Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-03

A number of questions of coma
munity interest were discussed at
the community smoker held in the
council chamber at The city hall
Thursday night, at which members Of
the city council chamber of COM
merce, Borderland Climate club and
citizens of Douglas were present.
The meeting was well attended and
a keen interest in civic affairs was
shown by all those present. Mayor
E. Hinton presided.
The question of whether time
limit on parking in'G avenue should
be established was one of the first
brought, up,ss J.s'T, Se4s9n,. of the
Arizona Edison company stated that
he believed no time limit would be
necessary if the merchants and other
employers would urge their employees
to park in side streets and vacant
lots The aArizona Edison company
offered the use of two vacant lots
at Eleventh and H avenue and be-
side the city hall for this purpose.
H. A. Wimberley and S. P. Apple
white made short talks in which
they expressed their opinions thai
such a limit is no. needed now.
Fred D. Hubbell, as president of
the Douglas Chamber of Commerce
and Mines, brought UP the question
of taxieabs parking in front OF
business houses and stated that the
property owners should have some
thing to say in this matter. j w.
Tardy and J. B. Crowell We're among
those who spoke on this question:
expressing the opinion that the taxi
cabs are not numerous enough to
warrant any legislation on this ques-
tion al present
The question of changing the name
Of G avenue was also discussed.
Some speakers advocated the change
while others pointed out that the
name has been in use so long and
fits in with the general system of
names in Douglas too well to be
changed now. Fred D. Hubbell
brought up the question of changing
the names of the schools to names
more suitable.
The matter of planting more trees
and shrubbery in Douglas were dis
with the chamber Of commerce be-
ing requested to prepare list OF
trees and shrubbery that will grow
in Douglas, which may be furnished
residents of the city who contem-
pIaeting trees. The quality of water
available for irrigation also came
under discussion and Fred d. Hub
bell suggested that this mater be
treated with lime or gypsum.
S. P. App1ewhite suggested the
more frequent sweeping of G avenue
and mentioned that lot of trash
gathers in the main street of the
city. Or. George Dunno, head of the
city health department, stated that
much of this trash comes from trash
cans of the stores because of the
fact that they are not properly Gov
cred.
S. P. Applewhite, president of the
Cochise County Taxpayers associa
tion, spoke on behalf of the associa-
tion reminding those present thai
Ithe association was still functioning
and that the expense of running the
city is not unusually great. J. W.
! Tardy, on behalf of the Borderland
Climate CluD asked the dSSIStduCS VI
the people of Douglas in the clubs
present campaign to advertise Doug
las and j. P. Sexton, president of the
+ Cochise County Fair association,
stated that the fair association real
lied substantial profit from the
fair this season and is well adver-
tised for the future
Russell Meadows suggested that
something be done to increase the
capacity of the flood bitches, so
that in case of another flood, the
easements of the stores will not be
| flooded again. Mayor Hinton asked
the assistance of the people in help
ing the city ge+ rid of many un-
slightly shacks within its limits, and
the matter of changing the names of
the parks in the city was referred
to the chamber of commerce.