Arizona republican., 1916-06-16
COMMISSIONS
BUSY SESSION

The city commission held a lengthy
recess session yesterday afternoon,
considering great variety of business.
A protest signed by some residents of
the Polk street district against permit
ting baseball to be played on the Polk
street grounds, was tabled on motion
that the commission take no action.
A report was field by City Manager
Craig stating that city transfers were
receiveing $3.50 per day for eight
hours work, as compared with team
sters working ten hours daily for in
dividual concerns at the same wages
Commissioner Woods said that the men
We're called upon to work more than
eight hours, as they took care of their
horses and outfits. A motion carried
directing the city manager that the
teamsters shall be required to work
eight hours daily and no more, which
means that the care of the horses
| must be placed in hands other than
! those of the drivers.
A motion carried authorizing the
manager to transfer about $4,000 from
the cash basis fund to the interest fund
upon his report that through an error
of the previous city auditor that
amount had not been provided for in
the interest fund.
The matter of the removal of the
town ditch, diverting its waters through
the Maricopa canal was again brought
up. 1t was pointed out that unless
some definite action was taken look :
ing to the removal of the ditch the city
would be called upon on June IS to pay
$4,000 TO property owners on Van
Buren, street as part of the purchase
price of the land purchased one year
ago to permit the widening of that
street The city manager and city at
torney were directed to take such ac-
ton as seemed essential.
Howard :. Reed. clerk of Trinity
Episcopal parish, addressed the com
mission stating that the parish would
approve the proposal of the California
Arizona Construction company to lay
two course four-inch pavement OF
West Roosevelt street 1t was the
sense of the commission that Othel
property owners would approve sucl
construction and accordingly awarded
the contract for the work to the Cali.
fornia- Arizona company. The sam,
concern was awarded the contract TO
the construction of the pavement OIL
North Central from the end of thu
present paving to the Mcdowell road
A resolution was adopted directin;
advertising for bids for the paving o
North Fourth street The matter of tn
paving of the section adjacent to tn
tracks of the Phoenix Street Railwa,
was also discussed and the city attOr
ney instructed to advise what actor
might he necessary to compel the com
pany to pave at the same time the othe
paving is laid
An ordinance directing the cooling 0
milk before it leaves diaries and keep
ing ii at the same temperature unit
delivered to the consumer was give
three readings and final passage.
The city manager was authorized t
draw warrant for forty five dollars
rebate upon the unused portion of a
automobile for-hire license fee {
John f. Young, who operated "jitney
about two weeks and then quit bust
ness.
The city attorney was instructed I
confer with the city health officer rela
tive to an ordinance regulating san
tariums in the city. This action wa
taken following the reading of re
port by the health officer on a san
tarium on North Third avenue whic
seemed to have Objectionable feature
according to the report.
City Attorney Sloan presented
lengthy report on the adequacy or il
adequacy of Chapter ., Ordinance 9
relating to the governing of the publ
morals of the city, There was consi(
cradle discussion relating to the prev;
lence of gambling and the apparent il
effectiveness Of the city ordinance
controlling the situation. Commission
er Woods announced that there w:
gambling and disorder in a pool hall {
South Seventh avenue and wanted
know If there was 40, some way
which this could be stopped The eli
attorney advised that if any citiz'
would make formal complaint befo
the city magistrate a warrant won
probably issue which would result
doing away with the Objectionable r
sort.