Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-03-10

the same time the choice of the two
sites for the bridge-Tempe and the
Central avenue site.
They will explain before the council
committee the present status of the
bridge controversy, that those inter
ested in the Central avenu site have
already subscribed nearly half the cost
of the bridge and that the government
itself is one of the subscribers; that il
is proposed to erect a cement structure
which will be age enduring
A point will be made of the fair
ness of the proposition to submit to
the people a question concerning which
there is a difference of opinion, in
volving the proper point for the cree
ton of a bridge at the cost of the tax
payers.
Good Roads.
More than half the afternoon ses-
sion of the council was given to the
hearing by the committee on roads
and bridges of general discussion of
the various bills which are now before
one house or the Other-the Ainsworth
bill. the Goodwin bill and the county
bills. one OF which, that of establish
ing the office of county superintendent,
has passed
The committee meeting was held in
the council chamber and was attended
by most OF the members of the house.
Addresses were made by Hon. T. c..
Norris Of Prescott, Attorney G. P.
Bullard, president of the Maricopa Au-
tomobile association; Judge Ainsworth,
author Of the bill bearing his name;
W. j. Murphy, Engineer Howard Reed
and James C. Goodwin, author of the
Goodwin bill
The addresses were not in advocacy
OF any particular bills, but related to
the general object sought to be OBJ
tanned by them. The committee took
no further action but it was indicated
that the committee desired further in
formation and a committee of seven
was appointed to meet the good roads
last night. Later all
the members of the council were re-
quested to attend the hearing.
Unapproved Bills.
Two vetOes were received from the
the day. One was executive disap-
proval of the bill appropriating $3.50
each to John Robinson and George A
Mauk, chief clerks, respectively, of the
house and council of the twenty fourth
for the indexing Of the
journals and preparing them for pub
lication. An appropriation for the pay
ment for this service was made at the
time, but the auditor disallowed the
claims on the ground that they were
not authorized.
The governor in his message points
put that there can be no claim for
extra services by clerks of the legisla-
ture, under the organic act. No action
was taken by the house on the veto.
but the matter will be brought up this
The other veto related to the bill
the use of typewriters in
offices of county recorders. The bill
seemed to contemplate the use of the
Ioose-leaf ledger, which the governor
believed woulds<sot be = safely @pern1a-
nent record. There was an intimation
hat IL the typewriters should be used
on the regular record books there
would be no objection The veto was
ernor will be met
In disappearing the Mauk- Robinson
the governor said:
II return to you herewith house bill
No. 92, being a bill for an act making
IN appropriation of $500 to pay George
A. Mauk and John H. Robinson for
services rendered by them respectively.
)ne who was chief clerk of the council
and the other who was chief clerk of
he house of representatives of the
session of the legislative
without my approval.
THE reasons are obvious. Mauk
nson was chief clerk of the house.
The services they rendered were upon
he journals of those two houses.
These offices are created by the
organic law Of the territory and the
of the incumbents for all
services rendered by them is fixed BY
hat law. (Par. % Organic Law. R. S
Arizona, 1901).
Paragraph 20 of the same law pro-
tides that:
80 No law of any territorial legisla-
ure shall be made or enforced by
which the governor or secretary of a
erritory. or the members or officers of
my territorial legislature are paid any
other than that provided
1y the laws of the United States
This is so plain and so peremptory
hat there can be no two opinions con-
.erning it. These officers could per-
'orm no duties for which the legisla-
-ure can pay them any extra or addi
ional compensation. This provision
AN not be evaded by any claim that
he services were other than those re-
luired by their office. The services
performed were clearly those that
,ould properly be included in the du-
les of the office. Any agreement for
Extra or additional compensation would
De invalid.
There was a bill passed by the last
session of the assembly appropriating
800 for these alleged services
"If the proposed law is valid so was
hat one: hence if this bill should be-
,ome a law there would be two ap-
IF one is valid. both are: if the