Arizona republican., 1910-12-22
STREET RAILWAY CO.
 PLACED 0N GR|DDLE
BUT TT FINDS DEFENDERS Ih
 CITY COUNCIL.
Other Matters of Considerable I'm portance Were Taken Up
 Last Evening.

Nearly every matter that was takeT
 up at the adjourned meeting of in,
 city council held last evening was
 one that had been given consideration
 before. The discussion. however. gre,,
 quite warm at several points in the
 proceedings. An alley controversy
 and request by a representative lt
 the Young Mems Phoenix club thai
 the street railway company be forced
 to have two employees on each car
 caused more talk than any of the other questions brought up.
 A letter from w. Bennett Cough
 secretary of the Arizona Fire Insur-
 ance company. was read. In this let
 ter Mir. Cough informed the council
 that the board of expert engineers
 of the National Fire Underwriters as
 sociation would be here early in Jan
 uary to make a complete investigation
 regarding the fire protection the city
 has. inflammable character of the
 buildings and other details that affect
 rates. A committee consisting of
 Superintendent V. A. Thompson of the
 water department. Chief P H. Sulli-
 van of the fire department. Council
 man Charles Stauffer and Mir. Cough
 was appointed to give the engineers all information possible.
 At the request of the Arizona Fire
 Insurance company, City Recorder
 Frank Thomas brought before the council the matter of the advisability of taking out more insurance on the city hall. The recorder stated that at present the building and contents are insured for s2l.000 The question was allowed to go over.
 Representing several property own CTS. including C. D. Coverdale. Attor- ney R. c. Stanford asked the council to rescind the action it took last August. when it ordered the alley running east and west between Sev- enth and Ninth streets. Washington and Adams streets, be opened. and that an alley running north and south half a block east of ninth. between Washington and Adams. be closed This has been carried out, including the deeding of the north and south alley to ther parties. Coverdale. James Shott and others who own property in the neighborhood urged the coun- cil to restore things to their former condition. ShOtt declared that the east and west alley had been open since the plating of the addition City Attorney Prescott took part in the ar gument He said that he was not exactly sure what could be done Aft Pr half an hour or more of discussion the matter was left with the city at torney and MT. Stanford. to find just where the city stands. The council men were all disposed to grant the request if they could do so legally.
 Dr. Roy Thomas. representing the Young Mems Phoenix club. stated that he had been detailed by that or yanization to ask the council to pass an ordinance requiring two men on all street cars within the city. He pointed out the danger to the public md loss of time to passengers which occurs whenever the mOtOrman leaves lis controller to collect fares.
 Councilman Hackett stated that he lid not think Phoenix had any right O kick. since the street railway sys- em is ahead of the city. Of course. Ar Hackett was referring particu- arly to the city's streets. He de- Jared that in rainy weather it was 1 Ilmost impossible to reach the center {. f the street. where the railway tracks l un. The councilman suggested that | f Phoenix had better streets the com , amy might be able to hire a few | nore men.
 But Councilman Cisncy did not [ gree with Mir Hackett. He made a notion that the city attorney be in tructed to draw up an ordinance uch as had been suggested by the lub. but there was no second to his notion Dr. Thomas requested Coun- nmen McDermott and Hackett to econd it, but they declined. Mir. Me )ermott giving reasons much the anne as Mir. Hacketts. Mir Cisney emarked upon the condition of the treet on each side of the company's ails, declaring that the surface is not ept graded up even with the tops of !! he rails. as the franchise calls for. | finally. Mir HaCkett offered a motion nviting Superintendent $. II. Mitchell r the street railway system tO at md the next council meeting and ex- lain why the streets are not kept raded up as they should be. This esolution was passed MT. Hackett eclared that he would be in favor of equiring the company to have two len on each car as soon as the city a little. farther advanced in the -ay of street improvements.
 Avery Thompson. superintendent of he water department. suggested that ne council secure an expert to de-
 ..f he nl | -icity which is destroying water ipes in the downtown section with uch alarming rapidity. There is no ne in Phoenix, he said. who is com etent to make such an investigation, S to do so requires special knowl- 1ge and special instruments. The ectricity may be escaping at some pint on a suburban line. he said. It