Arizona republican., 1909-03-12

1t failed for want of his signature.
 Early in the present session, MT, Weedin introduced the bill again, and was determined that it~should get into the hands of the executive ahead of the rush. The bill fingered in com l mittee and in one place and another until last Friday. MT Weedin forced it up and it was hurriedly passed by the council and sent to the house, which disposed of it with like expedi- tion. The bill was sent to the gov eI'ner on the following day with lee wax of one day, as the last ten-day period began at the close of business of Saturday. The bill was apparently safe.
 But yesterday morning the discovery was made that some clerk had blum dered. The pages of the bill had been jumbled and in its then form it could not be made a law. The governor offered to surrender it for correction with the understanding that there should be no nunc pro tune business about it
 The Bridge Controversy.
 The matter of the location of a bridge across Salt river was foremost in the council yesterday The judi ciary committee in the morning re- ceived a large delegation from the Phoenix board of trade in favor of an amendment Of the house bill which established the bridge at Tempe The amendment in the shape of a new bill was printed by The Republican yester- day. It leaves the matter of the To- cation open, and instead of an authori- zation of bond issue it proposes a tax levy.
 Several gentlemen were heard in be- half of the new bill and representa- tives from Tempe were heard for the house bill.
 It was decided that a further hear ing would be given each side in the afternoon and after disposing of the immediate business of the session the judiciary committee held a hearing in the council chamber. It was addressed by Judge Ainsworth, B. A Fowler. Dwight B. Heard and W. D. Bell for the new bill and by Charles woolf, c. W. Miller and C. w Harris for the house bill. Judge Ainsworth argued more especially for the tax levy fea- ture of the bill, although he dwelt upon the fairness of the proposition of submitting the question of the loca- tion of the bridge to the< taxpayers. He gave a history of the Central ave- nue movement.
 Charles Wo0lf argued in favor of the bond feature on this ground: He said that it was admitted that at pres ent there were not many people living on that side of the river opposite the end of Center street, though it was hoped, with good reason, that the opening of the street and the location of the bridge at that point would be followed by the settlement of that re- zion. It was not, however now con- tributing greatly to the taxes. It would be unjust, he argued. to let the burden of the future advantages fall upon present taxpayers; it would be better to let the future benssiciaries of the bridge building pay Tor the redemption of the bonds which it was proposed to issue
 Curt W. Miller said that the chief concern of Tempe in the matter lay in the fact that a bridge at the foot of Center street meant that Tempe would be wiped off the county map, since the main road would run a mile and a half south of town. Besides, a greater number of people would be accommo- dated at present by the location of the bridge at Tempe
 It is now proposed to eliminate the provision for s30,OOO for the bridge across the Agua Fria. It is pointed ant 11o rf- h1l s- a half wide and that there are not more than half a dozen days insthe year when it cannot be crossed. On the other hand, Speaker Webb says that if there is to be no bridge across the Agua Fria there shall be none any where.
 Shortly before o'clock the com mittee adjourned to accept an invita- tion to witness the parade Of the EIks. The bridge matter will be resumed in some form today
 The Fair Grounds.
 The first move was made yesterday in the direction of acquiring the terri torial fair grounds, the property Of the territorial fair association. Mir Roberts few days ago had tried to introduce a bill providing for the pur- chase of the grounds, but he was de- nied unanimous consent. MT. Bailey. who had been the principal objectors yesterday asked that a committee be appointed to join a committee of the council in meeting with the directors of the association to inquire into the project for acquiring the grounds. The point was raised that there was noth-