Arizona republican., 1913-10-03
SALVAT|ON|STS
 ARE AT COUNCIL
Ask That Army Be Per mitted to Continue Meet ings on Berryhill Corner Despite Objections of the
 Manager of Establishment

fathers in SeSSlOn pTeSeuleu every "P pearance of having been converted into place for religious meetings. During those few minutes the commanding Or- ficer of the Salvation Army occupied the attention of the common council with statements tending to show how much more important it was that the work of bringing men and women to better way of living should be permit ted to go on unmOlested at First and Washington streets, than that a busi- ness establishment located there should be permitted to demonstrate and sell phOnographs in peace and qufetness. So insistant was the army worker that her point be carried, she secured the services of Attorney r. c. Struckmeyer to augment her arguments in contra vention of the appeal of Manager But ton of the Berryhiu company that the army divide it's attention between the corner occupied by his establishment and that of some other business enter prise equally prominently located.
 For six years. so it was claimed, tho Salvation Army has been permitted to hold it's meetings at will upon the Ser ryhil1 corner. During all that time ap- parently no effort has been made to
 
 ings at that point. Recently MT. But ton asked the army officials if they could not find some other corner which would answer just as well especially for the meetings of Saturday and Sun day evenings. The army officials, ac- cording to MT Button. did not relish the idea of giving up the corner at all. Then he appealed to the police. He was referred to the city fathers
 During the winter months, when all doors and windows are closed in the evenings, MT. Button admitted it wouldn't make much difference and just to show that his intentions were fair, he said that the army might meet there all it pleased during those months and in addition might occupy the corner five nights out of every week. This ha said he felt was doing his share toward furthering the work of the organization.
 The commanding officer of the army said that the corner was a good place to save souls and to preach the gospel. She said that hundreds of people wait ed at that corner nightly to take the cars and that there was no other place in town where an audience could be secured more readily. She pointed out that only few nights ago the songs of the army and the "experiences'' given brought man to his senses and sent him back to the wife he had deserted
 The council said there was little it could do and advised that the army and MT. Button get together and effect a compromise. After fifteen minutes conference in the lobby of the city hall, all concerned requested Chief of Po- lice Moore to announce that an agree ment had been reached on the basis suggested by MT. Button.
 Bids were opened for the construc- tion of the proposed basin for the foun- tain in Federal Park. M L. Vieux bid s133.80; Herbert J. Mann. $50 and the Cement Workers Concrete company S70. For the construction of the 23O square feet of sidewalk across the Salt River valley canal on North Central avenue the Cement Workers Concrete company bid 13 cents per square feet. a total of $29 90. All bids were refererd 10 the city engineer for checking.
 The draft of an amendment to ordf- nance No. 40 was approved relating to the installation of hitching posts hitching rings and iron posts and mak- ing it mandatory that these shall be placed at distance not to exceed 10 inches from the inside of the outside line of curbs
 The application of V. ". Mcbride for a pop corn and candy stand near the Savoy Theater was referred to the committee of the whole wh iIe the ap- plication for an automobile stand in front of the French Kitchen, made by E. c. Watkins. was granted
 A communication was read from the corporation commission directing that the city sealer of weights and meas ures be required to make an inspection of all gas, electric and water meters in the city. The state sealer of weights and measures announced through letter that he would soon have a stan dard tester of electric meters and di- rected that the city sealer have his tester adjusted in accordance with the official standardization. The city re- corder was instructed to inform the corporation commission that no funds were immediately available to meet the expense of making the inspections di- rected.
 The McNeil company asked damages in the sum of s200 for water percoIat- ing from the streets in the basement of it's establishment. The matter was deferred until Superintendent of Street Thompson can be present.
 A petition was presented from the members of the police force asking that salaries of the policemen be increased to meet the increased cost of living. as well as the higher cost of uniforms and equipment. It was referred to the com mittee of the hall, as was also the ap- plication Of the city engineer for an increase of salary to S25O her month
 A proposed electric sign ordinance also went to the committee of the whole, after Councilman McElroy had announced that it appeared to him that the passage of such an ordinance would be playing into the hands of the Pa cific Gas & Electric company to the extent of ranalSins, it conn nI1lsnrv tn 11se