Arizona sentinel., 1917-12-06
CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION TUES DAY NIGHT, AWARDED PAVING CONTRACT TO O. & c. COMPANY, AND THEN
 CHEWED THE RAG FOR AN HOUR.

The editor of the Sentinel attended the council meet
 g Tuesday night and took his place the outside of the sacred precincts of the sanctuary per resolution passed at the previous meeting The aldermen all behaved very nicely during the early stages of the meetng awarding contracts to the O. & c. Construction Company one for paving Second from Ga Second avenue for about S2OOOO and the other for paving Third from Ga street to the Warrenite road the city limits for about $OOOO An extension of 75 days granted the sewer contractors complete their contract because oi their inability get sufficient railroad haul the teria from Los Angeles to Yuma.
 Then the fireworks began-or rather the rag chewing the question of purchasing the Big He Hghbnders old traps for $2OOOOO with the $8OOOO additional for betterments and the proposition of voting $275 GOO worth of bonds for the purpose of erecting entire set of public utility plants be owned by the city Of Yuma
 The mayor again refused sign the resolution favor of the Big He Hghbnder and the aldermen just stub borny refused to obey the wishes of the people by submit
 ting to their vote the $275OOO proposition For just about an hour the aldermen took turn about in rapping Mayor Michesen for being stubborn and in each instance he handed it back in just about the greatly the of about dozen citizens who like the Sen tne editor, were denied the privilege of sitting inside the Sanctorum of the council chamber It was amusing the especially when the aldermen de-
 ared they would obey the prayer of the petitioners who want the bond election unless all the aldermen recalled and Alderman Hgtower stated he would glad sign the recall petition and go before the people for vind cation This seemed to be acquesced in by all the other al dermen but of them volunteered to resign If they would all resign in body it would be necessary hold special eection at which time each of the aldermen could ask for election the hands of the people and thereby very readily ascertain whether not the people approve of their abnormal desire force them to appropriate $8OOO0 fo the Big He Hghbinders old rat traps.
 When the council finally adjourned all the aldermen were mad lot of old wet hens They refused to set any special time when they will hold another of their celebrated seances leaving it wholly up Mayor Michel to call meeting whenever he deems it advisable Ina certainly showing the people who signed the initiative
 on whole lot of contempt though frequently dur ing the rag chewing it stated that they did not fea he people, but on the other hand satisfied the people knew what they wanted.
 And so believes the editor of the Sentinel if given chance right this time the people would recall every ad the city, else the editor of this paper msudge public sentiment daily expressed every street the city.
 Attorney Molloy cautioned the aldermen that they are playing with fire, when they stubbornly refuse submi initiative the voters The petition before the council has been duly signed by than the requisite number of taxpayng voters asking that they be permtte 10 the S275 GOO bond question: They have this gh law and too much of kaisersm for the aldermen to assume that they the masters of the people.
 With serious cloud on the right of at least two of the aldermen occupy seat in the council it doubtful if any bonding house would buy bonds voted by them That question Attorney Molloy ought be asked give legal opinion on and give without delay, for it serious question, least it may become serious any time
 It high time for Chairman Jones of the corpora
 ton commission come across with that dollar bill the editor of this paper from him. And KaMdsetime