Arizona republican., 1916-10-26
PLUMBERS HAVE
 DISCUSSION WITH
 CITY COMMISSION

The attention of the city commis- sion was given over for some time at the regular meeting yesterday morning to listening to the objections of some of the leading plumbers of the city to the provisions of the draft of an ordin- ance amending Subdivision D, Section l, of Ordinance No. 11S, by adding a provision permitting the licensing without examination of persons who have been engaged in the vocation of journeyman plumber more than twelve months. It was the sense of the plumbers who addressed the commits sion that the ordinance should provide for greater period than twelve months and the commission finally came to see it the way of the plumbers and approved changes which provide that 'all persons who have been en- | gagged in the vocation of journeyman 1 plumber for three vars or more are exempt from the required examination | This amendment being approved, the proposed ordinance was referred back | to the city attorney for re-draft.ng accordingly.
 Some time ago the city manager ad- vertised for bids for the hauling and disposal of the city garbage, acting 'Inder the belief that possibly such work might be done more cheaply by | private contract than under the pres ent system. Yesterday he reported to the commission that he had received three bids, as follows: Lightning De- l livery, ss,490: H. F. Pillingsley, $S.0SS: Harry l.. Hurley. $7.500. The lowest ] figure is said to be considerably less than 1t costs the citv annually to han | dle the garbage The matter was re- ferred to the city attorney for investi- gation.
 In remodelling the Commercial hotel | damaged by fire several months ago Contractor T. R. Stewart finds that the present building ordinances hinder considerably the plan under which it had been intended to make such re- modelling He appeared before the commission yesterday and asked relief from the -rovisions Of the ordinance City Building Inspector Mann stated that while under the ordinance he has discretionary powers in The matter oi repairing old buildings. in order that there might be no suspicion of ar abuse of such discretionary powers, h' would suggest that an arbitration com mittee be named. The commission saw t that way too. and this being sat
 isfactory to Contractor Stewart, tho appointment of such lrbhrdtion con.
 mittee was ordered.
 IT Q draft of the proposed ol 1nanrc regulating garages. paint snOps. cl"dli-
 ing establishments. machine shops ab'
 other places where volatile inflammd
 ble liquids are stored, was again pre- sented It was stated that the passage of the proposed ordinance would seri
 ously inconvenience the building n
 spector and the garage men. The or
 dinance was thereupon laid upon tf table until such time as it can be sat
 isfactorily changed.
 Notices were read, signed by Super
 intendent of Streets V. 4. Thompson
 that he has assessed the cost of th ' improvement of West Portland stree U and Fifth avenue and Of Rooseve' II street against lots portions Of lots an s other parcels of land proportionate [
 the benefits to he received and ha II recorded such assessments in his office } The notices were ordered filed F Notices were also read fixing No IS vember g as the date for the hear T ing and passing upon the assessment n and proce edings heretofore taken fo d street work on Portland street froI T Third avenue to Seventh avenue; 0 n Fifth avenue from Roosevelt to Port .- land streets. and of Roosevelt stree from Central avenue to Sevent l. avenue.
 ie A resolution of intention to pax ld Portland place from Central avenue of Third avenue was read and adopted. To The commission recessed until tn
 afternoon at o'clock.
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