Arizona republican., 1910-01-04
WILL PROCEED AGAINST SIDEWALKS Dtl|NQUEMTs CITY COUNCIL PERFORMS ROU
 TINE BUSINESS.
Those Who Have Not Put in Walks
 as Ordered May Wish They Had.

All really important business and questions of vital municipal import were studiously avoided at last nights meeting of the city council Perfume tory business. the reading of the annual reports of the various city officials and the innocuous subject of additional sidewalks. alone occupied the attention of the council. All other matters were left over for discussion at a private meeting of the committee of the whole to be held next Wednesday night
 A question of some interest. especial lyto outside holders of Phoenix proper ty. was brought up and discussed. AL most every section of cement walk that has been laid in the city since the agi tation. has its dark gaps in it and it is the purpose of the city to now pro- ceed and compel the owners to lay the walk whether they want to or not As the law reads, after ninety days (fol- lowing an unprotected petition by five per cent of the property owners) the city shall advertise for bids. the tow est bidder building the walk and talk ing lien on the property, provided the owners still refuse to pay. This was done in August and no bids were re- ceived. but City Attorney Prescott thinks he can get bids for the work notwithstanding the fact that the ce- ment contractor may have to whistle awhile for his money. This will now be done.
 The city attorney said he had tried to get the school board to lay walks about the Central school, but had been informed there were no funds avail able for the purpose. Superintendent of Streets Carr could not see why the school property should be exempt and suggested that the same action be talk en in that case as in the case of a private citizen.
 Walks were ordered laid on Van Buren street from Seventh avenue to Center: on Second avenue. on the south | side. from Tonto to Washington, and | on Monroe street from Seventh ave nue to Center. Though no written pro- test was submitted on the Van Buren l walks it was thought to be a rather hopeless and expensive proposition to lay walks on both sides of the street within the boundaries designated. The | principal objections raised were the difficulty of building a walk over the | canal and the narrowness of the street in some parts. As the council has no discretionary power in the matter the walks were ordered just the same. A protest was received on the walk ! on Seventh avenue between Van Buren and Washington on the ground that five feet would not be wide enough, so l a new petition was substituted ask ing for a nine-foot walk. Any objec-
 ton to the petition will be heard Feb ruary :.
 Another petition was received ask ing for cement walks on Mckinley street from Second avenue to North Center. These petitions will require protests, from 51 per cent of the prop erty owners to be quashed. They ap- ply to both sides of the street
 The report of the committee of con- sultine engineers who were asked to check up the sewer plans of Olmsted and Gillelen of Los Angeles. was read and accepted. The report was short and to the point. It simply stated that the plans were in accordance with the contract and specifications and was signed by w. A. Parish. l.. C.. knipe and O. C. Thompson. Still the plans were not definitely accepted by the city. but the city attorney was requested to look over the contract be- fore the second payment on the plans will be made to Olmsted and Gillelen.
 Annual and monthly reports were approved from the city water depart ment, the treasurer, city marshal, san itarV officer Suparintendent of streets and the city recorder.