Arizona republican., 1906-06-30
THE WAY TO DO IT.

will be held tonight to see what can
 be done for the abatement of the dust
 noisance. It is the duty of every man
 whose health and property have been
 damaged or menaced by the present in-
 excusable conditions to be present at the meeting and to endeavor to inn
 press upon the council the necessity of | immediate action.
 | There should be no spirit of carping
 in the proceedings; no fault finding
 with whatever has passed. There is .
 disposition in some quarters to make | political capital out of an unfortunate condition. If this should be pursued
 the relief which we seek will be all the
 harder to obtain.
 1 Some suggestions have been made tc
 the council by the citizens committee and are in the main good ones though | it is contended by the council that they do not touch the principal question of sprinkling the streets immediately. It is useless to point out now mis- takes which have been made in the past and 1t is somewhat a waste of time to plan for the distant future in the con- slderation of the dust question. Never was this saying more applicable: There is no yesterday. no tomorrow, only now"
 Three of the members of the present council, including the mayor, have been in office less than two months. They have been guilty of no extravagance and no mismanagement. The only charge against them is that of damag- ing and misdirected economy. We do not believe that there has been any serious extravaganza by any council iu recent years. A few years ago the practice of uselessly expending large sums of money to pay for work done by political henchmen was inaugural ed. The surface of the streets was carted away in the course of one politi- cal campaign to be carted back in the course Of another campaign. The money spent for it was worse than wasted. But we are pleased to say there has been nothing of this in late years. It is unprofitable to recall now
 
 administrations or by republican ad- ministrattons
 There can be nothing gained in dis cussing this matter now or any other matter looking back very far into the past or looking forward very far into the future.
 The chief and only thing to be i'm pressed upon the council at the meeting tonight is that the streets of the city are a disgrace to Phoenix and that they are menacing to health and prop erty and also to the vaIue of real estate; that the council by virtue of it's position is responsible for a con- tinuation of this state of affairs; that there is no one else with power to act. that there is no other city of the size and importance of Phoenix in the Unit | ed States under such a cloud of dust and disgrace; that there is probably | no other in the United States where | such d condition would be permitted | 10 exist
 Some of the members of the council we know, would like to make use of ! the means in their power to afford re- lief. Others think that they have no ! power. It is only certain that unless " they make use of some sort of power . they will have none at all to serve the ! public after the next election.
 There is a way to sprinkle the | streets, more economically than it has |. been done, and in the course of the | discussion which has been going on 1t ! has been frequently pointed out It is the duty of the council to act upon q | demand which has become unanimous \ and is rapidly becoming impatient.
 A great many things which people | have thought could not be done have been done. Some years ago inert was contemplated change in the financial system of the countrywide resumption of specie payment. Many able finan- T ciers said it was impossible Others | agreed that it was possible but they | Sid not know just how it should be I brought about; they would discuss it fully and then they would agree upon complex program. There was one lnancier abIer than all of them. who pointed out a quick and simple way To the end. John Sherman said that he way to resume was to resume, and t was done. The thing for the council | o do is to turn water upon the streets. That will sprinkle them and the prob em will be solved.
  FAITH OF MAJOR LLEWELLYN.