Arizona republican., 1905-11-23
T0OD & CO.'S SILENCE
 AS 10 CITY ELECTION
Council More Definitely Fixes Dutie s
 of Water Works Commissioners.

The adjourned meeting of the city council last night did not prove as eventful as some had expected for no word has yet been received from w. F. Todd & Go. concerning the proposed election ordinance, hence nothing was done for the calling Of an election. The council was presided over by Council man F. H. Greene as mayor protem. acting Mayor Moss being absent, Councilman Kersting and Lauver with MT. Greene forming a quorum.
 The first order of business was th- opening of bids for papering certain rooms of the city hall and painting the city hall and fire house. inside and out side. The bidders were: William Wiedenhofer S560, Joseph and J. Dit ten, S465.65; Lubbock & Randall. $927.7O and J. S. Taylor $36S. The bids were referred to the committee on buildings and grounds with power to act. Warrants were ordered drawn to- talling 1925 for taxes collected by er- roneous assessment in three instances: one being on a lot outside the city and the other two being widows eXemp tons.
 The only other matter acted upon was the passing of an ordinance rati- | flying the action of the council in the appointment of city waterworks commission. This was deemed neces- sary fo- the reason that there was l some doubt whether or not the coun- cil had not rescinded the actual exist ence of the commission at the time 1t removed from office the men first ap- | pointed. To make the matter unques" l toned tho act wcs ratified last night | the ordinance also defining the duties of the commission, and the manner in which the commissioners should quail | fV and other rules and regulations for the governing of their actions. It is provided that the commissioners shall accept within twelve days after the passage of the ordinance by the filing of a surety bond in $5,000 each, failure to do which works 2 vacation of the appointment. The commissioners last appointed are Lincoln Fowler, Frank | Lyman, F. M. Mognett, H. H. McNeil, P. T. Hurley, J. M. Aitken and Ed Eisele. The last two named have thus far made no effort to qualify, the others having organized by the cleo tion of Lincoln Fowler as chairman.
 The salary of the commissioners is fixed at B per day during the meet | ings of the commission provided that
  ceed $500 per year. The commission is also empowered to rent offices and employ a clerk who shall receive $7.50 per day providing that he shall receive no more than s450 per year. The com
 mission is instructed also to get busy and secure an engineer and put him to work on plans for a complete water works system, etc. so that as soon as the money is secured for the bonds the commission may proceed to construc- tion. IL $ also provided that the com | mission shall make no contracts for any purpose exceeding $500 without previous advertising in one or more pa pers, and no commissioner shall be in terested in any contract for labor or material except as provided for which is that if if desirable a member of the commission may be chosen for super intendent.
 Just before adjournment E. E. Pas COG, for the real estate board submit ted an inquiry respecting the proba- bility of Phoenix getting a Carnegie li-