The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-05-13

AT the regular ajourned meeting of
the Council of the Town of Clifton
held in the Town Office Monday night
May 10th, 1910 the following officers
were present; Mayor Fraser, Presi-
dent of the Council Dunn, Councilmen
Billingsley and Franz.
A petition was presented by COM
mittee of the people of Hills
Addition which read as follows;
To the Honorable Mayor & Town
Council of Clifton, Arizona.
Gentlemen: On the 18th, of April
1910 the Citizens of Hills Addition, in
Mass meeting assembled, appointed
the undersigned as a Committee to
confer with You, regarding the pro-
posed break water to be built as a
protection from the flood water of the
San Francisco River.
| Pursuant to our instructions, we
beg to respectfully recommend;
That in the event, the proposition of
the Arizona Copper Company Ltd to
build the said breakwater be accepted
by the town council of Clifton, that
the said A. G. Co. be requested TO
furnish a plan and specifications of
the proposed breakwater for Your
consideration and APPROVAL, and we
further reccnend, that for Your
guidance in the matter, You employ
competent Engineer to pass upon
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And we further recommend, that no
work of construction be permitted
until after the said plan and specif-
cations have been approved by Your
honorable Mayor and Town Council.
We also herewith call Your atten-
ton to the fact, that the outlet for
the flood waters from Hills New Ad-
dition has been damned by tailings,
and that You take steps to open said
/ outlet again.
Respectfully submitted,
ISAAC N. STEvEnS
Committee: G. w. WILLIAMS, SR.
K. M. SCHADE
By motion of Councilman Franz,
seconded by President of the Council
Dunn, the above petition was accepted
and laid on the table for further con-
sideration.
Ayes, Mayor Fraser, President of
the Council Dunn, Councilman Bill
Kingsley and Franz. Nos, none.
By motion of Councilman Franz,
seconded by Councilman Billingsley,
$4,000 was appropriated to sewerage
system to extend from the Raber
property, above J. & A. Smiths store
to the San Francisco River. Ayes,
Mayor Fraser, President of the Coun-
Gil Dunn, Councilmen Billingsley and
Franz. Nos none.
Mayor Fraser appointed Marshal
Crawford a committee of one to ar
range for sewerage system from
the houses on the hill above the foot
of Chase Creek and above the Ari-
IONA Copper Company store. Presi-
dent of the Council Dunn was APP
pointed a committee of one to go to
Ell Paso and buy sprinkler.
Councilmen Franz and BIllingsley
who were appointed a committee of
two to buy a team reported and
Councilman Franz recommended and
made motion that $4,000 be paid
for team of mules owned by w. E.
Spaw which motion was seconded by
President of the Council Dunn.
Ayes, Mayor Fraser, President of the
Council Dunn, Councilmen Billingsley
and Franz. Nos, none.
The Following bills we're allowed
and ordered paid;
Con Tel. Tel and Elec. Co.. telephone.....S5 IS
Clifton Carriage Works, blacksmithing G.. u rs
Becker Franz Co., mdse street employees. IS 06
Arizona Copper Company supplies........ II 80
The meeting was then ajourned
until the call of the Mayor.
Approved:
GEO. w. FRASER, Mayor.
Attest: r. r. BALL, Clerk,