Nogales international., 1934-01-06
plying to the street superintendent
$4,000 COLLECTED

We've collected over $4,000 in
three days, said Sire 1t Superin
tendent Carroon and then he said
that E. K. Cumming, owner of one
piece of property sold on the op-
ening day Of the sale, isn't wor-
ried". "E. K. Cumming is worried,
said II. r. Sisk.
E. A. TiJcomb said the present
administration has not carried out
It's campaign promise to reduce
water rates and should have q
guilty conscience for fulfilling only
one promise (that Of retaining J. j.
Lowe as chief Of police.
PLEADS GUILTY
'"I'll plead guilty for not carry
ing out the platform" said Mayor
Wise.
Because of the city's indebted
ness we cannot borrow from the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton, City Attorney Robins declared.
LOSES SS,86S.7G
CITY Clerk r. H. Bibolet said the
water department lost $8,S68.76 dur
ing the fiscal year of June l, 1882
to May 81, 1893 and there is a to-
tai of $478,O00 bonds against the
water plant now.
II. R. Pond, manager of the No
gales Steam Laundry, came to the
defense of the mayor and aldermen
and said he wondered how many
people in this room had made
promise the past six months that
they couldn't fulfill. Gould another
mayor and board do anything?" ask
ed Pond. II could produce Is in
one hour, replied Bettwy.
Mayor Wise, then replying to
statements of R. L. ONeill, c2nsur-
ed him for saying some months ago
that the city should forcibly take
possession of the local power plant.
why did you ask ne tc post
pone sales each day last year,"
asked Former Street Superintend-
ent Hugo w. Miller of City At
torney Robins.
Bonds were not IN default then,
replied Robins. Neither the princi-
pal nor interest.
Mayor Wise then asked if any
nod n cn14att0SN fO thn
matter. There was no reply.
| SALES ELSEWHERE
Tucson, Phoenix and other cities
are holding these sales every years
and are holding them now, said
City Attorney Robins.
Mayor Wise said: None Of us like
to sell Our neighbour property. I
told Carroon when he was ready to
sell mine (the mayor being delil-
quent along with many others) to
let me know and I would try to dig
up the money wasn't hunting this
job (as mayor and it wouldn't
break my heart to lose it,.
It's a dickens of a situation. I
wish knew some way around it.,
said City Attorney Robins, who said
the improvement bonds are held by
many persons scattered from New
York to California There are
$235, ,56910 paving bonds outstand-
ing and the First National Bank
owns approximately $4,000, he
said. The city has no money with
which to buy paving bonds, declar-
ed City Clerk Bibolet. Robins then
declared the city has only obtained
one deed to a piece of property
sold by the city since 1929
OFFERS RESOLUTION
Alderman Louis Hudgin then Of
fered q resolution to discontinue
the sale Of property for delinquent
paving assessments until relief from
some other source could be pro- !
cured. Mayor Wise refused to put
the motion, stating he would not
go on record to break his oath of
office as he still has enough prin-
ciple to live up to the law. The
Hudgin motion then died. /
Alderman aHudgin said yesterday
that if the. city can put off selling
property for one or. a half dozen
why not put if off for everybody.
Hudgin said that President Roose-
velt favors, leniency in these trying
times in the matter Of selling out
the people. ~"
SALE TO CONTINUE
"It is the sense of the council