The Coconino sun., 1909-06-04
WANT NEW CHARTER FOR TOWN
City Conncil to Call'an Election to Re: incorporate Permanent Improve
 ment Movement Started d-New Work

resolution tne mayor anu. cOlnfHOn council of the town of Flagstaff met in the Town Hall Tuesday. June II, 1909 at 2 o'clock p. m. Present; Mayor Keller, Council men Yaeger Schulz, Coalter, Brown, Clark and Powers, Clerk Black.
 The minutes of April 26 and May 7, were read and approved.
 J. 0 Harrington and''J .ssH. Don ahue presented claims in the sums of SEQ % each. account attorneys fees in the mandamus case of the Town of Flagstaff against Harring- ton and Donahue while acting as Councilmen The same were re- ferred to the legal committee for investigation and report.
 A communication trom J, E. Buckbee asking if the Council were still agreeable to paying one third of the expense of draining the old town ponds was presented and read. the Clerk was instruted to notify Mir. Buckbee that they were.
 The street supervisor was in- structed to remove portion of the cross walks on San Francisco street and Birch avenue that the hose teams may have a suitable place to practice for the hose races.
 A petition to open Beaver Street from Elm Avenue north to the City limits was presented and read, the same was referred to l.. D. Yaeger as committee of one to confer with the county officials. as they expect to change the county road near that place.
 A petition signed by a majority of the property owners on Leroux Street between Aspen and Railroad Avenue, requesting that the Coun- eil pass an ordinance ordering ce- ment walks to be built on both sides of the street between the lim- it's above mentioned was presented and read. Upon motion which car ried by an unanimous vote, the le- gal committee were instructed to have grade established on Leroux Street between Aspen and Railroad Avenue and to draw a form of or dinan"e covering the building of- cement sidewalks
 The secretary of the Flagstaff Drainage & Improvement company appeared before the Council and asked that two weeks more De al- lowed the Company to place meters at their main flushing tanks as he had been unable to get a meeting of the board of directors. The water superintendent was instruct ed to flush the sewer for that time and keep record of the water used.
 A communication from R. H. Cameron was received and the mayor was instructed to wire At torney E. s. Clark to come to Flag staff and meet with the Council.
 Upon motion which duly carried it was decided to allow no campers in the park without permission from the town authorities.
 A profile of the River de Flag was presented and thoroughly looked over by the council, also a map of the new cut to be made in the south part of town. the legal committee were instructed to try and get right-of for the new cut and find out if the railroad company vii not assist in making the same
 The street supervisor was in- structed to place a foot bridge across the River de Flag on Birch avenue, the same. to be 40 feet long to repair the wagon bridge across the River de Flag on Railroad avenue if. possible and also the wagon bridge on Cherry avenue.
 The street supervisor was in- structed to build the sidewalks on Railroad avenue not built in ac- cordance with ordinance numbered | 120.