Arizona republican., 1911-04-29
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
At a Meeting Yesterday It
Received and Adopted
Plans Which Public Is In
vited to Inspect at Re
corder's Office.

\ meeting Of the executive committee
of the Citizens Paving association was
held yesterday afternoon at the Valley
bank Much work has been done by
the committee in the last few weeks in
preparation of definite plans and pro-
files for the business section in order
that definite bids may be obtained on
a comparative basis. Some three weeks
ago the committee secured the services
of Mr.. Jas 7. Cornwall for several
years assistant engineer of the city of
Santa Barbara. Mr.. Cornwall has
been actively at work for the past two
weeks and submitted his full report. 1t
was accompanied by numerous maps
which are on file with the city recorder
and which every citizen is not only in
vited but urged 10 call and inspect A
complete and Illuminating story of the
maps is scarcely practicable, but it is
Of the utmost Importance that the peo-
pie familiarize themselves with the
maps that they may see the desirability
of cooperating with the paving asso-
citation.
The report Of Mr.. Cornwall was
the drainage plan, also shown by the
map, prepared by O. a. Turney and en-
dorsed by both Engigneer W. \. Parish
and Engineer Cornwall. Still a third
report supplementary TO the others,
presented as an afterthought was
signed by Engineers Turney and Corn
wall and doubtless would have been
signed by Engineer Parish had he been
in the city. II states that the preceding
reports and plans represent a system
that viii be entirely capable OF permit
ting system enlargement as the city
grows, so there will be no such en-
barrassment as now confronts the city
Ia trying 70 enlarge the sewer system.
l.. other words the plans are for the fu-
ture as well as for the present.
The status OF the paving situation now
is that the association has plans ready
for the use of those who would bid for
construction. once a desirable award
Of contract is made the association will
then get behind the contractor in an
effort to persuade the property owners
to sign contracts with the pavement
builder Then, there will be nothing
to do but to construct the pavements
The plans are given in full detail with
a specification of the materials which
may be considered by bidders And
that too much Importance may not be
given the relationship between the sew
ering and the paving projects, it is eX-
planned that most of the sewering will
be through the alleys where it does not
conflict.
-. h. OF l. Z t1t
between the city and the owners Of
the present sewer system now serving
the business area, it is believed there
VIII be no complication At I'll in the
definite area on which the paving COM
mittee is now at work.
The present plans have been paid for
by certain public spirited members OF
the paving committee. anxious to Sc
cure practical progress on this work,
but arrangements have been made with
Mr. Cornwall so that in any block
where citizens desire similar plans
made the property owners IL the block
may have such plans made by Mr..
Cornwall at a cost Of but SO per block
Another meeting of the executive
committee will be held Monday after
tive to securing early and competitive
bids for paving on the basis of the
plans and profiles now prepared. =
has also been decided by the committee
that the most practical way to contract
the pavement is under what is known
as a property owners contract Such a
contract is now under careful consider
alton by Judge Kibbey and will be pre-
sented to next Mondays meeting; also
a contract to be signed by property
owners covering the street intersections
and crossings.
There seems to be a keen interest on
the part of the various large contract
ing companies in the Phoenix paving
situation and the committee is quite
confident that at the next opening of
bids. now that certain uncertainties
have been removed, that favorable bids
will be received.
MR.. CORNWALL'S REPORT.