Arizona republican., 1901-07-09
TO REGULATE VICE
New Ordinances Passed by the Coun'
ell Last Night.

At.an adjourned meeting of the city
council h d last night, all members
were present. except Councilman Dun
zap. who is in California.
TIL city attorney presented two ordi-
nances both "f watch wsre passed
unanimously. one provides for the
redlstiicting of tn City In accordance
with the announcement made In The
Republican two or three days ago, The
lily H. to h divided into four wards.
as at pres mt. with Center and Wash
ing;on streets as the intersecting lines,
and after the adoption Of the new char
ter there will he two cOuncilmen from
each ward. one el5Cted In each ward
each year.
The other ordnance is designed u
aid the police in the suppression OF vice
i'm the community, and covers cases
hitherto not 50 officially described In
the ordinances Under the ordinance
passed last night. any person convicted
nf lettering around houses of ill-tame
or living with the inmates OF such
houses. are subject la heavy SEN
1.rce whether they b rich ar poor
labarsr or capitalist. \ section OF the
same ordinance is devoted 10 unmen-
tionable crimes Of all kinds. wherein
any offensr against public decency ana
morality II proved. makes tn guilty
liabl 10 sever puui'hment.
Marshal KIM y recommended the
swe ping of the streets in the business
district. and the matter was referred
to the str ct mmlSsioner
Announcement was officially MADE
that the south side Of Van Buren, street
had be n Strengthened with the eNcep-
ton of one alJbs building which to re-
move at the present time would place
she owner under heavy expense. and
the city attorney was directed 10 secure
from him an acknowledgment of the
city's right. In order that the change
can be made later when the adobe
gives way to the march OF progress.
In this CONNIE ton the city attorn v
asked 70, and was given permission to
prepare for tha institution of proceed
ings against College Place on the
west end Of the same str ct. lie says
that the county records show that the
street was at on time set apart It's
full width as a highway, and that later
the property was seized and bui upon
by DeForcst Porter. 1t is proposed 10
ask the district court for an injunction
r. stiaining the owner Of College Place
from longer k eping the street c.osed'
and II 1t H. granted, his relief will nat
urally COM from the Porter estate.
\ nm her Of bills we're allowed, and
a building r5rmit was granted To G. f..
Godfrey to erect one-storv brick and
iron building north of tn alley in the
rear of the postofiice. Another build
ing permit for an addition to frame
hJus- was referred back 10 the build
ing inspector for action.
The matter of hack privileges, rates
and the number of hacks TO b. used
und = certain license was ref rred TO
tn city attorney with instructions to
prepare an ordinance covering the
case
Two petitions for Understand per-
mits were denied on IN ground that
the council does not favor the street
diningroom, proposes to grant no more
permits and az fast as the old ones die
,u.. allow them To remain dead
\ number of bids were received for
painting IN city hall and fire houses
inside and out They ranged in price
from an amount something less than