Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-08-28
AN INDIAN SCHOOL.

To be Erected E., Tucson Forthwith-Gran orCi,y Lands for a Site.
 A special meeting of the city council
 was held las. evening to take action or
 a pe;i,iOn for lease of certain city lands for the erection ot an Industrial School Tor Indian boys Upon opening the session the City Recorder 'ead the following petition from Rev T. c. KiEkwood, D. D., of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Superln- ienl-r. Ot Home Missions for the Sy- nod u Colorado. oi the Presbyterian Church:
 TUCsoS, ATiz., August 2I. To the Hon. the Mayor and Common
 Counci! of tue City of Tucson.
 Tour petitioner would respectfully represent that he Is the duly accredited agent Oi the Board of Home Missions of the Prs-by bytersn Church iu his capacity oi superintendent of it's interests m inc stg;e of Colorado and the territorie. of AriEons, New Mexico and Wyoming. and that h.s mission to this territory st tAls tune is the esteolishmentl of sn h. dustria! school for the beneIit of the fI'nA anu Pap8g0 Indians, such ss this Board Cf Rome Missions has conducted at different places in the Indian Terri. tory, at the Siss!tOn Agency of the Sioux ID Dakota, and at Albuquerque among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico.
 Looking with favor upon Tucson as A place ot location for the school, and having several propositions from per- sons end piaces elsewhere, I have fell impe!!ed Co ask your honorable body to ali us n this work by the grant or ex- tended lease of land for the site of such school We propose, If you grant this; 10 buy other ia2ds for farming opera | tons and To erect buildings suitable for the Hcc0nmOdariOn of from sixty to two | hundred children. These children are | to be clothed, fed, taught the common | English bEanchts aud trained in some I or the mechanlc arts and the better methods uf agriculture. There will be | considerable outlay m buildings the first year, tO be followed by additions as | necessity shall require.
 In connection with others interested | m this matter, the undersigned has | yIeEed with favor. in the part of the city north Of .. r. "a i.Tuad blocks 43 A. 45 and l6, gIth the portions of the streets included within the extended exterior making an amount of land not exceeding fifteen ll5) acres. not mora than sufficient for buildings and play ground and to keep our pupils from dis turOing our neIghbOrs.
 hepTe5cEtIag the Bossd, I may say We ask tnIs because It would be benefit to us. It would secure the location of our nstitutlOn gt less cost It world give 1s land with good title upon which to build a permanent structure, and We 'eel still more that you and the citizens Sou represent would t,ke greater in ,erCs. ID our work after contributing to ts !ocat;On.
 We sls0 Es6 this because We believe .he institution would more than repay, every year of it's continuance among Tou, the small amount you are asked to grant us.
 We propose tl send among you men and women who would become good citizens and add tO the attraction of your ,ity socIably.
 We propose to expend a large amount 'Or other land for farming operations md ln the construction of other build. ng8.
 We propose Co pay out in thIs cOmmu- lliy, fl We ass reasonably successful, and prospects age god, soma ten to fifteen, 'r ultimately even twenty thousand dol p-s anlunlIYs no part of which will ever Je contributed by your citizens.
 We know, from experience elsewhere, hat the IucIdentsl benefits to hotels md livery men accruing from our ire. .GeDt visitors will bs Uf no small mo- neut.
 Besides all this there IS the added md mutual beleiit, in a public way on 'ur part of having so goodly Q city as Tucson known Es our location, and On 1 TOUT part oi being known as the seat ( school loved and houOrei among .ll it's promoters. and they are found ID III parts of the United States.
 Very respectfully.
 T. c. hIRKwOOD,
 I7orIntendent of Mission of the Presbyterian church.
 After a proper consideration Of the ubiect it was ordered that a lease be xecuted, of blocks 43, fl. 45 and 46, to- .etleT with the streets included within beir exterior boundaries, for 99 years Vith privilege Of removal. at a rental of ! ne dollar per anaum, on condition that he Improvements thereon be com nenCed within six months and com 'lttel within two years.
 r. is estimated that eight or ten thou an! dollars will be expended thIs year n hIiliIDgs and other improvements.
 The board have secured land Iu the alley oi the Santa Cruz for their farms .ui they will als, proceed to erect the ,ro2er buildings thereon.