Arizona republican., 1908-05-05
MONTHLY MELTING
 OF CITY COUNCIL
Annual and Quarterly Reports Read. Contracts Let For Codifying City Ordinances.

The council meeting last night was rather short for a monthly session. especially when it included somewhat of the closing up of years work However. there was nothing sensa- tional and it did not take long to at tend to the formalities. Adjournment was taken to Thursday night The usual monthly accounts were audited and ordered paid.
 Monthly and quarterly reports of the city officers and the annual re- ports of those required to make them such as recorder, treasurer marshal, etc, were read and referred to the finance committee. An application was received for the erection of a tent on block 20 for religious services but no action was taken as there is an ordi- nance against the erection of tents for any purpose.
 committee to which had been as- signed the work of determining the cost of compiling and publishing the city ordinances in book form reported the receiving of number of bids for the printing and that Paul R. Ingles had made a proposal tn compile the ordinances and resolutions, the charter and such sections of the territorial statutes as affect the city, for S30O. the committee recommending the ac- ceptance of the bid of Mr. Ingles and of the Southwestern Stockman for the printing. It was so ordered. The Stockmans bid for the printing of 800 copies. in the same manner and form as the old book printed years ago, was 1i cents per page and for s9S an additional 800 copies would be furnished.
 Sometime ago the telephone com pany was given sixty days in which to remove the poles from the sidewalk in front of the Noble block The ma has only part of il arrived and at the company's request it was granted thirty days more time.
 A request was presented to the council that cards be printed and tackled on the trees along the side walks warning those who are in a habit of hitching their horses to trees that it is violation of the ordinances and that hereafter offenders will be severely dealt with. The council thought that it would not be wise to even deface the trees by the cards. but that sufficient publicity would be secured by asking the newspapers tu call attention to the fact and instruct ing the police to give this ordinance special attention. Marshal Moore an- nounced that he would endeavor to do this and that all offenders will be ar rested. It is said that many fine shade trees have been killed by the horses gnawing them. notably those in the vicinity of the Central school.
 The recorder reported that the print ing of the city register had been awarded to The Republican. which was the lowest bidder. five cents per name
 There was no other action taken but there was some discussion of one important matter which has heretofore been talked about great deal. but nothing done for the reason that 1t was not believed the time was quite al hand That is the question of cIty water. Thus far the city has been buying water for sprinkling just as 1t always did. only it has been buying II from itself. It has been paying Uon> cy out of the general fund for water into the waterwrrks fund. The sug- gestion was made and generally agreed to by the councilmen. that when the new distribution system of the water works plant is completed. this practice should be discontinued and the water works department should donate the water 10 the city. On the face of it there would be no difference in the result. but the difference lies In the fact that the general fund can be ra- pleniShed only in certain ways and needs the money now being paid for water, while the watcrworks fund. not available for general purposes, will be in position to care for itself without this revenue.