Arizona republican., 1909-08-03
IF
 CITY COUNCIL West Washington St. Project
 Modified LETTER FROM PRESIDENT

The regular monthly meeting of the ! city council last night was devoJod to
 detail business and the moving of .eg- | islation along the docket toward a finality, only one ordinance being | passed. That was an ordinance re- | quiring contractors and builders to re- move material and debris from the streets within three days after the
 completion of any particular piece of
 work.
 1 The ordinance defining swill. garb- | age and combustible debris, etc. stat i ing the hours and manner of it's re- moval and who may remove it, under
 the recently adopted rule was referred | to the committee on ordinances to . lay over until the next meeting An ordinance was presented and re- ! ferred to committee of the whole ! for later report. creating a slaughter ! house district. It provides that no slaughterhouse shall be maintained within the city limits nor within one i mile from them, except in the follow | ing described portion of section IS l north 3 east, a section southwest of | inc city: Beginning at the southwest | corner of the section, north 2O00 feet. west to the section line. south to the south line and thence east to point of | beginning. And within this district ! all constructions shall be of d sanitary ! nature
 An ordinance changing the fiscal | year of the city into quarters identi- 1 cal with those of the calendar. and be- | coming effective September 3O was | referred To to the ordinance commit | tee
 The sidewalk business was then talk | en up. Last night was the date of | hearing on the petition for the build | ing of a 1G foot walk on both sides of | Washington street from Center to the l Capitol grounds. protest was filed ! by fiftv-one per cent of the ahutting | property owners. which under the law | killed the project. 4 new petition was | shortly introduced for six foot walk | covering the same linear area. Center ! to the Capitol and the usual resolution | was passed fixing Septcilber : as the | date of hearing.
 The hearing on the petition for a walk on both sides of Seventh street.
 "ftNisn'AA tf Nh t'lls VI ei0 lf'lrA DUH ed until the next meeting There was 1 no objection but the necessary resolu- i tiUn had not been prepared. The same action was taken in respect of peti- ! ton for West Madison street. to which I there was objection filed by a single 1 property owner.
 A new petition was filed for a five i foot walk on both sides of North l1th avenue from Washington to Wood | lawn avenue and September was fix ed as the date of hearing
 The ninety days since construction was ordered under six petitions having expired. a report was read showing the property which has not yet been pro vided with walks There is a constr erable amount of it. though in a mum Der of cases the contracts have been | let and the contractors have not been able to get the work done in time In
 others there was a fear that good walks could not be laid in hot weather. Several contractors present testified to
 the contrary and it was believed this
 was merely at attempt for time on the
 part of property owners. The council decided to live close to the law and
 establish a precedent. IL was not de- sired however to work a hardship on
 any who have done their best and
 have let contracts, so it was ordered
 that the names be secured of all prop
 erty owners who have not made con
 tracts, that the legal advertisement
 for the construction of the walks may
 be made by the city.
 The mayor reported that he and the !
 city attorney had tendered President
 Taft. through Delegate Cameron. an
 invitation to visit Phoenix on his
 western trip and had received reply
 that the only place he would stop in
 Arizona is the Grand Canyon.
 By resolution the salary of the city attorney was raised to S125 per month; that of the city marshal to $50 per month; that of the building
 inspector to $75 per month.
 Water Superintendent Craig was granted a months leave and the may or requested that an acting mayor be appointed at the next meeting as he would probably be absent at the time of the September monthly meeting
 Paul R. Ingles who a year ago was appointed to nodny the city ordi- nances reported turning his manu- script for the printer over to the re corder who was then authorized to ad- vertise for the printing of the new volume It whI make a book of con siderable size even though 2ll the dead ordinances have been eliminated.
 A bill of $200 for damages to the