Arizona republican., 1909-12-07
POOL ORDINANCE PASSED
Council Petitioned to Take Action Toward the Mus nicipal Ownership of An Electric Light Plant - Other Weighty Matters

At the regular meeting of the city of the firm of Olmsted and GIlleIen. consulting engineers. appointed by the city to draught a set of plans for a sewerage system. presented the firms estimates of the cost of an adequate system.
 One plan includes the use of the present system and the other ignores it The first will cost S240. 300 and the second S2SS.614. In plan No. the city will have to purchase the present sys- tenn which is now in general use in the business section of the city. The two systems will be combined and the pipes of one connected up with the other In plan No the present sys- tenn will be paralleled the new pipes being laid considerably deeper than the present mains.
 The first plan will require the bond ing Of the city to the amount of S25O,- 000 and the second S30O.O00. The ex- tra money over the estimate is for ex- tensions not planned for, cost of cleo tion, etc.
 The district embraced by the deep line sewers in plan No. ? comprises the area between Fourth street. Fourth avenue, Van Buren and Jackson streets
 This second set of plans will go be- fore the board of engineers with the first set submitted by the same firm some months ago. This board of en- gineers. which was appointed last night consists of w. A Parish, L. C. Knipe and O. c. Thompson. They will be asked to pass upon the plans as soon as possible as the contract be- tween the city and Olmsted and Gil- lelan calls for a second payment to that firm of $500 by December Is. II was argued that a warrant should be issued for that amount payable on the approval of the plans by the board of engineers.
 A petition was presented by Charles Goldman and signed by 800 citizens asking the city to take steps toward municipal ownership of an electric plant for lighting. It will require the bonding of the city for s200.OO0 and an enabling act by congress. owing to the enormous amount of business ahead of the council action on the pc 'ition was deferred till next Thursday night which will be devoted to d con- sideration Of il.
 The ordinance permitting pool rooms and bowling alleys. which are not con fucted in connection with places where liquor Is sold. to be open on Sunday. was passed with two dissenting votes. They were the mayors and Council man Campbells The ordinance as it now stands also permits minors over IS years of age to frequent.pOol rooms and bowling alleys
 4 recommendation from the library board that A. K. Stabler be appointed to the board in the place of w. C. Eos ter. who resigned. was accepted and Mr. Stabler appointed
 Councilman Hacketts ordinance prohibiting the sweeping of the side walks in the business section Of the city was referred to the city attorney and MT. Hackett, that its boundaries might be slightly extended The nrdi- nance does not mean that the side walks are always to go dirty-not by any means. IL specifically states that when necessity requires it the walks AtciF bf iAbSfh OAl puA Iipl idltf iIldn am. or earlier than pm. Some one wanted to insert the word must" but it was quickly shown that the city can hardly make a man clean off his own sidewalk. So if the sidewalks be- come soiled there will be no remedy The district embraces Washington and Adams streets between Third street and Third avenue. and Central avenue and First and Second streets and First and Second avenues between Jefferson and Monroe streets. The ordinance is directed against the dissemination of germs of all varieties.
 Center street was changed to Central avenue within the city limits. It is all ready Central avenue beyond as far as the Arizoga canal.
 Polk street and Dennis street were strengthened out. Dennis was changed to Polk and Polk to Dennis. Those living in the Dennis addition will prob ably understand the meaning of the change though it is somewhat puzzling tO others.
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