Arizona republican., 1911-07-14
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
WILL SHORTLY BEGIN
DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES
OF THE SYSTEM
Which a Sewer Fit for 100000 People
Will Occupy.

That Phoenix is just entering upon
an era of tremendous growth. and
that for the coming two or three
years at least the city is to enjoy
an unprecedented period of Industrial
development and prosperity, is fore
casted with certainty by the fact that
in the next two years sum of
money running far into the hundreds
of thousands, and possibly into the
millions, is to be thrown into gen.
eral circulation by the building of
the municipal sewer system, and the
paving OF the city's streets.
The project is certain to give work
at remunerative wages to a large
number of laborers, skilled and I'M
skilled. and this. of course will find
its way back into the Golfers of
Phoenix merchants.
1t was stated at the city hall yes
terday that work on the new sewer
system would begin not later than
september Is. and that the system
would be completed and turned over
in eighteen months. or about March
l, 1913. The system, when complct-
ed, will contain about sixty miles of
pipe. varying in size from to SO
inches. All of the piping above IS
inches will be of concrete, and the
rest of vitrified pipe. The system.
while confined to the city proper. has
been planned for city of not less
than 100000 people. Nothing more
strikingly illustrates the confidence of
the builders of Phoenix in its future
than this sewer plan for a city of
100000. The main system. or lat
erals, are to be SO laid as to make
Connection with the outlying suburbs
easy at any time, when they shall he
come parts Of the greater city.
No less than s250.0OO of the money
secured for the sewer bonds will find
its way back into general circulation
among the Phoenix merchants.
The boundaries of the new sewer
district, beginning at the intersection
of Washington street and the Park
road. or Sixteenth street. run north
on Sixteenth to Van Buren,. east on
Van Buren, to Twelfth. north on
Twelfth to the Mcdowell road, west
on the Mcdowell road to Center.
south on Center to Culver. west on
Culver to Seventh avenue. south on
Seventh avenue to Roosevelt street,
west on Roosevelt to Fifteenth ave-
nue.. south on Fifteenth avenue to
Van Buren,, west on Van Buren, to
Twenty third avenue south on Twen-
ty-third avenue to Harrison, east on
Harrison TO Eleventh avenue. south
ElENanfh ~ tn oil hot
Grant and Sherman. east on the alley
to Seventh avenue, south on Seventh
avenue to Yavapai, east on Yavapai
TO Center street, north on Center street
to Gray, cast on Gray to third street,
north on Third street to alley south
Of Grant. east on the alley Sew
cnth street. north on Seventh to Rail
road avenue. cas- on Sixteenth, to
place of beginning
The main outfall 36-inch sewer will
run from what will he the extension
IF MariCOpa street to Nineteenth
avenue. thence south to the two sep
tic tanks, where the sewage is to be
treated according to the highest sani-
tary process.
The blocks which are included in
themselves put something like 500. UOC
into general circulation. allowing for
profits, etc. Those nine
-een blocks are but the beginning of
he paving area in Greater Phoenix,
and the paving area which. il is GER
tain will put hundreds of thousands
Df dollars INTO general circulation
among Phoenix merchants in tho next
wo years. The cost of every mile
VI pavement, such as has been al
ready contracted for is about $50 a
loot, or an assessment of half that
amount per front foot on either side
II the street to be paved. The city
If Long Beach. Cal. admitted to be |
n a country noted for its beautiful |
titles, has paved streets practically |
rom end to end in it's business sec
ion, and in a large portion of it's !
esidehce section. The large increase |
n property values. following the lay
ng Of pavement, far exceeded the |
,ost of pavement, and therefore |
proved a most profitable investment |
Millions have been expended by the |
property owners, not alone of Long |
Beach, but of Pasadena. Redlands, |
riverside and other cities of that class |
or the finest streets in the world. |
from interviews with the business |
men and property owners. it was
earned that the same spirit of prog
ess is abroad in Phoenix, with the
lmost certain result that very large |
ums will be put into circulation
mong the merchants from the pave
nent source alone during the next
wo years The whole business
world here is looking for the fIsuhest
ines in Phoenix's history at the