Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-08-06
REGULAR Melting
OF CITY COUNCIL
Business Was Mostly Routine or ini-
tiative, Little Of Importance Being
Finally Acted Upon.

The regular meeting OF tine city
council was held last night. Council
man Yaeger presiding in the absence
of Mayor Coggins at the national
guard encampment. Little was done
except routine business and adjourn
ment was taken until next Monday
night.
The monthly bills were audited and
ordeted paid as usual and the reports
of officers were read and filed Inc
bond of William Evans as a legal
waterwerks plumbed was approved
and filed. Two bonds were presented
by City Treasurer Diehl in the sum
of $4,000 each, both being surety
company documents and the two being
two-thirds of the total special bond of
sl5O.OO0 which the treasurer is required
to give to cover the large fund result
ing from the water works transaction
One of these bonds was approved and
the other was returned fon correction,
as il was filled out, running to the
territory instead of the city. The re-
naming amount of the bond required
the treasurer reported would be forth
coming very soon.
The resignation of L. Megargee as a
member of the police force was ac-
cepted. 1t was reported by tine mar
shall that he thought that for the pres
ent at least no successor would be re-
ouired and IL another man is needed
later in the season when the winter
rush returns he can then be asked
for.
A petition was filed by large num-
Der of University addition citizens
praying for an extension of the con-
veniences of the water service by add
ed plugs and mains. both for fire pro-
lection and family purposes The pc
tition was a most excellently worded
one. set forth in detail what was
wanted, yet it was most politely
! framed and recognized the many per-
| picking problems the council has to
deal with in water matters. It sound
| ed like II had been drawn up by the
late Thomas Carlyle or Lord Macau-
| ley and combined deferentiai courtesy
with a forceful insistence that the
main purpose was to secure more wa
ter for that addition. 1t was referred
| to the proper committee.
The contract between the city and
! T. p. Coughlan. the successful bidder
| for the construction of the needed
buildings and sheds at the waterworks
| plant, was presented. approved and the
mayor and recorder were ordered tc
affix their signatures. The contract
amounts to s2,15S.43.
| Bids for the city printing were
opened and the matter was laid on
| the table for one week.
A tentative contract was presented
but not acted upon for a change
of the provisions between the city and
Cope and TAFT. concerning the use OF
the latter's ditch in the south part OF
town. A contract is now in force but
the city desires to make some salts
factory arrangement whereby some OF
the flood waters of the central part
OF the city may be drained into this
ditch.
The petition OF the BARRIERS asking
that an ordinance he passed CLOSING
all barber shops on Sunday. was takar
up and the matter referred to the CITY
attorney. it appearing to some that
such an ordinance could not be en-
forced under the charter.
Fire Chief Bellas reported to the
council. again urging the need of a
new chemical engine and an extra
supply of fire hose. He was instruct
ed to specify as to the details of his
J needs and report at the next meeting