Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-11
WEEKLY CITIZEN
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY II, lSs8.
TEE NARRow GAUGE RAILROAD BILL.

coSnty or Pima, plual, Gila and Apach
 counties. Ihe Cbrouiclc is eyideuu
 laboring un5er mzcouoeption Of th
 facts all the way through its long articl
 of nearly a column and a half.
 It figures up that GiIa county wouh
 be required to give nearly or quite
 million dollars while the fact is that DO
 specified amount was asked of Gill
 county or any Otherc0untye except Pima
 but that portion Of the bIil that pro
 vides for an exchange uf bonds from
 other counties was left entirely blank
 to be filed out with such an amount aE
 the representatives from those counties
 thought best. after the bill was duly
 laid before the leading taxpayers o-
 those counties. TI the citizens of Gila
 Pinal and Apache counties decline to
 aid the road they can do so. But If, on
 the contrary. th,v want the road and
 desire to aid It to tle extent of guar
 auteeirE tle interest ou a certain
 amount of railroad bonds-far that is
 in reshty ali lt amounts to-tley have a
 chance 60 do SO. We will quote that
 portion of the biL which spplies to
 PIm3 county; it is ss follows;
 Section l. Upon information in writ-
 Ing Co tle Chairman of the Board of
 Supervisors Cf Plua county. Arizona
 IeuItorr, by the President or tde Ari-
 Zoua Nu.r8W GauEe Railroad Company,
 the corporation of that name winch
 hiedlt articles ol association with the
 Secretary o' sand Territory, on the 23d
 day or November, 4. D., lSs2, that said
 railroad company Is ready.to exchange
 bonds l-.t- the sad county Of Pima, &C.,
 c5rjin- Co tle provisions Of this act, it
 snail ha tle duty of sad Chairman. and
 he i5 hereby directed Co cHll a meeting
 of said Board to bs held within five
 days after tho receipt of sail nOtiGcs-
 tIou, and l- shall be the duty Of sand Board of SurerE1-C-si and they are hsre1F lIIeetsl fo meet within five days, at tle county seat of said county, | and llel and there to order Issued two l hundred tl1Heald dollars of bonds of | said county, Iu denominations of one I thousand dollars each. and bearing in- | ta-esf at the rate Of seven per cent. Der | auluu-- interest payable semi-auuuslly. tle principal payable ln twenty years, winch sand bonds and the interest ! c Euuls thereto attached shall be | s-Elel aE sand Chairman and the Clerk | ui 52ia Board. and shall within thirty days after tle saii order of issuance thereof has been made, be delivered bv tle Clerk of sand Board to the County Treasurer el sa1a county Ci Pima. to be br Hin aisHE=gi oi as hereinafter pro v--l-- and sad County Treasurer shall |. receipt ra tls said Clerk for cle said u is
 See. Q. Upon the application of said railroad company Co tle sad Treasurer. a-- t." fender uy sand company Ui ten rHe4-.l. dollars or bonds o- sand com Hl.E m like denominations, bearing lf-a Interest and payable Ia IEe time. as those ol sad county. l5 shah .a tle duty aL sl. Treasurer all Le Is hereby directed CD deliver fen thousand dollars o- bonds O. sai. county 60 the President and Sa1ralarr of sand railroad company. ll exchange for ten thousand dollars ol bonds O. sand railroad company. SO ie1leT.l above ur5.iel And whenever and a- often as each mile of said ral-uai shah have been graded. lalu wltl .-s and iron. said Treasurer shall upon proof thereof, which proof sla-, log tl- certificate of the County l Surveyor 60 that effect. exchange with l tla sad President and Secretary of sand HI-I-al company. ten thousand dollars ai sall bonds o- said PiTla county for ten thousand dollars Uf said bonds of sad company. i1r each mile so com fl-ts-, uItll tne two hundred thousand dollars 0f bonds Ct said Pima ccuutyare exchange Tor like number of bonds of said railroad company.
 Sections and 5 of the bill contain the same provision .n regard to GIla county that sectins and do to Pima county except that lle amount to be given is il, blank. tae friends of the bill trust ilE entirely Go tls pUJlIo spirit and zen sr1siiy of .he citizens Of tho counties tA-ou-A which the road ls to be built to act fairly and do what IS right 1 the matter
 Itseems TO ms that tLe road is @ les:ra- hle one; tbocIrzeus of Tucson and Pima l county want it and are wiling to give V Eaat is asked. 1t would certainly be of [ equal or more benefit to the northern !. uo1lG furnish them an lutet and enable ,h,n to open mp and ie7eIap the country a4 they never can sithout rsi'r1.G The citizens of Globe and Gila county -i.I le as mUcl benefited. or more than .1y o-he- eawu and county along the .-o10-ei lle. and We hardly think the Chronicle can afford to fight the bin, 1. DOT do We believe itq5l when once fair g laid lelare il
 Tine Chronig,e finds fault with the se- r .ur.;s offered by She railr0ad company. winch IS ID fine shape os a deed of trust .9n all property bothreal and persoaaIr I' 'eioaring to the company. That, Of ' ourse, includes -le risht Of way, road Ied. depois, and the rolling stock of the n aaG What more could thoy give? h The Chronicle asks what IS a deed Of al rust worth when there is a prior mort s, age for all the property is wor.h2' n, fore tntle Chronicle lab1-s under " eurl at fine facts. The very s e-as iAH company propose Co exchange l re .le '.n-llr mortgage bonds. The ouiF real favor the raiIraad com N any asks oi any or the counties is that j be road and rolling stock be exempt -. rom taxation during the construction the road.
 As to the section which Is intended to ST priv Co Gia as well as Pinal and c pach- counties, It world, when Sled te at with some anourt ssy Sjl0ol. read e follows: That when She railroad com b. say shaI have graded it's road bed and ia il tle same with ties. iron. etc, the st 1srj ot Supervisors shall meet at the aa luutr seat CT said county and order Is- it lel S-'00ln denomination ot Sl0i0 el leh. bearing interest st the rate of s' .vel ra- cont. per auuum, payable semi lnna-i., the I1ucipal payable in twenty aaEs- and whenever and as often as -' .cl m-e ai-.aG -haIllave been graded, ?, -.d 7lta t.a-. iron, etc, the Treasurer , 0i.a caErrs. upon proof there " r which p-oos shall be ' ia ee-t'Heatf cf tae county surveyor Of . ad county exchange with the said -' resident and Secretary of said rail '1 .aG company. sI-UJ1oi said bonds of '- l-a e7out. Tor sIo01o oI tae bonds Of id company. for each mile so com -, s.ei, until the sa.d fifty thousand 5s llars Of the bonds oi sad county are aa ,chsnled. We trust tAe Chronicle - ;Ii rrrsa,- sF,s l-U ana uota fi.s ..r.-- '-