Arizona republican., 1910-10-28

delegation from Five Points, which appeared at "Wednesday nights ses- sion. for the purchase and installation of any automobile fire engine at that place. The delegation was informed that there was not enough money in the general fund to purchase the engine, and then a bond issue for the purpose of entirely re-equipping the Phoenix fire department was pro- posed. The result was that the coun- cil decided to meet in executive ses- sion last evening, with Chief Sullivan of the department. and. decide how large a bond issue is required
 Before finally deciding upon the issue of bonds, the council again dis cussed the possibility of buying an engine for Five Points out of the gen. eral fund. The more this was dis cussed the more apparent it became that the additional expense could not be incurred without serious results An engine would cost $5,00O; a build ing to house it would have to be erected and several hundred feet of hose would have to be purchased The
 
 $7,000 or $S,0O0, and after that two additional men would have to be reg ularly employed.
 After deciding that it was of no use to talk about spending any money out of the general fund for a fire engine, the council and Chief Sullivan set about estimating the cost of equipping the city with enough ap- paratus for its adequate protection It was brought out that new equip ment would not be of the greatest practical benefit without a modern alarm system.
 To install such a system, it was estimated, will cost not less than $1O,- 000 This includes wiring and boxes. Other equipment required will cost $30,000 or more. The exact amount. of course, cannot be determined on short notice, but it was decided to ask congress for permission to issue bonds in the sum of s5O.0OO. Wheth- CT that much will be required will be ascertained before the time comes for calling the election.
 The money realized from the sale of bonds and not expended for the alarm system will be spent for two ub-stations, one at Five Points and the other in the east end of the city, and for the remOdeling and re-equip- ping of the main station. The sub stations will be equipped with auto mobile engines. hose and other ne- cessities. No new engines will be bought for the central station, but a nc ,f l.; is required. The automobile engines are needed in the outlying districts but not in the central part of town where horse drawn engines will serve very well.
 Where the eastern sub-station vii be placed is uncertain, but it wil probably be just south of the water works, at the corner of Ninth anC Van Buren streets. on ground owned by the city.
 Two other matters of great impor- tance were discussed by the counci last night. These matters were street improvement and the sewer system
 At Wednesday nights meeting the mayor appointed a committee con- sisting of Councilmen Hackett and Stauffer and five business men tc convass among property owners and ascertain whether they are willing to contribute 50 cents a front foot for oiling and graveling the down town streets in a manner that will obviate the dust and mud nuisances for two years or more Last night the council decided that this com mittee could not act too soon and a meeting was called for this morning at 10 o'clock in the office of Eugene Brady O'Neill. one of the citizen members.
 The discussion of the sewer was along general lines and no action was taken.
 In speaking to The Republican after the executive session, one of the councilmen said:
 Tt is evident that the people want adequate fire protection, and if they get it they must pay for it. We councilmen are only citizens. elected to carry out the wishes of other citi- zens, and in requesting congress for special permission to vote bonds we are taking the only course that is open to us. The bonded indebtedness of the city is really very. small, com pared to that of other growing com munities. Phoenix is growing and it hasn't enough money to buy what it absolutely needs if it is to keep on growing. Like a merchant who needs money to enlarge his business, it must borrow"
 E. P. Carr, undertaken and em- palmer Phone 443. Tempe Ill