Arizona sentinel., 1917-05-17
City Council Concludes To Wait
 Awhile Before Issuing Bonds


 The city council wasn't in big hurry last Tues day night saddle $3O0OOO worth of bonds the city appeared be its previous meeting To tell the truth they have given the matter serious consideration. Not only that but they have heard from the people, for the whole subject matter of issuing bonds deferred until this ing September.
 Score knockout for the people.
 During the course of the discussion Mayor Mchelsen took the bit in his mouth and said few things that put the aldermen thinking. At his request MT. Weller repre- sentative of the big bondbuyng firm of Denver gave the council good advice what should and what should not be ballot that proposed issue bonds Under the scheme heretofore advocated the bond declared utabe bond buyers would touch the bonds He suggested that the best way get the thing get option the local utility and then ask the people to press themselves by ballot whether they wanted the old trap the figure agreed upon-ony he didn't the words rat trap for he had of knowing how good or bad the old At this uncture of the alder suggested that they already knew what the plant valued at for Chief Engineer Trasks report before them.
 "Yes said Mayor Michelsen, "I know it is before and it is most wonderful thing at that which brought laugh from the biggest crowd have ever seen meeting of the city council
 Alderman Smith suggested that consideration of the matter go until a which heartily concurred in by everybody.
 Let SenQ up PnOenlX ana ger me corporation com mission to down here and fix the raeS suggested Mayor Michelsen.
 Alderman Smith thought the local company ought to be given fair chance what they do before the mission attempts fix the nasmuch they have but recently obtained their power The alderman evidently forges that they pay the Sierra High Power Company the for the first 100000 kowas that they have been pay ing Sangunet and Ewing But be that may the mayor had his way about it and the city clerk instructed to write the corporation commission and ask them come here and fix the for the Los Angeles hghbnders They asked to be here the latter part June the first week in July.
 That's bully. If the corporation commission does not reduce the then the people have another they take-amend the charter the city fix the rates by initiative ordinance if necessary.
 All street paving knocked higher than kite, first because discovered that the bids for the paving of time and second because of numerousy signed protest that the price higher than originally represented but City Engineer Dahl disputed this and presented figures show that the would be something less than $ per nea foot The citizens of that splnedd begin again and get the set paved without losing the money already spent in the premnareS, amounting $500 they let the matter just and then pay these pre- limnares again Citizens from First avenue Third street and First and Orange present urge the early paving of those streets advised by MT. Creswe of the O. & C. Company that all paving be put until early fall which finally agreed to- during which time it is probable arrangements will be perfected to pave every street in the city at the time. WATER USERS PREPARING TO FIGHT PUBLIC