Arizona republican., 1911-02-15
1 TEMPE [ . RS<<$><<<<%<<<ex<<<&<<<<$< NEW CONTRACT MADE
 WITH H. |. CHANDLER MEANS STREET LIGHTS FOR
 TEMPE
And a Saving of Many Dollars a
 . Month in Lighting Charges.

The town council, meeting in reg ular session Monday evening, trans- acted a vast volume of important business. chief among which is ,ha making of a new contract with H. l.. Chandler with reference to street lights, pumping water for the t)wE. and a reduction in rates for the users of electricity in Tempe
 The new contract makes a dOcu- ment of many typewriter pages; it is a renewal of the pumping contract that has existed between the town and Mir. Chandler for some years but which comes to an end in a couple of years more. By the terms of the new contract, MT. Chandler will con-. tinue to pump water for the town at the prevailing rate of four cents per thousand gallons and the contract will be in full force and effect until Sep tember r. 1923 Among other things the contract provides that from this date on, all electric light bills which shall be paid at the companys Tempe office on or before the 10th of the month, shall be entitled to a discount of twenty per cent and further that there shall be no more charge for meter rent. These two features alone will mean a saving to the people of Tempe at least several hundred dol lars per month Mir. Chandler. fur ther agrees to furnish twenty-five or more sixty candlepower Mazda lights for street purposes at the rate of $1.25 per light per month, or the town may use a larger size light at a pro- portionately higher rate The contract has been signed by both parties and is now in force and effect.
 The council has also agreed and has given permission for the assignment of the franchise granted to H. l.. Chandler and by him in turn assigned to the Tempe Light and Power com pany to the South Side Gas company. The contract is a most satisfactory one from the standpoint of the cit iZens of Tempe and it is hard to see where it can be improved upon. ,This contract may be discontinued and the town may purchase the lighting sys- tenn in case it may wish to in 1913 and ISIS by giving six months notice.
 In addition to auditing and paying the regular monthly bills the council heard the report of the town health officer and also read and considered two communications from A. B. Tom linson, now at Yuma. In the first letter. written last August but re- ceived but few days ago. MT. Tom lnson protests against the construc- ton of a garage in such close prox- unity to his property In the second letter MT Tomlinson still further pro- tests and says that the noise caused by the work in the garage has de- | tracted from the value of his prop erty. He urgently requested the coun- cil to take some action in the mat ter. The council acted in this wise:
 On motion. the communication from A. B. TOmlinson was referred to the town marshal. with instructions to dc what he could as soon as the Tomlin- | son building has been repaired to in- duce the owners of the garage to car ry on their business so the occupants of Mr. Tomlinson's property will be annoyed as little as possible.
 Mir Curry introduced the following
 resolution:
 Resolved. that in the opinion oi | the common council the dilapidateC | anu iON OMHtO DA | c. J. Beauvais and A. B. Tomlinson
 situated on Mill avenue between Thirt and Fourth streets, are serious
 drawback to the prosperity of tho | town: a blot on its fair appearance | and a decided detriment to property values. and the council very respect fully urges the gentlemen named. fol 1 the benefit of the town and them
 selves. to rebuild the burned portion of their buildings, or at least put the same in such condition as will give the town an appearance of thrift anC prosperity to strangers who may SO journ with us. The council hopes that this matter will be attended tC
 before MT. Roosevelt and his party visit this locality.
 The town clerk is hereby request ed to send copies of this resolution | to Mir. Tomlinson and to Mir. Beau vais. and to any other persons who may be interested"
 The council was late in converting and only three members were present Messrs Dimes. Curry and Elfngsen
 Messrs Aver and Goodwin being de- tained at home by illness. The question of street lights has now been settled in a satisfactory manner and it merely remains for
 the council to decide upon the size O. l lights to be used and place the order for the same
 A BIRTHDAY PARTY. A few days ago a large number of