Arizona republican., 1908-06-16
AN OVERDOSE OF
 REFORM SUGGESTED
City Council Baked on the Passage of Fatherless Bill of Restrictions.

| The special meeting of the city coun- i Gil last night was more notable for the ] things it refused to do than for what
 was done, it being what might be call
 ed negative session, though there was plenty for consideration. It began with
 the so-called barbers' ordinance, a re-
 viving of the movement for closing the
 barber shops on Sunday. An ordinance to that effect was presented by Coun-
 cilman Yaeger, who said he believed it ought to pass, but since coming to
 the council chamber he had been in-
 formed that a similar law had been
 passed in Colorado and Washington, that had stood the test of the courts and he thought it would be better to wait until a copy of it could be se- cured and pattern the Phoenix ordi- nance after it. The recorder, during the consideration. read protest signed
 by seven barbers, taking the ground that it was an entering wedge for the injection of religious questions into po- litical matters for which they opposed
 it on principle, aside from the fact that
 they did not want to close their shops on Sunday anyway. The matter was laid over.
 But the real dyed in- the-wool re- form incident of the session was when the recorder read a copy of an ordi- nance that had been prepared in some
 ultra-reform quarter and placed in the
 hands of all the councilmen, the name of its author not being dis closed in the council session It had for its purpose the trimming of the
 liquor business so the saloonkeeper could not recognize his own place this morning had the measure passed. Among its scores of provisions were: that no liquor should be served in a restaurant unless the restaurant had a license, none should be served to the
 guest of any hotel, nor should it be served in any room other than the main barroom of a saloon and said barroom should be on the ground floor; there should be no screens, there should be open windows in front and if there were any side windows there should be no curtains, screens or stained glass; the bar should not be more than thirty feet long, nor should it begin further than twenty feet back from the front door; there should be no chairs, benches nor tables in the room, nor any other device that would make a li quor selling place different from an ac- tual glass house, uncurtained and un- furnished except the walls necessary to sustain the roof. Councilman Cisney moved to lay it on the table and Coun- cilman Marshall seconded the motion, making quite a speech defining his req sons for opposing it, which were in brief that he thought the results would be more immoral than present condi- tions. It was tabled by unanimous vote.
 A report was read from Howard Reed, engineer in charge of the con- struction of the waterworks, to the eff feet that the work of laying the pipe and testing it had been completed, giving the number of breaks made by the three tests and reporting their proper repair and that the system would now stand from eighty-five to 100 pounds continuous pressure He also reported that the contractor had received for laying the pipe $2S,7S33O and that there is about $1559 yet due him.
 There is a section in the contract with Engineer Rees saying he must file written document absolving the city from any further claims, before receiving final payment and the city must in like manner pass a resolution exonerating the contractors bond and the plant, etc. Superintend- ent Craig suggested that the latter be passed and be deposited in the bank md MT. Rees be notified to send along lis document releasing the city, In jew of the fact that no warrants can De ordered until the regular meeting lishtlthe council decided to inform MT aees to send his writing along to the 'ank and the city's acceptance would 'e there together with the money, to xchange for it, immediately after the
 py. meeting.
 The new chemical engine was re- 'orted as having been received, tested nd found satisfactory and as it was
 cash transaction it was suggested hat 1t be paid for. The suggestion qlnds the same fate as did that in be- alf of Contractor Rees. The engine but the warrant cannot