Arizona republican., 1913-05-27
TROUBLES IF
 CITY COUNCIL
Many Things Turn Up to Worry City Fathers. Fairs, Budgets and Street Widening Contribute to Their Worries.

were not small troubles either. In ! the first place their proposition of
 the collection of the licenses and
 taxes that are to be charged for the concessions in the city during Fair Week poRed it's uninvited head down from the empyrean blue for consid- eration through the medium of let ter from c. B. Wood. recently sena- l tor in and for the County of Mari copa, but since the senatorial duties and toga have been laid aside, sec retary of the state fair commission MT Wood informed the council that according to the provisions of S B. 156, the Fair Commission had sole charge of the concession rates and the collection therefor inside the city limits.
 Heretofore the city council has given the returns of these licenses to the fair commission to assist in the income. but this time the whole matter has been taken clean away from under their jurisdiction, and the fair commission can have such shows as it sees fit down town, in addition to uncontested jurisdiction granted at the fair grounds.
 The mayor immediately instructed
 
 on the law, but Councilman Cisney
 moved that the city proceed under
 the charter as formerly, and the motion carried. This will undoubted- ly involve the council in a contro- versy with the state fair commission on a matter of relative jurisdiction
 Then there was the matter of wi dening Van Buren street between Center and Second avenue. This question was put up to a firm of attorneys here by the name of Gust and Larsen, who upon looking into the ownership of the property found that members and officers of the city own some of it, and a sale from them direct to the city would be against the law. Further the city cannot buy it outright because of a peculiar provision that will not al- low the city to incur expenditures in excess of ten per cent more than the budget of last year. That is the budget of this year cannot carry contingent fund for expenses thought to be probably incurred in excess of the ten per cent limit. Then the proposition of bonds was suggested by the attorneys who quoted the constitution to the effect that no city can bond itself in excess of four per cent of it's taxable valua- tion which has since been increased by law to nine This by the way has been again increased by the re- cent legislature but it does not go into effect until October l
 Then came the third matter of moment. This was the matter of the budget. Attorney Prescott was on hand with a number of elaborate eX- tracts from the present laws upon the matter. The law reads in no event shall the specific sum for taxes eX- ceed the amount specified in the published estimates nor shall the ag- gregate amount of the taxes to be raised exceed ten per centum great l CT in amount than the total sum levied and collected from all sources during the next year prior to that in which the levy was @flade. Un- l der this provision no matter If the taxable valuation of the city was 1 doubled during a year, and the ex- l penses necessary to run the city in 1 creased fifty per cent over that of l the former year, they could not be | incurred
 In order therefore to do the best | with bad condition the council l ordered the city recorder to make up | his budget as of the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1913, given six months | The fiscal year of the | state ends at that time, while that of the city on January 1st
 M L. Vinson, acting as agent for certain property owners offered 1 site for the city corral on the corner of Third street and Grant for $4000. as compromise to going to the
 e-tr nn1 block A communication was read from the Navy department offering a Maine Memorial, made from the cannon and brass and copper in the hull of the battleship Maine for de- and memorial purposes for s5 and requesting an order quick. No action was taken
 Prof Loper and Leon Jacobs ask ed permission to have the sidewalk on First avenue placed under the same bond issue as the street which was granted. On re- it was made also to apply to West Jefferson and West Adams streets. Sewer taps across private run Q accommodate the oW- ners of that property must be paid for by the owner and not by the city. was the intent of another re- A resolution was passed all residents of the first ward to connect with the sewer in sixty days. At the request of the city marshal the salary of Motorcy- cle Policeman Morrill, was raised to S9O George Hageman was hand to explain his fly killer proposition and offered to experiment for the city for two weeks for $500. The city attorney was instructed to see MT Hageman about a fly contract.
 The mayor announced that he might be away on his vacation when the time comes for the next meet ing next Monday. Councilman Cis- ney was thereupon unanimously elect ed mayor pro tenn. The councilf then adjourned.