Arizona republican., 1903-09-10
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
In Which a Saloon License Attracted
 Most Attention.

The adjourned meeting of the city council held last night was the most notable one of the summer for volume Of business transacted though there were but few matters of wide general interest. There had been a report cur rent that the proposed Sunday closing ordinance would ba given considera- tion, but the chairman of the ordi- nance committee announced that the committee was not ready to report that or any of the ordinances in its hands. The mayor suggested that that or dinance in particular should be acted upon at an early day. An amendment to the building ordinance was passed permitting churches outside the special fire limits to construct shingle roofs.
 Consul Pima, representing the Junta Patriotica, presented petition request ing the loan of the city'S flags, the use of the streets for booth purposes. subject to the permission of the proper council committees during the celebra- tion of Mexican independence. These requests were granted and later in the evening Judge J. H. Langston, on be- half of the Junta Patriotica thanked the council and rendered it's members formal invitation to participate iii the festivities as the guests of the society. The mayor, in behalf of the council. accepted the invitation, and expressed his thanks.
 The incident of the meeting that consumed tke most time and was the most delicate to handle was that which eliminated in the granting of license to Frank T. Burgess to conduct saloon near Five Points, in University addition. It came before the meeting in the form of a petition setting forth the purpose of MT. Burgess, describing his proposed place of business, and was signed not only by him but by twenty-four citizens of the Second ward. The ordinance covering the granting of licenses to sell liquor was read and it was found that the peti- tioner had so far as could be discov- cred, conformed with every demand of the law which states, however, that the council may then use it's discre- tion in granting the license.
 The members of the council were at first inclined to a deadlock. two and two. Councilman Dunlap being still out of town, but the way finally cleared up. MT. Messinger said that while the petitioner had secured the proper num- Der of signers. but few of them lived in the immediate vicinity of Five Points, and he knew the sentiment there was against an open door for more saloons. He moved that the petition be not granted. There was n" second. MT. Sanders moved that the matter be laid over till the next meet Ing. The mayor. in explanation of his position, said that he appreciated the position of MT. Messinger. but he be lieved that the discretion of the coun- cil'' should be construed to be it's judg- ment of whether or not the petitioner had complied with the legal requirc- ments, not whether he should be arhi- trarily dealt with according to the feel ing5 of the cOuncilmen. In the vote on Mir. Sanders motion the mayor and MT. Messinger voted no and Messrs. Sanders and Dennis yes. Having voted not to postpone action the council found itself right where it was when it started. It was explained that MT. Burgess had already opened his saloon, having as he supposed complied with the law and having made tender ot his license fee to the assessor. MT. Sanders moved that the license be granted. MT. Dennis seconded 1t. Mr. Messinger made a speech and cast vote against the motion. The three others spresent voted for it and the recorder was instructed to enter an order on the minutes to the effect that the license had been granted.
 Frank Wagner presented an offer to the council to remove thee dead trees along the streets at his own expense and in the fall donate to the city in