Arizona republican., 1902-08-05
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A Tame Session Snuffed Out by the
 Electric Light.

Last nights council meeting was unusually short, the weather was un usually hot and the ccuncilmen seemed unusually anxious to get through. The session, in contrast 10 that of many notable gatherings, instead of passing into history in blaze of glory. quietly winked out in blaze oi darkness.
 The chairs Of the city attorney and Councilman Dunlap were vacant, ow- ing to the magnetic attraction of the California beaches at this season. The usual monthly bills were audited with dispatch and warrants ordered for theii payment The city recorder city as sessOr and tax collector and the city treasurer presented their quarterly re- ports and the minor Officers their monthly reports. They were not read, however. owing to the carly adjourn nent.
 E. s. Hershey appeared fer citizens of the Murphy addition and made a formal request that some steps be talk en to abate the moral slough Of de- spond that exists on South Seventh street. No action was taken. He then brought up the matter of the renumber- ing of houses in the suburbs. and that
 
 committee.
 i A Mrs. Subra, who had been stopped | by the building inspector in d house moving enterprise was told that the inspector was right and acting in ac- | cordance with the ordinances, but ln- l der the circumstances the council would permit him to issue her a permit 1 to proceed with her original plans, as | they were fer the betterment of the 1 locality. At the request of Chief Sto- | koe motion was made instructing the | mayor to see what arrangements could | be 1nade 10" securing an. engine aousc | near Five Points, and if an under standing could be arrived at to place the old chemical truck therein. i The chief also called the attention Of i the council to the fact that Ramon i Savaadra, the extra man at the en- zine house, had skipped the town with out notice: The position was declared l vacant, and YucateC Hose company i Was instructed to nominate his sue i ce@sor.
 H. w. Ryder presented q bid of $31O fer the erection of q bell tower on the city plaza. of steel, seventy feet high, and for the removal of the fire bell thereto. D. H. Burtis had previously ' 1T. It was the sense Of the council that it was not sure it wanted a tower, any way. and the matter was passed for | the present.
 Bids for preparing the necessary maps for the city assessor, showing the ownership of property and changes since the last assessment, were pre- scented by the Arizona Abstract and Title company and the Phoenix Title. Guarantee and Abstract company. The | latter bid $90. The former bid $S5, and was awarded the contract
 Il ordinance was presented creating Q humane officer" and was referred to the ordinance committee, the council net being decided as to whether an ordinance was necessary to accomplish the purpose desired, and the marshal was instructed in the meantime to act as a humane officer.
 City Assessor Luke was granted q leave of absence from August 10 to September 1, and just about that time the electric light went out. Fearing it would return again in a moment. some gentleman moved in the darkness that the council adjourn, and it did so with no loss Of time and without ceremony Then the lights came back, but the al- dcrmen had flown.
 The report of the city tav collector for the quarter showed the following receipts: For licenses, $5,635.a0: foi taxes, $S01.51: for water sales, $229.10; fer deg taxes. S294, aking a total oi $6,96111 turned over to the treasurer.
 Following is a synopsis of the city treasurer's quarterly report: Cash or hand May l, s, ,790.6S; receipts from tax collector, S6.967.17 from recorder for fines, S411; from fees, building inspect ors office, $45: from pound fees, $11.23 making a total of $11,2S5.10.
 The disbursements were: On genera fund warrants. $5.12S.01; interest or same, $4O3.13: library fund warrants iQ1.S2; interest on same, S4.9S; interest on bonds. $1.I5G: exchange, sell, mak- ing a total of $7.694.71, and leaving . caSh balance in the treasury of $3,- J9O39.
 The amount of called warrants un paid was 1,95G35.