Arizona republican., 1907-03-05

The regular monthly meeting OF the
city council was held last night and
was an unusually brief session. ad
journment being taken until tonight
when some unfinished matters will be
given further consideration After the
usual routine Of auditing and allowing
bills. the filing Of the reports OF ap-
lointiye officers with the proper COM
mitteeS was ordered and the bill of L.
r. Ligier for stone for the Carnegie
library vas referred To Messrs. Her-
sting AM Cisney. \ request OF II. W.
RYDER for permission To construct a
wagon scale near his place Of business
was referred 10 the fourth ward mem
Der
The recorder read a letter from the
National Humane Alliance OF New
York. offering 10 donate To the city a
large public drinking fountain fer
horses. on condition that the city would
express its desire TO have II, and would
agree 10 furnish a site for ii. erect it
where il would be approachable from
an sides, connect it with a perpetual
water supply and turn on the water
TIL fountain is TO be five feet and
sgi- inches high. has a drinking bowl
greet in diameter, Is made of Maine
granite, and is valued at $1,000 The
l'berality of the society was most
aNerpowering and the members began
10 look for blowholes In the PROPOSE
ton. one Of them thought Brady
O'Neilrs woodpile niger" must be
hiding behind il and ANOTHER feared
there must be a string To it some
where. II Is so hard TO get something
- -g.n.
for il. that the brethren were inclined
10 shy at H. Then they remembered
that they could make the gift seem
natural IL need be, by quarreling about
the location of It. and the more they
looked il over, the better they liked
the proposition. An accompanying cir
cular recited that New York and Pitts
burg and other eastern villages had
accepted similar Sits, and there had
been no bad effects, whereupon the
council decided that il could afford 10
take the chance and instructed the re-
C0rder 10 say yes" as soon as he could
without seeming immOdesty. and Incl
dentaIly inquire what the next step
would be 10 get the city in receptive
attitude.
Requests were read to the council
from the Valley Bank. Home Savings
Bank & Trust CO.. and the Union Saw
ings Bank and Trust Co. that a GER
tain portion Of the proceeds Of the re-
cent sale Of the water works bonds be
deposited in each OF these banks until
such time as the money might be re-
quired by the city. The first named
offered 10 take $4,000 and the others
indicated their willingness to take
$4,000. All offered 10 pay two per cent
Der auuum interest on daily balances.
The propositions were referred 10 the
nloe committee.
Tn council being in such good
imor Fire Chief Bellas thought the
time was propitious 10 ask for a new
chemical fire extinguisher, and did SO.
H said he had been investigating a
little. and had quotations from manu-
facturers on the sort Of apparatus re-
quired. running all the way from
$500 10 $1,000. He believed ii would
be- money well invested to buy a good
double tank chemical. which is also
equipped with all the ladders required
in town Of this size. and use il in the
place oG the present hook and ladder
truck. which IS a very heavy vehicle,
and is consequently slow 10 get to a
fire. and which is only equipped with
one chemical tank. The big truck
should be stored. or kept for holiday
demonstrations. OF if the chance APP
peared. be sold To some other city with
more money and less brains than
Phoenix. though he did not put it quite
that way. Il is really a fine appar-
atus. but a smaller and lighter one
with a different equipment would bet
ter serve Phoenix. The same team
would be used that Is now used on the
big truck. and there would be no ex-
pense except that Of the original pur-
chase. The present chemical does fine
work at fire, but when the charge in
its single tank is exhausted il is all
in. With "A double tank equipment
while one tank is being used the 9TH
rr one can be undergoing a recharging
and the machine will in that way out
live any fire Where suitable at all. the
use Of the chemical is far better than
iter. as it is less destructive of the
operty that does not burn. The chief
n Eas invited to bring in his information
= and confer with the council at a sub
NSequent meeting
Two or three other minor matters
were discussed. but nothing Of import
ance was done.