Arizona republican., 1902-04-05
IT IS NOW H SHAPE
4 Kind of Agreement on the Enabling
 Act is Reached.

: conference between d committee of the business men of Phoaai,> and of the hoard of trade appointed at t meeting held on Thursday morning and the wafer stOraG- commission took place yesterday afteraoon and lasted anti! night An agreement that was uAt eui1e satisfactory to any of Jhr con- tending elements vas finally reached. SO that the controversy SO far as Pho5- nix is concerned is over except in the event Of tie passage of the enabling ;,,.. when IL. whole thing would prob ably have to .,e fought over again ;,t t-ee polls
 rne .jawr or the committee were Ere- sented by lIT- T E. Adams. He said that I,e had heard :: great deal about the rights of the water users to take the lead in the agitation which had been going on. on the theory that since they had t9 pay for the water they shouls be allow ed to prescribe the man her ir which t should be obtained. He denied that the burden would rest ;.= heavily C2 tne water users aG on the ts,z pagers of Phoyni,s. representing half the taxa ole wealth or tho c1unt, and who would ac only indirectly inter c@5e9 in lhe procuriHs, o- an 4de.: :ci.j 70 Water supply
 These t.- payers had given h. said. the enabling act as ft had 1een re- Iu1dcIed ny Judge Dillon careful .tt- tsnti3l and they believed that it ..I- tl.a measure which should b. passed. since ], protected the rights of water users and st the same time provided Tor 2 fo~-c: of h5u.l fr,7i.H would .. accepted by investors The ,,nnitt-e would sugSsst :l sirRic change t.i- -s- telsiJl Of ii.e period witn{n which tn, interest OF ti;e toI;d. could Ia declare. Cc.--uit=o from six .o1u5l!s- .-= r--c-u- -Ha.l5ed ny judge Dillon. Ia o.l- year. 1-r- Adams s.-fl-- ae-t-oe. III tfe c..-.rav-= ..y5.os:-i L.- tn. o.us. u,s ,i ti.e f2r--ls-. tIJJ is IT, provisions r .1iri.15 tl-., tIs bonds so--.. !1- is-j-s.i 09iE Uua9 t..a-t ai1,,s. ro.-. that ti.g N.r s-5"a=-- commission should aa ei.-:4a iae.eaI of appointed and tlI, "a ,iseI2-Ht ,I ta- Ie.lae aF ,iie contracts with the canal essaHs- nie.. and the plans and specifications -or the reservoir should D. published si5t. da. betore tae bond election and that the fact set farJ., iu such ;td.el,is-rnent should De considered ;i part of the con 'i-a-iil@ iit'J-i 4--t-i4 44tC tlJtls- ~iit-l-. Dc issued Tie objection to the Ia-l named provision in the oIinioa of tna coHnmit,e7 was that tne details ujta which it would probably be f-a,a= -fli, 10 comply so the letter would have the eIfe"t of in"ali.ia ting the boul-.
 -ac argument in which 1Ir- Heard oi tEe commission. NaIager |le,.l-y of th. Arizo1c Var company. F-1- -u.. f,t-4,i, o'EeiH. -sttornry General Ain=,gort: and others t1ak lagt e.sued ft was confined for ;he most part to the pro posed substitution If .t t.ro-jhtr.Is vol, for simple a=ijo,f,,--
 lar. CIear>- ci.ar@eI that proponents of the r..a nEe Were .sat acting ia good fFlth- If t:ie.- ..srta,- 3 l,.-e; voir il was inco,Hpre that they should f..as-a il more difficult than Was naces- sa1V 10 Eat il. He rather more thar int iInaJel that the people of the soutl side did not want one but We're seek inil to but the proposition in a shap. iI hich t might be the rnc~t easily G'feated. Ca'I Hayden of Tempe agaiG ae*Ured tie commission of the earnest ness of himself and tue rest al the p4n- ftia Of the south side il th- matte" Q