Arizona republican., 1910-10-15
NEW SEWER
GETS BOOST
Special Council Meeting
Next Tuesday Evening
STREET LIGHTS PASSED UP
Many Things Considered at
a Regular Meeting of City
Fathers = Appropriation
for Team for Fire De-
partment.
STREET LIGHTS PASSED UP

The city council met in regular ses-
sion Thursday evening with all mem
bers present excepting Mr.. Ellingson,
who at present is in San Francisco.
IN addition there was a goodly repre-
sentation of the citizens of the town
on hand and L. ]. Knipe and w. A.
Parish of Phoenix.
After taking up little time in the
transaction of the regular routine bust
ness of the meeting, the auditing of
| the usual bills, etc, the council got
down to other business and ordered
/ the alley opened in block 10, Goldmans
addition. between orange and Lemon
streets, in response to a petition signed
bq a majority of the property owners
| in the district.
A communication from the Overland
Telephone company asking permission
to place a few poles in town under the
direction of the marshal was granted.
/ The plan of the Overland company is
to install a couple of pay stations at
different points in Tempe so that the
residents here may enjoy the use of the
Overland's long distance service.
An hours good time was devoted to
a discussion of the pumping plant and
! a plan for the measurement of the wa
! ter pumped by the plant other than
4 by meter measurement. No definite
action was taken. This discussion gave
Marshal Brown an opportunity to pre-
sent some figures showing what the
water system is paying just now. For
the month just closed, the total expense
of the system was s249. The revenue
for that same month will be $500, near
~ all of which is now collected. Thus
is will be seen that the system is pay
ing handsomely.
/ At this juncture, the matter that the
citizens were waiting for was brought
Iup. Mr.. Parish announced that he and
Mr.. Knipe made the trip to Tempe for
the purpose of seeing if a little inter
st in the proposed sewer system could
not be stirred up. The two gentlemen
found that everyone present was
strongly in favor of the proposition and
the mayor felt inclined to make an
immediate move by calling an election.
After little discussion it was decided
that inasmuch as the city attorney was
not present a better plan would prob
ably be to hold a special meeting Tues
day night of this coming week, by
which time the attorney will be on
hand and the thing can be tackled in
a right and legal manner with the ad-
vantage of the attorneys advice. The
matter of securing a piece of land west
of town for the outflow of the sewer
was brought up and upon motion a
committee consisting Of Aver, Goodwin
and Curry was appointed to see to Sc
curing this land and at the same time
make other Investigations with the
idea of ascertaining the most eXpedient
method of rushing the sewer business
through to a reality. This committee
is to report on Tuesday evening.
The matter of street lights was
brought up. but was not given any en-
enlargement Some time ago Mr.
Chandler made the council a PROPOSE
ton on lights on the basis Of a five
year contract. The council did not wish
to consider the matter for that length
of time, neither did it seem inclined to
make Mr. Chandler a counter PROPOSE
ton of any sort and evidently the
question is dropped for the time being
and Tempe will remain in darkness,
barring such light as the moon may
shed.