Arizona republican., 1902-03-19
SOUTH SIDE OBJECTIONS
To the Enabling Act Adopted by the
 Water Storage Commission.

F'c:- SC me time d great dea! of obiec- riou has been expressed by repTeseat:-- tiv-s of the south side canals tp tha ,-na cling ;:.t as prepared hy the water st.faft. commission. Tn uhiectiorS ,er- 4ctt,n together in the form Of 8 series cf resolutions which were brought t0 town yesterday by J. W WyoIf and Carl Hayden cf Tempe and DI. r. W. Wilbur Q: Mesa.
 The thin. upon which the south side mel particularly insist is definite proposition to Je laid before the people before the submission of the bond question. They want among other things definite rate named for water under each canal.
 Thl commissioners received the reso- lUtio.s but toc< no action. In the course Of the discussion it was brought out that the changes suggested are not favcr2hly entertained and that four Of ;he five commissioners are opposed tn the tyyo-thiris majority proposition. The commissioners will pass upon tha resolutions next Friday:
 The resolutions are as fellows:
 Whereas: At various meetings held by the water storage commission of Maricopa county fer the purpose of drafting a bill t9 b. presented to con gress. enabling the county Of Maricopa 10 issue it's bonds fo. the purpose or constructing water storage reservoirs, ilTigating canals, and SC forth. repre- se sentatiVes of the several canals in the Salt river valley Were requested t1 met and advise with said commission. relative to the form and substance oi said Trop3sed enabling act. and
 V hereas: The representatives of ssid canals did meet and advise with said commission ut such meetings. anu did. after due consid ration of the same agree with said commission upon the form and substance of said pro posed enabling act. and
 Whereas: Said proposed act. as so agreed ur2I by the representatives Of said canals with the lnsmbers of said commission. provided. among ether things. QD that the members of said commission should hereafter be elected by vote Of the taxpayers of MaricoI;: county. at an election 10 he helG prior 1c the election of the issuance of said bonds: @ and that prior to calling an election fer the purpose Of submitting the question whether such bonds be is sued said commission should prepare and publish q just and equitable plan fer controlling and distributing such stored water: (,D that no bends should b. issued. under the authority Cf said act unless authorized by d tWo-thirds n-icrity Of all the legal votes to b. cast at an election held for that pur- pose Iv the qualified electors Of Mari pa cc&uty. having property listed for taxation within said county: and (it
 
 county are 10 be permitted to vote o3 the issuance CC such bonds. all of the property in the county subject to tax ;itiou should become liable fer the pay ment cf said bonds and the interest { tn .-aC.: in case of a deficit in the in came derived from the sales O. stored .,-ater and
 .Nh, reas: \ ajoiity of said commis- sfc, die thereafter meet and mate iaIIy- change the provisions cf said pro posed act. without the knowledge, ad- vice CT consent of the representatives or shareholders of the canals on the south side cf th' salt river. and Whereas: Said act, as so changed and as it now reads, authorizes the | issuance Of the bonds of Maricopa county 10 the amount e two million itwo hundred and fifty thousand dollars. l fer said purpose: CD that the members : of said commission. instead of being i.clacted. are to he appointed by. the governor of Arizona, the district judg of M2ricopa county. and the chairman ] cf th. board Of supervisors Of Mari i copa county: @ and Inah-s nc pro- vision for the preparation ana pubiica . tiCn f any plans fer controlling ana [ distributing such stored water, prior to sIcn bonds election, but leaves all 1 these vzry important matJeg; to the ar 1 tIitrGry discretion Of said commission; ,3) upon 8 majority vote of the elec-
 tors Cf said county having property 1 listed fer taxatic1; e and provides i hat only the property within a certain Limited portion of said county shall be liable to taxation for the purpose of . Iaying thn principal or inJs rJsi Ca said { bonds in casa cf q deficit in the incon" from the sales of stored water for that purpose, and
 Whereas. All enabling acts hereto
 fore passed hy congress authorizing the
 issuance Gf bonds by municipalities in AriZCIa. without q single exception. r7- GuiYed that before any bonds shall is
 sue, at least tWG-thirlS Uf the legal Ncters cf such county. town or other municipality should vote afirmatively ipr the issuance of such bonds at ;lr
 election hold therein for that purpose and
 Whereas: We. as taxpayers ant
 users cf water for ftriSating ou tn
 south side of the Salt river are m ] aIterably opposed to the passing Of saic , act. in it's present form, CT the issuanc' . of such bonds by Maricopa county, il ' the manner now proposed by the sai' ; commissiop-
 Now Therefore Be It Resolved.
 First: That we are heartily in iavo