Arizona republican., 1911-08-02
TWIN DRIVES
AUTHORIZED
Sixth Will Be Closed al
Van Buren,
PLAN WILL Be REALIZED
Main High School Building
Will Have Commanding
Location. "A Property
Holder Protests. - In
junction Suit Threatened.

The last obstacle to the realization OF
one Of the greatest plans for the i'm
provement and Identification II the ci-
| ty of Phoenix that has ever been pro-
posed. was removed last night, when,
at a meeting of the residents Of the
Phoenix High school district. the board
of trustees was authorized to deed to
the city two strips of land on each
side of the main building for a thor
! Oughfare, TO offset the closing Of Sixth
street
When the city council consented to
permit the closing OF sixth street, to
give the trustees the privilege OF To-
eating the central and main building
Of the high school group on a com
manding sit, in the center OF what is
now Sixth street, between Van Buren,
and the canal. the concession was Civ
en- with the understanding that the
trustees would in turn deed ground on
each side % tire building to be used as
drives or streets thus keeping Sixth
street oDcr for all practical purposes.
1t was expected that there would be
considerable opposition TO thus plan,
as number of property holders on the
north Sixth believe their lots will de-
teriorate IL value after the closing OF
he street This expectation was real
ized last T chs when F. A. Spaulding. a
large property holder on north Sixth.
against the passing OF a resolution
which had been read. authorizing the
trustees To make the deed to Ihe city
as described
II was Mr.. Spauldng's contention
that his interests would suffer as a re-
suit OF such action. The fact that the
main building will present it's rear.
facade to the north Sixth, and that a
power house will be located back Of
the building. would tend to lower. he
said. the value Of the property on the
blocks back Of the school buildings"
IF il had been decided to make the
main building face north instead Of
SOUTH he affirmed "the property
holders on south Sixth would soon be
heard from. Most Of the voters i'm the
district would gain by such action as
would be authorized by the resolution,
but the people who own lots in the
blocks Immediately behind the group
Of buildings have a right to look out
for their interests. The power house.
as shown by the architects drawings.
will be directly back OF the main build
ing This will certainly be a detriment
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house may look very nice and neat on
the picture it will be like any other
power house, and am not willing to
see Sixth street closed on this account
If there could be some other arrange
ment OF the buildings that would make
IL unnecessary to close the street, II
would be in favor Of going right ahead
for am progressive, and want TO see
everything done that can be done with
out injury to the property holders II
want to give fair warning that in case
this resolution is passed l am going
to test the thing in the courts. and |
will do everything 1 can to protect my
self from loss"
In reply Professor A. X. Stabler said
that il had been decided to place the |
power house east of the main building. |
on a plot Of ground near the present
high school The main building will
not be set on line with the two side |
buildings, but will stand ba TX some !
distance from Van Buren,. This will
make it impossible to locate the power /
house back of it. and the plant win
accordingly be located on another part
of the school grounds
The vote was taken by ballot, and the
resolution was passed by a vote OF
thirty to two. The resolution states
that the width of the two streets will
be thirty feet each, and that they will
be definitely located by the trustees
at a later date when the work has
TO such a point that the
plan may be worked out for the benefit
OF the property holders on north Sixth
street, and the streets located most ad-
for the symmetry OF the
general scheme. After the vote was
taken Mr.. Spaulding was asked IL he
would take action to set aside the de-
cision of the meeting.
81 certainly will This will make a
back yard of north Sixth. and l will get
out an Injunction"
b. w. Gettsinger acted as chairman
Of the meeting. The general opinion
Of the citizens was that the construc
ton Of the buildings would tend to in
crease, rather than diminish the val
ne of surrounding property. including
the lots on north Sixth. The two side
streets running around the main
building from Van Buren, to come to-
gether at Sixth, will make an almost
circular drive. and there is little doubt
that the carrying out of the plan will
make the High School Circle" and the
entire camnnS one of the show nlaceS