Arizona republican., 1902-04-08

to receive petitions from citizens. Thereupon J. (. Wasson arose and read to the council q preamble and petition, stating iE substance that it had been reported that q petition was in circulation asking the council to re- peal the ordinance outlaWlng the saloon singer and other women from visiting saloons; that the signers herewith pro- tested against the council taking any sucn action. In explanation MT. Was son said that his petition bore 1.70O signatures and that all signers Were residents of the city of mature age and 4C per cent of them tax payers.
 It was explained that no other peti- tion mad been received and the matter was disposed of by receiving and filing the petition and the councilmen agree ing to inform these petitioners should any consideration of the subject come up.
 About half the assemblage left the council chamber at this time. but there Was still another speciality on the pro SraTIe that held the attentive audi ence. Chief Stokoe of the fire depart ment preferred written charges against Abe Underhill, an engine driver, accus- ing him of violating department rule No. 3 and of being incompetent and Iin- faithful to his duty il that he was drunk on April i. Also that it was his second offense.
 Mr. Underhill Was Stven q hearing. He denied being drunk on that date and said that he was attending . fun eral in the afternoon.
 At , o'clock, when he returned he took one glass Of beer and was at Center street when the fire alarm sounded and ran to First street, where he was the first man to assist in get ing up Dewey, the engine horse that feli down. He stated that Councilmen McNeil Sanders and Shott saw him and knew whether he was drunk CT not. He said there was an element in the fire department that had it in for him because he refused to pay per cent of his wages into the Young Men $ Democratic club. He said that two members of that club told him that he would have to do so or lose his job. and that when Captain Aspey of the engine house asked fo. his contribution he refused. He also stated that other members Of the com pany at the engine house could get drunk either on or of duty and noth- i ing was said about it. Then he charged Captain Aspey With being drunk a week : ago last Saturday:
 ! Chief Stokoe denied knowing any l thing of the affairs Of MT. UuderhiIl and the club but that he was drunk CT ] the evening Of tbz 4th and making some disturbance, and that he had blown the engine whistle and almost ! caused several runaways.
 Officer Russell gave similar testi- noay against Underhll as did Mr. As Tey. the latter saying that when thc chief discharged him at o'clock h. 1 refused t. quit. Aspey also denied having asked the boys to ostracis,
 UndeIhiu. q charge made by him. ant that the latter had refused to hitch u;
 his team fer some visitors when he q, captain asked him to. Aspey also de. liad heIng drunk on the Saturuay mel.
 toned and later Henry Winton gay,
 testimony to that effect. -lr. Sander:
 asked UnderhiI who iold him he woul,
 have to pay the five per cent. He re
 fused tc answer. saying he did not car'
 to give his friends publicity in the mat
 ter.
 Councilman Dunlap said Cnderhil
 came tc his house about : o'clock ol
 the evening or the 4th and stated tha
 he had been fired but that he Dunlar
 did not consider him drunk at tha
 hour. He talked to him fifteen min
 Gtes and he seemed to be duly sober.
 Alr. McNeil tried to coax him to re , sign and save his reputation from tn . stain Of being fired for drunkenness
 He replied that he did not believe tn
 present council would be in office for
 ever and that he would let the thin go just as that body saw fit to act. H
 had no witnesses present. not knoWin
 trial Was to be proceeded with, an,
 was willing to leave it with the counci
 anyway, as they all saw him tha night. Mir. Shott then introduced resolution disCharEinS him and declar ; ing the place vacant. The vote was
 Ayes Shctt, McNeil. Sanders: passed , Dunlap: nay. Mir Mayor. MT. Under
 hill at once divested himself of his ofi
 cial badges and walked out
 Mir. Hawley was then selected to ii
 the place vacated by Underhiu. . Other matters attended to were tn appointment of election officers. the re fusai of tent privileges to the Sevent Day Advcatists. the presentation an . reference to the ordinance committe of amendments concerning sidewaI slopes. poles in alleys, etc, and q mum Der of other minor things.
 One ordinance of importance wa passed It provided for the extensio : Of the general fire limits to Taylo } street and Bennett Lane on the nortI Thirteenth avenue on the west. Jack | sen street on the south, and Sevent street on the east.
 THE DOOM OF PATRICK