Arizona republican., 1914-09-13
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After Recess of Several Weeks City Dads Get To- gether and Pass Ordi- nances and Discuss Madi- son Street Paving

After a recess of several weeks, the city commission, held an interesting business session yesterday afternoon at which all members were present with the exception of Commissioner Foley. Two ordinances were adopted as emergency measures, one reg ulat- ing pawn brokerages, the other re- quiring permits from the city man. ager before streets may be torn up or excavations of any kind made. The session was brought to a close with spirited discussion of the proposed paving of Madison street from Third street to Third avenue, in which one side, represented by, Attorney E. w Lewis. urged immediate steps toward starting the work, while the other with H. w. Ryder as the spokesman, contended that money was too tight just now to warrant inflicting bur- densome paving. on property owners
 The pawn brokerage ordinance, which became effective at once upon receiving the signature of Mayor Young, is intended as an aid to the police in locating stolen property and experimenting thieves. It provides that all pawnbrokers and purchasers of second hand goods, shall make a report of every article purchased, to- gether with a complete description of the person from whom purchased and that this report shall be turned over to the police daily or upon de- mand
 Hereafter no person, firm or cor poration may dig up the streets of Phoenix without first having obtain ed a permit from the city manager and before such permit is granted the manager may require a bond or other surety that the streets will be returned to their former condition and that they will not be closed or remain occupied for excessive periods This applies to street railway i'm provements, as well as the locating of telephone, telegraph and electric light poles conduits or any work necessitating the tearing up of streets An ordinance embodying these re- quirements was adopted under sus- pension of rules and passed finally
 The bids of the California Arizona Construction Company for the paving of the alleys in block 90 and block S1, at $2.16 per square yard and $100 per foot for the gutters, were accept ed and the city attorney directed to prepare a resolution awarding the contract accordingly.
 Commissioner Cope proposed a mo- tiOn directing the installation of a telephone in the office of the auditor, but it was decided no such motion was necessary and that the city man. ager could authorize the installation
 Upon a call from Mayor Young for remarks from any of those in the audience, Judge Lewis announced that in the interest of certain property owners on Madison street he desired to request the commission to speed up" the matter of the paving of that thOroughfare between Third street and Third avenue, as well as some of the intersections. He contended that the commission could do no bet ter in it's efforts to solve the unem- ployed problem than to expedite the matter of the proposed paving He urged that the commission do every thing possible to have the matter in such shape that when the present work on Jefferson street is completed there will be further employment for the 100 or more men now engaged in that work.
 At this point City Clerk Thomas announced that he had received earlier in the day petition from property owners on Madison street, some of whom were among the ori- ginal petitioners for paving, asking postponement of the work. Economy was the reason given it being stated it was the belief that a lower bid might be secured or that 1t might not be long until there would be a municipal paving plant.
 This announcement brought a pro- test from Judge Lewis that the time for filing protests had expired End that such an instrument could not be considered. Barney Kersting urged that the work be started at the earliest possible moment MT. Ryder then presented his objections which in the main were that times were too hard just now to require citizens to have additional burdens thrust upon them. He said that there were many who would be unable to find the money with which to pay for the work
 Judge Lewis presented withdraw als of three of those who had signed the eleventh hour protest which brought down the majority the pro- testants had previously been enabled to produce MT. Ryder said If given time he would bring in further pe- titions from those who now wished to withdraw asking that their names be continued upon the protest.
 The action of the commission was evidently satisfactory to those pres ent, it being decided to postpone con- sideration for ten days.
 The commission then adjourned to meet again on "Wednesday, Septem- Der 16. AAA AsNS
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