Arizona republican., 1921-07-11

program set in motion which will in sure for us and for our children a moral, healthful. enjoyable, prosper ous and clean city in which to reside and of which to be proud"
 '.As our population increases and the large city class is reached much depends upon our alertness in safe guarding the morals of the commu- nifty. No city can thrive or prosper which permits immoral conditions to exist. Every effort should be made to suppress vice in all it's forms"
 The principal arm of the service to which is assigned the suppression of vice and crime and the protection of person and property is our police de- partment. It must become progress lively efficient. Every encouragement and support should be given the de- pertinent in placing therein modern equipment for filing criminal data, finger print records, maps and tacks to indicate particular sections of the city in which crime is most prevalent and ample transportation facilities to immediate fast calls. Upon the com pletion of the signal system for which bonds were voted, a combina- ton ambulance and patrol should be purchased. The first main call in the signal box is for the fast wagon" and
 
 call with a speedy motor vehicle. Under this system, as you know, citi- zens may be supplied with keys to the signal boxes and this is the only signal which they are permitted to give. Following this installation complete reorganization of the police department should be undertaken in order to efficiently carry out and work in harmony with the equipment fef <<f rzl, Iii. <lr offered to assign us an officer when the need arises and I would recom- | mend to your honorable body that the police appropriation in the current budget contain a sufficient amount for this purpose. During the early days of my term of office there were very many ru- mors of protected gambling and pros- l titution in the city. Under authority granted by you I employed several secret service operatives to investi- gate the moral conditions of the city with the result that no direct depend 1 able evidence was obtained. Rumors were constantly afloat and now con- | tinue to be circulated periodically, especially in regard to certain taxi | cabs. In view of these rumors an early adjudication of our taxicab ordinance should be asked, if it IS possible to have the case advanced on the docket. In my opinion a rigid enforcement of an ordinance of this character will be step forward and
 suppress to a certain extent the traf- fife which is age-eld and contrary to
 which the memory of man runneth | not"
 now ask your authority to use | whenever deemed expedient the rrg- ent necessity fund of $500 as provided
 in the charter. for the purpose of in
 vestigatfng such rumors as they arise 1 The charter provides that said fund I shall be expended under the direction | of the mayor. however, I have the greatest confidence in your honorable
 body and desire your sanction of my official acts.
 I In the published statement referred l to above there. also, appeared the
 following paragraphs:
 The phenomenal increase in auto:
 requires additional traffic officers tt
 relieve the congestion in our bushes.
 district and to protect the carefu
 owner or driver against the reckless
 or less thoughtful"
 There is entirely too much speed
 ing both within and without the cit,
 limits and some drastic methods mus
 be inaugurated to correct 1t. It ha
 been said that the day of the motor
 cycle speed officer has passed for tn,
 public has come to view with alarn
 the approach of a motorcycle iron
 the rear. This has it's effect but it i
 impossible to place motorcycle off cers on all of the highways and by
 ways of the city, hence. to my mind
 some other plan must be adopted a
 a deterrent factor. A recommenda ton made to me which appears quit
 feasible is the use of speedy roadster camouflaged from time to time b,
 change in numbers and colors. be 1 lieve two of these autos would serv
 the purpose and not only correc traffic matters but be of great yalu to the police department in patrol , ing the outlying districts and afford
 ing greater protectilon to them thal would be derived from foot patrol men. The glare from the headlight
 is again menacing pleasure drivin and I believe that our traffic depart !, ment should start a vigorous cam paign against lenses not approved i the regulations. This glare appear more noticeable upon the new count 1 roads and owing to the width of tn , | paved roadway may cause seriou [ accidents.
 : In concluding this section desir to refer. to the matter of frequer { | requests for permits to erect tent . within the city limits. In the mail , these requests originate from churc l organizations, who, perhaps, do nc r fully understand our position is nc \ 1 only safeguarding the property bu !, the morals of the community. an . may attribute our denials of their re : quests as due to lack of sympath with their particular form of worship U I believe I voice the feelings of th r entire commission in stating that a is in full sympathy with the churc |, organizations of this city and eel = tainly would not attempt to der the the right of worship in any mar d ner or form. As to the protection
 property, it has been found that Il n use and occupancy of tents is a s' a rious fire hazard and that if their u. o had not been prohibited by ordinan,
 we would have become tent cit r and an increase in insurance rat, . would have become inevita ble. Fro
 the moral standpoint, our good peep = should recall that our first point ', attack was upon the carnivals whit r have invaded the city from time time, operating all manner of gan I, bling devices and fleecing the publ u with so-called games of skill, wht
 our own merchants are not even pc '. mitted to operate candy punch boar is under the law. I desire to commer the commission for this ordinan
 and sincerely hope that it will nev a aa be repealed nor any permit grant, a a in conflict herewith.
 ~ Sanitation
 = You have read Commissioner M Ma vines report upon the sewage ali - posal plant at Santa Barbara, Cali a'e and I would recommend that u :. manager be instructed to give his a I.s tention to this problem and ha