Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-03-31
OVER THE SANTA CRUZ.
A Bridge Wanted on the Hospital
Road.
The Matter to be Laid Before the
Board of Supervisors, Next
Session.

4 bridge on the hospital road over
the Santa Cruz is much needed and
something looking TO that END has
been done OF late. 1t is in the shape Of
a petition to have the bridge construct
ed, and is signed only by taxpayers
and responsible citizens.
The estim ated cost of the bridge is
is Sl400. The form suggested is of a
total length of 100 feet, with ebutments
at each end and in the center. The
height from the river bed would be
twe.ve feet, and the width of the bridge
sixteen feet. Such & bridge would be
high and dry from the floods, there
seldom being six feet OF water, saying
nothing of twelve.
The board of supervisors will be
asked to authorize the bridge and allow
Sl200 toward it-or possibly less would
do. Much of the work would be donat-
ed by farmers who would come II for
benefits, they having agreed to put IL
five to fifteen days work each, often
with teams and tools. The Allison
brothers will donate the use of their
new pile driver Others have promises
cash donations, two at least being 500
each.
In addition to the advantages recited
in the following petition is ore on
humane grounds. The hospital is for
days, owing 10 floods, beyond COM
munication with the city. Emergencies
are liable to arise at such times, on
which lives may depend on patients
being got to the hospital and its facili-
ties.
The petition will be presented to the
board of supervisors in a few days. 1t
is as follows:
To the honorable board Of supervisors
of the Pima county, territory of
Arizona:
Your petitioners, the undersigned
residents and taxpayers of said Pima
county, respectfully show and repre-
sent to your honorable body: That a
larger number of taxpayers reside on
the west de of the Santa Cruz river
near Tucson, ali engaged in agricultural
pursuits, and in order that they may
successfully pursue their occupations,
it is necessary that they should have
free access to the city OF Tucson and
the Southern Pacific depot at all times.
That the Inhabitants Of Tucson rely
upon such residents for vegetables,
fruits, and other agricultural products,
and said products must be sold at the
time of their maturity or become total
loss to the producer, and the lands so
cultivated constitute almost three
quarters of the lands cultivated in the
Santa Cruz bottom west Of Tucson.
That said cultivators reply Gpon the
city of Tucson for their groceries,
prov sions and all supplies used and
Consumed by them, amounting in each
year to many thousands of dollars. That
il bridge were built across the Santa
Cruz river where it is intersected by
Stevens avenue, it whOuld Away
ensure a good road between such |
producers and the city of Tucson, the
Southern Pacific depot and free access
TO the county hospital. That owing to |
annual floods said river is impossible
or days at a time, causing serious
osses and great inconvenience. That |
1t said point bridge, which would be
asting and safe, could be constructed |
more cheaply than at any other point
u the vicinity of said Tucson.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that
fou authorize the construction of said |
bridge Immediately.