Arizona republican., 1913-12-06
Meeting Yesterday of City
 and County Bodies and
 Representatives of Tax payers League With the
CENTRAL SCHOOL
 SITE DISCUSSED
General Agreement on De sirability of Plan, Only Question Being As to the Time - Further Meeting on December II

Another step was taken yesterday in the matter of the civic center at a luncheon given by the members of the board ot trustees of school dis trict No. 1 to the members of the board of supervisors the county at torney, the mayor and members of the city council and the president and committee of the MaTicopa County Partisan Taxpayers League.
 The luncheon was served at the Adams street school building. It had been prepared by the members of the domestic science class of that school under the direction of Miss Florence Graham and Miss Lynne Hilsabeck, the teachers in charge of that de pdrtment. If the luncheon may be considered Il fair test Of the progress made by the pupils of the domestic science department of the Phoenix school, all objections if any to this vocational branch must vanish after enc had partaken of it. Not only were the viands delightful but the service was excellent and the place cards were works Of art.
 The guests were Chairman w. A. Moucr and Supervisors Lin B. Orme and Frank Luke, Mayor Christy, and Councilmen C. W. Cisrey. Dan Me Dermott and C. J. McElroy; Walter Bennett. II. B. Wilkinson and Dwight B. Heard of the Taxpayers League.
 Messrs. Ely, ToIIes5n and Dr. Dam eron of the school board and Super irtcndeEt Loper of the schools were Iresent At the conclusion of the
 
 imousIy rendered the domestic science class for the excellent treat which had been given. After that the real business for which the meeting had been called was taken up.
 The purpose Of it was stated to be - get together the school board and the various civic bodies as well as representatives of the Taxpayers League to consider tne best means to secure early action by the voters of the city and county in purchasins isom school district No. l the Central school building and grounds as site .@r modern, fircpIoof public build ing for theh joint use of the city and county. The sale of the property Tor such purpose was authorized last summer by an overwhelming majority of the voters of the school district so that the next move was up tC the voters of he city who are D: actically the same as those who voted for the sale of the property and the voters of the county outside the city.
 Further early action was matter pt deep concern to tine school board since provision must be made at once {" care fer the rapidly growing school population. Within the past year tFcre has been an inrease of about zoo and it is estimated that the in crease the present year will amount to not less than 1000 Unless the sale authorized by the voters of the district can have an early consum- nation the board will be under the necessity of asking for a bond issue ci not less than $25O,000.
 MT. Heard. who had been asked to preside at the meeting, asked the fullest expression of all present, and the question was discussed at length.
 The need of the school trustees in having an carly determfnation of this question by the voters of the city and county was clearly shown ty members of the board. Several speakers showed the great advantage
 
 Phoenix in the standardization of the public business in a fireproof struc- ture as proposed on the Central school block, and the remarkable natural advantage of the proposed site as civic center not only for the city but for the county. Con siderable discussion ensued as to the dcsirability, in the interest and econ omy of the taxpayers, of holding an election for voting $125,O 900 worth of bends each by the city and county. to purchase this site at the same time tie good roads bond issue is pre- scented.
 The school trustees explained that their sole purpose was to bring about the greatest cooperation between the city and the county in getting prompt action on this matter, and after a very frank discussion in which arglI- ments for and against the plan were presented, the meeting adjourned to meet on Thursday evening. December Ii, at the office of the school super intendent, when it was hoped some definite plan of action on which all could agree might be outlined.
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