The Coolidge examiner., 1946-10-18

| or early in October. After serving
but few weeks Tyler resigned to
become city clerk and c. w. Lew
Is succeeded him. Lewis served
until a new council took office
this spring when Hannah, who re-
ceived the highest vote In the
election, was selected as mayor.
Following the selection of a new
presiding officer DR.. @. B. Stew
ard served as mayor pro tenn d.
reeting the council through Q
maze of varied subjects including
the employment of two new city
officers and the dismissal of two;
discussed a new livestock ordi-
nance; purchase of dump truck
and adoption of plan to employ
two Indian policemen for work on
Saturday nights and Sundays.
Proposal for a new livestock or
dinance carrying an emergency
clause which would make 1t I'M
mediately operative failed because
it lacked a three fourths majority
but would become operative at the
expiration of 80 days.
However. because of q mild
storm of protest which struck va
rious members of the council
Tuesday a special meeting OF the
city dads was held Monday night
when, after an hours discussion,
it was agreed there was but one
way TO settle the issue and that
was by holding a special election
and letting all of the qualified
voters make their own decision.
This election, according to Ari-
zona statutes, may be called eth
er by the council passing the new
ordinance as proposed Monday
night and referring final decision
to the people or through an initi-
ative petition carrying the same
proposal. Then voters could either
vote "yes" or mo" as they pleased
and that action would once and
for all settle the issue.
The ordinance as proposed
Monday night and discussed again
Wednesday night would permit
families to maintain not more
than two animals, horses. cows or
mules, within the corporate limits
of the city and that IL SO main
tanned they must not be closer
than fifty feet to any residence or
abode and none kept within the
business district.
Following a complaint from @.
w. Ware of lack of adequate po-
lice protection on Saturday nights
when drunken Indians are more
than ordinarily annoying council
decided to ask Superintendent A.
E. Robinson of the Pima Indian
reservation at Sacaton to suggest
two reliable Indians who could be
employed by the city to aid In
abating this weekly nuisance.
Following a general discussion
of the citys garbage disposal pro-
gram which has been admittedly
inadequate and a proposition to
let a contract to an out-of-town
firm the council was informed
dump truck could now be pur-
chased. This the council decided
TO do rather than contract dis
posal of city waste.
Acting upon the theory that
neither Connie Clark nor Jess
Pierson should continue as pa
trolmen because the council had
never approved their applications
both men were declared not to be
city employees. The action affect
ing Clark came as the result OF a
fist fight between Clark and city
prisoner last Friday night. The
council then voted to employ Lee
Barnett, former steward at Ari-
zona State Prison at Florence and
Jack Morrison, former Pinai
county deputy sheriff. AS the re-
suit of council action Monday
night and the recent resignation
of Dan Kinser as marshal, Cool
idge was temporarily without q
city police force.
The council granted an applica-
ton for transfer of liquor IL
cense held by Basha's to Bill and
Frand's Drive In, and authorized
payment of $4,000 to the engineer
ing firm of Hedman. Ferguson and
Corollo as the initial payment on
the costs of engineering for the
city's proposed sewage system. &