Arizona republican., 1914-05-05
HALF |S NOW F0R WOMEN
City Commission Passes a Resolution Making Rest ing Place for Women and Children Under the Trees in City Plaza.

evening d ItSoIttiOll thC east half of the city hall plaza for the | use of women and children exclusively l and the west half of the plaza for the | use of men with the exception of twen- ty feet on either side of the building | which shall be kept open for pedes- | | trians The matter of the holding of 1 | open air meetings is left in the hands | 1 of the city manager who may issue per mits for such meetings in his own dis erection. It was a special session and when 1 adjournment was taken it was until i this evening when the regularly an nounced meeting will be taken. After reports had been presented by Manager Parish and Auditor Cooper, Commissioner Corpstein reported he i had investigated the request of the Arizona Eastern for permission to ex-
 tend the tracks across Fifth. Sixth and l Seventh avenues the tracks to run along railroad property except where it crosses the avenues and recommend
 ed that the permission be granted. An
 ordinance granting such privilege was authorized
 City Attornev Christv reported he had investigated the reports of some
 bonding companies that offered to bond
 the oitv officials at less figure than
 those selec' ed and stated that n his
 judgment the saving to the city was
 too small to warrant taking chances on
 the larger bonds.
 Commissioner Cope reported he had
 fonnd that Monihan park had strings
 attached 70 it and that the city in ac-
 ceptnP tho ton acres must expend
 about s35oo in Improvements He said
 that he felt that Christv Park would
 not he suitable for park purposes for
 sometime tO come and recommended
 that the park site either he sold or
 nossihlv la9sed. The city manager was instructed to ascertain inst what , seemed to be the hest disnosition and
 to report at an carly meetin9
 Maraeer Parish reported that East
 lake park required considerable i'm
 nrovement especially that of draining
 the lake. He thought this could be ac-
 oomplished with a syphon He said
 the water mains have been extended . into the park and that the new trees
 itttilliN Stt bul are TeGtlNlnG water.
 The proposition submitted in writing
 by Van Johnson to furnish seven wagons to collect and one to remove to
 his brick furnace all city garbage at
 the contract price of s1150 per month
 and S130 per month for each additional . team required. was laid over The ap- Dlications of R. Scuffi and Perry Payne , for liquor licenses. were refused 1t be-
 ing the sense of the commission that
 no figures as to population were avail able and there was no absolute assur- , arce that the population exceeded 22.- GOO. There are now 22 licenses. or one for each 1000 inhabitants, the limit
 allowed under the city ordinances. The matter of a contract for the city
 printing was referred to the city man.
 ager and the city attorney to close the
 best terms
 City Assessor and Tax Collector c. W. Barnett announced that valuations
 of all city property had been made
 under the Somers system and that his
 department was busily engaged in ar
 ranging the data that will finally be-
 come the tax roll. Incidentally the
 commission announced it would begin
 meeting next Monday as a board of , equalization. The first session will be held from 10 o'clock until 12 o'clock in
 the forenoon and the meeting there after will be called at 10 o'clock and ; continue according to the business in l hand. For twenty days the board will sit giving full opportunity for the filing of grievances.
 : Manager Parish reported that the
 grades furnished for the pavement of Jefferson street called for uneven con- : struction and a resolution was adopted authorizing him to change these grades l and to eliminate the trial section of Q concrete pavement if this can be done . without material delay in the paving. l The First street paving matter was y again up and with it was brought up
 that of the pavement of Monroe street r from Seventh avenue to Fifth street t Dr. Craig and Barney Kersting asked y that attention be given both these pro- e positions. Dr. Craig was anxious that o Monroe street be paved at once and = Manager Parish said that there should
 be some changes before the work was
 begun as when completed under the present plans and grades the road : way would be uneven. It was finally
 decided that unless the making of such
 changes would delay the work, Man.
 ager Parish might authorize them and
 then proceed. On First street the prop 7 erty owners, according to Kersting k were about willing to wait for Super
 intendent Mitchell to lay his double
 tracks if he would furnish a bond guar |anteeing that the street railway com pany would begin pavement construc- U tiOn within one year. Manager Parish y was instructed to see what could be e done in this matter.
 e Auditor Cooper announced that the s budget for the year was ready and he = was instructed to present copies to the 5 commissioners so that the same could y be considered at the first meeting next y week. Adjournment was then taken until tomorrow evening"