Arizona republican., 1915-03-16


 stallation of public fountains, the sane and economical handling of garbage and many other things tending to the better, permanent and more economi cal improvements, and the city's re- cords contain my assertion that this city after expenditures of hundreds of thousa nds in money-within my personal knowledge, the only things it can show for the expenditure of that money is this city hall and the present Waterworks-both of which are a disgrace to the intelligence and desires of the best citizenship if this city
 The city cannot even take credit for it's paved streets because the property holders have assumed this unjust burden whereas it's cost should be the burden of the entire city. i It has been and is costing nearly l $1.00 for every man, woman and child in the city for the administering of government while it should not ex- ceed fifty cents per month.
 l There is way to do these things. 1 There is a way to relieve the ten sion under which this city is groan- ing at present, but it cannot be done under present conditions. There must be uniformity of action, there must 1 be absolute confidence between the different departments of the city gov ernment and this there has not been since the month of August, 1914 | al ,.ify knowing at this time just how strong ring influences have all of us under suspicion by the general electorate of this city
 Factions stand ready to fly at the throat of factions. Suspicious ram = pant throughout the city, and there can be no success until this condition is remedied by the means heretofore pointed out.
 | Personally, I have suggested ev- , erything in my power to devise some way out of this dilemma, but there has been shown a degree of selfish ness that bodes ill to all in the long run. I would be spurned did I hesi- i tate longer in the action I am about to take
 This government has been installed practically one year. and there is but one word that makes a correct total sum of what has been done, and that is the awful word failure
 | I wish to see the second year end | with results that will read differently and if not recalled, l shall continue as I have that is by suggestion and | Ion ..A, T get an effort put forth that means more for the best interests of this | city.
 ] We have just witnessed the state legislature and it's session with a re- cord that should make every in | telligent Arizonian shamed to call himself either Republican, Democrat, Progressive or any name until the i electorate of Arizona can show a watching world that simplicity in law, purity of intent. and a united effort 1 for the progress of this great state. stands first of all other things. As mayor, I wish my term to end with the thought in the minds of a DOT l tior, at least, of the electorate of Phoenix, that I cOuntenance no such kind of public effort I do not want the second year of my term as may or-through no fault of mine be- cause clothed with no power by the | city charter-end as the first year is | ending for this city commission, which is failure for the best interests of this city. As before stated, I have suggested everything in my power that would bridge this vast chasm but I have been met only with in attention and defiance; therefore with 1 consideration only for the best for this city. and without any regard to | the charges which have been brought before the city commission against the city manager, but for the reasons | and facts that politics now smolder and are ready to burst forth with an bintOlerable stench, for the further reason and fact that ring is a ring, whatever name it may Haunt at its masthead, and that we have one at present. for the further reason and fact that conditions adverse to the best interests of this city have arisen l before which the best wisdom and the purest unselfishness would fail in any attempt to settle. and because of that great vital fact that any man in pub lie position who compromises, is lost