Arizona republican., 1914-05-21
ARE OPPOSED
TO ASSESSMENT.
City Commission Is Appeal
ed to With Regard TO
Levying Assessment for
Improvement of First
Ave. and Other Streets

Vigorous protests. beth written and
oral, We're made before the city com
mission at the regular meeting held
last evening, against the demand for
payment of the assessment for the
improvement of First avenue. Nc
Kinley street and Roosevelt street.
The grounds upon which these pro-
tests were based We're:
That the work is not completed
and not entitled to be charged for.
That the charges against lots are
excessive and disproportionate to the
value of the work done.
That there is an absence of any
itemized statement showing the pro.
portion Of the storm sewer work, the
sidewalk, curbing and pavement which
is included in the total
Some of the written protests were
signed by f. J. Bennitt, |. r. Stod-
dard, Celora Stoddard and G. f. Aims
worth. Upon the floor of the commits
sion chamber Messrs. Stoddard and
Ainsworth made verbal protest to-
gether with p H. Kidd, Jacob Miller
and Maynard A. Frazier, the latter
representing Mrs. Anna Hermanns
Judge Ainsworth said he represented
number of the First avenue prop
; erty owners.
I'm addition there was voiced dis
approval of the construction Of any
storm sewer on North First avenue
it being the sentiment that in Il coun-
try where storms We're practically I'M
known a storm sewer was a luxury.
Manager Parish said he had contended
all along there was no necessity for a
. storm sewer at the present time along
North First avenue, the cutters beng
able to carry off the surplus water to
a shorter piece of storm sewer that
should be constructed on Fillmore
street. Furthern discussion OF the
assessment was deferred to the next
regular meeting of the commission on
| Tuesday evening next at $50 o'clock.
I Manager FarNh combining detailed
reports from various heads of depart
ments presented a general report Of
the condition OF the city's work for
/ the month ending May -. The re-
port of the building superintendent
/ indicated the issuance of 81 permits
! for the month with a valuation Of
! S63. 2S5 and fees of $3.50. He report
I ed Sc buildings inspected four build
ings started without permits and
stopped until permits We're secured,
eighteen Buildings ordered changed
: to comply with the ordinances. two
. flues ordered repaired and the Star
Corral. shed in the rear of the Lion
! theater and a porch in the rear of the
Wharton house ordered removed
For street sprinkling. street clean
ing. repairing streets, collecting gar
bage and other city work from May ]
to May 10 a total of the teams EN-
ploved represents $50 horse days.
The health officer reported six
cases of contagious disease. quaran-
tined since May at which time there
We're eleven cases under quarantine.
There is one case of typhoid fever in
the city the cause of which cannot he
traced The sanitary officer report
recommends that no further burials
be permitted in the cemeteries within
the city limits.
The electrical inspector reports 81
permits issued for wiring - buildings
inspected and y more buildings u he
finally inspected.
The auditor presented an itenlizeJ
report of the sewer and water de-
partments.
Plats of the Bonnie View and La
Patria Place additions We're returned
to the commission by City Attorne}
Christy with the recommendation
that they be ordered filed The plats
were duly approved. A resolution
was adopted providing that before any
plat is approved hereafter the streets
, and alleys designated upon the pla'
must be dedicated to the city b!
, formal deed.
A deed was presented to the cit!
conveying Il strip 40 feet Wild
through the Christy acres. which pro
yides that sixty feet through the mid
| die of this strip shall be parke'
while the forty feet on either side o
l the strip SNAIL ne liidut iito d "'IiV
ward.
A communication was read from ID
F G. Angeny urging the elimination
! of the Salt River canal through til
+ + city. , =,
An invitation was read from tn
University Of New York for the com
mission to send representatives to Joi
a municipal delegation to Europe I
e study at first hand municipal problem
q in Germany, Denmark, Holland. Bel
g GUM. France and England No actio
> was taken.
> Adjournment was taken TO mex
Tuesday evening, with the eNcepuo
that a special session will be held o
Friday afternoon at o'clock.
A delegation of theater owners an
managers conferred with Mayo
Young the commissioners and CIT
=, Attorney Christy relative to the in
PRODUCTION of an emergency ordinanc
DENYING travelling carniyals perms
" sion to show in Phoenix or to parad
through the city when showing outslu
the city limits Attorney Chrlsty sal
p, he believed that under the terms
the ordinances it would be possible
- lassess a license fee of SD per Day 1.
. the general show and for each separa'
show for each performance whlc
y would practically be prohlpltiNe
. said that he didn't believe the intro
ar