Arizona republican., 1910-05-06
Called Last Night by the
 Council, For June 6 ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION
It Will Hereafter Be Sub
 ject to Official Inspection -Troutman Exonerated Election Returns Can -vassed-Billboards.


 people al last nights council meeting.
 but just half a dozen or so interested parties. so the fathers had nothing 1 to do but work. and they did lot ,of 1t. notwithstanding the absence of jCouncilmen Campbell and Stauffer. The returns of Tuesdays election were canvassed and found to be just
 as previously published and at the
 end of the session Councilman Cisney vas sworn in for another term Coun-
 cilman- elect McDernott was not pres
 ent. but probably will take the oath
 "f office at the next meeting.
 : The more important transactions
 wore the disposition of the charges against Policeman Troutman. the call ! ing Of a sewer bond election for June l5. the creating anf filling Of the off,
 flee of electricity inspector. the redis-
 tricting of the city, the passing of q census resolution. and the determina- | ton of the council to seriously con ! slider official action asked for by n good government organization of Washington. D. c. asking for safe and sane Fourth of July. In this con nection N is suggested to those mer- chants who generally lay in a big stock of fireworks that they proceed slowly. for the council will probably at an early session pass an ordinance prohibiting the discharge of fireworks within the city limits
 The first matter given attention was the report of the committee ap- pointed to investigate the charges of participating in ward colonizing made lagainst Policeman Leo Troutman, and as the result of which he was sus- pended from duty. The committee re- ported that it found no other evidence of his guilt than stories actuated by partisan motives and did not consider him deserving of further censure. whereupon he was reinstated as an officer by the vote of the council.
 The vote was canvassed next after l which the redistricting of the city was attended to by annexing the territory | recently incorporated to the wards ] they are naturally a part of on the ! Former lines of segregation. Central l avenue and Washington street. They | are now full fledged parts of the city. | with all rights ur voting and protec- tion.
 A petition flied by the Grand Army post of this city asked for the ap- pointment of Thomas Boyle as city hall janitor as soon as a vacancy oc- cured It was referred to the com mittee of the whole Pursuant to the protest of citizens concerning the of binboards in certain places. a resolution was presented and referred to the committee of the whole. It provides that the holders nrd frar, hi ating shall secure the consent of the council and the residents within a block of any billboard now standing. tn demand these restric- tions.
 resolution was passed setting forth the fact that the West Collins addition and the West Capitol addi- ton had been taken into the city on April 22. after the census enumera- tion began, and requesting Supervisor F. F. Towle to use his best influence in Washington to have the enumera- ton of these additions added to the Phoenix census.
 An ordinance was passed creating the office of inspector of all electrical and electric meters, the bi tlt blslcttot ' bt iiNtt by the council By a subsequent res olution the salary was fixed at $100 per month and William D. Copson was appointed to fill the office on and after May 20. at the pleasure of the council. The ordinance is a very long one and provides for about ev- erything that can be thought of in with electrical construc- ton. including the fees for inspection and their lodgment with the city treasurer. All builders should take due notice of the ordinance 10 avoid as we'll as all users of who have a grievance. !,
 Recently pumping engine was or iered of the Nordberg Manufacturing c., capable of pumping 5.000.0 900 gal ons per day. The contract was ap- { proved and also the bond of the in- { company. i'
 Then came the resolution provid- Ia Ing for an election to be held June Ia ,n the issuance of bonds in the sum ,f s4DaNa0 for the construction of ak sewer, the bonds to bear not more { han four and half percent, to run for forty years with the privilege of .edeeming half of them after twenty years. It was carried and followed , ,y a resolution calling for the regis ration of all voters, and care was taken that no elector shall be disfran- ! ,hised. The registration will prob