Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
 STARTS MODERN
 BALL ROLLING
Take First Steps to Secure Garbage Incinerator, Fire Appara tus, Drinkin g Fountains and Pu bile Toilets

First steps were taken at the meeting of the city commission last evening for the installation of nun icipal garbage incinerator, the es- tablishment of public toilets and drinking fountains, the extension or | the scope of the free employment bureau and the equipping of the ire department with modern and ade-
 ouate apparatus as well as the ex-
 tension of the present fire alarm system and the remodelling of the
 central fire station at First and Jet- ferson streets. An ordinance was adopted making it a mlsdemeanor | | to allow rubbish to accumulate upon | city lots. vacant or improved, giving | the manager authority to clean up !
 neglected city property and assess | the costs against the property, the
 same to become a lien until paid. It was not a long meeting but the expedition with which the business in hand was carried out, permitted la comparatively early adjournment
 notwithstanding there was a host of
 business Because of the failure of
 some of those whose presence was necessary to the conduct of business,
 to be on hand at o'clock, thereby
 holding up cOnvening until a half
 hour later, Mayor Young took occa
 sion to urge prompt attendance at
 meetings of the commission. He said that the tardness of one or two
 worked hardships upon the others. and that as for himself his time was
 too valuable to be asked to spend it
 sitting round the city hall waiting
 for others. He even threatened in
 the future to wait not longer than , fifteen minutes after the hour set , for converting, after which he would
 absent himself. He said that this applied to officers of the commission as well as to the commissioners
 themselves.
 The most profound sensation came . with the reading of proposed reso- = lution making it rule that any city employe drinking intoxicating liquors
 at any time during business hours or
 while engaged in the performance of
 any service to the city shall be sub
 ject to dismissal and calling upon
 the city manager to take all neces- . sary steps to enforce the rule laid down. This iresoipjon was adopted | without, at2tI3nent.S
 Manager Parish presented a report
 covering many important branches Ia of the city affairs and appended
 thereto a recommendation for the 2. purchase of adequate fire apparatus
 to be located in the new buildings If now in the course of construction a; Five Points and the water works r. property, as well as in the central
 building. This recommendation also ,+ provided for the remodelling of the ., central station, the installation ol ,t new apparatus and the extension of .t the fire alarm system. Approximate ,s ly these recommendations if carried
 out would cost the city s5O.OOo. s Incidentally, Manager Parish an <. nounced the appointment of Joseph -. P. Kehoe as city sealer of weights ,e and measures. and George S. Foster - as city engineer.
 'i He also announced that citizens 'p owning suitable teams are being giv- CT preference in the street work. q ,h ,h rolicy which he intends to follow ou in all the departments.
 'U The Piper popcorn wagon contro- 'e versy was again brought up anC after more discussion was held ove ie until the next meeting
 l. Woods and Corpstein were name, T. to investigate the request of the Ari eu zona Eastern for spur privileg he across Sixth and Seventh avenues ny An ordinance authorizing the of IL 'ir city in the West End school bloc III for sum not less than s1O,O0O wa ut adopted.
 us The present library board, con le sisting of H. c. Yaeger, J. w. Cren 'e shaw. A. K. Stabler. Andrew Down ce ing and Simon Oberfelder, was re H. appointed
 u- Commissioners Cope and Foley an the manager were named to inves .l tgate the feasible locations for puh ne lie drinking fountains, and Commis ny sioners Corpstein and Woods wer nu named to investigate the constructio all Of additional city toilets The entir et- commission together with the man we ager, the health officer and c. r lie Corrigan were named to investigat GIT the possible installation of garba g m- incinerator
 'c- II. Fleruy presented a petition fro,
 the unemployed asking that the pul ,o- lie employment bureau be remove lo to a more desirable location than fl ma city hall building. that steps be tai er en to abolish other employment ager 1n' cies and that Manager Wolf of Il ne city employment bureau be placed .he charge of municipal employme, Ia department and given an assista1 all and means of advertising his depar the ment
 Ill A protest against the division :. the public land office will be mat oi to Congressman Hayden under il III terms of resolution adopted. decla 'ng Ing it would not be good business ne interfere with the Phoenix off Tor which is efficiently and economical ing conducted
 CT Committee meetings are called f les. fflday and Saturday afternoons a, ara the commission adjourned to ne
 Tuesday evening"