Weekly journal-miner., 1911-02-08
FIRST SESSION IS HELD BY NEW
 COUNCIL
From Tuesdays Daily)

From Tuesday's Dany)
 With simple ceremony, the city government of the last two years passed out of official existence, last night at S:30 o'clock, and was sue ceeded by the officials elected at the last election, and Aldermen B. NJ. Belcher and Moses Hughes, hOldover members of the Council Harry Heap, the only new member of the official family, was congratulated and wei comed to his seat by Mayor Gold water and his associates on the COun- cil. who nave aldermanic records of from two to ten years and over to their credit Councilman Heap was later honOred by the Mayor by the appointment as chairman of the Street and License Committees.
 Mayor Goldwater was renominated by Councilman Belcher and pnani- mOusly elected to succeed himself as president of the Council. The Mayor announced the appointments of J. H. Robinson, city clerk; Reese M. Ling, city attorney; H. T. SouthwOrth, health officer. and W. T. Hall, sup | erintendent of the water works, to serve at the will and pleasure of the City Council at the same salaries they are now receiving. The appoint ments were confirmed.
 The Mayor then announced the | following committees:
 Finanee-Belcher, Head, Hughes.
 Water Hughes, Head, Beleher.
 Streets-Heap, Hughes, Belcher. Sanitary-H Hughes, Head, Beleher.
 Lieense-Heap. Hughes, Belener.
 Fire-Head, Belcher, Heap.
 The following bonds were reported and approved: J. H. Robinson, city recorder. $1,OO0, A. W. Robinson and R. H. Burmister, sureties; F. H. Will jams, city assessor and tax collector, SIO,OO0, R. N. Fredericks and F. G. Brecht. sureties: F. H. Heisler, chief of police. $2,OO0, J. I. Roberts and Henry Brinkmeyer, sureties; Chas. K, Seholey, $1O.O0O. J. P. Dillon, M. B. Hazeltine and E. w. Wells, sureties
 A balance of $25,5O4.S4 was re- ported in the treasury, which was or. dered turned over to the new treas urer.
 The Mayor, City Clerk and Health Officer submitted their annual re ports. which were ordered printed ir the Journal-M Miner, the official news paper. The Health Officers report showed 60 deaths during 1910, or less than 12 persons to every 1000, among the lowest death rates of the United States.
 City Attorney Ling read his report cOngratulating the city on the lack of litigation during the last year only one suit being brought-that Ot the City of Prescott vs. Joseph Dougherty, to open an alley in tho old Capitol building block, whiel was decided in favor of the plaintiff
 When the new Council organized R. s. Mason, chief engineer of tho Prescott Gas and Electric company submitted a proposition for a new contract to furnish lights to the city The matter was passed for consider ation to a. special meeting Friday af ternOOn at ? o'clock.
 H. T. Andrews asked the COunei to extend the franchise for the Mu nieipal Lighting and Power company one year, which was also passed tC the special meeting. The legality ot extending a franchise granted by tho people at an election was questioned and Attorney Ling was asked to sub init a written opinion at the specia meeting. R. s. Mason stated that the municipal franchise had been of fered to his company at what he con sidered very nigh price, which wal denied by Attorney Andrews. Al ordinance proposed by Councilman Head to reduce the license on pie ture shows was also passed to the special meeting.
 The clerk was instructed to ad vertise for bids for contracts fol printing, feeding prisoners and fue and oil. and to notify the property owners on the east side of Soutf Montezuma street, between Carleton and Aubrey streets. to have side walks constructed in the next ninety days. 7sa
 The report of A A. Johns, chief of the fire department, was submit ted, and ordered printed.
 petition of property owners il East Prescott asking that the bridge on East Gurley street be repaired and storm drains built on Virginia street, was referred to the Street Committee.
 Water billed out during the monti amounted to $4,4S7.02, and the ex penses of the water department g., 66667.
 Collections for the month were re pOrted as follows: Fines $36S, Il censes $1,22S, taxes $126.22 anC water S4,6S5.27.
 :. The clerk was instructed to draw warrant in favor of the Gamewel Fire Alarm System for $1,OOO, a partial payment for the fire alarn system installed last year.