferers, then
curiosity asks for the origin, and the
third is. were they insured? Even af-
ter these, my thoughts prompt me TO
say that the fire today offers an CD
ject lesson. While we deplore the re-
suit and offer sympathy to the suffer
ers. and even wish further that cur
fire department had not delayed in
coming to the rescue, yet we see the
adyisaDility OF our friends in the addi-
lions b ing Incorporated with Phoenix
The small tax imposed by the city
would give TO those outside the cor
p0rate limits fire protection as well as
the extension Of water and sewerage
systems, gOod. streets, electric lights.
police protection and other advan-
all in a bunch, but they would be
realized as quickly as possible
Robert FrOmm, chief Of the fire de-
partment: IL my opinion no one can
justly blame the fire department. We
followed the city ordinance until the
sentiment felt by every one, including
the city fathers, inDelled them to in
strUct US to proceed, even though the
action was in violation OF good Drin-
clple. We could net help but be hui
nl2n9. l am satisfied that the whole
rcW OF residences would have burned
but for the assistance OF the fire de-
partment. They would have lost
enough property to pay taxes for many
years. However, at any fire outside
the city limits in the future. [ shall
endeavOr to prevent the department
from taking any part. unless it shall /
become deploraDle in the extreme,
when, Of course, we must sacrifice any
resolution in order to lend assistance.
Aaron Goldberg: IF anything would !
tend to strengthen the views OF the /
people q the La Villa Place in favor /
OF coming into the city. the deplOrable /
fire today shCuld certainly answe. /
the purpose The difference in the (
less which actually occurred COMPARED
with that Wnicn would have been the /
case If the property had been within
the corporate limits. would have bes1
sufficient to offset an increase in taxes (
for two or three years. Not Onlv this
but if the fire department had followed
i5s instructions strictly there would
hardly have been any improved ErcU-
eT5y IN the addition to pay taxes CT.