Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-10
GROUND TO BE CLEARED AND IN SHORT TIME ACTIVE CON
 SEDUCTION BEGUN
WILL FIX UP FINAL BRIDGE
ROUTINE MATTERS OCCUPY AT TENTIoN OF FATHERS IN
 REGULAR SESSION

fire house and water. department build ing were adopted by the city council last night and bids for this work or dered advertised.
 The new building, which will be erected in the rear of the city hall lot, will be two stories in height and will toe the first building of any consequence to bc erected by the city.
 The lower floor will accommodate the new combination chemical engine and hose wagon, which has been ordered and which should be delivered here by provide quarters for the city water department.
 The second floor will be arranged to provide q meeting room for the fire company, with sleeping rooms for the members of the department.
 On the front of the building bal cony will be provided for the use of the Globe City band.
 The Pioneer Hose company has ae- cepted the proposition of the city, for the purchase of the ground oceu- pied by the building and the fire equip ment and the old building will be re. moved within short time, clearing the ground for the erection of the new structure.
 It is probable that contract for the erection of the new municipal building will be let within the next two weeks.
 Will Repair Bridge
 As the suspension bridge over Pinal creek at the foot of Mesquite street is not in a particularly safe condition, the street committee was authorized to secure new cables for this bridge and put it. in repair as soon as possible.
 A meeting of this committee will be held today and if possible, the bridge will be put in shape before the open ing of the fall term of school, next Monday. as travel over it win be great ly increased after that time.
 Will Open Bailey Street
 Bailey street in East Globe near Fourth street. and also a portion of the latter street in the same neighbor hood, was ordered opened.
 II is claimed that A. C. Belcher, who with other residents in that district have been occupying portions of the street, has refused 10 remove his prop erty from the thoroughfare, holding that he had title to the property.
 I. .- .l. hat i., tnA in the street after the townsite had been surveyed and on this showing, he will be ordered to vacate the street al once.
 Protest Turned Down
 I. E. Lundy and Denis Murphy ap- peared before the council to protest against the condition of the grading for the sidewalk which is to be con structed between Cedar and Mesquite streets on Broad.
 The compiainants held that in some places several inches too much dirt had been removed. leaving 1t necessary for a fill to be made. They asked that the city do the work.
 After much discussion, the council decided that inasmuch as the sidewalk line had been placed foot above grade for the accommodation of the property owners and the necessary fill would cost but a few dollars at the outside, that this work should be done by the protestants.
 Routine Matters
 The Globe Hardware company peti- toned the council for permission to erect a distilate tank with capacity of 10000 gallons, near the Old Domin- ion slag dump.
 As there was some dissention against granting the permit, the matter was re- ferred to the fire committee for investl- gation a report to be made next week. a plastered building on North Broad street was granted on condition that metal lath be used to make the strue- ture semi freproof.
 This structure will replace the build ing destroyed by fire ;t short time ago.
 Leroy Middleton was granted permls- sion to erect one-story brick building on North Broad street, near the Leroy rooming house. The structure will be about 30x60 feet in size and will re- place an old frame structure now oc- cupied by Chinese laundry.
 As the result of petitions on the part of L. l.. Henry and Rawlins X Little, representing A. II. Sterns and the Stone Webster company, competitors for q street railway franchise, the time for receiving franchise bids was continued for thirty days.
 This action on the part of the council ratifes the informal action taken Wednesday by the franchise commit tee.
 The extension was granted to allow the local representatives of prospective franchise grantees to make arrange ments with the people they represents.
 The regular monthly bills were ap- proved and ordered paid.