Arizona republican., 1909-06-08


 night. the hole being made by burst ed water main and filled with mud and water. He had broken an axle of the machine. The accident was unavoid- able on his part and Mir Bullard said he was not certain whether damages could be recovered by court procedure or not but it is the custom of many cities to settle such things out of court where the city is in the wrong regard less of the law in the case. The mat ter was referred to the committee on streets for report at the next regular meeting.
 A petition was read signed by many business men requesting a more ire quent sprinkling of Adams. Washing ton and Jefferson streets between Fourth avenue and Fourth street Street Superintendent Carr stated that this section is How being sprinkled more than ever before and one-siXth of the water supply of the town is now used for that purpose. The sprinklers are now overworked and to increase the service in that section would mean the buying of more sprinlllers or a poorer service elsewhere. He said the condition of wind that has prevailed recently has been unusual and he did not believe any amount of sprinkling would relieve the situationsa great deal The only remedy he could sug- gest would be to take fire hose and flood the streets thoroughly once a week and he was not certain the water supply would stand that drain. The council finally directed that that meth cd be employed unless the water su- perintendent said there was not enough water. Should that be the case Mir. Hackett suggested the purchase of more pumps and if necessary the dig ging of more wells.
 NJ. H. Sharp was reappointed gar dener at the library grounds on the request of the library board.
 Sidewalks were ordered constructed on both sides of Adams street from Seventh avenue to Seventh street on Monroe street from Center to Seventh street. and on Third avenue from Roosevelt street to Washington. in with previous advertise | iiiCilN eliAd llpNiliN&liOil lO DIODtIlA bMu- CTS of their right to protest, no protest | being made.
 Councilman HacSett presented an | ordinance repeating the ordinance of | May Is. making rigid requirements of | saloons as to their frontage and equip | ment He contended that it was un- l unjust, would drive a number of cigar | dealers and restaurants out of business l and put liquor dealers to an unusual | expense. one that many citizens doubt | ed would result in any good anyhow ] He thought that if a saloon were to | be given license at all it should not | be harressed excessively and the ques- ton of its right to do business should | come up on it's merits when consider ed at all. Either put them out of busi- iess or let them alone so long as they lre orderly. The ordinance was placed Dn the table, Messrs Hackett and Cis- ley supporting it.
 The reclamation service was granted to erect street scales in with the grade. on South Third avenue. The matter of a proper grade for a sidewalk by the Lawrence aundry was left to the committee on streets.
 An ordinance was presented pro- libiting the maintainence of any cor al. blacksmith shop or woodward, not low operating, inside the special fire init. It was referred to the ordinance committee. The matter of reducing he bond of the city treasurer from .75.O00 to $5O.OOO was referred to the committee of the whole as was the protest of citizens of the West Capitol against being drawn within he corporation lines without their own onsent, this protest being made by apt. George D. Christy He contend d that those he represented own four fths of the improved property in the ddition though they may not own majority of the acreage. The council by resolution changed { he fiscal year from its present ending m June 30 to December 31. the idea ( eing that it would be more convenient n keeping the accounts