Arizona republican., 1904-01-05

Eugene Brady O'Neil addressed the
council in behalf of the Citizens water
works committee, respecting tie resn-
Ilutions adopted at a meeting of that
bodv Saturday night and which we.p
in brief that the council be asked t..
employ competent hydraulic enC.-
neer TO prepare plans and specifica-
| lions for a city waterworks system; to
! submit to Judge Dillon all proceediars
To date in the matter of the bond Issue
for the securing of an opinion respect
ing their validity; to purchase anothcr
chemical truck for the fire department
! eQuipped with two 10O-gallon tanks. In
SUPPORT of the request of the citizens
| speeches We're made by Judge Lang
! ston. 7. T Powers who presented the
resolutions. c. II DavidsCn.,A. II. D:,
wilson. Fire Chief Warner and Forrner
! Chief Stokoe. The mayor responded
saving that the presence of so MANY
citizens was inspiring and indicated
a healthy condition of the public mind
regarding municipal affairs. He said
| he believed the council was disposed to
act promptly in these matters. TIE
matter Of the chemical truck and the
new hose needed for the department
was referred to the committee on pub
! lie buildings and grounds. the fire chief
| and city attorney. Councilman Dur
| lap then moved. and the council o.
| dered. that the city attorney preparA
| in pamphlet form. q copy of all pro-
ceedings in respect OF the bond issu-
! ing enterprise to date, and have loo
copies printed for the use of prosper.
tive bond buyers or attorneys who
might be employed to pass on tn"
bonds MIR. Dunlap then moved and
the council ordered that an advertise
meut for the sale of the bonds be AZ
/ once prepared by the finance commit
! tee which shall have power to place
! the advertisement as it sees fit and as
soon as possible. The matter OF refer
/ ence to Judge Dillon was not acted uD-
on. the council believing that ii would
! be necessary in any event to prepare
the data first. The matter Of employ
( ing ii hydraulic engineer was also
/ passed FOR the present.
| 4 petition was offered asking that
! the stairway at the corner of Wash
! inEton and Center streets on the Port
! er Block. lie made TO conform to the
ordinances. Another petition was pre-
scented FOR the placin& Of an electric
street light at the corner Of Eighth
avenue and Madison stree. and stin
& Van Buren, streets All were referred
10 the proper committees A beautiful
petition was presented from residents
of simm's addition. It asked ;hat the
streets &c spriukled that the @arGagc
man visit those parts three times q
week: that fire plugs be nut in: that
street lights be ordered. that a Zaniero
service be established: that trcc
trimmer he furnished to fix up the
PARKS: that the parks be supplied with
benches Tor the use OF visitors and
that four fountains be placed therein
for the beautifyinE OF that addition
that tourists might be attracted and
citizens be more pleasantly surround
ed It was fled.
: The new plumbing ordinance thai
has been hanging fire so long was
finally passed. \ resolution changing
the names of certain streets was laid
over as was the opening OF bids for the
purchase of the improvements on the
O'Connell property. This last WIS
made necessary by the fact that the
advertisement for the bids did not eG-
pre- till midnight of Monday.
Thu Gre chief and building inspector
were Instructed to examine the Dor
rIs theater respecting its safety in the
even: Of fire. \ request was also fled
by Joseph Cope that the ditch ON
YavaPai street, the most southern
thorpushfare Of the city, be placed on
the north side instead of the south
side. This ditch is one Of two that
were ordered dug to permit doinE
away with the two deep bitches on
Seventh avenue. the water for the
southwest part Of the city being taken
through the ditch mentioned in Mont
romery addition.