Arizona republican., 1910-11-29


 special interests to force the transfer of operations from the north end to the south. This was not approved by
 a majority of the trustees. for the req
 son that 1t would increase the cost ma
 terially.
 A continued effort is being made to create excitement among the south end taxpayers by working upon their fears
 that since the bonds do not provide sufficient means to complete The road.
 the south end would not be completed
 at all if operations were continued
 from the north. or that the north end
 would not contribute it's part toward the deficit, if its end were built first In this movement MT Heard, the trustee from the south end. has been
 especially active. Some two or three
 weeks ago mass meeting was called ts forward the movement and press ltbe demand of transfer of the work t0 the south end.
 To remove any apprehension as tn
 the completion of the work. the north end proposed that the additional amount necessary to complete the road should now be provided and maintained that the origina! plan for providing funds should continue and that addi- tIonal bonds should be issued. This was refused by the south end. and without reason being given therefor. The north then offered tO pay its proportion of the deficit In cash: whereupon demand was made by the south that the north pay sub stantially the entire deficit
 | s,t, 1a hrs Mr Heard was that the north end Of the district down to the Grand canal, com prising about three and three-quarters
 miles. pay s6 per acre upon all its land; this would amount to something over S75OO IT the work as now proceed ing is not further interfered with. the total deficit will not exceed S20.OOo. Three thousand dollars of taxes com Ing in will be available for this pur-
 pose and reduce the amount to sl7,OOO- 1t is expected that on account of the Indian school the government will con- 1 tribute y5.G0O. Delegate Cameron as sures us that there should be no diff culty in securing the appropriation at this session of cOngress-that leaves Sl2.0O0. One side of the lower quarter Of a mile is in the city limits and the city should pay its part Of that. amounting to over a thousand dollars, leaving yll.000 The north is asked to pay s7.560. leaving si.44O. IL IS eN- pected Of the citizens of Phoenix that they contribute between S3.000 and 5000 Now. what is left for the south half of the boulevard to pay?
 Why this demand upon the north by the south end to pay more than it's share under the plan as originally adopted? Are conditions any different now than they were at the beginning l I can account for MT. Heard's eX- pectation that the north would pay more than it's share only on the ground of force of habit. He kEOws that for
 . quarter of a century the northenders clear down to the Grand canal have
 submitted to the payment of road taxes without one cent of public money be- ing spent on it's roads. They have built their own roads.
 There are however, indications that they are inclined to break away from this evil habit and there is rsally nope of complete reformation.
 f We consider the Central avenue boulevard as much a public improve
 
 which all taxpayers in MaricOpa county contribute. as well as those dlrec'iy and specifically benefited
 Naturally the north refused the proposition. considering 1t trlfle late to change the basis or payment tThey thought this plan should nave been offered in the beginning Delore I the bonds were voted and the horth- enders obligated to their payment. | In pressing this demand, MT. Hearu | claimed that there was an agreement | win the trustees that five-elghths oi a mile should be first constructed TOT | experimental purposes at the norm ehu' then the work transferred to the south | and construction concluded from that ] end.
 This alleged agreement was made before I became a member of the bodru i and I had not heard of it until after work commenced when Mir. Heard or fered a motion before the board to the effect that work be transferred 10 the south end. and as d reason mentioned this agreement of the old board. The 1 agreement. it seems, was entered Into | eecretlv. if was not done in the regular | form of husiness and no motion to that
 effect was passed nor record ot .he same entered in the minutes This | motion of MT: Heard did not prevail the majority of the board deciding that the work of building the macadam should proceed continuously from the north and for this reason: The largest single item in building the road IS hauling rock from the quarry to the boulevard. Four mules will haul over