Arizona republican., 1916-07-02
MRS. M0SHERH HAS
NEW GRIEVANCE

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One hour of the two hours the city
commission was in session yesterday
forenoon, was occupied in an effort to
adjust a controversy between City
Building Inspector Herbert j. Mann and
Mrs Hattie Mosher, arising over the
erection of a sheet iron garage building
costing somewhere from thirty dollars
to fifty-five dollars. Mrs. Mosher in
sisted that she had been granted per-
mission by the inspector to erect the
garage on the rear of a lot on North
Central avenue The inspector main.
tanned that no permit had been issued
for the erection of the building. He
said that he had told her such a struc-
ture as she proposed to erect might be
built on the rear of lot in that dis
trict provided it cost no more than
thirty dollars. The cost of the build
ing, he said. has already amounted to
fifty-five dollars. Mrs. Mosher in
sisted that the commission had it with
in its power to rescind the action of
the inspector who had directed that
the work cease. The only action taken
by the commission was to adopt a
resolution leaving the matter with the
building inspector to adjust as best he
could.
Manager H. l.. Aller, of the Pacific
Gas and Electric company, presented a
petition bearing 1888 names, asking the
city commission to approve the pro-
posed contract with the Pacific Gas and
Electric company and the reclamation
service xyhiab IT &c oIa will affpRt
saving of $2S, 900 yearly to the con-
sumers of electric energy in this city,
and further not to call an election for
the issuance of bonds for the proposed
municipal electric light plant.
This petition is as follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and Commits
sioners of the City of Phoenix,
Phoenix, Arizona:
Whereas, We desire to secure a re-
duction in light and power rates i'm
mediately, and
Whereas, The proposed contract be-
tween the United States reclamation
service and the Pacific Gas and Electric
company will effect a saving of $4,000
a year to the people of Phoenix, and
Whereas, We are convinced that a
municipal electric light and gas plant,
with duplication of poles, gas mains
and plant in the city, will add to the
burden of taxation without material
reduction in rates, and
Whereas, We are convinced that
taxpayers are not in favor of the eX-
penditures of public funds to hold
bond election,
Therefore. We the undersigned cleo
tors and taxpayers of the City of Phoe-
nix petition you to Immediately approve
of the execution of the proposed con-
tract between the Pacific Gas and
Electric company and the United States
reclamation service which will save
$2S,O00 a year to the people of Phoenix;
and further, we petition you not to call
bond election for the installation of
municipal electric light and gas plant"
J. c. Reed appeared before the com
mission and asked that the amount he
expended in constructing a water main
TO his property on Coronado road be
refunded to him, as the city was now
serving several consumers from his
main. The matter was referred to the
city manager, and it is likely the
amount, s4S.00. will be rebated to Mr..
Reed
The matter of the award of contract
for several small blocks of paving was
allowed to go over to the next meeting
which will be held Monday morning at
10 o'clock when it is hoped there will
be full attendance of the commission
Messrs. Fike and Anderson appeared
and wanted some action relative to ad-
justing the plan for bonding the var
ious automobile for hire companies. 1t
appeared that there are companies who
are willing to bond the companies OPP
Grating the stage lines, but the amount
of the bond required would become
prohibtive, they said, if Mesa, Tempe
Glendale, Globe and Miami also re-
quired such bonds. The matter is il
the hands of the city attorney and will
be reported to the commission at al
early meeting
Inquiry was made as to the status o
the proposed ordinance regulating san
itariums in the city. This matter i
also in the hands of the city attorney.
The official canvas of the vote cas-
last Tuesday on the referred ordinanc
consolidating the offices of the cit
clerk and city magistrate showed tina
the ordinance had been approved by
vote Of 1852 to BAG. proclamation
was Immediately signed by Mayo
Corpstein declaring the ordinance il
full force and effect This automatical
~ retires City Magistrate Mcbride an
places the handling of the duties of h
office in the hands of City Clerk Fran
Thomas, at total salary of s2400 pc
year, one-half of which is charge
against the city clerks office and one
half against that of the city magistrat