Nogales international., 1937-06-12

structure until such time as it is
better able financially to foot the
bill.
In reply to question of Alder
man Thomas L. Hall, WPA Engi-
neer Hubbard, from Tucson, said
the building is perfectly safe.
: A committee of which Alderman
Frazier is chairman recommended
that the outside walls, roof and
library be completed right away
County Sanitarium
E. S. Edmonson, executive secre-
tary of the county welfare board,
appeared before the council IN re-
gard to using the administration
building of the old transient camp
hospital as place for the care of
INDECENT sick, Council voted to rent
the building to the county for that
purpose for 81 a year.
Wants Lumber
Former Mayor Andrew Bettwy
asked the council for lumber left
over after the civic building is COM
pleted. Whatever lumber is LETT
over I want it back" said Bettwy,
who added that he has bill of sale
on record at the county treasurer's
office regarding purchase Of two
old warehouses from which material
was used in construction of the
civic building.
Mayor Cheshire revealed that sale
of the two warehouses by the coun-
ty board of supervisors (the build
ings having been taken over by the
county account delinquent tax
bills) was with the understanding
that the material would be used in
erection of the civic building. Bett-
wy said that he and H. j. Farmer
bought one of the warehouses for
$25 and that they were reimbursed
by the city. 1t was stated at the
meeting that Roy Coker is the only
man who knows (which lumber
came out of which building
Refunding
Kirby Vidrine of Phoenix inform
ed the council that the city, since
it began it's bond refunding program
has refunded $146,O00 worth of
bonds and that the Bettwy admin
istration renewed it's contract with
him in either February or March
of this year for another year.
Whether Vidrine's contract is
binding on the new administration
is to be looked into.
Old Bills
( There was considerable discussion
about bills left unpaid when the
Bettwy administration went out of
office on June 1.
: Of these bills totaling $9,988.31,
the sum of $465.5O is owing street
laborers and for other labor. t'Sorne
Of those men are badly in need of
money" said Mayor Cheshire.
Some quick action should be
taken on old bills to see whether
they can be legally paid and
whether there's any funds with
which to pay them" said Alderman
Jones.
According to the charter we
can't pay those bills" Jones de-
clared, and added that it is the duty
of the council to act fairly toward
all creditors.
Legal Notices
Bids for publication of city legal
notices were received from the No
gales International and Nogales
Herald, each bidding SO an inch
per insertion which was the rate
The Herald received during the
Bettwy administration.
Alderman Hall moved that con
tract for publication Of legalS be
awarded the Nogales international
The motion was seconded by Alder.
man Jones. A vote on the motor
resulted as folsows:
Ayes, Aldermen Hall, Jones, M. ]
Merritt, E. L. Juillerat and Charles
T. Frazier. Alderman Louis Hudgl1
voted no.
E. Titcomb city engineer ant
: street superintendent, suggested
8 to the council that water rates b
increased. the proposed increase. h
f said. would amount to between Il
> and IS cents per month for th
! average householder,
Sonora Water
, City Engineer Titcomb spoke o.
f, the Sonora water situation, declar
, ing nothing was collected betWee1
G December and May Goth for waite
=, said to have been furnished Nogal2'
= Sonora, by Nogales, Arizona.
0 Titcomb said that after the wa
2 ter was ordered shut off in May, Z
: Bonillas, owner of the water work
y across the line, came over within
S few minutes and wanted water i'm
f mediately.
Titcomb also said that S1,0O