Arizona republican., 1905-07-23

S 10. SuOulu they De really in ear nest and it was contended that by the time the city attorney could hear from bond buyers generally. Todd & CO. could have new offer ready to pre- sent. with a certified check endorsed in a manner to be dictated by the council and therefore satisfactory to 1t. All this was agreeable to MT. Prescott and was all but arranged when the council remembered that it had appointed a waterWorks commits sion and that the statutes enumerated among the duties of that commission the selling of bonds. It was suggest ed. therefore, that the council ought not to act too hastily and a motion was accordingly passed, calling joint caucus of the council and the Waterworks commission to be held in the council chamber next Monday night at o'clock. That disposed of the bond question for two days at least.
 w. R. Price resigned the office of assistant zanjero and Ira Richards was appohted to succeed him.
 A letter of protest signed by r.. R. Prowell and others was filed concern ing the nature of a barn construction being erected by Jasper Dobbs. which they believed was. not in accordance with the building laws.
 An ordinance was passed granting the M. & P. Railroad company a fran chise for building a in the south east corner of the city, reserving the right for other railroads to cross it's tracks and providing that no frogs should be placed ill street crossings
 An ordinance was also passed re- quiring all pedlers, hack drivers and rta lyaa sides of their vehicles a card to be furnished by the tax collector showing the fact that they had licenses and the dates of their expiration. This is to facilitate collections from those who have not paid.
 A motion was passed regularly ac- cepting the new fire engine from the manufacturers.
 The city attorney was by resolution ordered to make answer for every property owner within the corporate limits, to the priority water suit known as Hurley versus Abbott ct al and brought in the interest of the Water Users association
 A special committee reported that w B. LOunt was willing to compro- mise the controversy between him self, the canal company and the city concerning irrigation water by buying HVe inches for two years previous to next September, the water to be fur nished him hereafter by the city gan Jero up to the expiration of that time This was considered satisfactory and the proper officers were instructed to perfect the agreement
 D. w. Willard, appointed city build ing inspector some time ago. failed at that time to qualify by reason of q protest that he lived out of the city. so last night he was reappointed. if having been decided that he could hold the office at least until some Ie- gal steps were taken to the contra ny and that in any event as an ap- pointee of the council his acts would be legal
 Some one asked concerning the plans for the Carnegie library and the inquiry resulted in a motion instruct ing the recorder to ask Architect w. R. Norton to be present at the next council meeting with his plans and specifications.
 A letter was read by MT. Kersting from Dwight B. Heard vice president Tor Arizona of the National Irrigation Congress, asking him to call the at tentlon of the council to the fact that the mayor is entitled to appoint five delegates to the congress which meets Tn Portland August 21. The mayor was instructed to make such appoint ments at his pleasure.
 Attorney J. B. Woodward asked the permission of the council to construct an awning in front of the Denver ho- i tel block, using wooden girders in the 1 work The construction would be ! technically a violation of the building ordinance but in no way defeat its purpose. The matter was discussed ] and the permission granted by resoIu- ton.