Arizona republican., 1920-10-20
WOULD CHANGE PLAN OF ANNEX
 ID CITY HALL
Town Meeting Endorses Proposed Bond Issue, But
 Would Build New Jail In-
 stead of City Hall Annex

Following a thorough discussion of he proposal to issue st60.000 in bonds Tor the purpose of providing a new city jail and enlarging the present quarters of tho city administration through tho construction of an annex Co the city hali. the town meeting held last evening at the Woman's club building undcr the auspices of the chamber of commerce went on record as favoring the issue but against the plan of building tho annex. The ordi- nance embodying this bond issue and several others will come up before the city commission this morning for it's second reading.
 The sense Of the meeting. as carried ln the appointment of a committee to confer with the members of the city commission today. was that the ordi- nance should he changed Co ihe extent that tho commission shall be given some latitude in determining how tho money of tho bond issue shall be spent. When tho subject had been discussed for souo timo it became apparent that tho majority of those attending the meeting were of the opinion that in- stead of building an annex to the pres ent city hall steps should be taken to house the city Jail and tho municipal court in a building which should be So designed and placed as to fit with the city's civic center plans. When This opinion had been given concrete form by a vote. a committee was ap- pointed to confer with tho city conn mission and work out. if possible. a method whereby the ordinance could bo changed.
 The session. which was well attend cd despite the raiL which fell during the early part Of the evening. was pre- sided over by c. M. Zander. chairmn of the special committee having in charge tho town meeting. When 1t had been called to order IT. M. Fenni- more was given an opportunity to speak briefly on the county division measure which will come before the voters at the November election. Af- ter explaining the provisions of the bill and referring in particular to the lack of any proviso in the measure con- cerning how bonded indebtedness shall be apportioned in the event of new counties being formed after the pass age of the bill. he asked to read the bin and. fl they are then convinced of it's viciousness. to work against 1t.
 Report on City Hall Plan
 Mir. Fennimore and several others, including representatives from Globe met in conference over the bin yes |. held at tho chamber of commerce to. morrow. when definite steps to begin a campaign against it will De taken.
 The subject proper of the town n1eeting-the proposed s15000O bond issue for a new city jail and larger city quarters--was then brought before the meeting by the reading of report made by the town meeting committee which had been appointed to inves- tigate the matter. This committed consisted of 1T. B. Wilkerson, Clyde Candy. E. c. Phelps and F. w. Griffin the report being pead by Mir. Candy The substance of it was that the com mittee. after conferring with the city commissioners and other municipa officials. was in favor of the issue. l characterized the present quarters o the city administration as being totally inadequate and stigmatized the jai as a disgrace 70 tho city. It also ad vised the selling of the city propert' when plans for a civic center have ma tured and declared that the civic cente was desirable not only from the stand point of the city, but also from tha of the county as a whole.
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