Arizona republican., 1902-07-08
INSPECTOR EXONERATED
Council Held Heart to Heart Talk
 About Building Law.

All members of the council were present at the regular monthly meeting last night The usual routine work was gone through with there being 115 bills against the city and three against the library. They were ordered paid. AIr. Messinger reported that the street and alley committee had not considered the proposition of giving the Center Street Driving association the $15 q month asked fer and asked further time. The city engineer reported on minor matters referred to him and presented a new map of Murphy's addition, which was officially accepted by resolution. The city marshal suggested that there should be q market place for hay, wood and pediars' wagons. The matter was referred to the street and alley commit tee. Reports of the pound and corral keeper and the building inspector were read and filed.
 The city assessor requested the ap- pointment of an assistant for the next three months. The request was grant cd. the salary being placed at $15 per month.
 The next order Of business was the reading of the report of the city en-
  constructed by MT. Blaine on or near Ninth and Tenth avenues and for per hitting the erection of which resulted in the filing of charges against Build in" inspector Sunderland. The en- gineer's report was made in such do tails. he said. as he could secure with out knowing the owner and in the time at his command. As a whole however he coneemned them as unsafe and rec commended that they be torn down. The settlement of the matter was attempt ed by Councilman Dunlap moving that the office of building inspector i3c de- clGTed vacant. There was no second. and it was decided that the proceeding was wrong anyhow. Mir. Dunlap then moved that it was the sense of the council that the charges made against the inspector were sustained and MT. Nessingcr seconded the motion. Before the question was nut there was an era or an con of spacchmaking that would have done credit to the United States senate. at least in the consunption of time. lJr. Sunderland was given the fiC0r and went over all sections of the building ordinance pertinent to the case. showing that in many instances things complained of by the engineer 's report. whether true or not. did not { come under his jurisdiction. Mir Blaine defended the integrity of his houses and the inspector recited how they Were built and when. and that one in par- ticular antedated the extension of the fire limits to that locality. Tn other matters. while the buildings might CT might not be objectionable. the ordin- arce did not seem to touch them. The vote on the motion resulted as follows: Ayes. Messinger and Dunlap: nays Sh0tt Sanders and Mayor Talbot. Mr Dunlap did not again bring up his motion to vdcate the inspectors office
 A bid was then received from n. H Burtis offering to erect q steel tower seventv-fiva feet high on the plaza and move the fire bell to it's summit, all complete but wiring. fer $50. The bic seemed to be lacking in specifications and as the council Was then up to it. neck in building matters it passed th' hi.l oyer till later meeting and begun the consideration of an ordinance an7endirG the building law
 Several sections of the ordinance were amended. after which petition signed bv three or four contractors wa rreaeutad praying for the removal O HJr. Sunderland It was tabled.
 The matter of the two fines assesse' t~ Contractor Campbell as q result 9 his recent clash with the building in spoctcr was taken up and an arrange , nont was made whereby the counci agreed to accept S10 in each instance.