Arizona republican., 1911-05-20
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 DAYS WORK Work of Committee Gener. ally Approved Yesterday PROPERTY HOLDERS SIGN Business Men Glad to Sup port Paving Association in Active Campaign for a Greater and More Prosperous Phoenix.
PROPERTY HOLDERS SIGN

The petitions for paving were cir culated yesterday by members of the paving committee of the citizens as sociation, and the result Of a single days work was so satisfactory that a council meeting, which was to have been held last night, was deferred un- til this evening through the hope en- tertained by the committee that the additional twenty hours would enable them to present report to- night which would be practically unanimous.
 Members of the committee were at work all day, and all the property holders who were within reach were seen, and asked to sign the petition. The general interest taken in the pro project was manifested by the warmth with which the committeeman were re- ceived in the various business houses of the city, and there was scarcely any hesitation on the part of the men whose signatures were essential to the success of the plans, as the ques tion of paved streets has been brought before the city time and again. and there has been a widespread desire to see the city improved and placed on a first class business basis by laying streets which would make the town more attractive and at the same time more prosperous.
 After spending almost the entire dave with the petition on Adams street, which had been assigned him as his territory, with other men of the committee. Mir Dwight B. Heard said last night:
 Great interest is being taken in the paving. and We have had even greater success in signing up the property holders than we had antic- ipated. Nearly everybody signed on Adams, and u is my belief that after tomorrows work We will be able to present an almost unanimous report to the council"
 Success almost equally good was had by other members of the com mittee, who worked on Washington.
 As the difficulties obstructing the realization of their plans are being disposed Of, one at a time. and as the people of the city show increased de- sire to coincide with their views, and a gratifying willingness to help them in every way to carry out their plans for the improvement of the city, the members of the paving committee be gin to feel repaid for the time they have spent in working out the spec ifications, and in bringing the paving question to the point where it Is plainly up to the people for positive opd immediate settlement
 Representing the Barber Paving company, the successful bidder, E. P Conway, who represented the com pany before the paving committee and council in the important meetings of the last two weeks. and who will be in direct charge of the paving in the city. has been principally conSerned during the last few days with the completion of the property holders contracts Under the instructions is sued to bidders by the committee it was stipulated that the successful company must be ready to begin work within two weeks after 24,0O0 yards of paving have been contracted for, and it is essential that the con- tracts should be taken as quickly as possible.
 Mir Conway stated last night that the contracts wall be ready by Mon day morning and that the property holders will be asked to sign up then for the work to be done before their lots and buildings. Arthur F.. Ellis of Los Angeles, the attorney for the Barber Paving company who arrived in the city yesterday morning, went over the contract yesterday with the attorneys for the committee, Judge Joseph H. Kibbey, and T. J. Prescott. and he is of the opinion that he will be able to return to Los Angeles Monday morning leaving every detatt settled. and with every contingency provided for An employe of the pay ing company. Charles Williams. ac- companied Mir. Ellis from Los An geles and speaking yesterday of the decision of the Phoenix business men to make the city modern and up to date in it's street improvements. he declared the likelihood of the yardage being increased to three yards for each inhabitant. which he has found to be a fair average for the amount of paving done in other cities
 Bitulthic. the pavement which will be laid by the Barber Paving company. has been we'll tested in various cities where it has been laid and kept in use for several years without show ing the necessity of repairs, however slight. and by the most impartial and unprejudced judges it has been pro nounced an eminently practicable and