Arizona republican., 1909-06-09
THE CENTER STREET BRIDGE
 BONUS.

| Phoenix bridge will not be raised, we are glad to inform the taxpayers of this county that the larger portion of this bonus is already raised in the | form of bankable notes deposited in the banks of this city. The following statements from the banks of Phoenix will show the tax payers that there is no uncertainty about the s50,00O bonus for the Gen. ter street bridge:
 The Phoenix National Bank, Phoenix, Arizona, June {, 1909. To the Center Street Bridge Com mittee,
 Phoenix, Arizona. Dear Sirs:-This is to acknowledge receipt from your committee of notes aggregating Twenty-one Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five Dol lars, s21,925) given by various sub- scribers for the construction of a bridge across the Salt river at Gen. | ter street. We beg to advise that we are acquainted with the makers of these notes and in our opinion they are good for the amounts rep
 Yours very truly.
 (Signed) R. B. BURMISTER, Cashier. The National Bank of Arizona,
 Phoenix, Arizona, June 4, 1909 The Center Street Bridge Committed Phoenix, Arizona Gentlemen:-We beg to inform you that we have today received from your committee thirteen notes aggre- gating s5463.0O which have been given
 
 | building of a Center street bridge | across Salt river.
 We also beg to inform you that we have knowledge Of the makers of these notes and consider all the pa- per Al and gilt edge Yours respectfully. (Signed) ,. OBERFELDER, Cashier The Valley Bank of Phoenix, Phoenix. Arizona, June 4, 1909. Center Street Bridge Committee, Phoenix, Arizona,
 Gentlemeh:-We have today re- ceived from your committee thirteen notes aggregating s3s95.OO, all of which we consider to be gilt edge.
 Yours very truly. THE VALLEY BANK OF PHOENLX. Llyod B. Christy. Cashier.
 In addition to the above, aggre- Gating s31,2s3, thousands of dollars are already pledged but notes not yet made New notes. however, are coming in daily.
 The following extract from a let ter of the acting commissioner of the U. s. Indian service to MT. Barney Alexander, Indian agent at Sacaton, shows that 5000 in cash is now at MT Alexander's disposal for use in the construction of the Center street bridge, gives the following summary of cash already assured: Land. 48SS3-190S. J.. H. H.
 Department of the Interior,
 Office of Indian Affairs,
 Washington, August ,. 1908. Subject:
 Assistance of Indians in building bridge across Salt river at Phoenix. Arizona.
 The Superintendent,
 Pima Indian School,
 Sacaton, Arizona.
 Sir:-The office is in receipt of your letter of July 10, 1908, report ing on the proposed construction of d foot of Central avenue, Phoenix. Ari- zona, by the Phoenix & South Bridge company of that place, and the plan for the cooperation of the Indians in the work of construction.
 The estimated cost of the bridge is s75,000 and as the Indians, 1400 or more, will be materially benefited by this bridge if built you think that they should donate in work or other wise, not less than $15,000 towards it's construction.
 Many of them have agreed in writing to give a certain number of days of work with teams for this purpose and some have agreed to give work without teams. upon con- dition that they are to be subsisted while doing work You ask whether s5,000 of Support of the Pima, 1909," can be used to feed the Indians while at work on the bridge, so that, when the plan for constructing it is settled, the agreement of the Indians to do- nate work can be approved, and re- commend that a contract be executed securing to them the free use of the bridge and otherwise protecting them before they are allowed to begin work.
 In response you are informed that the funds to which you refer are available and have been set aside for the purpose indicated.
 Very respectfully.
 (Signed) c. F. LARRABEE,
 Acting Commissioner. Phoenix National Bank. =. .s21, ,925.00 National Bank of Arizona. 5,463.00 Valley Bank of Phoenix. .,.. 3,895.00 U. S. Indian Service. ....... 5,0O0.00l IOldl -...-...-.- Soo, SooVV Thousands of dollars of work is already pledged by the Indians under signed contract approved by the In- dian service and the raising of the complete $50.000 bonus is now ab- solutely assured, and should the board of supervisors desire it, we shall be in a position to deposit the full amount of the S5O,O00 bonus in cash with the county treasurer when