Arizona republican., 1913-08-12
MAKE PAYMENT
 ON CORRAL SITE
After Stormy Scene in Reg ular Monthly Meeting the Common Council Author izcs Purchase of Tract in Third Ward

BE TT RESOLVED by the Com mon Council of th" City of Phocnix:
 That the warrant authorized drawn against the watcrworks fund for $4. coo as u first payment on site heretofore selected by the said Com mon Council for d city corral be by the city recorder delivered to F. J. Bcnnitt X Co, for such first pay mcnt.
 This resolution introduced bz Councilman Elmer Warren, of ths third ward. enerGctically seconded bE Councilman Dan McDermott, of the second ward and finally declared adopted. provided the opportunity for the gentleman from the second ward to put himself on record u@ resentin9 the insinuations and the Viiiifications he charged have been hurled at tine common council as q body and at the heads of the members as individuals because of the recent action of that body in selecting q site for new city corral and agreeing to pay q rl ice that one of the members of the city council considered cXorbItant.
 "Why. if the city of Phoenix doesn't want that particular piece of prop clty for $4.G0o.s said AIr McDermott. T will write my own personal check this very night and turn it over to the man who will deliver to me deed for the tract in question: If there is any fear as to the validity ot such a check I will tomorrow turn GNtr good California gold for the full amount and in receiving clear deed to the property will consider I have acted well. It makes no difference to me who that property belongs to, 1 am convinced that the city can do T" better than to acquire il at this time to be a part of the city corral aud provide in addition q convenient Iv located repair shop for the cit} water and street departments.
 As for the citizens and the news paper which virtually charges that graft exists as between the members or this council and the owners and some real estate dealers, ! wish to sav that mo more base or unfoundcd clargc could be malo against the mon of this common council I know my hands are clean and know that the hands of every other member of .Lie body are equally as clean.
 We should buy that property at once. We have q lease .zriring shortly upon the present corral site and I know We can never renew that lease The people have protested against tha corral there too long The citizens have protested against locat- ing the corral on tho West End school site. Therefore there i- nnth- ire better for us to do than tu buy the one this council selected and Go 1t nuW We have already been vic timiz.d to the extent of $500. the in creased price of that lot after it was known the city wanted it. and that was pufc graft. but none of it went to this council.'
 This presentation of his views "n the subject followed an expression of opinion on the part or Councilman McElryy that the price asked was cxprbit"nt.
 "It makes no difference to mo what action this body takes tonight said AIr. McEIroy. "I will oppose the plan tc pay out that sum for this par ticuor property. I am in the real estate business and I know that the property is not worth the sum asked unless property in that section Of Phoenix has recently taken an un- prcccdented rise. one of which I seem pot to have heard"
 And whom Mr. McDormptt had finished his remarks, during the greater part of which he seemed to be talking Ut the gentleman from the in reply, arose and announced that