Arizona republican., 1904-07-08
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Gift of Andrew Carnigie Was
 Formally Accepted.

the adjourned meeting of the city council held last night, each item being of importance to some but no item be- ing of general public interest. There was a full attendance of the council and most of the city officers Probably the most important action of the evening, and that was formal because unopposed, was the passing of l a resolution accepting the gift of An drew Carnegie of $25, 900, for a public library conditioned that the city should furnish a site and pay $2, 800 annually for maintenance. The resolution also included a vote of thanks and provis- ion that copy should be forwarded to MT. Carnegie. MT. Dennis passed but there were no votes against the resolution. The matter of site had been referred to the library board at a previous meeting. The board, rep- resented by Vernon Clark, reported that it had called a meeting for July 1st to consider suggestions and prop ositiOns. The only response was from the real estate board which said it had plans in process and requested further time. It was granted and the library board therefore asked for further time which was granted. B. A. Fowler was elected a member of the library board to succeed the vacancy, caused by the continued absence of T. F. Dalton who left too suddenly to resign.
 The city attorney reported that he had secured the address of Mrs. Lulu Porter and notified her that the side walk in front of her property on Gen. ter street must be widened in accord ance with the orders of the council.
 s.F the Spanish-American republican club was appointed city interreter.
 Residents of University addition pe- titioned the city to take over their wa ter rights and superintend the irriga- tion of that addition as is done in he rest of the city. It was taken under advisement.
 A petition for a street light at Tenth and Adams streets, together with similar petition from Dennis addition previously presented went over.
 The name of the street, changed from Roosevelt to Cleveland at the instiga- ton of former Councilman Sanders, was changed back to Roosevelt.
 At the request of I. NJ. Christy on behalf of the board of control, that body was granted permission to run ditch from the town ditch south On Stafford avenue to Jefferson, thence west to the southeast corner of the Capitol addition for the purpose of wa tering the Capitol grounds.
 An ordinance was passed establish ing a new grade in Churchill addition whereby the sidewalks on Center street may be lowered and the flow of the ditches improved.
 The street and alley committee re- ported that the lots adjoining the city corral were not for sale hence there was no chance for corral enlargement at this time.
 The finance committee was giver. further time to consider the request of Frank King for municipal patronage in advertising the city in proposed publication of his.
 Minutes of the meeting of the board of health of June s, which resulted in the quarantine against the Indians, were read and approved and it was re- ported by the marshal that the danger was about over and the quarantine would probably be raised the last of this week.
 The photographers petitioned for reduction of license tax. Petition was referred to the finance committee. Re- ports of the corral boss and the build ing inspector for May and June were read.
 Finance committee reported having having awarded the making of new city maps for the assessor, to the Phoe- nix Title & Guarantee Co. for $S5.
 A few bills were ordered paid and others referred to the finance commit- tee and the recorder was ordered to advertise for bids for the city lumber for the ensuing year.
 There was considerable discussion respecting the handling of water used by the city and obtained from the Phoenix Light & Fuel Go. and of the water that will possibly be available from the new natatorium but no ac~ tion was taken.
 Mayor Bennett announced that he had received a message from Rollins & Sons of Denver, who bought the Tonto road bonds, s@vIlg their attor- neys had approved them and that they had outlined and forwarded an ordl- nance they desired the city to pass ap- proving the form of the bonds which have been engraved, and will be for warded at one for signature