Arizona republican., 1904-12-09
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Site for the Gift Building Is Tentatively Settled
CityCouncil Enacts Curfew Ordinance. Consideration of Misunderstanding Gambling, Deferred

The most interesting meeting of the city council for months was held last night. The numerous important mat ters that were known to be pending called out a gathering of citizens that
 filled the council chamber to it's ut
 most capacity, almost to the hour of
 adjournment, which was nearly Il
 o'clock. No time was spent in trivial
 routine matters and yet some questions
 of general public interest were neces-
 sarily deferred, the most important one
 being that of the petition asking for
 the regulation of hours in which gam
 bling may be permitted. ,Dr. Hughes,
 who presented this petition on Mon
 day night, however, asked for its ear ly consideration for the reason he said, that other matters of similar. import depended upon the councils action.
 As had been expected. at the close of the session MT. Bennett rendered his resignation as mayor of the city, his only reason being that he had moved his residence beyond its limits. In re- signing he thanked the members. of the council fer their uniform courtesy during his incumbency and said he re- gretted that circumstances made his action necessary but he felt certain that the affairs of the city would be left in good hands.
 Early in the evening three ordinances were passed. One of them was what is known as a curfew ordinance. It provides that no child under seventeen years of age shall be permitted to loi- ter on the streets between the hours of D. m. and a. m. except accompanied by parents CT guardian, or having some good excuse. The penalty for the first cffense is a reprimand and for the second offense a ten dollar, fine. Contrary to the time honored poem the curfew shall ring tonight and people need not think it is q fire,
 Another ordinance granted a fran chise to the S. F.. P. & P. Railroad to cross with it's tracks, John son street, Tweed street and Park av- enue in the Irvine addition, in the construction of a new on it's own the purpose being>to abandon the present Y west of the cemetery.
 A third ordinance fixed the license tax on slot machines which offer mon ey consideration, at twenty dollars per quarter and on other slot machines at five dollars per month. It also pre- vides that the license tax receipt shall be affixed to every machine used. show ing that it has compiled with the law, and provides a penalty for any owner or guardian of a machine who allows minors to play.
 Action was taken on a very import ant matter that was brought to the of the council some time ago and that is that the engine house is falling down as fast as it can in the natural order of things. It is now unsafe to life and property. The building inspector. pursuant to previous orders, reported that he had examined it and that to repair it, leav- ing the bell where it now is, and make needed improvements, would cost ap- proximately S2,111. To remove the bell and repair it would cost $500 less and to place the bell on the city hall would cost approximately S1,120, or a total of $2, ,631 to do both. The fire alarm can not always be distinctly heard owing to the bell not being high enough. If left on the engine house it will have to be raised. Some think it should be on the city hall to be of full value. The building inspector was directed to