Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-23
RESIGNATION
OF ENGINEER
PIaCales Wrath Of Councilman
Cisney
CONWAY DISCUSSES STRIKE
Scale of Wages and Hours
Not Understood BY Ger
tain Writers, Declares
Contractor - Develop
ments Show Up Prophets.

As a result Of the unpleasantness
which arose after his discharge Of
paving inspector r. II. Collins, and
the reinstatement of Collins by tire
city council. Engineer Cornwall pre-
sented his resignation to the paving
commission last Friday afternoon. The
resignation was accepted. and Q. y
Turney. the city engineer, promptly
selected to fill the vacancy.
Councilman Cisney declared yester-
day afternoon that Cornwall had been
the bone OF contention between the
council and the commission, and that
the selection of Turney to oversee the
work would doubtless end the mis-
understanding which has prevailed
between the two bodies
When asked to state whether. i'm
his opinion there would be any fur
thcr disagreement between the cOun-
ell and the commission. Mr.. Cisney
replied: I'VE have got to get along
together. or there is going to be ON
open break
Mr.. Cisney gave it as his opinion
that there would not he any mere
ground for controversy, and that
harmony would prevail hereafter In
the joint deliberations of the coun-
ell and commission. both of which
bodies. he declared, are equally con-
cerned in advancing the interests of
the city. ard in eliminating the dis
cordant and damaging controversies
which have up to this time attended
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and the efforts of the commission to
direct the progress of the paving.
1t is not known that any pressure
was brought to bear on Engineer
Cornwall to force his resignation. but
it is believed that, disgusted by the
scant recognition given his authority
as engineer to the commission, ho felt
the absurdity of holding an office
which gave him the right neither to
hire nor fire his own assistants. He
was selected for engineer to supcrin
tend the laying of the new pave
ment in the interest of the city and
the paving commission after his work
as an employee of the old citizens
paving committee gained him the ap-
prOval and support of those who
knew the excellent quality of his
work in preparing the plans and
specifications.
From a standpoint of economy, the
commission and the council believe
that Engineer Turney. in his capacity
as city engineer. and engineer To the
paving commission. will be able to
carry on the work with less expense
than would have resulted from the
cost of maintaining two offices, and
two corps of engineers.
Manager Conway of the Barber As
phalt Paving Company had little To
say regarding the resignation Of
ney but when approached on another
subject. that of the so-called Strike
he had great deal to say.
There has not been any strike al
alr' he declared yesterday afternoon
'.AlI this talk about striking for
shorter hours and higher pay is
founded on somebody's imagination.
and not on anything that has ever
been said or done by any of our en-
plOyes. We had certain amount Of
difficulty with about fifteen Mexican
laborers who refused to use the short
handled shOvels in the grading work.
but that was all. We don't consider
this much of strike and we very
speedily brought the few who raised
objections to terms. II is my belief
that we could have settled this lit
tie difficulty without the assistance
of the newspapers.
Il want to say" he went on. that
this thing of talking Strike is a bad
business when n work of this char
| acter is being carried on. IL takes q
very small thing to start a great deal
| of trouble among labOring men, and J
| hope / won't hear anything more
about strike until there are some evil
dences of there being one.
"As far as striking for higher was-
es' is concerned. and this talk about