Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-08-07
(From Tuesday $ Daily.)

V attorney to draft and prepare an orI- inancc limiting thc number of saloons m thc city to twenty five. The ord inancc will not prevent the renewal of thc li11or licenses now in force, but IS 6ntcndcd Co prevent any additional or new ones being issued.
 Ordinance No TO was passed, mak- ing 1T a mislcmcanor punishable by a fine of not more than s3OO, or by i'm prisonmcnt in the city jail for lSO days, for any person or persons to post noiircs or in any way dcfacc any build- sng, monument, fountain or structure. owned by private parties or associa. tions or corporations.
 The matter of building a street cross. ing on Pleasant and Goodwin streets by ihc Pleasant Street Improvement club was referred to the street com mittcc. and Superintendent of the Water Works Hall was instructed to change tho poles of the city's electrical transmission line in the northern part of the city so as to protect the tcIc. phone wires in that vicinity.
 City Assessor and Tax Collector Will jams turned over the assessment roll for inc year 1907, and n motion ear. ried that the city council meet as n board of equalization on Friday, Aug nst ?.
 Clerk Modem was instructed to notify the S. F., r. S F. Railroad company that on and after August 20 the price of water would be raised to l3 cents per l.ooo gallons for more than 90 cars month and to I5 cents per 1000 gal. Ions for less than 90 cars n month
 On behalf of the $. F., r. X F. Rail. road company. Attorney Paul Burks pnsented petition asking for permis sioa for fine company to run 6inch water main from the corner of Marina and sheldon streets across its property to the railroad shops, for fire protec. tion, the work to be done at the ex. pense of the company. X resolution granting the request was passed.
 A. W. Edwards presented n petition asking fo the extension of the sewer system from Gurley street along Park avenue, to the intersection of Pleas. ant avenue, in West Prescott, and the matter was referred to the water com. mitiec.
 MT. Edwards also informed the coun. 'cii That the Prescott Electric company was going to put up electric light poles along the Park avenue drive, some of which would he erected in the roadway. spelling she drive, and asked that the conncil take steps to prevent the com. pany from placing the poles in the roadway. The mayor informed Mir. Ed. wards that recent developments in the courts showed that the city council mad no authority to interfere in any way with the doings of the Prescott Flee. tne company, and suggested that MT. Edwards and the other parties concern. ed seek relief from the inroads of the Electric company from other sources.
 On behalf of John Roebling & Sons of Los Angeles. Attorney Leroy Andcr. son represented that the city owed his clients the sum of siiO.9s for material Furnished for the proposed municipal electric lighting plant, and asked that his firm be allowed to take down the wires and other material installed be. Tore the injunction restraining the city from building an electric lighting plant and lines was allowed. The council refused Attorney Anderson permission to ta.c down the line or interfere with it in any way, stating that all accounts against the city would be met as soon ns the city became possessed of the required finances.
 Bids for the construction of a four. room brick dwelling house at tho city 's pnmping plant, at Del Rio were opened. and the contract awarded to George Sincs, for the sum of $l,7i0. The other bids submitted were w. IT, Cooper. $l,72j, and Joe Petit, SLIGO. Mir. Petit also submitted bid for the construc lion of the house of framework, plaster hnish for Sl,aS0, but this bid was no, considered, s 1t was not submitted according 10 the specifications.
 Inquiry was made by the mayor con corning tho cause of the electric street Ramps being out for the past few nights Tor the reason that it was reported Thai 'herc was very small attend. ance at the various churches Sunday aipht