Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-10
A Strong Resolution To That Effect Is
 Adopted
Council Subscribes $500 Toward O'NeiI
 Monument
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

taken by the city council at the rrgu. lar meeting held last night was the nd.
 option of Inc following resolution against joint statehood:
 Whereas the people of Prescott are practically unanimous in their opposition i0 point statehood, and ns their representatives declare that the uniting of Arizona and New Mexico in one state would work irrcparable damage upon the people of Arizona, and whereas nt least 90 per cent of tho residents of this territory arc opposed to joining these territories for the purpose of creatin0 one state.
 |" Re it resolved that we endorse all opposition to this proposed union, and certify that Rev. Alfred Quetu, Hon. A. J. DOrnn, Frank R. Stewart, and Robert r.. Morrison, are chosen as the representatives of the people of Pres. eott to voice their views in positive and emphatic language against joint statehood 70
 Judge Wells and M. Hickey appear. ed before the council, and made inquiry regarding inc intention of that body relative to n subscription from the city toward the O'Ncil monument fund The gentlemen said that about sI2,OO0 had been subscribed. but that a good. ly sum must yet be raised before the fund is completed. After short dis. cussion the council subscribed $500 which will not be payable, however nntil after next falls payment oi tasoS. It was inc belief of tho coun. cimen that, inasmuch as the county has given 5000 the city should give at least half of that amount.
 According io the report of Dr. Day, the health officer. the atork has sighted Prescott in the past month. and the visits of that bird have no, hcen nearly as frequent as in former months. The birtbntc for the month was unusually low.
 There were nirc deaths during the month, one nj which was suicide.
 Considering the inelcmency of the weather for the period it is the opinion of Dr. Day that the health of the people of Prescott has been unusually good. He says in his report that the city dump should bc moved n half mile away from where 1t now Is, as the pre-. sent place K not at all suitable for the purposes.
 of the 20 arrests made by the DO. lice department in tho month of De. eembcr, 20 were for intoxication. The l police experienced hut very little trou. ble during the month. There were but few fights and only one or two robbcries wero reported. ....-
 The subjects of sidewalks and cross. l ings came uP last night for n long drawn out discussion.
 Councilman Belchcr said that the | crossings made of asphal,um have not been at all satisfactory. After being in | nse for short time, he said, they be. | came of no value. He recommended | that inc matter De thoroughly invcsti ! gated, and that if necessary some other i material be used
 The reports of all city officials in. | cluding the water works superintcnd. | ent, city treasurer recorder, assessor. 1 and tax collector, were submitted and | placed on file The water works ro. | port covered several typewritten pages and told in detail the work done at the plant and the cost of same. While the question was np for consideration Councilman Belcher suggested n new plan which, 'f carried out. will he of great benefit to the water patron, Of the city, In the past if repair i. made on water main in the city. it has been necessary to shut ofr the sup. ply and no previous notice of same has been given to the consumers The result has been that they have often fimes been put to n great deal of in convenience, and iu one or two m. stances it has caused damage to mo perty One boiler burs,ed rccenty although this would probably not have happened had there been a catch yaly, In the future lt is likely that patrons