The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-03-04

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ter
The contract for furnishing meals
TO the city prisoners was let to Alex
Rossi at Is cents per meal He was the
only bidder and this Is the same price
paid 10 him last year. He was ordered
TO give 5000 bond to faithfully fill the
contract. The contract for two-inch
and two one-half inch iron pipe was
awarded to l.. Zeckendort and Com
pany, as they were the lowest bidders.
The contract for painting the stand
/ pipe was let TO Nj. j. Forster at 5000.
Bids for city printing were submitted
/ by Herman's Stationery Company, The
! Citizen Printing and Publishing Com
pany. The Star Publishing Company
and r. c. Brown. They were referred
10 the printing committee.
Messrs Russell, Reid and Anderson
We're appointed a special committee
to levy the assessment for the sewer
to be constructed on Broadway. The
Ity Engineer was authorized to .c-
gin the construction of the sewer on
Congress street and Maiden Lane
The city license collector reported
$3.50 in licenses collected last month.
This report and the report OF the City
treasurer We're referred to the finance
committee The rperintendent Of the
water works was authorized to pur-
chase 1900 feet of 6-inCh iron pipe to
be used in laying a main on Franklin
street between Stone avenue and Main
street He was also authorized to Dur-
chase a car load of 2-inCh pipe 10 lay
extensions in various parts of the city.
1t was ordered that As far as possible
temporary relief be GiVer those who
had petitioned the council for better
water service. The question of whether
the railroad should be permitted to
furnish private consumers with water
was referred to the water committee.
The question of painting the smoke
stack at the pumping station was re-
fered to the water committee. 1t was
ordered that in as much as the library
uses an inConsiderable amount OF wa
ter and that the majority of the wa
ter goes for park purposes around tho |
that the city furnish the |
library with waite: free. The question |
Of hagman at tha Fifth avenue |
crossing of the Southern Pacific was |
referred to a special committee. COM
posed of Messrs. Barkley, Anderson |
and Russell with ordersI u confer !
with officials of the Southern Pacific |
Company.
The fire committee recommended |
that some frame buildings at the foot !
If Broadway be ordered removed as
they had been constructed in violation /
If the fire ordinance. The City Mar
shall was ordered to see that this is
lone. A resolution was passed pro-
Siding that Sixth avenue be graded
rom Congress street to Fourteenth
street. Mr., Beuhman moved that a
committee be appointed to draft suit
able resolutions on the death OF Mrs
Charles T. Goodwin and Mrs f. o.
ana that copy OF the resolu-
ions be presented to the families of
he deceased and published in the
,apers. 1t was so ordered and Messrs
3euhman and Ressuell were appoint
IF a committee.
A number OF petitions were presented
o the council tor better water service
md were referred to the water commit
ee The city decided to purchase four
acid pots for the chemical engine from
A. V. Grossetta for $50. F. j. Villascusa
was granted permission to put in a
large scale in the rear of his store on
Meyer street A petition was present.
ed to the council asking for an cleo
trio light at Sixth avenue and Broad
way. Mrs l.. D. Chilson asked the
council not to construct Il sewer on
Pennington street between Sixth and
Toole avenue as she claimed that it
vas unnecessary II the property hold
rs they use the Sixth avenue sewer
After referring a number of othe~
minor petitions to the proper oom-
mites, the council adjourned. I