Arizona republican., 1915-02-10
PROCEDURE AND
 MORE CHARGES
City Commission Takes the First Step ill Deciding Upon Rules for Trial of City Manager Supple mentary Charges

At q meeting of the city com mission called yesterday afternoon for the purpose of discussing rules
 of procedure for the hearing of the charges filed against City Manager
 w. A. Parish on January 22. Attor- ncy Hayes sprung surprise by fil-
 ing some supplemental charges
 against the city manager. who al
 though present when the curtain
 rose upon the second act of the
 comedy. left his seat in the dress
 circle and departed before the, clim- aN without as much as a goodbye
 r a request for a rain check. Attorney Hayes appearing for others, agreed to foster father the
 charges which in realty apepar not to have been charges at all but q collection of statements hard to clas- . slfy. There were no supporting af- l fldaVits but Mir. Hayes thought af- fidavits shouldn't be required at that time although he said he would be commission so desired or words to tlldt Sdfnc general erect.
 | The charges, Well, they had to | do with some features of the pre- l limnary work of Manager Parish , Tn bringing the Pacific Gas and Electric company to an understand ! ing that Phoenix was going to have cheaper lights if she had to manu- fracture the juice herself: they also ! ODined that tba summary remoyaI of
 George 0. Brisbois as chief of po-
 lice after He had filed an affidavit at cross purposes with the work of the city managers office and the 1 appointment of Walter Brawner as his successor was q matter of po- lltics. that a sewer farm might have been purchased for less money than 1 the one now in use and finally that
 Parish spent $20,000 for the best
 fire equipment and $3.000 for the best
 alarm system in the southwest. with
 out asking permission of the com
 mission t2 spend money
 Just before the supplemental charges were presented to the clerk to be read. the commission upon motion of Commissioner Woods se- ! conded by Cope, directed the city l attorney to prepare an ordinance prescribing rules for the trial of any city official against whom charges may be preferred and also prescrio- ing that hereafter all charges pre- 1 ferred by the commission be by re solution adopted by the commission
 and made part of the record of ttc proceedings and that all charges 1 presented by private citizens be iu the form of direct accusations prop 1 crly sworn to and filed with the commission. This ordinance is to be 1 in readiness for action at meet ing called for this afternoon at l o'clock.
 As to procedure the proposed or dinance is to be constructed along
 the lines of the resolution presented Il by Attorney Hayes, entitled Rules of procedure in the matter of hear ing charges against the city mana : Il scr'
 The resolution which was turned over to the city attorney without adoption by the commission provides these rules : First-Al charges must be in writ- ing and copy furnihed the city l manager at least one day before the Cate set for the hearing.
 Second-Upon the date set for the hearing. upon the application of the city manager. adjournment for q reasonable time may be allowed him upon q showing that such adjourn mcnt is needed in order that he may prepare proper defense. or ir order to obtain the attendance of witnesses.
 Third-The city manager shall be permitted to be represented by coun- sel who may examine and cross eX-
 anime witnesses and otherwise as-
 sist him in the presentation of his