Arizona republican., 1898-10-15

mayer was correct so far as it went, but as the council had not met nor called for the report, the committee having no opportunity to report, the consent of the council must be pre- stunned, and therefore the Hoadley or dinance was in order for final passage if so willed by the council. The mayor declared the attornsy to be wrong and the attorney returned the compliment and called for the ordinance. The clerk went after the ordinance book and the council took a recess and exchanged pleasantries with one another, but storm was in the air. The ordinance beck did not settle the difference of opinion, but the further expression Of that difference brought forth a few heated words from the attorney and the members of the council. The mayor seeing that he could not thwart the will of the council or further impede it, put the long pending motion that the ordinance be placed on its final passage. The motion was carried by three ayes and one nay, Dr. Hart be- ing absent. The long and heated water works controversy was now at it's climax. Three members of the council, Messrs. Greeves, Finch and Brown, stood pledged to vote for the Hoadley ordinance, and the mayor stood cut alone against it. He called for remarks pending it's final passage. B. B. Goodwin received the floor. Listen to the tale of woe. He said:
 "It was fraud, a scheme, a dastard- ly imposition on the people of Temps and on their posterity. The council men knew it. Would the taxpayers sit idly by and have before their eyes en- acted a pernicious injustice which would fasten itself on them for twenty five years? There was better prop csition before the council; the council men admitted it; why was it they per sisted in voting for the Hoadley prop osition? In the name of God, what did it mean? Fer Gods sake, of two schemes, choose the best!"
 Mayor Knight rose and said he had fought the Hoadley proposition because he believed a much better one could be secured, and was not even in favor Of acting on the Walker proposition until others had an opportunity. He recommended that plat be made of the town survey of the butte be made and specifications drawD up to cover what the town wanted, and then ad- vertise in the engineering magazines. Thus the opposition delivered itself, receiving applause new and then. The oounciimen then took opportunity to explain their potion. Liten to the tale Of woe:
 They all spoke and the position Of each was ir, all essentials the C0 hn had means in his power to prevent the water proposition passing the council. He had not hcnored his word as a mayor should and if the three mem bers had ignored him to some extent it was because he had ignored them. Two-thirds of the taxpayers of Tempe had requested that the Hoadley prop osition be accepted. When MT. Head ley wished the councilmen to assure him that they would accept his prop osition there was no other proposition before the council, and in order to carry on the wishes of the taxpayers and secure water works for Tempe , they as individual men pledged them selves to MT. Hoadley to pass his or dinance at the regular meeting in Oc- tober-the pledge being required by MT Hoad1ey because he did not care to bother with so small plant unless he could get it while he was buying the Tucson and Prescott plants. The peo- pie wanted it; the only way to get it was to make the pledge, so it was done and they were there as men and as counci1men 10 pass the Hoadley ordi- nance Mr. Walkers proposition was better, perhaps, but he was too late. Their remarks were supplemented with applause from the citizens. The ordi- nance, No. 47 was placed on its final passage and passed, Greeves, Brown and Finch voting in the affirmative, and Mayor Knight in the negative. i MT. Greeves then stated that it was likely that MT. Hoadley would not, now take advantage of the ordinance, and
 if he didn't he would be more than
 glad to consider all other propositions. i Rev. MT Guthrie and others were granted permission to grade and gravel Maple avenue between Fifth and Sixth
 streets. The street committee was directed to lcok into the matter of l opening up a street in East Tempe to i the south limit of the city. City Mar shal O. c. Smith was given permission to hire whom he chose to catch the i CUTS of the town with a wire. and dis pose of them in the desert places, and was also directed to proceed to the collection of the street tax. The coun- cil then adjourned after the most i'm portant meeting in it's history.
 REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.