Arizona republican., 1913-05-12
SESSION TOWN COUNCIL
 CLOSED AT MIDNIGHT
Many Subjects of Local Interest Taken Up Discussed by the Town Fathers.

Owing to the ollness in the fan1i- 1 lies of the councilmen the meeting that should have been held on the sixth did not occur until Saturday night, five of the members then be- ing in attendance. After allowing bills totalling nearly two thousand dollars and acting upon the reports of the town officials, the council men took up matters of general in terest to the public. On behalf of the residents of the southeast DOT tion of the town George s. IT, win presented a petition, asking that a street light be established at the intersection of Hibbert street and Second avenue. The petition was favOrably considered and the light ordered to be installed
 [ Edward M. LeBaron, represent { ing the North Evergreen addition, asked that the water system of the addition be taken over by the town. The matter was referred to a future
 meeting, the sentiment evidently be- | ing against adding to the area of the town at the present time Four l teen miles of wide streets to care
 for and the policing, paving, grading,
 etc. already being a burden to the
 
 verely. MT. LeBaron also suggested that the town sell to the school board of District No. the south
 half of the north plaza for site for the new school building The
 matter was not seriously considered : as the school board has not indicated that it desired to purchase any DOT
 ton of the plaza, and the board has the sole power to locate the site. | one of the councilmen expresses the belief that it would be unwise to sell at this time for a nominal sum, when the next few years will no l doubt double the value of the north plaza several times Besides there is a strong sentiment against the dis i posal of the plaza, which was q gift in trust to the town.
 Health Officer Drane appeared be- fore the council and entered a pro- test against the shooting of dogs
 on the main business treets of the town, unless in a case of rabies. Concerning the later. he said that
 the situation was grave one Nearly every dog in the community had been bitten and was a menace to the lives of the citizens. All should be muzzled or their owners fined and the dogs killed. He sug- gested that the fines be placed in
 a fund to apply on the expense of treating those bitten who had no means of paying the S1OO that the treatment cost. Many cattle and hogs had died of rabies, and a num- Der had been bitten. The disease was costing the community thousands of dollars and should be checked as soon as possible
 Councilman Nelson made a strong protest against the equipment and service of the Mountain States Tele- phone Company in Mesa. The city attorney was instructed to take the matter up with the corporation com mission at once
 The council ordered that the side walk along the west side of South Macdonald street be made complete from Main street to the south bound ary of the town; that the A E. R. R. Go. be ordered to complete the walk across it's holdings: and that Second avenue. west from Macdon- aid be invested with a cement side walk to Robson street.
 On petition of the property owners of Robson street, a sidewalk was ordered along the entire street the property owners to be permitted to issue bonds to pay for the same. Several matters of minor import ance were disposed of and the fall of Mayor Lesueur's gavel at F mid night marked the adjournment of one of the most important sessions
 of the city fathers.