Arizona republican., 1913-04-13
CITY ENGINEER
 BUSY OFFICER
Why It Has Been Necessary for Him to Make Survey of 945 Acres in Suburbs for New Homes for Num- erOuS PhOenicians

or so Phoenix has shown illustra-
 tons of wonderful development. In an interview with O. A. Turnev. who
 for many years was the city en- glneer of Phoenix and who now is
 the principal surveyor in all city sub division work. many interesting
 facts were learned, showing in de- tail how rapidly the city of Phoenix has been growing
 In the first place. many people so many additions laid out and so many new lots placed on the mar ket Yet when it is taken into con sidefaton that in many of the older residence additions of Phoenix where at least one-half of the lots have already home built on them, it is sufficiently crowded and congested notwithstanding the fact that half of the lots are for sale and available. It is probably quite safe to say that as soon as any residence DOT tion of an ordinary town has houses 1 built on one-third or one-half of the lots, many of the residents plan to sell and go out further to build IhlS Is the age when every home 1 owner wants plenty of breathing space. The further fact that in these new additions lots are not onv selling rapidly but many new houses are being built on all of them is sufficient proof to substantiate these statements. Also the further fact m is, oil a healthy and increasing demand for l houses to live in, with practically no 1 vacant houses, indicates very strong | y that the matter of placing thou sands of lots on the market, as well | as in that portion of the city, is en- 1 tirely reasonable.
 1 It was learned in MT. Turneys l office yesterday that there were l since January the first, 19 sub -divi- | sons placed on record in the county recorders office and seven more I plats are being prepared for record l This is a total of twenty-six sub divisions representing 945 acres all practically cut up into city lots of | from 50 to 125 feet in width. In | detail some of them are as follows: 1 Thirty acres of the northeast part l of Los Olives has been placed on the
 market and MT. Turney's office has ] established grades for concrete side 1 walks. which are being laid. and for paving when it becomes necessary. ! One-quarter of a mile north of Los l Olives MT Turney has just staked
 out and located the grades for con 1 crete sidewalks in Mission Place, 1 consisting of 20 acres, recently pur chased and being put on the market by the Cement Workers Concrete 1 Company. This tract is being cut | into 50-fot lots. It is adjacent to i the car line and it might be men toned here that MT Turney's office is, in this tract, as well as the others, 1 establishing all grades, ties, grade | systems on the same grade system 1 of the city of Phoenix so that when | the city is extended there will be | harmony in the sidewalks and grades throughout.
 i Just north of the Indian School this engineering office has completed | the sub division work for Prof. E. NJ. Lamson of the LamSon sub division. It consists of 40 acres, and has been cut into suburban residence lots.
 l on Central avenue, just south of the Osborn School, 20-acre tract has been plated for Newland Jones, | surrounding his beautiful residence. .i This 2e-acre tract has been cut into 6O-fot lots, and the name of this tract is Pennsylvania Tract.
 | Another recent sub division in this
 ncigh3orhot.d is Chesterfield Place,
 owned by Frank Stewart This con- SiStS of 40 acres, facing Seventh 1 street and the Indian School road. This subdivision work has already
 been completed and a number of
 these desirable lots sold.
 /, Work will be started next week in the stalking out of the Matthie sub- division for William Matthie. i This consists of 9 acres lying west | of the Osborn School. It will be l cut up into suburban residence lots. 1 This is nicely located and desirable property.
 Mr Turney is now estimating the cost of the sub division work on the | 80 acres midway between the Indian School and the city. He is also ar
 ranging to stake out one 20-acre and i'No
 northeast of town.
 Other parts of the city are prOpor- tionately active. In Collins addition 1 on the east side, Mir Turney staked out one-half block lots for E. B. l O'Nell, who is now constructing on | each one of these lots modern con-
 crete block houses.
 A survey party for Mir. Turney is l now at work stalking out and ascer- ] taining grades for an attractive 40 1 acre tract on East Washington l street, owned by H. c. Thomas. l Grand View Place. consisting of l 50 acres, cut into 55fot lots, was
 put out by Galpin & Hart. These
 lots are selling fast and are in a 1 beautiful portion of the valley. An 1 other 4O-acre tract in this vicinity
 is being plated into 125-foot lots. | To the southeast, MT. McCarthy's
 tract, formerly the old Capt. Norton | ranch, was placed on the market. This is located adjacent to the new