Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-09
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Devoted Mainly to Passing Upon Real
ty Investments.

The municipality is fast building up
very comprehensive business.
through no fault of its own, however,
and council meeting these days very
much resembles a meeting of directors
cf a bank or investment company.
Last night the adjourned monthly
meeting of the council was devoted
mainly to making and closing up real
estate deals, acquiring title to min
ing property, and coquetting with the
corn beef and cabbage trust.
In the first place the matter of the
F. c. Hatch claim against the city
for portion Of two lots needed for
the widening and Strengthening of Van
Buren, street. was settled by voting a
81, 100 warrant to the owner of the pro-
perty' for title to it. In the matter of
the opening of a short street from
East Van BureH to Adams, between
Seventh and Arizona avenue, the deeds
to the land for that purpose having
been given to the city by Mrs. Hine,
Mrs. Kincaid, Mr.. Bellas and others,
they were ordered placed on the coun-
ty records.
The city attorney reported that Mrs.
O'Connell. who owns d piece of proper
ty very much desired for the straight
ening of South First avenue, is now
ready to do business. but she lacks an
abiding faith in the officials of the mu-
nicipality. The council has already
agreed to give her $500 for the pro-
perty. but the taxes amounting to
something over $50, are yet unpaid.
She said that if the city would give
her a warrant for $500 she would pay
the taxes and vacate. The council de-
cided that it is just as suspicious as
she is and voted the issuance of a war
rant, less the amount of the taxes,
which will be turned over to her upon
her vacating the property, when the
city will assume possession and pay
the taxes.
The city needs a let at Five Points
fer the use of the Five Points fire
company and the Five Points police
man. Pat McGovern offers lot in Uni
versity addition for $500.
The next investment was move
looking to the acquiring of mining
property nesr the Tempe road and this
side of the hole-in-the- rock 1t was
located by Henry Jennings, and ii is
said that there is a we'll defined quartz
ledge on ii and that the assessment
work has been done upon It for the last
| two or three years. Mr.. Jennings de-
| sires to turn it over to the city, which
has really backed him in his develop
ment work for some time and the mat
| ter is now in allegiance pending the
proper method to proceed. AS a matter
| of fact the council has no intention
/ of paving the streets with gold, but
there is a valua BILE by-product on the
| claim in the shape OF a gravel bank
which has been the source of supply
! for the material used to date in street
| Improvement.
Bids were opened for tho feeding OF
the city prisoners. S. J. Tribolet and P
T. Hurley bid ten and one half cents
per meal and NJ. J. Pettid wanted fif-
| teen cents. 1t was assumed that Mr.
Pettid wanted to get rich quick and
his bid was laid aside. AS Mr.. Hur-
| ley is now feeding the prisoners for ten
and one fifth cents, his bid for three
tenths of cent per meal more was
taken as ar effort to bull prices II
was determined to teach Mr. Tribolet
4 lesson by awarding him the contract
The fire chief reported that there
were thirty or forty tent houses with
in the fire limit contrary to the ordin-
ance and the marshal was instructed to
notify the owners that they must be
removed.
Seth Byers was instructed to furnish
booths, etc, for the city bond election.
AS heretofore. there was a comparing
of notes between the city and electric