Arizona republican., 1910-04-05
MORE DELAY FOR SEWER

{ the disposal grounds and the division , of the city into deep sewer and shal- ! low sewer districts. The deep sewer : will probably cost four times as much as the shallow sewer and this will he assessed against the contiguous prop ] erty on both sides Of the street. Mayor Christy appeared rather in favor ot calling the election first to ' decide which plan tine public wants i and then tu take it to congress il the demand be for the assessment scheme. Ndams pointed out. however. that this would neCessitate two elections and that congress will have adjourned be- . fore the election could be called.
 The entire evening was given over tD the sewer question. The council chamber was crowded. very few of those present being able to find seats. The first speaker Was Roy Goodrich He said:
 We are all interested in getting q sewer but we differ as to the method of paving for it-Whcthcr by taxation or by assessment Had the last regis tration been d legal one I would have voted for the bond issue but 1 have . probably have been defeated. Our plan now is to ask congress to permit us to put in al sewer system the method Of paying for it to be determined by the people This will insure the sewer be- ing constructed without necessary de lay. It is doubtful if two-thirds vote could bc obtained on the bond is sue now. It seems desirable that the council should draw mp q bill and if it is not passed at this session of con gross. then we can try the plan we have already had in mind"
 j Mayor Christy asked if MT. Good rich thought that the opposition would be withdrawn if the council acted as suggested. Goodrich said that while he did not belong to the opposition and could not speak for them he believed it would.
 J. C. Adams said: Before mort gazing the property of this city the council should pause and get the senti- ment of the people More than 95 per cent of the sewers built in this country are by direct assessment l believe we can get this bill through congress in thirty days. The bond issue means an increase in taxation or % per cent and every man who has improved prop erty in this town is over a barrel"
 The Rev J. F.. Crutchlield said: T represent the small taxpayer. IL is unjust that the man who owns q hun dred feet near Center and Washing ton street should pay no more for this sewer than the poor woman who has a lot on the edge of town. It would hg fn h.. r.f the people here and it seems to me to hf a project that will tend to defer rather the completion Of the sewer" Referring tO J. C Adams assurance that the bill would be passed speedily. he said: Tt might have been possible once to get q bill through congress in seven days Is Mr. Adams has said: but il cannot be done al the present time when congress has an enormous press of business tO attend to before ad- journment. l do not know these gen. tlemen here tonight but I fear there is a spirit Of selfishness in this project on the part of those whose property is highly assessed"
 Some exception was taken to Mir Crutchfield's statement hy A. G. Ut ley. T don't think anything will jus tify the insinuation that we want to block the sewer" he said. No injus- tice will be done and I am sure that congress will act in our favor before adjournment
 w. Walker spoke for the sewer and Joseph Thdlheimer said he wanted
 d sewer and did not care much how he paid for it. We got to pay for it." he said: and it won't make many dollars difference which way it is