Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-06-26
REDUCTION WORKS.
Proposition from the Hawkeye Reduction Company Considered at a Public Meet

present some fifty or sixty Of the repre- sentative men of the cIiy.
 The meeting wss called to order e $ o'clock, and Mir. Albert Steinield wal elected chairman, and Mr. T.. B. 1. m- roy, secretary. The chairman stated the object of the meeting, and Mr. z. L Tidball of the committee heretofore ap- pointed to report upon the smelhn. company's proposition, read the offer o the company and the report of the com mittee, which wss as follows:
 Albert Steinfeld, Esq, Chairman CitI-
 Zens Meeting, Tucson, Arizona: SIR:-1Our committee appointed al the last meeting to make full iuvestI gatIoD of certain propositions submitted to sand meeting by Messrs. Curtis X Carey, O; the Hawkeye Rsiuction Com. psny. corporation organized under the laws of the State of Iowa, beg leave to submit the following report: The proposition submitted by MessT5. Curtis and Carey, was m substance. g, follows: To erecI, in the city of Tucson, a emelter Ot the capsclty uf twenty tons per day; said shelter to include samp- ling, concentrating and refining works, and to bs increased. within enc year, Co capscity Of fifty tons Der OHy and to be snli further increased, within Cuoth- CT yesr, to a capacity O. one hundred tons per day of tEenty four hours, upon the following conditions:
 First-Ihat suitable grounds for the use Ot the company, for its works, hanuau GNNa fraf.tra .vurffsNtaa ..r supply be donated to the company.
 Second.-lhat the cOmpauy's grounds and property be exempt from county and city taxation for period oi ten years.
 Ihird.-That tbe County of Pima do nate to the said company, m bonds ot the said county, the sum Cf SJO,OUO, iu consideration of the company erecting public or custom works Rs hereinbeiors described; said bonds to bear per cent annual interest and 10 be issued and Gs. ivered to said conpsny Es follows: SlO,OU0 when ths company shall have erected smelter If twenty tous capaci- " and put it m readiness for operation; {; Sl0.O00 when tbe capacity shall have been increased to fifty tons per day and S3O.O00 when the capacity shall have been increased to one hundred tons per day. of tweDty-fOur hours.
 Tbe propositions submitted by MessTs. Curtis & Carey do not meet with the en- tire approval of your committee, and after due delIberRiIOn and careful Inyes- tigation of the subject your committee beg leave to submit the following.
 First.-Tkat the sold Hawkeye Re duction company shall erect at tbe City of Tucson, ArIZOEa, a swtlter ot tls capacity ot not lees than twenty toms per day, wi;h samp!ing, cCncsHtgatIl 2 aGd refining works complete; sad sm=ltDr 10 be increased from tIrIe Go time, as necessity may require, until inc rH!HcI- ty shall have been e1iHrEed tO Ote aCu dred tons per day uf tweniy-tonr hCurs. Secoud.-Ihat ths construction uf said smelter shall pe cJu m=LcaI virS!l sixty days and com g.eteGt uiih sumIliuE p, concentrating aud srhuIug wusEs si- tachedl within SIX month; tL1 com mencenent ard completion oi saId works Co date from the time ;Ie bUarG Of Supervisors Ot Pima County, As.z1ua, shall be empowered b Issue borcs ot said county as hereinafter provided.
 Thiri.-That . free grant Ut uot less than twenty acres of laEi be donated. upon which tO erect the smelter aud Gi. buildings necessarily connected thefs- with and for other manufacturing rstEG- lishments; that right Ot way shall be granted for R branch railroad Co run from the Southern Pacific aud Marrow Gauge Railroad to tue ssid smeliiCg works, which right of way shall include suiiiclent land for side tracks, switcle' q q .r land and right Oi way to be left Go ths said Hawkeye keduc;l1n Company, anl when SO selected. sa.t lands, witl all the aforesaid privileges, Co To con- veyed to the ssid ilawseye lie ucti0n Company b. the citizens of limaCOuuiy, Arizona.
 Fourth.-That the grounds. buildirrs. machinery sBi sl! ether property of the Hawkeye Reduction Company conucc- ted with the proposed sm-iisr shall he exempt from taxation of every charscter for Q period of ten years, io date from the commerce. meDt oi tlc works.
 Fifth.-Tha; tLe County Of Pima. Arizona, shall issue to tbe Hawkeys Re- ductlOn Company bonds to the amount of Sj0.GO0 i1 all o' tue construction ol said smelUnC works.
 Sixth -Thas sRid bonds sLHl. bear ( per cent annual interest and h' m1te payable to the Hawkrye EeJGc,i.a ComDany, and shall be delivered Co iur said company or its assigns Ou the fJi- lowing conditions: whenever one thou sand tons os ore shall have been sm-liei by said company (eviiencs Ot which shall ba required by the Board ot Sup eryisors) bOU d of the Gen0mInaiiUl ui Sl eco shall he delivered to gnr Faii Hawkeye Eeduction ComDany or Ii- Gs- signs, and as each one thousand tons ui ore shall be smelted bond for the -uiai amount shall be issued tO tte said cUu- pany.
 Sevsnth.-Tbst the people O.! Pma County, Arizona, as represented by the ESari Of Supervisors. reserve the right to pny in hen Cf cad bones such q f- alty per ton Of ore smei;ed by said com pany as may bs agreed upJ1 between the respective parties interested ID tEI7 contract.
 All which is respectfully submitted.
 J. A. ZAHRlsKTR.
 T. l.. SCHULTZ, Committee.
 -, l.. TIDBALL.
 T r-.-..,-. ', June 23l lS>j.
 Col P. V. Carey, of the hiss5eye Rf- dnc;ion Company stated that hs V : satisfied with the repor, o' tEe commit tee; that hIs company were in earne-: in this natter and had made theIr prop1- sit cl In gOrd faith; that Le saw much future good that would resUl: io tucson ID the establishment ot the-e works. and iuai they would be hut the conmeEre- meat of other important industries Go be erected here.
 Upon motion the report of tEe con- mi.tee was adopted as emboJyiuS tle sense Of the meeting.
 OD motion it vss iecidrd tHC. when the meeting adjOurus IL do sn to meet again at the cali O, t5c chairmza, sE | that publication for one week be made fl ihe time and place oi sad mecting.
 A committee. consisting Of Ie,s--' Albert St-infeli, J, S Wood and N- h Nbtss, was appointed to provide ineRn' for detrsyiug expenses ot advertising.