Arizona republican., 1911-06-18
HARMONY WILL.
 YET PREVAIL Light Question Will Be
 Settled Amicab|y AN AGREEMENT HOPED FOR Majority of Property Hold CTS Endorse Plan of Com mission Four Lights Not Too Many Business Men Ready to Pay Cost.
AN AGREEMENT HOPED FOR

cil to serve the city in matters con nected with the paving. and We have no intention of handing in our resigna- tions until that work is done. Our ob- ligation to work for the best interests of the people is as strong as ever, and we do not consider the difficulties of the last few days sufficient to make any difference in our attitude either to the council or the work We were dele gated to do"
 This statement was made yesterday afternoon by q member of the paving commission. The report having been circulated that the body was dissatis- lied with the procedure of the city council. and that the members of the commission were on the point of hand ing in their resignations, the statement was issued as a reinsurance to the peo- pie
 The council has had little . say on the question of light standards since
 the last conference with the commis- sion, but from an interview with a prominent business man of the city yesterday it was learned that steps are being taken to learn the will of the majority and it is believed by those who
 have followed the argument for and against the recommendation of the commission for four standards to each side of a block. that the reason under | lying the objection is a desire to keep
 the expenses of the city within reason
 able limit. and not to slight in any way
 the recommendation of the commis- ! sion.
 Confronted with the serious problem of meeting the expenses of the city without any further increase of the as sessment, the council has been inclined
 to condemn the Installation of a great
 CT number of lights than are actually required for Illuminating the streets.
 and the objection to the plan of the commission has been based on the as
 sumption that three standar Is would
 give sufficient light to each side of q block to answer all the needs of the
 city, and the downtown merchants. From a standpoint of economy"
 said A. B. Williams, the proprietor of
 the Hotel Ford yesterday. the council may be right. Councilman Cisney was
 in to see me about it, and he said he | thought three lights would be suffici-
 ent, and also that the city was in no condition to bear the sl.000 expense which will be attached to the opera ton of the fourth light This seems
 reasonable enough, but I believe in light myself, and am so much in favor
 Of the four standards that I would be
 willing to go in with the other property
 holders of the block to pay my share of [ ha H,, the bill presented to the council for payment out of the city treasury.
 believe many others feel as | do about
 it, and I am inclined to believe that a
 solution of the entire difficulty might
 be found by following out this idea" It is not known how many business men were seen by Councilmau Cisney yesterday, but it is possible that the council is making a canvas of the prop erty owners to determine the sentiment on the question at issue. The matter
 ought to be placed fairly before the citizens and taxpayers, whose money will be spent in paying the city light bill, say the councilmen. It is eXpec- | ted that in the next meeting of the
 body a statement will be issued des-
 cribing the result of the investigation. and there can be no doubt that if the concensus of opinion favors the install- ation of four standards to the block the council will stand ready to grant
 the will of the majority
 We want these lights in, and we want them in the way the commission recommended them" said Joseph Thal- heimer. when asked to give his opinion
 of the controversy which was reported to have arisen between the council and
 the paving commission. "The reason we feel this way is because We Cthe property owners. are going to pay for
 the installation ourselves, and if we
 are willing to bear the expense of put
 ting them in. the city ought to stand ready to pay for the electricity. I | think I am giving the opinion of many other business men in the city when say that We want either four lights or nothing"
 The members of the commission still
 expect to see their plan ultimately ap-
 proved. and still intend to work in harmony with the body which ap- pointed them to superintend the pav- ing. Although the meetings called for
 the purposes of consultation have so far been confined to a statement of
 the decrees of the council, the commits sion still stands ready to discharge any duties left to it. and does not intend tO