Arizona republican., 1916-10-19
GIVEN NEW POWERS TO
 REGULATE v|CE

Carrying the emergency clause and operative immediately, an ordinance was passed by the city commission sit ting in regular session yesterday morn ing, that gives the police additional and needed powers in the movement to regulate vice in this city It's provi- sions are more drastic than any con tained in Ordinance No. 99, which was originally calculated to cover the sit ! uation but which really doesn't give the police much power, especially out side of recognized houses of prostitu- ton. In the new ordinance fornication and adultery are made misdemeanors and either offense is punishable by a fine not exceeding $100 or imprison- nent for a period not exceeding 100 days. either or both With the new ordinance in effect the police believe they are now bet ter prepared to cope with the stua- ton they Skarted out about one month ago to remedy. At that time the lid was clamped on pretty effectively but there were many cases which they were unable to reach because of the faulty wording of existing ordinances.
 At yesterdays meeting City Attor- ney Sloan called attention to an over sight on the part of the commission in not acting on the protest of the Santa F'e railroad company. obiecting to assessment against certain Santa Fe property within the South Central ave nue paving district. This protest stat ed that the company was not the owner of all the property assessed to It. The matter was referred to the uperintendent of streets to be checked
 An extension of fifteen days was granted the California AriZona Con- struction company in the matter of the paving of West Washington street and tho completion Of the contract.
 An ordinance, given two readings and laid over to the next meeting, provides that a plumbers license may be issued without examination to any person who has been engaged in the vocation of j0urneyman plumber more than twelve months. An ordinance reducing the quarterly license fee of collection agen- Cies from $2500 to 5000 was given three readings and final passage An ordnance regulating garages. paint shops, cleaning establishments ma chine shops, paint store and other places where volatile and inflammable liquids are used, stored or kept for sale, was given two readings and laid over to the next meeting. This ordi- nance provides for fireproof buildings prohibits smoking in the establish ments and even prohibits the use Of blow pipes.
 By the terms of a resolution adopted following the reading of a communi- cation on the subject from City Man ager Craig, the 5000 which has been held by the city in connection with the purchase of property on Van Buren street, will now be paid. The city had been authorized to hold this money one year from the date of the purchase and then to keep the money if steps had then been taken to eliminate the Salt River Valley canal which runs through the property. As it appears the Re clamation Service will not agree to the removal of the ditch, the city man ager recommended that the money now oe paid
 A resolution was adopted approving the assessment diagrams for the inn provement of Portland street between Third and Seventh avenues and Fifth avenue between Roosevelt and Port land streets. An effort on the part of some property owners to have Port land Park eliminated and the paving constructed straight through failed An ordinance previously presented adopt ing paving plans for Portland Place from Central avenue to Third avenue. was adopted under suspension of the rules
 There were some minor matters dis posed of by the commission before final adjournment was taken to the next meeting next Wednesday morning.