Arizona republican., 1909-04-08
TWO BRIDGE MEN
 TALKED BRIDGES
TO A REPRESENTATIVE GATH
 BRING OF TEMPE MEN.
They Also Investigated the Advantages
 of the Tempe Site.

There was an interesting meeting
 of Tempe people at the High school
 quarters Tuesday evening for the purpose of discussing the bridge sit uation. The meeting differed from former ones in that there were pres ent. two men who make a business of building and designing bridges. They were H. H. Mayberry of the National Bridge company of Indianapolis and H. l.. Smith Of the Union Iron Works Of Los Angeles.
 These two gentlemen are the same two who prepared the plan of the proposed Center street bridge, which if built will have the distinction of being the longest concrete structure of it's kind in the world.
 Tempe desires no particular notori- ety of this nature and can nicely get along with a bridge considerably shorter and the two gentlemen mem tioned were present for the purpose of talking bridge and telling what they can do. They are not at all inter ested in whether d bridge is built at Center street or at Tempe. In fact they would be better pleased if two bridges were built and even a third at the Agua Fria would suit them nicely, provided they could land the contract for all three. That was the gist of Mir Mayberry's remarks, he being the first speaker MT Smith followed hin and took occasion to explain at length. using the blackboard f.r his illustrations. the main features of the proposed longest bridge" They
 saaaf was readily accepted. T. was that they make an investigation of the Tempe site and using as their data the report that the county surveyor is now working upon, prepare plan of concrete bridge and furnish an estimate of its cost. They asked that Tempe man be appointed to make this investigation with them, and C. W. Harris was delegated.
 The greater part of yesterday morning was spent in making this in- vestigation and while the two bridge men declined to make any comparison between the two sites for publication, they both agreed that the Tempe site was a most favorably situated one. Mir. Mayberry said that just as soon as he secured the necessary data, he N ould forward it to his firm and the blue prints and the estimate of the bridge would be supplied just as quick as it would be possible to do il and make a good job In order 10 give Tempe something upon which to work as soon as possible, he said he would have the estimated cost of the stTuc- ture wired the Tempe bridge commit tee, thereby saving several days.
 It is confidently believed that the Tempe bridge can be constructed with d less expenditure than will be re- quired at Center street in addition to the bonus Should this not be the case, it is entirely probable that a bonus will be raised here, but the tax payer should bear in mind that the cost of constructing a road from the south end of the Center street bridge, if built to the Mesa road will be about equal to the bonus that has been raised by the Center street fac ton. In case the bridge is built at Tempe, as it undoubtedly will be, this ! big sum of money for a road will not be required. Consequently, whether Tempe offers a bonus or not, this sit uation makes the odds about even.