Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-09

residence" seemed to have been consid-
cred by all The attorneys for the de-
Tense, an indulgence under which
lgrievous sin might be committed, Jerry
Mlllay had frequently offered it in ex-
tenuation of the offense of the mayor
and council. a man of less than
ten years residence in the community
would have stood bare of such a de-
Tense.
Judge Baker never spoke more ear
nestly in behalf of client in peril of
his life or liberty. He renewed his plea
for the families of the councilmen and
asked the name of the author of the
resolution. His address was received
in silence. At it's close District Attor-
ney Flanagan suggested that the other
side be heard from. The other side
had really been heard from in advance
in the address of H. NJ. Willis. There
was loud demand from the floor for
the question. Thomas d. Bennett ex-
horted the crowd to be careful what
it was about to do. The resolution. he
said, carried a stigma which he begged
should not be put upon the council
men. Meanwhile the crowd was de-
adjourn was made. 1t was supported
by the attorneys opposing the resolu-
ton and less than a dozen persons in
the body of the house. This was the
first definite test that had been afford
ed. There was an indescribable tu-
multi, amid which John o. Dunbar Of
feIed the following resolution:
Resolved. That it is the sense of this
meeting that the people here assembled
condemn the action of the city council
in delaying action and thereby refusing
to submit to vote of the people the
question of the issue of bonds for con-
struction OF water works and sewer
system, and that we demand of them
to submit the question at the earliest
possible date"
It was not received with enthusiasm
and was denounced by J. c. Adams as
commendatory of the council. He be-
lieved, as many others, that while the
original resolution was not I'M
warranted by the events of the last few
weeks, that it was unnecessarily strong
and though there was never a minute
in which it could not have been adopt
ed, Mr.. Adams proposed the substitute
printed at the beginning of this article,
and it was carried with a roar. The
object of the meeting having been
attained adjournment was easy.
Immediately the friends of the water
company attempted "a reorganization.
DR.. Hughes was made chairman. While
somes one was trying to frame a reso-
luton another jocularly proposed a
vote of confidence in the council. There
was a laugh that raised the roof and
some one jerked a chair from beneath
Judge Baker, who was trying to ad-
dress the crowd. Every man in the
house yelled AYE" derisively and when
the contrary question was put the same
men raised the roof few inches higher
by their Noes" So but for the ridicule
which attended the putting of the mo-
ton of confidence the result of the
supplemental Or Josh" meeting was
horse and horse. Two-thirds of the
crowd went away believing that the
putting of the motion as well as the
making of it was a joke.
What the mayor and Messrs. Fickas
and Morford will do now is a matter
of conjecture. The only thing which
the pOpulace is reasonably sure of hav-
ing accomplished for the public good
is the heading off of any further at
tempt to extend the water companys'
franchise.