Arizona republican., 1916-01-19
DIVISION Of TOWN
| BOTHERS GLENDALE
Question Of Dividing Town
Into Wards Under
Examination

The common council held call
| meeting last night for the purpose
| Of hearing and acti-" upon the re-
| port OF committee appointed ut
| a meeting to secure lecal ADVICE
upon the Iuc5trh as to whether or
| not the council is compelled by law
| to divide the town into four wards
from which councilrlen shall be
| elected.
| This committee was composed of
| Mayor Pearson, Councilman Sample,
Clerk White, Hose Stone and II
! c. Reed Three attornews were in
| terviewed. Two of whom went into
| the matter very thoroughly. Attorn-
ely Larsen submitted written opin-
| ion TO the effect that the council
should by ordinance divide the town
! into wards and that a town marshal
| should be elected. while a clerk and
| treasurer be appointed. Attorney
| Christy did not go into the question
| at length but agreed with Larsen'S
| opinion. Attorney Kenmore made an
| exhaustive study of the matter and
submitted the opinion that the coun-
| Gil has not the power TO so divide
| the town, but that the town marshal
shall be elected, as should also the
clerk and treasurer.
| There was evidently the belief on
| the part of the advocates of division
that this matter had practically been
disposed Of and the council was meet
ing for the purpose of final action
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| the several wards, as was evidenced
| by the fact that a mass meeting was
called to meet in the council cham
| Der fer the expressed purpose of de-
| termiEing the will of the people as to
| the particular boundary of said
wards to be. AS an extra inducement
a free picture show was put on at
| the Rainbow for an hour preceding
the mass meeting. and despite the
weather the council chamber was
| fun, FOR if the town was to be di-
vided then everyone was interested
| in where the line should run.
When the opinions of Mr.. Fennemore
and Mr. Larsen had been submitted
| Mayor Pearson asked Attorney Por-
ter if he wished to add anything to
| his argument He replied that he did
not. That his opinion was on file
! over his signature, which was suf-
| ficient He did. take occasion, how
ever. to remind the council that the
people present We're sitting in judg-
ment upon their action at this time
and reminded them that there were
| two to one of the legal advisors in
favor of division.
After considerable discussion of
more or less heated nature in which
| Attorney Porter found it necessary
to apologize to the mayor, and some
| of the steadier heads had urged that
the council should not act too has
tily in a matter where such diff
ference of opinion seemed to exist
that body adjourned without definite
action until Thursday night, Mr.
| Belts stating in behalf of the council
that while their numbers may differ
in their opinions as to what should
be done, yet when that body had be-
come thoroughly convinced as to what
course should be followed according
TO the law governing, he felt sure that
every member would cast his vote in
favor of that section.
George Alkire and his ranch fore
man, j. G. Van Fleet. were in the
city Tuesday for supplies. Comment
ing on the rain Mr.. Alkire stated that
it is worth thousands of dollars to
Salt River valley farmers.
From number of ranches through
out this section come reports that
there is a heavy loss in pigs and
young calves due to the continual
rain storm
Mrs. Harry Michael and little
daughter of Rrainard. Minnesota, are
spending some time a the country
home of her sister, Mrs. Frank F.
Gilbert.
Mrs. Cutting spent Sunday with the
Bert Phillips family in Phoenix.
In anticipation of a semi flood con-
diton from the north Postmaster
Hawks Monday evening built bar
ricade in front of the postOffice
doors. He Had his work for nothing
A little more fuel has been added
to the fires beneath the local pOlit-
zeal pot and bubble is now seen &C.
casonally on the surface.