The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-05-10
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL
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TOWN OF. CLIFTON.
 Adjourned regular meeting April, Sth, 1912, 80 o'clock p, m. Present Mayor Fraser, and Councilmen Hill, and Stevens. Absent, Councilmen Hagan and Billingsley-
 Minutes of previous; meeting read and approved.
 The following claims were audited and ordered paid:
 Young Transfer, wagon and team
 12 day. Sz 5o Stephens & Schade, corral rent
 and fuel. f3. 50 F. D. Connor, refund street tax
 l9l1 DO H. H. McNeil Co.,, legal blanks, l 50
 By motion made, seconded and car ried, it is ordered that the collection of all delinquent taxes due the town of Clifton be forced by the institution of suit if necessary.
 By motion made, seconded and car ried, Mayor Fraser voting no the fol- lowing resolution is adopted
 State of Arizona, County of Green lee-Be it resolved, by the Mayor and council of the town of Clifton: That E. E. Wall and l.. Kearney, attor- neys, be and are hereby employed to institute suits for a1I delinquent taxes now due and delinquent to the town of Clifton; that said attorneys be paid a fee of 25 per cent of the amount of such taxes when actually collected and paid into the treasury of the town of Clifton, through suit; that said 25 per cent. shall be taxed as costs in such suit or suits
 Members voting for this resolution, Stevens and Hill.
 Members voting against this resolli- tion, Fraser.
 This resolution shall become effec- tive from and after it's passage.
 By motion made. seconded and car ried, it is ordered that clerk shall draw a warrant for $125. % in favor of E. E. Wall, attorney, as an a1- vance payment on attorneys fees in prosecution of delinquent tax suits.
 Returns of election board of gener- al election of the town of Clifton were canvassed. Wherefore, by motion made, seconded and carried, it is or dered that election returns general election held on April 1st, 1912, be approved and adopted by the Council of the town of Clifton as follows, to wit:
 For Mayor-Geo. w. Fraser, 24o votes.
 For Alderman, R. J. Dunagan, 163 votes.
 For Alderman, o. Halvorson, 1S2 votes.
 For Alderman, Peter Riley, 195 votes.
 For Alderman, W. A. Tyler, 225 votes.
 For Alderman, w. F. Hagan, 157 votes.
 For Alderman, Ambrose Spezia, 91 votes.
 Meeting adjourned until call.
 AnnrnVnd. Con M Fraser Mayor
 Attest: Mat Danenhauer, Clerk.
 Adjourned regular meeting of coun- cil, April 9th, 1912, 7.30 o'clock pm Present: Mayor Fraser and Coun- cilmen Billingsley and Hill. Absent: Councilmen Stevens and flag an.
 Minutes of previous meeting passed without approval. Mayor Fraser stated that the pur- pose of this meeting was to discuss senate bill 21, which has been intro duced in Arizona State legislature, and if possible to take some acti o1l against the same for the reason that said bill, if put into law, may result in considerable damage to this dis trict. Wherefore by motion made, seconded and carried, the following resolution was adopted and ordered
 
 the Arizona State legislature:
 Whereas, the employees of the Clifton-M Morenci district are almost wholly employed in hazardous posi- tions in the mines, smelters, reduC- tion works, railroads and powerhouse>;, all of which are especially enumer- ated and included in senate bill 21: :: and
 Whereas, large percentage of the l, Ii sA e ton-Morenci district do not speak, read or write the English language, but who, in other respects, are com petent workmen, and many of them are citizens of the United States, by birth and naturalization; and
 Whereas, the mines situated in the Clifton-Morenci district are of low grade, and the employment of employ ees other than those now employed in this district will render a hardship on the mining enterprises of this district that must result ouly in a shut down of one of the most important copper producing camps in the state of Ariz- ona; and
 Whereas, the particular inhabitants of the Clifton-Morenci district who will be effected by senate bill 21, have resided in this section many years, and own their own homes, and outside of reading, writing and speak ing the English language are law abiding and good citizens; and
 Whereas, the passage and adoD- tion of senate bill 21, will deal a blow to the C1ifton-Morenci mining district that our mining men, business men, and property owners would never ie able to recover from, thus destroying and wrecking one of the principal mining districts of the new state oe Arizona:
 Therefore, be it resolved, by the council of the town of Clifton, in con- vened session on this the 9th day of April, 1912, that we do hereby urgent Ivy