Arizona republican., 1911-10-17
SPECIAL SESSION
OF CITY COUNCIL
STREET CONDITIONS THE CHIEF
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.
Promises That the Worst Is Over and
Cleaning up Will Begin at Once.

The city council held a special meet
ing last evening from ) 10 I o'clock 70
consider street conditions and the mat
ter of permits TO carnival shows dur
ing fair week. Tonight the council will
hold a meeting to take final action on
the matter of the franchise asked for
by the Salt River Valley railway COM
pany.
The street conditions as everybody
knows have been almost intolerable
for some time, due largely to the i'm
provements going on. How much OF
the nuisance is necessary and how
much of il is due TO bad management
on the part of the paving contractor
and the street railway company, is a
matter of differing opinion by each
criticizing citizen, and the council itself
is about as greatly irritated as any
body but is doing the best it can.
Manager Mitchell of the railway
company and Manager Conway Of the
paving company were both present
The merchants are demanding that
something be done to lay the inch or
50 of dust that has accumulated on the
portions Of Washington street that
have been paved, some of which is due
to the dirt thrown out by the railway
company in laying its new track They
demand that it be sprinkled. Council
man Cisney who has charge OF the
street SAYS the railway crossings at
the corners are so bad he dare not en-
danger the big sprinklers by trying to
get them over and if he did it would
only make a coat Of mud over the
pavement. The pavement cannot be
washed for there are no completed
bitches to carry away the mud and
water. Moreover. he did not know
it was the city's place or the
place to clean off the newly
submerged pavement.
The ball was opened by the reading
Of report from the paving commits
sion that it had accepted the street
from the Barber Asphalt paving Co.
between Fifth and Center and on First
between Washington and jefferson
The council felt that it could not az
,ept any part of the street and pay for
il until it accepted all OF it. which
would include the part occupied by the
not yet paved Mr. Con-
way said he was merely a sub con
tractor from the railroad for that part
If the work and the council must look
10 the railroad. That matter therefor
Vas left in statu quo.
Another irritation has been in the
act that the paving company's con
.rete mixer has been broken down To-
several days. leaving several crossing
led up Unexpectedly. Mr. Conway
aid he felt sure they would have the
machine running again Wednesday !
morning and also have a new mixer |
lere soon.
There were speeches by both Mitchell |
nd Conway and cross questioning b. |
he council Everybody seems to be
rying 10 do his best and labOring un- |
Ter difficulties. short help and various
nnOyances. 1t was settled by Mr. |
litchell saying that he would take the |
Of removing all the dirt |
hat had been spilled over the paved |
treet between Central avenue and |
fifth street, and that he had put no
irt there until after he had under
TODD the street had been accepted He
aid he would do this just as fast as il
: possible for it to be done Also tina
g had concentrated his force in the
enter Of town to get the dirt piles
way as fast as he could and hoped to
ave the job finished today. The mat
ar was left by everybody making new
romises to hurry things as fast as
ossible
The question Of getting the street in
hape for fair week was discussed. It
-as thought that by hard work the
lilway could be ballasted and the
for the pavement put in
! the time the fair opened, so the
treet could be leveled off for fair
eek
The question Of the carnival shows
as discussed ut length The situa
on is that permits have been given to
ne fair commission and to the Cali
)rnia carnival company represented
Y a Mr. Smith and local managers. 1t
the desire Of the council and the fair
that no shows be given
own town during the day time. The
alifornia company seems to fear il
ay play to a loss if ii gives no day ,
lows Nevertheless there is no de-
re to do anything to detract from
lie fair and a committee was appoint
!. consisting Of Councilman Cisney. &.
r. Smith. c w Barnett. Ned Creigh-