Arizona republican., 1910-05-03
BUSY MEETING OF
 0f THE CITY COUNCIL
There Was Lots to Do Beside Con
 sidering Sensational Matters.


 | last night. even aside from the Buck ] eye railroad matter and the Trout man case. both of which are mentioned elsewhere in this issue. Harry Gas kin's resignation as a member of the police force. rendered April 30. was read and accepted.
 A petition was received signed by property owners asking for the widen ing of the north and south alley be- tween Van Buren and Fillmore streets. | through orchard Grove, from ten to twenty feet, and deeds were offered rendering sufficient area from abutting property for that purpose. IL was re- .ferred to the committee on streets and alleys. Resolutions were adopted for sidewalks on both sides of Jefferson street for stated distance: on Sixth avenue from Washington to Roosevelt street, and June was appointed as the date for the hearing of objections.
 Last night being the date of hearing on four petitions previously presented and there being no objections, side walks were ordered on South Seventh street from Washington to Jackson; on South Second street from Wash ington to Grant: on North Seventh avenue from Washington to Van Bu ren. and on Thirteenth avenue from Washington to Woodland.
 The ordinance creating the office or electricity inspector and duties incl dental thereto. a long and detailed document. was read and referred back to the city attorney for the insertion ha ..p.,lA fnn be held by an electrical contractor.
 A new plat of the Calderwood addi- ton was presented accompanied by deeds from certain present property owners to the city and unsigned deeds from the city to these owners. The city engineer explained that the pur pose of the project is to open up South Sixth avenue and South Dunlap street clear through the addition and to do it private owners donate a certain area to the city and the city in turn is asked to donate a certain other area now used for streets to the said own CTS in exchange, so that when complet ed the streets will be uniform. No money changes hands except the dollar to make a legal transfer. It was re- ferred to the committee of the whole.
 The city attorney reported that a study of the franchise under which are now maintained in Phoe- nix by the successors of A. .. Arthur shows that the city has power to regu- late them. and that bill boards to be should have the consent of the property owners within a block as well as the sanction of the council. This has some bearing on the Central avenue condition. but no action was taken last night
 The mayor announced that it had been intended to issue an election call last night for a vote on sewer bonds but two additions have been taken in since the enterprise was undertaken and have not yet been assigned to any ward. The city will have to be redis- tricted before these additions can vote Dn the sewer bonds. hence the calling If the election went over. |
 The mayor also announced that F. F. | Towle. supervisor of the census in | formed him that if the proper resolu- 1 ton was drawn setting forth the facts | md passed by the council he would | .ndeavor to secure authority from | to have the enumeration 1f the new additions added to the city | ,ount The attorney was instructed to i prepare such resolution.
 A resolution was passed authoriZ- | ng the mayor to sign warrants | gainst the waterworks fund to the | mount of s3.00O to pay general ex- ,ense bills of the city. the general fund being exhausted. the said loan to be 'epaid to the waterworks fund as soon IS possible.
 The council adjourned to meet again night, when it will have be- ore it the work of canvassing the cleo ion returns.