Arizona republican., 1915-03-02


 has already been published by The Re- publican. Herewith is presented the reply of the manager to the supplement tai charges. This answer filed on Feb ruary 16, is as follows:
 To the commission of the city of Phoe-
 nix:
 At the meeting of your commission held on the 9th day of February, 1915, form of resolution was presented to the commission by MT. P. H. Hayes, containing a number of specifications charging the city manager of the city of Phoenix with alleged misconduct. However. said alleged charges of mis- conduct are not verified and the re- sponsibility therefor has been assumed by MT. Hayes. Upon the request of the commission that the city manager an- sWer the same, the said city manager takes this opportunity to answer said alleged charges of misconduct, not ad- hitting, however. the regularity, suf- ficiency or legality of this proceeding, and especially objecting to this pro- ceeding upon the ground that there is no ordinance of this commission or provision of law which warrants or authorizes this proceeding.
 The said city manager answers the specifications of alleged misconduct, as contained in said form of resolution, in the order in which they are made, as follows: CD This manager, for answer to specification l of said form of reso- !utlon, denies the same and he whole thereof
 Specification No. 1. alleged the sum- mary removal of George o. Brisbois rom the office of chief of police, and the appointment of Walter r. Brawner to that office was political move on the part of the manager.)
 t2) The city manager, for answer to specification , of said form of resolu- ton, admits that by resolution of the commission dotted November 6, 1914. he was directed to obtain lease and op- ton to purchase land for a sewer farm, sald resolution reading as follows: Be 1t resolved by the city commits sion of the city of Phoenix: That the city manager be- and he hereby is. authorized and empowered in the name of and on behalf of the city of Phoe- niX, to negotiate a lease and option to purchase such land, at or near the out-fall of the city sewer, as in his JuuSnent IS necessary, proper or con- venlent for the city's use in connec- tion herewith or as part of the city sewer system" And in that connection, this manager says that !! prior to the passage of said resolution II became necessary to procure a piece 1 or land of sufficient acreage, adja- i cent to the out-fall of the said sewer | system, in the Salt River, upon which to deposit the sewage from said sewer system, for purification purposes and l to obVlate the same becoming a nui- sance and offensive to the people lv- Ing in that neighborhood and that he made an investigation with view of procuring such land, and found | that the south thirty-six acres of the east half of the southeast quarter of section 13, township 1 north, range ? , east. was the most suitable land that i. could be obtained upon which to de- 1 posit said sewage with the least ex- l pense and greatest economy to the ! city, and that the same could be pur- l chased for three thousand dollars; and he reported that fact to the mem bers of this commission, and requested them to accompany him on a visit to said land to investigate the same for
 themselves; but that he was only able to get Commissioners Cope and Foley
 to accompany him in examining the 1 land, the mayor and the other comms- sioners being unable on account of
 business engagements to so do; that ] after Commissioners Cope and Foley
 and this manager looked over the land
 and examined the surrounding lands
 in that neighborhood, they concluded that said above described land was
 the most suitable and could be used
 most economically for that purpose
 and recommend to this manager to purchase the same; and that after wards this manager made a verbal | report to the commission, on Novem
 Der 6, 1914, of the above facts, and
 recommended the purchase of said land for the said sum of three thou . sand dollars: and that the commis- stoned sanctioned the purchase of the
 same, but that owing to the fact that the city was short of funds, it was considered, at the suggestion of the city attorney. that lease should be taken. with an option to purchase the same, in order that all the pur- chase price of the land should no, be paid in one lump sum and the city should have time within which to pay the same. And thereupon the said resolution was adopted by the com mission Immediately upon the pas sage of said resolution. an abstract of ktitle to said land was prepared and