Arizona republican., 1915-05-02
TWO NEW FACES
 ON COMMISSION
Nj. J. Foley and Frank Woods Retire and Oscar T. Richey and George N. MacBean Are Installed for Two Years

] sion form of government yesterday | completed the one year term of office | to which they were elected and were l succeeded by George \. MacBean and | Oscar T. Richey. The ceremony, if the 1 formal turning over of the affairs of 1 their office can be so classed, occurred | at a session of the city commission l held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. | There was no speechmaking, not even the administering of the oath of of l flee Both of the successors to Foley and Woods had been sworn in two or three days before the actual assump- | tion of their duties.
 F When all the members of the first commission had taken their seats yes terddY morning, the minutes of the previous meeting were read and ord cred approved While this formality was being carried out, Commissioners | Foley and Woods occupied their usual seats. And then Mayor Young address | ing the retiring commissioners recalled the hard row all had had to hoe dur | ing th, first year of the existence of the commission and praised Messrs. Foley and Woods for their efforts for harmony in the face of well nigh insur
 mounta ble difficulties And then a wei
 come was extended to the new com
 mussioners.
 To the city manager was referred d
 communication from himself with ref
 erence to a claim of Greene & Griffin. for tie repayment of $1S20.20 for the
 extension of water service to Oakland
 addition The commission then con | sidered a communication from C. H | Fitch, project manager of the recla-
 nation service. asking for the grant of r la ha
 end of Christy park This was accom- panied by a recommendation from the city manager that the easement be | l granted with a provision that the lateral | | should be later put into pipe as soon , | as the park is improved. Commissioner l 1 Richey objected to the grant of any of | 1 the citys rights, especially in park | l where children would later be exposed | 1 to the danger of drowning. and the | 1 matter Was referred to the manager | i and the city attorney for further con- |
 sideration.
 1 A communication was received from | l w. B. Lount and others asking that | | their names be withdrawn from the pc ! ! tition filed some months since with ref | 1 erence to the shifting of the town ditch. ! The communication was filed as no action | had been taken on the original petition lS. and as others are coming and the mat ter went over until the next meeting. The proposed ordinance governing dry cleaning establishments was also laid over for further consideration. W. l.. PinHey for the Merchants and Manufacture association read a con1- munication from that body urging the 1 immediate repeal of all existing licens-
 ing ordinances. which the communica-
 ton declared were no longer necessary
 The communication continued to the |
 effect that changes looking to economy !
 can and must be" effected in the mar
 agement of the city, and suggested the
 immediate consolidation of the follow
 ing offices, which consolidation would effect savings of $1575 per month: City clerk and magistrate. city assessor and
 t.easurer city engineer and building inspector city electrician and city standard inspector. The communica
 tlon also suggested the immediate re- duction of the police force from sixteen to not more than twelve men. the aboI- Ition Of the office of purchasing agent and a general reduction in the number of clerks employed. The communica- ton was filed and ordered made a part oi the minCtes of the meeting
 The mayor stated that the time had come for the abolition of the occupa- ton licensing tax. and suggested that 6 regulation tax should be imposed on such places as poOlrooms. etc. which are in special reed of police protection. Commissioner Richey moved that the city attorney be instructed to draft an ordinance repeating the famous ordin- ance No g and ordering the refund of any licenses paid hereunder for the f4rrr
 Bean seconded the motion. which was unanimously adopted
 Commissioner MacBean asked about the preparation of a preliminary bud get and was told by the manager that the same had been done and that copies were presently available These were distributed and showed a total expense estimate of $49O000 The man ager explained that these were max , mum figures and were capable of large ! reductions.
 F. E PaScoe appeared for the prop ertN owners on that portion of Van Buren street which was ordered wid- ( encd and said that the fund now in the 1 city treasury could be made to stretch I to cover the claims of all property i owners affected. The matter was re- l ferred to the city attorney.
 Homer King presented q new traffic ordinance whereby license of $2O per annum is to be charged on vehicles 1 nlyins exclusively from points within ( the city to points outside" The ordin- , ance is intended to cover drivers of ( cars carrying passengers to Riverside i park It went over until the next | l, meeting.
 Dr. Redewill presented the plans for q combined bandstand and comfort l station. He stated that the com plcte structure can be built for S30O0 and that the saving of over separate buildings will amount to 5000 The |, matter was laid over until the next commission meeting Wednesday at D. m. .