Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
1T VAN
 BUREN AND|TS
 WIDTH DECIDED

 ! to Sixth avenue, was the opinion ex pressed by the members of the city commission at the regular weekly ses- sion of that body held yesterday morn ing. Action directing the city engln- eer to prepare plans for the paving of 1 Van Buren street to that width was taken following the presentation to the l commission of d stipulation signed by | property owners on that street, agree ing not to protest the paving of the street, providing the width was estab | lished at 45 feet from curb to curb.
 E. T. Gillette, one of the interested | property owners, addressed the com ! mission declaring that but one proper ! ] ty owner had failed to agree to the plan and stating that this property owner 1 ! has claimed he was too busy to InVesu- | 1 gate the matter. Mayor Corpstein in i 1 quired of the city attorney whether one l protest against the proposed paving l and the proposed width of the street, l would be of any consequence Upon | being assured that it would not the mayor entertained the motion directing the city engineer to prepare plans for the proposed paving.
 It was a busy session. one of the busiest held in some time. The street railway company took up considerable time in presentin" matters pertaining to the regarding of the Grand avenue track and the improving of other streets where the tracks of the com pany are laid.
 Commissioner Woods asked what had been done relative to installing arc lights at Five Points and was assured by City Manager Thompson that in stallatiOn of these lights had already been ordered MT Woods also an I 1iee.o +ie faction because of the failure to give copies of registration blanks to those who have already registered for the forthcoming city election. Mayor Corp stein said it would cost but little to ] furnish these copies and a motion di- recting that further registrants be fur nished such copies carried.
 J. H. Williams asked what had been done regarding the ornamental lights at Five Points.
 City Engineer Girand stated that this could not be included in the resolution of intention.
 Commissioner Woods stated that the city had installed these lights on Fourth street, and he thought they should do the same at Five Points, and moved that the city engineer be in structed to include ornamental lights in the plans.
 Commissioner Jones stated that the city manager intended to have these lights installed and there was no sec ond to the motion.
 communication from City Manager Thompson and recommending that the claims of Cisney, Whitlock & Gregg of S50.00 each for work on the arbitration , board for the theaters be allowed } brought motion from Commissioner 1 MaPRean Capnndad hT- oA , Jones, that the city manager be in-
 structed to draw warrants for these , claims. The motion carried unani- mouSly.
 [, A communication from Robert &
 Fisher5~son behalf of Walter NJ. Davis
 relative to the violation of city ordi- nances by certain persons in the main
 tenance of gasoline stations and signs
 at the curb of public streets suggest
 ing that this evil be eradicated without
 delay, and intimating that otherwise they would be compelled to file suit in the superior court, was read but no ac- ! tion was taken.
 Mr.. Woods asked if anything had been done regarding the consolidation
 of the offices of superintendent of
 streets and the city engineer He said he had not heen consulted in the mat ter, and moved that the city attorney be instructed to draft an ordinance consolidating these offices, as well as ! those of the superintendent of water works and the city manager. Mr. MacBean stated he would second T this motion. except for the fact that i this consolidation had already been eff
 fected.
 The draft of a resolution was pre- 7 sented and read, declaring the inten- 0 tion to improve Van Buren street from n Sixth avenue to Third avenue and
 Third and Sixth avenues from Adams
 to Van Buren streets.
 MacBean moved, seconded by Mr.
 Jones, that the resolution be adopted. The motion carried unanimously
 City Engineer Girand explained that
 under the old contract awarded for \ Seventh avenue and Van Buren street | some work had already been done at the intersection of Sixth avenue and Van Buren street, which would have to be ' torn out when the street is widened
 He stated that the expense would not
 be over s100, but he desired to bring
 this to the attention of the commission
 at this time in case of future contro- . Versy.