Arizona republican., 1909-04-07

l a point in the north half G-2) of sec
 ton twenty (20), township one CD
 north, of range three ((3). east of the Gila and Salt River base and meridian lines, County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona.
 The estimated cost of said bridge to
 the county to be fifty thousand ($50.- 000) dollars, the balance of the cost of the said bridge to be about fifty thousand ($5O.000) dollars, twenty thousand (S2O.OOO) dollars of which shall be deposited in the county treas
 ury of Maricopa County. Arizona, to the order of the Board of Supervisors
 of said county, before a contract is made for the construction of said
 bridge. ten thousand CS1O,OOO) dollars able to said County Board of Super visors as by them required in the con- struction of said bridge; ten thousand (SI0 0OO) dollars of which shall be paid to the county treasurer to order of Board of Supervisors within three months from the time that the actual construction of said bridge shall be commenced. and ten thousand ($1O,- 000) dollars shall be paid to the coun- ty treasurer of said county to the or der of the Board of supervisors within six months from the time of the com mencement of actual construction of said bridge.
 And your petitioners do further re- spectfully request that a special cleo ton of the duly qualified electors of MaricOpa County, who are also tax payers as shown by the last county tax roll of Maricopa County, shall be called in accordance with the provi- sions of An Act relative to the con structiOn of bridges across non-navi- gable streams within the Territory of Arizona enacted by the Twenty fifth shall be constributed in guaranteed la bor and supplies which shall be avail Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, and signed by the Governor of the Territory of Arizona on the 18th day of March, 1909. for the pur- pose of submitting to the said tax payers of said county. the aforesaid proposition and to authorize the rais- ing of a fund by taxation. to wit. fifty thousand ($5O.OOO) dollars for build ing the said bridge.
 Respectfully submitted"
 The mass-meeting was opened by President Foss, who introduced B. A. Fowler as chairman of the bridge com mittee appointed by the Board of Trade. He spoke of the history of the bridge question, of the appointment of the Harmony" committee. whose pur- pose was to work in unison with the Tempe and Mesa people. and Of their failure to come to any satisfactory l agreement
 The Board of Trade appointed the ! harmony committee some weeks ago" l said MT Fowler: we held a meeting l the same day. and called up the cham 1 Der of commerce of Mesa and the | board of trade of Tempe. We held l several meetings with the gentlemen ! from the south side in an effort to | promote harmony and direct our erer l gies through the same channel. Our ! efforts have come to Eaught. We were | unable to come to any agreement other | than the building of two bridges at l the same time. the cost of which would | fall too heavily on the taxpayers. As | our last resource, We held a meeting | today, and advise the building of the | bridge across the river at the foot of | Center street We advise the con | struction of a steel concrete bridge at ] the cost of S10O.OO0. a bridge which | will be substantial and permanent. a bridge which your children and chil- dren's children will use in future years. I am strongly and unequivocally in | favor of such a bridge"
 MT Mayberry was the next speak CT. He said that the company which | he represents had obtained profiles of | | t. -fr- ar nf ] the year Plans were then drawn up. Later. Edward Mayberry came with them to Phoenix and decided that the | bridge as planned would not be large | enough and new plans were drawn up. The site for the bridge was pronOunc- ed excellent. Mir. Mayberry spoke about their preliminary examination of the site, and told of digging a pit | in the center and finding coarse gray el. and comparing this with the find ings from wells on each side of the river He explained the plans. which were pinned up on the wall wEere ev- cry one could see them. He was fol- lowed by MT Smith. who explained the plans in detail. The plans call for a brige 2,120 feet long, with a causeway of 900 feet in addition. The bridge win be higher up from the water than the caUseway, so that the latter will act as a sort ot safet-, valve in case of an unusual flood. If the high water mark should be exceeded the water will flow over the causeway, which could be repaired at little expense.
 The width of the bridge will De twen- ty feet. allowing sufficient room for q street car and a team to pass. In there will be five "turn-outs,' where teams can draw up in case of on the bridge. The bridge will be supported by piles driven thir- ty feet below the lowest portion of the river These piles will be anchored to the concrete pillars which will support the steel and concrete girders. There will be three of these girders running between the piers. which will be sixty feet apart The girders will he four feet eight inches high and eighteen