Arizona republican., 1917-11-29
PARKING TIME
 TO bE L|M| TED
 Y.COMN|SS|ON

property for more than a limited time when the property owner signifies his objection by erecting signs to that ef- feet or where such parking hampers traffic, according to provisions to be embodied in an ordinance to be drafted by City Attorney Sloan. The action was taken at yesterdays session of tha city commission, following the receipt of a communication from City Manager Craig requesting the preparation of such a measure.
 Although no definite action was taken by the commission relative to the sinking wells controversy which recently occupied the attention of the commission at a special session, it was generally understood that the city will not attempt to prevent the erection of the tanks by the Pacific Gas and Elec- tric company. When called upon to give his version of the matter, City Attorney Sloan said he had been in- formed that Attorney Goodwin, repre- senting the property owners in the vicinity of the Grant street property of the gas company, contemplated re- taining the service of another attorney and proposed to file an injunction against the gas company in case the city does not act. This Attorney Good win denied, stating that the property owners did not plan any such action unless no other means is left them.
 Parking Ordinance
 City Manager Craig based his re- quest for the passage of the ordinance on the confusion which has been caused by the failure of some persons to rec ognize the wishes of private property owners and especially business men who wish to keep the front of their premises clear. This is notably true in places where the 20 minutes parking rule does not apply and people are un- able to gain access to their premises because of automobile parked in front of their places for long periods of time, he said.
 City Attorney Sloan was of the opinion that the ordinance might grove to be something of a nuisance but said that the commission had the authority to pass such an ordinance.
 City Attorney Sloan was requested to draft the ordinance, which will be designed to apply only in cases where the property owner displays a sign requ esting that cars not be parked in front of his place.
 May Drop Controversy City Attorney Sloan was called upon by the commission to express his views relating to the gas tanks to be installed | by the Pacific Gas and Electric com | pany. He said:
 | do not know just what is expected of the city attorney in tnis matter. You gentlemen are just as well able to de- | termine what may be offensive and what may be a menace to health or l life as l am. There are only two pro- visions of the city charter that give any Jurisdiction over this matter. One
 is provision by which nuisances may
 be summarily abated I should take | nulsances to mean those things that
 are recognized as nn-sances.
 | Another clause empowers the city | to regulate manufacturing and plants | of that sort, to regulate or even pro-
 hibit them when menace to health | life or safety or when offensive in na-
 ture or dangerous. That may be done | by ordinance. We have no such or
 dlnance and I do noN Know of any by
 which We can infer what the genera
 policy of the city has been heretofore
 But 1 wish to say here that tn ere
 mas been quite good deal of discus
 sion with reference to the action of the
 city Tn extending the fire limits to in- | clude what is known as the Moshel
 property on Central avenue, and tht
 hesltancy of the city in taking action il
 this present matter has been held a!
 an act of inconsistency, in that theN
 acted so promptly in the other case.
 Wlsh 10 say that the cases are not simi.
 lar. These buildings on Cenral avenue
 Wlhin certain designated limits. hay, ] long been recognized as menace iron the standpoint of fire, and the ordi
 nance extending the fire limits to in clude this property was passed upol the statement of the officer of the cit, whose business it is to look after thes matters. I do not believe that tn
 action taken by this commission wa with reference to locality in any othe sense.
 If the commission thinks it a. prope tune now to define what manner O plants or factories may be built within certain districts and what may b { known as the factory district, I an perfectly willing, and it is my duty, t dratt an ordinance to that effect. put question to MT Goodwin tn other day. which he seems to hay mlsapplied and misunderstood, as simply put up to him the uuestio whether he had any defined notion a to how the remedy could be applied. 5 there were any necessity for a remed, what sort of ordinance should b passed, and what the policy of the cit I shouid De- 1 do not consider polio TOT the city to act individually in thes matters. It must be something gen eral in it's nature and not particnla' q It IS our business to look at the situa a tion as it is and to find and apply th \ remedy.'
 Attorney Goodwin Concurs Attorney Goodwin, representing fl property owners, declared that he con E cured in Attorney Sloans statemer that the city has no ordinance cover Ing this matter, and declared that th p is why he had suggested the passae E of an ordinance regulating the kind construction which should be aIIoWe Tn certain defined districts. He sal E that, as an attorney, he was aware , the cltys inability to make indiyidu z legislation
 Attorney Sloan stated that he did n, think the city should go into a cou
 or equity to restrain the company fro
 constructing the sinking wells as could scarcely be said that the ci
 itself were injured. He said the on
 way the city could become involved F litigation would be through some o1 | position arising to an ordinance whi, 2 might be passed
 Il. C. Aller general manager of Il K Pacific Gas and Electric company ii \ dlcated, in plans furnished the con
 mission, that the company will dra \ the sinking wells instead of allowil \ the water to sink into the ground, tn
 eliminating the complaint that DOC
 of stagnant water would probably cc
 lect causing an insanitary conditic Pool halls Discussed
 Over the objection of Commission
 Jones and Woods, permission W