Arizona republican., 1916-09-14
MARCHES UP HILL
 MARCHES DOWN AGAIN

The regular meeting of the city | commission yesterday morning gave promise for a few minutes of develop ing some interesting procedure As it was a motion made by Commis- | sioner Woods, the very evident pur- pose of which was to embarrass City Water Superintendent and Acting City Manager V. A. Thompson, was SO modified that when adopted, it had been robbed of the sting it carried when originally presented. Ostensibly the father of the motion intended to arrange matters so that none of the city automobiles should be used for any other than actual city purposes. He even employed the term of joy riding" without being specific.
 q move" said Woods, that the city manager be directed to see that all city automobiles be parked after the close of each days business until the next morning with the exception of the automobile of the chief of police, the fire department and the milk in spector, and that separate account be kept of the expense of each car so ! the commission may know exactly the cost each month for operation" The chief of police reminded the commissioner that he had no car that there was one car for the use of | the police department as patrol auto and that it was in commission at the | city hall twentv-four hours daily. The 1 motion was amended in accordance with this suggestion. Then the com | missioner was reminded that in park | ing the car of the superintendent of | water and streets. it would often re- suit ir expensive delays when that | official was called out on city busi- | ness at night as was the case during | the recent flood when the city watef | and street superintendent worked all | night in adopting protective measures | 10 save the water system and to ale | viate flood conditions as far as pos sihle
 | Commissioner Woods objected to the | suggestion. which he said was not sought as it came from other than a
 member of the commission Commis- l sioner Jones saw ir otherwise. how | ever, and said that he would vote for the motion if the car of the city l street and water superintendent was l excepted. Such amendment was made and the motion carried Outside of the cars excepted there remains but one. that of the city manager, so that it would seem that all that resulted
 from the flare up was that the city
 manager is directed to park his own car when he gets through with it fo-
 the day.
 An ordinance prohibiting circuses
 menageries. dog or pony shows or ex-
 hibitions or any carnival from obtain
 ing a license or from exhibiting or
 giging or conducting any show exhi-
 bition or parade within the city during
 thirty days next preceding the state
 fair. was adopted under suspension oi | rules
 A draft of an ordinance amendinl
 'ha: portion of the building ordinance | fixing the thickness of walls of cer-
 ain buildings was read but actioT
 was deferred nntil the commissioner
 an confer with the building inspec.
 tor. Acting Mayor MacBean suggest | d that hereafter which the city at-
 ornev might be asked fn draft b'
 first taken un with members nf th'
 commission before being presented |, | . meeting for passage
 The matter of 'he proposed pavin.
 If North Fourth street was taken ur md renort made that the prone~r owners desired the paying but th' majority Of them wanted the stree
 -ailway company to pave at the sam . | time. The matter was referred to tn itv attorney to draft an ordinance . | which would take care of if
 Several minor matters held th | commission in see sion until ahoii noon when adjournment was taken L | he next regular meeting time mex { | Wednesday morning at n o'clock. n Ter 2312: Betts l639. Mine inspector | .1 tss