Arizona republican., 1905-07-09
THE MAYORS REPLY
Is Held for the Time in
 AbeyanCe
Presentation of the Request for His Withdrawal of His Resignation as Mayor.

There were no developments of a definite character yesterday in connec- tion wish the controversy between Mayor Adams and the majority of the city council in relation to the water works commission.
 Under instructions from the mass meeting held at the Doris theater on Friday night, resolutions requesting the mayor to withdraw his resignation were presented to him yesterday after noon. The spokesman of the commit tee was W. B. Cleary chairman; the other members were P. A. Tharaldson, w. H. Ward, Dr. H. F. Stroud and Barry M. GOldwater. In response to Chairman Cleary's address Mayor Adams spoke feelingly and expressed his full appreciation Of the confidence which the business men and taxpayers had expressed in him and of their ap- prOval of his acts. He would make no immediate reply but take the mat ter under consideration.
 The following is a copy of the resO- lutiOns and address:
 To John C. Adams, Mayor of the City
 of Phoenix, Arizona:
 Sir-At the mass meeting called fnc and held a5 the opera house in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, on the even ing of the 7th inst. by the citizens, taxpayers and business men of the city Of Phoenix for the purpose of consid- ering your acts as mayor in respect of the waterworks system to be con structed by the city of Phoenix and your action in rendering your resigna- ton as mayor to the common council of Phoenix at a recent date. the follow ing resolutions were offered and unan- imously adopted at said meeting:
 Resolved by the citizens, taxpayers and business men of the city of Phoe- nix in mass meeting assembled at the opera house in Phoenix, Arizona, on the evening of the 7th day of July, 1905, that we have the utmost cOnfi- dence in the ability, integrity and honesty of George H. N. Luhrs, Simon Oberfelder. Charles DeMund, F. N and Vernon L. Clark, the commissioners appointed by Mayer John c. Adams to take charge of an1 superintend the construction of the water works system for the city of Phoenix. and that We heartily endorse said appointment. Be it further resolved, that we have continued and abiding faith in the ability, integrity and honesty of Mayor J. c. Adams both as a man and as a i city official, and that it is tine sense of this meeting that his resignation as mayor of the city of Phoenix is 1 for and an injustice to the | best interests of the citizens and the | city of Phoenix. Therefore we respect | fully request Mayor Adams to with draw and recall his resignation which | he rendered to the common council | of the city of Phoenix and continue to | h .sf 1f thereof.
 Be it further resolved, that W. E.. 1 Cleary, the chairman of this meeting, | appoint a committee of twenty-fiv i taxpayers and business men of this city ito present the views of this ! meeting to Mayor Adams and request him to withdraw his resignation ten tered to the common council as afOre- said, and to continue to serve the city IS mayor thereof during the remain Ter of his term; and that the chairman Df this meeting be added to said com nittee."
 In pursuance of the foregoing reso- utiOns the undersigned committee appointed for the purpose in the fore soing resolutions embodied respectful y request you to immediately with lraw and recall your resignation as mayor of the city of Phoenix, rendered tt a recent meeting of the common ouncil of the city of Phoenix md continue to serve as mayor the re- nainder of your term. This is not nly the express wish of the citizens. aXpayers and business men of the ity of Phoenix, as stated in the fore -Oing resolutions. but also the individ- al wish of the undersigned members f said committee, believing your ! ity of Phoenix to be for the best in erests of the city.
 Respectfully submitted, 2
 VIM. B. CLEARY, Chm i
 F. J. BENNETT. '
 WALTER BENNETT. t
 M. C. M'DOUGALL.
 AARON GOLDBERG.
 H. E. STROUD, M. D. {
 w. D. FULWILER. q
 P. CORPSTEIN.
 w. H. WARD.
 J. H. LA RUE.
 PAUL A. BRIZARD. S
 J. L. B. ALEXANDER
 ANCIL MARTIN.
 BARRY M. GOLDWATER,
 B. A. FOWLER V
 WALTER TALBOT. s
 A. V. VAN DOSEN. il
 P. A. THARALDSON. T
 EDWARD EISELE. V
 D. H. BURTIS. t
 EZRA w. THAYER. t