Arizona republican., 1902-05-28

wanted now was the moral support Of the people of this valley and a right of way for the Phoenix and Eastern to the public lands beyond Mesa City With that obtained he would begin construction at once. At present that right of way is held at $15,000 appToNi- 1llateIy, by the iand owners. He recc&- niEed their rights and th"c the men who lived under the right O. way could not stand all tI:e expense. IL is to ad judicate matters with them that the lccaI people are called upon.
 He also said that if he got the sup port ne expected from the san ta Fe. he would build inc west from Congress and eVentu- ally the system might become trans continental with it's connections.
 Of the work east from Phoenix he said the bridge at Tempe alone would cost from $13O.c0O to $150,OG0. But it might be Q year before he could se- cure material. h that event he pro posed to avoid delay by building a tenn porary piling bridge. On this subject he said also that if the county would stand the additional expense, which would probably be in the neighborhoOd
 
 manent bridge that a wagon bridge might be made in connection with ii. The whole railroad enterprise he es- inmates will call fer the expenditure Of perhaps s. .5G0. eco He then recited some benefits to follow the building of the road and called attention to the branches Of the s. r. P. S P. which he had built into q country where there
 
 from the beginning. He closed by say ing that among other things it would hasten the construction of water storage dam.
 It was then but the work of q few minutes to pass a motion Dy Mir. Chal- ners authorizing the chair to appoint a committee of seven Phoenix men, four residents Of Tempe and four residents Of Mesa City to secure the necessary right Of way and report their names to the board of trade. Subsequently, q melton carried unanimously not only assuring but guaranteeing the Phoenix &- Eastern by the people of the valley as represented in the mass meeting. the right of way from here to and through Mesa City.
 WATER STORAGE
 The business for which the meeting was originally called having been ac- lcomplished J. C. Adams requested that ! Mir. Murphy say something on the sub ! ject of water storage. He said he was perfectly wiling to do so and would begin by saying that if the people would give hiE? the same support they ! had evidenced in the railroad matter he would agree to build them q reser- Voir. He then said that he was not familiar with the status of the bill now 1 pending in congress and did rot want i to say anything that would be miscon- strued as in opposition to it. On the 1 contrary he wanted to help in it's l passage and if he was informed whatto do would use his influence in that direc- i tion. as he expects to be in Washington al an early day
 i J. W. Wcof announced that the bill ] had been faVOrably reported by the house committee and would be taken i up by the senate committee next week. ! EIr. Murphy then inquired if there was an alternative proposition in the meas ure under which the people could act i in case they refuse by their ballots tG vote the $2 800. eco bonds. Being in- i formed there was not. he suggested ! lIl1l T. lI-GtS NSit y eI IiIItc Il N Culii i be a good idea to have an amendment added that in case the people rejected 1 that proposition they would be per nited to vote net to exceed S1 GOO G0( | bonds to be used to guarantee payment of any deficit that might follow the enterprise of private CT corporate capi- i tai in constructing a reservoir.
 | 4 long and animated but perfectly harmonious discussion of this plan fol i lowed. crystalliZing in the passage oi the resolution made by Dr. Ford an6 given in the beginning Of this article Mr. Murphy pledged himself to do al in his power to accomplish this. H.
 said that while he would use his bes influence for the adoption of the frs proposition should a bond election fol
 low. he felt it would be a safeguard for
 the people to have second method O
 procedure to fa! back upon. He i'
 TOW largely interested in the future O
 this valley and with the construction
 of the Phoenix 6 Eastern he will hay
 more at stake in the prosperity of tn
 valley than any man now residing here