Arizona republican., 1910-10-27

put to a vote and lost, Stauffer.
Hackett and Cisney voting no." the
mayor and McDermott voting AYE"
Mr. Hackett then moved that an
election be held to vote bonds, not
in excess of $4,000. to buy fire
equipment for the city. Another res
olution by Cisney was passed instead.
Cisneys motion was that the coun
ell and fire department chief meet
this evening at 7:3O to decide how
large a bond issue is required.
The first business transacted by
the council was to grant the Subur-
ban Railway six months extension
upon its franchise. dating from Oc-
tober l.
DIR. o. E. Plathv presented a petition
signed by a. number of the physicians
of Phoenix asking that the speed or
dinance be modified so that. it would
be possible for doctors to drive their
automobiles when responding to urgent
calls in excess of the present speed
limit.
In presenting the petition, DR. Plath
explained that physicians frequently
receive hurry calls from patients and
it is almost necessary in such cases
to break the speed ordinance. 1t is
also necessary, at times, for persons
going for doctors and drug store
messengers on motorcycles to travel
faster than the municipal statutes per-
nit He asked that the ordinance be
modified to except physicians and 9TH
ers travelling on business that might
mean life or death.
The council seemed to regard the re-
quest with favor. The city attorney
suggested that it would be good idea
for doctors on hurry calls to hang red
crosses on their machines in order that
any special exemption granted them
might not be abused. Such a danger
sign. he said, would in a measure give
the physician a right of-way. Or. Plath
agreed and the attorney was instruct
ed to embody the provision requested
by the doctors in the new speed Or
dinance that he is drawing UP.
Electric arc lights were ordered
placed on washington street in front
Of the capitol building and at the cor
ner of Twelfth and Van Buren, streets.
A committee consisting of two coun-
cilmen and five business men was APP
pointed to canvass among the property
owners and learn if they are willing
to stand an assessment of so cents a
front foot for 'oiling and graveling the
streets.
According to a letter from d. A.
Johnson. a California contractor who
was recently here to bid on the terri
torial road, Phoenix streets can be
greatly improved by oiling and gravel
ing at cost of 81 linear foot. The
pavement, he said, would eliminate
dust and mud for two years and at the
end of that time could be patched up at
slight expense The mayor expressed
an opinion that some kind of a tenn
porary pavement SHOULD be laid in the
downtown district until the time comes
to install the sewer. All property own
ers whom he had interviewed were
willing to pay their proportion of the
expense. The committee is expected to
get busy Immediately. Following are
the members:
Councilmen Hackett and Stauf-
fer; H. j.. McClung, Dwight B. Heard,
Louis Melczer, Eugene Brady O'Neill,
c. H. Akers.
Instructions were given the city at
torney to draw up a proper ordinance
to permit the laying of IL railroad spur
across West Harrison street to Zach
ary's warehouse between Eleventh and
Twelfth.
A resolution to instruct the city at
torney to bring legal action to condemn
property on the north side of Van Blu
rem street between Second and Central
avenues in order that that stretch of
street may be widened from 33 to sc
feet, was presented 1t was explained
in another resolution that the city at
torney owns a lot at the corner of Van
Buren, street and First avenue occupied
by the burned Van Buren, hotel, there
fore it would be tactful for the city to
employ a special attorney to represent
it in the matter.
Councilman Stauffer, who had made
a personal investigation. estimated
that no court would allow the property