Arizona republican., 1911-05-26
ID ENFORCE REGULATIONS Center Street Will Be Warm
 Place for Speeders MOTOR CYCLE DEPARTMENT Council Will Buy Machine for Cop-Determined to Make Avenues Safe - Names of Committeeman Are Announced.
MOTOR CYCLE DEPARTMENT

At a meeting of the city council helc yesterday afternoon in the city re. l corder's office, the names of in, council men assigned to the variou, committees were read by Mayor Christy. The committees are as fol. lows:
 Streets and alleys-Councilmen Cis- ney, McDermott and McElroy. Fire, water and lights-Warren Me Elroy and Cisney.
 Ordinances-McElroy. Warren and MacDermott
 Public buildings and grounds Councilmen Cisney. MacDermott and Warren
 Board of health-Mayor. council and health officer.
 That the general disapproval of au- tomobile and motorcycle speeding on Central avenue had been made known to the council and that the danger to pedestrians and those driving horses was too obvious to be ignored was proven when action was taken yesterday to assign d member of the police department to Center street to do duty on a motorcycle and enforce the speed regulations.
 The speed limit in the city is at present ten miles an hour with a twelve mile limit further out on Cen the council some time ago asking tha, sl,., l1 twelve miles and the outside limit to fifteen. No action has as yet been taken. but in view of the well known tendency of chauffeurs to run their cars q little over instead of under the prescribed limit. it is believed that the majority of the citizens would favor a reduction of the present speed limit rather than an increase. how ever slight
 The high speeds maintained by driv- CTS on Center avenue although not up to this time the cause of an acci- dent. have given many people a mar row escape from collision with the rapidly moving cars and cycles. and recent editorial in The Republican. which pointed out the absurdity of waiting until an accident. or series of accidents. should occur before insti- tuting a reform in the enforcement of the speed regulations, was consid- cred apropos by the people of the city. and particularly by those living on Center street.
 The drivers who disregard the speed regulations on Center hereafter will be taken into custody as in other places where regard for life and limb makes the observance of the speed limit obligatory under penalty of the law. A motor cycle will be pur- chased for the officer detailed for the duty. and the new department of the city police is expected to develop eff ficiency. and be of service in protect ing the people of the city from the cars of reckless speed maniacs.
 An important matter in connection with the construction of the proposed sewage system was considered. when it was stated that a large contractor had asked to be permitted to submit a bid to the council for work not in cluding the district at present under. sewer and receive payment in the DOIluS dGlHOllLtu ny Npiir7i 'f'f'" ''AN request was finally granted. the coun- ciI reserving the right to accept or reject the. bid as they should deter mine after receiving it.
 It was stated by the contractor who submitted the request that he would be willing to have his plans and specifications pass through the hands of OImstead and Gillelan, engineers of Los Angeles. who have been con suited by the city council. for their The council intends to de fer any action in the matter of ac- cepting bids for constructing the sewer until they have referred the bids with all drawings and specified tions. to competent consulting engi- neers. whose verdict as to cost. ma terials. general practicability and economy would largely determine the success or failure of the bidder.
 The members of the council are not satisfied that it would be best to let the entire contract to one firm, or to sell the entire bond issue to a single brokerage or banking house. The date on which the bid of the contractor