Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-19
SECRETARY ELECTED
AT DIRECTORS MEETING
TIE v. NJ c. A. Board Of Directors
Accepts the Plans Of the Building
Presented.

The building committee of the Y NJ
c. A. yesterday presented its recon-
mendation of the plans of frost and
frost. architects. TO the board Of di-
rectors and that body approved and
adopted the report Of the committee.
The second important step was the
election as local secretary. of l.. G.
HAYES, q college man and Y. NJ. G. A.
worker now residing at Popular Bluff.
Mo. who comes highly recommended
to he board and will arrive in De-
cember TO assume his duties in this
city.
Dirt will begin TO fly in 4 few weeks.
That is the event in which the citizen
is most interested. The directors yes
terday. authorized the building COM
mittee to call for bids for the excava-
ton Of the basement as soon as the
blue prints for that part of the work
is finished by the architects. which
will he done in less than two weeks.
Five or Ten days notice will be given
all contractors and upon the accept
ance Of the best bid the work of exca-
walton viii at once begin. Meanwhile
the architects will be busy on the blue
prints and specifications for the entire
building and il is thought that these
will be ready in six weeks. after which
the bids for construction can be called
for
The drawings presented to the build
ing committee were detailed enough
for its purposes but not for the pur-
poses of the contractors. Therefore
the letting of contracts must wait on
the completion of the blue prints. The
general plans and arrangement to-
Eether with the picture OF the building
was first published in The Republican
a few days ago. No important changes
have been thus far made in the plans
there detailed. The building will
front the south and be set 80 feet
the south line of the lot and 20 feet
from the east line.
The meeting Of the board of direc-
tors yesterday WAS very harmonious
and the order of business was carried
through with unanimous vote and no
friction appeared to exist i'm the work.
ing of the body. Ten members We're
present at the meeting. J. W. Doris.
chairman Of the board. and also chair
man of the building committee. L. b.
Christv, J. II. Howard. L. j. Rice, c.
u. Doris. DR. John W. Foss. r. NJ.
Avis. G. T. Hirst. Frank Alkire, Frank
Lane. The members Of the board alb
sent were ;. NJ. Mitchell. DIR. Thomas.
DIT Hughes. B. A. Fowler and T. W.
Virgins. At the meeting bids were
called for the removal of the frame
house which now stands on the lot.
1t will be sold to the highest bidder
for the lumber in it.
Speaking yesterday j. w Doris. the
chairman of the board. said that the
SUCCESS Of the further progress Of the
Y VI. c. y and its future home. de-
pended on harmony and unanimity
among those interested in the work
undertaken. The knocker and dis
senter could DO harm but it is hoped
that none win appear on the horizon
Mr.. Doris was much pleased with the
interest shown in the movement dur
ing the past two days. He says that
the enthusiasm in the building Of a Y.
VI. c. 4. home has not waned but
seemed to him to be as strong as when
the money was pledged The members
of the board not only feel gratified at
the progress and favor manifested.
but believe that they did a good days
work when the purchase of the block
was made for 49,. coo With the great
advance in realty values a profit could
be realized on the investment today
and in months TO come il is certain
to be more valuable. Its central 10
cation too recommends il to every far
seeing citizen.