Arizona republican., 1909-06-16
Board of Control Asked to Put
 Law In Operation REQUEST OF SUPERVISORS
Following a Conference of Tempe, Mesa and Phoenix Representatives With Re- ference to Tempe Bridge. Investigation Authorized.

The first definite step in the direc- l tion of securing a bridge at Tempe was 1 taken before a meeting of the board
 of supervisors yesterday attended by
 representatives of the Phoenix. Tempe and Mesa boards of trade and also by
 members of the Tempe and Phoenix
 bridge committees.
 The object of the meeting was to secure from the board of supervisors a formal request upon the territorial
 board of control to put into opera | tion the territorial highway law. The only difference of opinion was as to the scope of the request; whether
 it should be confined only to that part
 of the highway lying between Phoenix 1 and Mesa, or whether it should de-
 fine the highway to the boundaries of the county on the north and the south east
 The resolution, as it was afterward presented, met both views, first sug-
 gesting that the highway should pro- l ceed to the northern boundary by the way of Wickenburg and to the south
 western by the way of Buckeye and Arlington. Another paragraph of the resolution bears especially upon that the road from Phoenix to Mesa and asks that a levy be ordered for mak- ing it a territorial highway and for the construction of bridge at Tempe The following is the resolution:
 Whereas, a petition has been pre- sented to this board by the board of trade of Phoenix. the board of trade of Tempe, and the board of trade of Mesa supervisors request the board of con- trol to designate as territorial high way the road now known as the Tempe road leaving Phoenix on Van Buren street, passing the insane asylum through Tempe to Mesa; and
 Whereas, said road, if established as a territorial highway, would pass by two large territorial institutions, to- wit, the territorial insane asylum and the territorial normal school, and would connect with the government road, the Roosevelt road, now, therefore
 Be It Resolved That it is the sense of this board that they hereby recom- mend that the board of control imine- diately proceed to designate as terri torial highway the road known as the Tempe road. leaving Phoenix on Van Buren street, passing the insane asy- lum and through Tempe to Mesa; and
 Be It Further Resolved. That this board recommend that the board of control levy tax of 25 cents on the $1OO for the purpose of improving said road. including the construction of a . and
 Be it further Resolved. That, if the board of control should devise d terri torial road to run across the territory of Arizona from north to south through Yavapai county and Maricopa county. that said board of control be requested to establish said road so as to run into Maricopa county from the north through Wickenburg; and
 Be it Further Resolved, That if the board of control should plan and de- wise a territorial highway to run from the southwest to the northwest across the territory of Arizona, through Yuma county and Maricopa county, that said board of control be requested to run said territorial road from where it en- ters from Yuma county into Maricopa county through the villages of Arling- ton and Buckeye; and
 Be it Further Resolved, That in any case whether the board of control de- wise a road from the north to the south or from the southwest to the north west, or simply designate as a terri torial highway the Tempe road, that whatever territorial road is established within the county of Maricopa, that said Tempe road leaving Phoenix on Van Buren street and passing the territo- rial asylum and through Tempe into Mesa, be designated as a territorial road, and that out of the funds raised from the levy on Maricopa county that bridge be constructed across the Salt river at Tempe.
 In the course of the meeting. District Attorney Bullard said that as a result of the Los Angeles to Phoenix road races next fall, he believed that the good roads idea would get an impetus that would result in not only great aid to the good roads movement in this territory but would possibly provide a road to the coast.
 He thought that Arizona and Cali fornia could be brought together in building good roads to opposite points on the Colorado. and that congress could be induced through the efforts of the California delegation to authorize the building of bridge across the l Colorado
 After the adoption of the resolutions they were taken to the capitol and presented to4the board of control.
 Another action taken by the board of supervisors. was to order a notifi- ! cation of engineers that on June 21, l the board would be in session pre- l pared to receive suggestions regarding the Center street bridge. On that date the vote of the late bridge elee- l ton will be canyassed.