Arizona republican., 1901-06-04
CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR
Mayor Talbot's Frst.0pportunity For
 Deciding Vote.

There was a long, tedious meeting of
 the city council last night. livened up
 d little at times by emphatic eXpres-
 s.ions of personal opinion There was
 no one question of vital importance to
 the city under consideration, yet q
 number of things needing attention
 were acted upon.
 Judge j. B. Woodward appeared be-
 fore the council in the matter of the
 irrigation of the recently acquired Den
 his addition. The city finds itself up against a perplaXinG condition. Among the estates of that addition are some that may be properly be termed ranch ca, If the city takes charge of the ir- rlgation of these tracts and charges lot rates iJ might throw the owners into the bankruptcy court,yet it is not clear just now how the proper distinction can be made The matter is Still un- der advisement.
 A looal merchant appeared with a request for a permit to erect a sign post in front Of his place of business, as all his competitors have them. He waa denied the permi, and the marshal instructed to enforce the law, which naturally suggests that a gort of spring cleanup is to take place along the sidewalks.
 Councilman Sanders brought up the matter of the dirt pile on vacant lot on First avenue. He inquired by what right the dirt was piled there, and as chairman of the street and alley com mittee said he had noticed the city teams haulin" it away and had ordered them Co stop But f.r .oms reason they d!d net. and he wanted to know why in hell they wouldn't stop intimatiuE that something must be in the wind that he was not onto. ContraCt tor Rob- bina was pr, sent ard said he had put the dirt there with thA permission of the owner of the lot ana the agent. If there was no law against it he pro posed to keep putting 1t ther-. MT. Me Neill became angered at this supposed i threat ard moved that it be declared a nuiSancs and the marshal instructed to order it's removel The motion car rled.
 B. F. Hinson. who bal becues meat for living. said he wanted to pay a license but could not cIasslfy himself. ] He was put in at q slx-dollar rating,
 The city attorney presented a new dog tag law. which was passed and . the old one repealed. It was the es- sence of the flndinga in the recent Mesa !! City case. wherein it was dearly shown | that the city under it's charter should 1 proceed against the dog and not ' against its owner. Tn other words. it | is not within the city's power to arrest . d man for having a dog for which he . has bought no tag But the city may make it unlawful fer a dog to amble , over town without a tag on and en- force if necessary a penalty of death for such conduct. II Is for the owner to see that his dog wears this life pre- server, which is only another way of | getting at the same result as before
 The next move was the wiping out of deep, dark plot between Council men Dunlap and McNeill for landing F. M. Skinner in ar official position and providing him with the colossal salary of s25 per month. MT. Dunlap introduced resolution creating the office of building inspector. whose du- ue2 should be to advise the council of 'he safety of all buildings erected and their conformity to the fire ordinances Another section of the resolution pro-