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

FlrSt steps were ldheH at tlic meeting of the city commission last evening for the installation of a nun icipal garbage incinerator, the es- tablishment of public toilets and drinking fountains, the extension of | the scope of the free employment bureau and the equippng of the fire i department with modern and ade- quate apparatus as well as the eX- 1 tension of the present fire alarm system and the remodelling of the central fire station at First and Jef- ferson streets An ordinance was | adopted making it misdemeanor to allow rubbish to accumulate upon
 city lots, vacant or improved, glVlnS | the manager authority to clean up l
 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 a comparatively early adjournment i 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 8 o'clock, thereby
 holding up converting until a half
 hour later, Mayor Young took occa-
 sion to urge prompt attendance at
 meetings of the commission. He said
 that the tardiness of one or two
 worked hardships upon the others,
 and that as for himself his time was IL l-I.I
 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 convening, 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 a proposed reso- ., lution making it a 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- P sary steps to enforce the rule laid E down. This resolution was adopted without argument
 Manager Parish presented a report
 covering many important branches |. of the city affairs and appended
 thereto a recommendation for the S, purchase of adequate fire apparatus l. to be located in the new buildings If now in the course of construction at - Five Points and the water works L. property, as well as in the central
 building. This recommendation also s+ provided for the remodeling of the al central station, the installation of # new apparatus and the extension of If the fire alarm system. Approximate DC ly these recommendations if carried
 out would cost the city S50,000. ,d Incidentally, Manager Parish an- t nounced the appointment of Joseph 70 P. Kehoe as city sealer of weights N and measures. and George s. Foster - as city engineer
 n He also announced that citizens .p owning suitable teams are being gv- ; CT preference in the street work, q q ' rolicy which he intends to follow out .s in all the departments.
 The Piper popcorn wagon contro- io versy was again brought mp an( , after more discussion was held ovel ~ re until the next meeting.
 - Woods and Corpstein were namet .. to investigate the request of the Ari s zona Eastern for 8 spur privileg , across Sixth and Seventh avenues IL! An ordinance authorizing the of oo fnri,, fer, 11a z 7n city in the West End school bloc 'ia for sum not less than $1O,OOO wa ut adopted
 ,is The present library board, con no sisting of H. C. Yaeger, J. w. Cren
 o shaw, A.. K. Staber, Andrew Down i0e ing and Simon Oberfelder, was re H. appointed
 Commissioners Cope and Foley an the manager were named to inves
 tigate the feasible locations for pub ne lie drinking fountains, and Commis iy sloners Corpstein and Woods wer iu named to investigate the constructio all of additional city toilets The entir GU commission, together with the man i've ager, the health officer and C. F Corrigan were named to investigat eh the possible installation of a garba g H. incinerator.
 '0 H. F'leruy presented a petition frol
 the unemployed asking that the put to- lie employment bureau be remove 'o- to more desirable location than u lhu city hall building. that steps be tai er en to abolish other employment ager eht cies and that Manager Wolf of u ins city employment bureau be placed ,he charge of a municipal employmel ia department and given an assistal all and means of advertising his depar the ment.
 ln A protest against the division
 the public land office will be ma, ol to Congressman Hayden under u III terms of a resolution adopted, decla ong ing it would not be good business lie interfere with the Phoenix off TOT which is efficiently and economical ing conducted.
 ler- Committee meetings are called f JUS. Friday and Saturday afternoons al ara the commission adjourned to ne
 Tuesday evening.