Arizona republican., 1917-05-03

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 WEEKLY CREST

The city commission in regular ses- sion yesterday morning, with all mem bers present, disposed of several mat ters more or less routine
 A report of City Manager Craig on bids received for uniforms for the po- lice reserves, recommending that the bid of Pinney x Robinson, at S7.45 per suit be accepted was adopted after eX- animation of various samples submit ted
 The monthly report of City Manager Craig for the month of March, was placed on file.
 4 petition, signed by a number of property owners on Seventeenth ave nue, asking that five-fOot cement sidewalk be built along the east side Of Seventeenth avenue from the south side of Van Buren street to the north side of Washington street, was read. The petition having been checked by the city engineering department, and showing 6S.6 per cent of the total feet in the district. Commissioner Mac Beans motion that the sidewalk be or dered laid was adopted.
 A communication from J. w. Can ming, asking for position as humane officer at a salary of $25 per month, was read and taken under advisement for one week.
 Two claims of the Phoenix Iron works, one for D caps and bases for light standards, and the other for ad- ditional painting of light standards. were presented. City Manager Craig explained that the claim for B caps and ' bases was for caps and bases which were short on the original con- tract of the city with MT. Williscroft for furnishing light standards, but that he knew nothing about the claim for additional painting.
 Attorney LewkOwitz, representing i Mr Williscroft of the Phoenix Iron works. addressed the meeting and after discussion a s to where the responsibili-
 ty lay for the loss of the 8 caps and seven bases, the matter was referred to the city attorney for investigation. 4 petition, numerously signed by citizens and taxpayers of the city was presented. asking that some provision
 be made for the payment of certain stipulated sums of money to Mauro H.
 Ruiz, who was injured while in the employ of the city in 1914. City Manager Craig explained that the city had been paying Ruiz $2.O0 per day, until is has been recently discov- cred that he was doing other work, for which he was receiving ample compen- satiOn and was not in need of help, when such payments were stopped. Mayor CorpStein stated that if the
 man were in need he thought the city should continue the payments, but if not, he saw no reason why they should do SO, but instructed the city manager to investigate and report at the next 1 regular meeting.
 l Chas. McElroy addressed the meet = | ing on behalf of residents on North i Third street asking that some action
 be taken in the matter of paving that | street as it was in deplorable condi-
 tion
 1 Mayor Corpstein stated that the com
 mission was perfectly willing to gc
 ahead with the proceedings, if the tax ] payers would specify the kind of pay ing desired. as the only way they could | proceed under the law would be to cal | for one kind of material He stated that he understood the bitulithic people were i asking a maximum price of $1.SO and ] If the people on Third street were will { ing to pay this price for bitulithic il | was satisfactory to the commission and l they would proceed with the work. | Vernon Cook, who circulated the | petition for paving North Third street ! stated. that at the time of circulating | the petition the price of bitulithic was
 sl.a0 and he had so stated in the peti- 1 tion, and he could not say whether the ! people would he willing to pay the | price now asked
 Mayor CorpStein asked MT. Cook anC l MT. McElrOy to investigate and ascer- l tain whether the people were willing tC
 pay S1.S0 for btulithic, which the\
 agreed to do.