Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-01
OLD SUBJECT AGAIN OCCUPIES ATTENTION OF COUNCIL
 LAST NIGHT.
NATTER TREMENDOUSLY FOUGHT
ALDERMEN HAVE BIG CREST or SMALL BUsINEss-FRAN-
 CHISE LAID OVER.

fixing of the street line on the east side of Broad street between Cedar and Mesquite to run diagonally from the Globe Bakery building to the corner of the Naquin furniture store occupied a prominent place in the deliberations of the city council last evening The ordinance was placed on its first read ing and as read would have the effect of narrowing Broad street at the point named, that part of the street which would be vacated 60 be sold to the prop erty holders abutting thereon at price visions of the ordinance the city en- gineer is ordered to establish the side walk and street grade, and the ordi- nance will go into effect upon the pass ing of the deeds to the vacated parcel of land to the new owners. This is a question which has been before the city council many times, almost from the time the city was first incorporated. The former council established the grade and started to work grading the street straight down the full width, but had not proceeded far until stopped by a restraining injunction from the dis trict court, issued on petition of the abutting property holders on the west side of the street. Then the matter of cutting the street on bias was at tempted, but this was resisted by the property owners on the west side of the street, who claim injury to their hold ings if the street is so narrowed.
 The matter was brought to issue last evening, however, by the above men. tioned ordinance being placed on its first reading. Attorney George J Stoneman appeared, representing the opposition to the proposed ordinance and briefly stated the objections of his clients to the proposition. He contend ed that the grade had already been es tablished and that property on the west side of the street had been improved ir reference thereto, and that to change the grade would do damage to the prop erty; that the legality of such pro ceeding was doubtful and the proposi tion was solely in the interest of tn, property owners abutting, and not 1T the interest of the public. He thought it would be very bad precedent to set and stated that he was authorized tC say that the matter would be carried into the courts to test its legally if tn, ordinance was passed as read Tn, abutting property owners were not rep resented. The ordinance was allowed to take it's natural course and will com, up for the second and final reading a the next meeting of the council.
 The occupation tax ordinance cam up for final reading and passed witt one amendment. The license for smal restaurants, known as "holes in tn, wall, was reduced from $l5 to $5 pc quarter. A protest from the merchant in the city who sell liquor in package as side line to their regular business asking for a reduction from $90 pc quarter, which is the retail liquor Ii cense, was ignored. There were no oth CT objections filed against the occupa 1 tion tax ordinance.
 In the future, ordinances and law passed by the council will not be pub lished in any newspaper, an ordinance disseminating such publication passing its second reading last night. If tn public wishes to keep itself informe' as to the laws under which it is living it will repair to some chosen spot, wher the last ordinance will be posted, con I spicuously and in plain sight.
 Supervisor of Streets Floyd Blevin reported to tho council that he had in vestigated the, condition of chimney and fiues in the fire eplimits of the cit, and found that there were at the pres ent time eighty-four smoke pipes an fiues that did not come within the pro visions of the fire ordinance. It wa decided that all owners of such be noti fled and given thirty days in which t comply with the ordinance.
 The application for street car fran chise submitted by George W. P. Hun at the last meeting did not come U ! for consideration, as had been expect