Arizona republican., 1902-05-29
FOLLOWING IT UP
Mr.. Murphy Keeping the New Water
Storage Plan Moving.

sent the following telegram to enlist
efforts 10 secure the amendments 20
Ike water storage bill agreed upon at
the meeting. The first was to Vie
president Kenna Of the Santa Fe. Is
follows:
Phoenix. May Is.
E. D. Kenna, vioe-president Santa Re,
Chicago, Ills.
Have just sent following telegram to
Governor. Washing ton;hope Santa Fe
and Southern Pacific Will render every
assistance possible i'll securing passage
this act without delay: Enthusiastic
meeting held last night. Right of way
guaranteed to Mesa. Meeting also in
struCted water committee, Washington.
! by telegraph, TO eliminate clause OBJ
! jected to by citizens of Verde and 9TH
Ell tributaries of the Salt, also provid-
/ ing Tor amendment permitting county
10 aid construction by voting and de-
! posting not more than million dollar
! bonds with trust company to insure
against deficit after paying operation
| interest on bonds covering oost and rea-
soaable sinking fund. Am telegra phinS
| Chandler, care Mead, to see this tele-
| gram. Wish you would appear before
| committee in this connection. 1t would
/ seem incredible that congress would
stand in way of this suffering commu-
/ nifty getting the relief so easily and
promptly available If this enabling act
is passed with amendments suggested
If county feels una BILE to stand entire
responsibility after having opportunity
/ to 60 so, ii could take advantage
saving clause and assist private capital
the valley is doomed.
~ N. MURPHY"
Mr.. Murphy sent this second tele-
gram to The governor;
Phoenix. May IS
! Governor y. o. Murphy. care Arlington
Hotel, Washington. d. c.:
/ II was unanimously resolved at meet
ing last night that the enabling act now
! before congress should be amended,
eliminating provision making it neces-
sary to secure contracts with two
thirds of the canals before an election
could be called to vote bonds. Under
plan suggested local company could
be organized. keeping control in the
hands Of the tax payers and water con-
sUmeTs of the county. if thought pref
cradle TO dealing with an Individual or
an outside cooperation. Local compG-
ny could have the benefit OF the ccllat-
eral security furnished through the is
suance of one million dollars of bonds
guaranteeing the faithful fulflliment
OF contracts. Bonds of company organ
lied to construct the dam under such
conditions should find a ready and sat
isfactoTy market.
F. n. MURPHY.
\ called meeting of the water stor-
aEe commission was held yesterday to
take action on the suggestions adopted
at the Hotel Adams the night before.
All the members of the commission
now il the territory were present.
Messrs. Priest Goldman. Peterson and
I Fulwiler. All these gentlemen had
from the first entertained the views
advanced at the meeting at the hotel.
but in the final draft of the bill -lad
! given way to the advice OF persons and
bodies called in conference by the COM
mission. The following resolutions
were therefore adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That this commission tel
egraph Nj Heard Delegate Smith,
Governor Murphy and 3. \. Fowler.
! requesting them to use their best cf-
forts to have the Maricopa county On
Aiding act now before congress so
amended as to eliminate the claims to
water rights under the Salt and Verde
rivers and their tributaries, also to ell
inmate the requirement that contracts
must be executed with two thirds Of
! the canal companies before an election
can be had, and to add an amendment
giving the right to vote not more than
1000. coo in bonds in aid of reservoir
construction, the bonds to be deposited
with 4 trust company to insure against
deficit after paying expenses and "es-
ervor sinking fUnd. and
Resolved, That letters of explanation
be sent to Messrs. Heard and Smith.
i motion was adopted that Frank p.
Trott. water commissioner of this
county, be authorized 10 go to Wash
ington as the accredited representa-
tive of the commission. to act in con
junction with MI Heard, the member
of the commission now in Washington,
I i'll securing the above named amend
ments.
The kilograms ordered by the resolu-
ton were sent last night and Secretary
FulWiler will prepare the letters tod ny.
Letters will be sent To all the repre-
senta tives Of the county now in Wash
ingtOn. and also to the secretary OF the
interior.
President b. Z. Porter of the Board
of Trade sent the following telegram 10
. Governor Murphy, b. \. Fowler. ID. L.
Heard and Delegate Smith: AT mass
meeting last night, three hundred lit
liens, north and south sides, unani-
n0usly resolved that it is the sense
Of this meeting that F. NJ. Murphy be
II equested to use his best endeavors
while in Washington TO secure amend
ment TO bill of water storage commits
sion, now pending in congress. to the
effect that people OF Maricopa county.
il case they do not succeed in raising
two and half million in voting bonds
of this county they shall have power 10
vote rot more than one million bonds.
to be used in aiding private corporation
10 construct reservoir. and that water
storage commission is hereby requested
to use their best endeavors to secure
such amendment Immediately. See pa
pers this date
There was a general impression