Arizona republican., 1913-12-13


 the city and county of the Central school block as a site for a joint ad- ministratiVe building will be submit ted to the voters some lime m March that sometime being the day when the general municipal election will be held in Phoenix. If at the primary election the candidates should be chosen by such maiorities as would make q general election unnecessary the matter of submitting the question of the purchase of the school prop erty will be presented to city and county voters on the day when such a municipal election would have oth- erNise been held.
 That was determined yesterdav by Chairman Mouer and Mir Orme of the board of supervisors when a com mittee composed of Dwight E. Heard. representing the Maricopa County Partisan Taxpayers league and Sims Ely of the board of school trustees presented the following pc titiOn prepared the night before at meeting of representatives of the school board the city and the tax payers league:
 Phoenix, Ariz. Dec 12 1913. To the Honorable Board of Super visors of Maricopa County, Arizona, Phoenix. Arizona.
 Gentlemen:-As d result of Yester- days conference between representa- tives of the board of supervisors, the Phoenix city council, the trustees of school district No. 1, and representa- tiVes of the Maricopa County Non Partisan Tax Payers league. we re- spectfuly request that the board of supervisors of Maricopa county ar range for the calling of county election at such date in March, 1914, as may coincide with the city cleo tiOn for charter commissioners, for the purpose of submitting to the peo- pie of Maricopa county the question of purchasing. in conjunction with the city. from the school district. block 92 city of Phoenix. which block. by vote of the electors of the school district. the school trustees have been authorized to sell to the county and city for the purpose of a civic center. on the following basis: One-haIf to the county for $125.00o and one-half to the city for the same amount.
 If for any reason the primary cleo ti0n should result in the election Of commissioners and it should not be necessary to have a general election for commissioners in March, We will thank you to call this election on such date in March. 1914, as in your judgment may best serve the public interest.
 Respectfully submitted,
 LLOYD CHRISTY,
 Mayor of Phoenix
 SIMS ELY.
 C,I,,i ,i,.,,au T2oard of School Trustees.
 DWIGHT D. HEARD, Non-Partisan Tax Payers League.
 Nessre. Ely and Heard explained to the supervisors that it was the sense of the meeting that nothing be done to compIicate the question Of the road bond issue but that it was desired that the matter of the pur- chase of the Central school block be determined at the earliest possible moment.
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