Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-08-12

/. OF DEADLOCK
The CIly Council Col Down
To Business
MR.. NJ ELR0YS RETURN
Election of Stauffer and
Parish To Paving Commis-
sion-Also Decided to
Have Four Instead of
Three Standards to Block.

Councilman Claude Cisney will have
crow 10 pick with the city coun-
ell after his return He had no sooner
left the city last Wednesday evening
than the council held a meeting last
night and decided to do two things
that he voted against at every ses-
sion. One was, determining on four
electric light standards 10 each side
of block in the down town district.
and the other was the election of two
citizens to fill the vacancies on the
paving commission.
Councilman c. j. McEiroy was the
man of the hour last night. He re-
turned from Atlantic City last Thurs
day evening, feeling refreshed after
his outing with the Elks, and all
ready to break the deadlock which, he
had been informed, prevented favor
able action by the council on a num-
ber of important matters. He was
seen shortly before the council went
into session, and when asked what
matters would be taken up, replied:
Il don't know what we are going
to do, but we are going to take up
all those things that have been put
up to the council for action. If it
is a question of one vote. l know
which way / am going to vote. l ex-
pect to see those commissioners elect
ed, and | don't think there could be
two better men for the position than
Parish and Stauffer."
Without a single hitch in the pro-
ceedings, the council went into ses-
sion at the city hall. and accomplish
ed more business in one hour than
it had done at any previous meeting.
w. A. Parish and Charles a. Stauf-
fer. who had been petitioned by the
business men of the city to take the
vacant places on the paving commits
sion, were elected to that body with
out difficulty. there being three votes
in their favor to one against. Cis-
ney's absence leaving only Councilman
Warren to oppose their election. II is
expected that the news of this cleo
ton will be received with satisfac-
ton today in the camp of the paving
commission, as the two new commits
sioners will be regarded as substan-
tial additions to the working forces.
1t was next decided that. in aceor-
dance with the original recommenda-
tion of the commission. it would be
best for the council to indorse the
use of four electric standards to each
side of a block, instead of three, as
Councilman Cisney had urged. The
experiment with the three lights
before the city hall. which he be-
lieved would prove three lights suf-
ficient, has proved that four will be
more adequate to the needs of the
down town district.
The decision in this matter was
largely influenced by statement from
Councilman McElroy to the effect that
on his way back from Atlantic City
he spent several days in Peoria. Ill
inois, where he inspected city hight
system similar to that which the
business men of Phoenix have desired
for this city. He was told there by
the city authorities that they found 1t
necessary to place five standards not
more than seventy-five feet apart to
provide perfect illumination.
With the new curbing already part
ly in, it was necessary to consider a
plan for placing the conduits for the
electric wires. A committee consist
ing of Councilmen McDermott. War
rem and Victor Norris will look into
the conduit problem, and will make
recommendations later to the council.
o. A. Turney was elected city en-
gineer for the balance of the fiscal
year, and on motion it was decided
that he would be required to file
records of all surveys made by his Of
flee during the remainder of the year,
in the office of the city recorder.
These records will include surveys
made not only for the city, but for pri-
vate concerns as well.
The city attorney, T. ]. Prescott,
was instructed to prepare an ordinance
regulating the management and con-
troll of the new sewer system. The
new ordinance will provide that after
September l no rental charge will be
made for the use of the present sewer
system, as has been the case up to
this time.