Arizona republican., 1912-12-31
ID START WORK
 ON NEW CHARTER
City Council Takes Steps Looking to the Calling of Primaries and Special Election of New Charter Commission

The city council in special session last evening took the initial steps in starting the work of giving 10 Phoenix a new charter With the letter of Gov ernor Hunt before them, in which the executive sets forth the reasons why he is unable to approve the proposed charter drafter by the former charter commission, the council decided to dis miss the affair as thing ol the past and begin the work all over again
 While no call for the primaries or the special election was authorized at the session of last evening, City Attorney Tom Prescott was directed lo begin at once the preparation of the call for the election of d new board of fourteen
 freehOlders of Phoenix which shall be
 empowered to draft new proposed charter
 Every mempers of the council was
 present including Mayor Lloyds B.
 Christi. Tn the absence O. City Re-
 corder Frank Thomas who was con
 fined to his home by illness, City At
 tOrney Prescott acted as clerk and read
 the communication from Governor
 Hunt. He then stated that he had been
 absent from the city and had returned
 only yesterday morning and that he
 would require little time, perhaps
 three or four days in which to take the necessary steps to arrange for the cal
 ling of the primaries. Upon notion of
 Councilman CisneV Prescott was au- thoriZed to proceed with the necessary steps calling for the election.
 nj the discussion attendant upon the situation which now confronts the city
 cOuncilmen. the question was raised as to whether it would be possible to have the election, draft the charter 4slnd se- cure it's approval by the governor be- fore the date set for the general city election under the present charter. City Attorney Prescott pointed opt several reasons why such a thing would be utterly impossible He was of the opinion that about all thatc ould be done would be to have the primaries some time in April and hold the char ter election concurrently with the gen. eral election. It was then announced that in that event it would seem that if a general election were to he held under the present charter that those city officers elected at that tune would be entitled to hold office for the full term to which they were elected. Pres colt was Of the opinion that such d contingency could be provided for in I the new charter.
 Incidentally it was announced that TO matter al whatever date the charter ] election is held. the citizens of Phoenix will be called to vote upon the person. mel of the proposed charter commission i as well as upon the question of Whcth { CT or not Phoenix is to have a new 1 charter at all. It is probable that by 1 the time of the next regular meeting
 next Monday evening. matters will 1 have been so arranged that a definite date will have been decided upon for 1 the holdinS of the primaries and the l special election.
 While council was in session, several 1 other matters were considered although the meeting was called for the exclus- l i've consideration of the charter situa- 1 tion. An appeal was received from a 1 woman with a sick husband. asking 1 that she be permitted to place pop 1 corn wagon on the sidewalk on First l street at the side of the Berryhill store 1 in order that she might make a living 1 for herself and nC~ husband and nDt 1 become a public charge. u was de l cided that council had not the right tc l grant such permission, but Chief oi Police Moore was directed to take the matter up and endeavor to find suit 1 able location for the wagon.
 A communication was received from 1 Road District No. asking cooperation in the rebuildin" of Mcdowell roaC from E;ev enth street to Third street half of which lies within tne city ant half outside. The matter was referred to the ctty attorney with instruction l to ascertain just what sort of a roac l he district mtH1. ded to construct ant report at the next meeting of council A resolution of final intention t' improve portions of Second Wa: adopted and the city recorder author ize11 to advertise for bids for the work -----O------