Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-24

When recent charges were made against C.~C. Glass, superintendent
 of the Prescott Water Works, the Journal Miner refrained from partici-
 pating in the discussion of the ques- tion for the reason that it had
 no knowledge or information on the subject. The city council propmtly took cognizance of the charges and commenced an investigation ~hich resulted in a report exonerating MT. Glass, the report being adopted with only one dissenting vote. As this committee was composed of represent ative citizens and large property holders-men certainly having larger interests at stake than either those formulating the charges, or publish ing them, the Journal Miner accepted their decision as having greater weight than the alleged eX-parte evidence against Mir. Glass, but beyond pub fishing the report refrained from talk ing sides either for or against. A meeting of citizens was called to dis cuss the charges and from the body of the meeting a number of represent ative citizens were selected to ex- anime the whole matter. After two weeks of work and investigation the committee has completed its report which follows:
 The committee appointed at the citizens meeting at the court house, August 4th, to investigate charges preferred against c. c. Glass, super intendent of the city water works, held their first meeting August 9th, and met daily thereafter for the suc- ceeding twelve days, Sundays ex- cepted.
 A number of witnesses were heard, and A conscientious effort was made to thoroughly investigate the irregulari- ties alleged by Messrs. Clark and Pentland, as we'll as other matters brought to the attention of the com mittee during the progress of its in- quiry.
 No one has been denied hearing and all evidence offered received care ful attention.
 Every facility was furnished by the parties interested the city council, however, declining to recognize the committee as a committee, but plac- ing no obstacle in the way of exami- nation of the city records by the con- mittee as individuals.
 In the matter of the specific charges of irregularities in the meter records of the Prescott Electric company, the committee was unable to find any proof of deliberate attepmt to defraud the city. A mass of contradictory evi- dence was sifted with the result that the committee found it insufficient to connect MT. Glass with tampering with meters, or handing in false re- turns.
 Briefly referring to the irregularity chargd in the January, 1904, account of the Electric company, the commit tee could only reach the conclusion that there was a confusion in the meter readings. A test made at the Electric company's plant developed the fact that the 5-8 meter now in use at the plant, running wide open for 24 hours per day, for six days, would 259, 200 gallons. Meter cata- Iogues give the capacity.of 3-4 meter ss double that of a 5-S. The readings of the 3-4 meter, as given by MT. Pentland for the first six days of Jan nary represent 324, 400 gallons. While the records and evidence would seem to confirm Mir Pentland's figures, the | quantity of water represented thereby | Is undoubtedly ill excess of the re- luirements of the plant, leaving a | balance to be diverted elsewhere, | that the committee could | not determine had been done. The |-4 meter in question was inspected | 1y the committee, but the reading ,ould not be checked with any figures he committee had under considera- ion-the dial apparently having been ,hanged, by whom the committee Juld not ascertain.
 The evidence offered to the commit ee in connection with alleged altera- ion of meter readings in June was not r..iAh -nnni E., L..nanI L.. - 1