Arizona republican., 1914-02-19
DOYLE BROS. OF TUCSON
 GET SEWER CONTRACT
Providing Sewer Bonds are Voted. Joint Citizens and Council Commit
 tee on Lighting System.

With the acceptance of the bid for the construction complete by Doyle Bros. of Tucson for the sum of $32,- 05003, the proposed sewerage system for Tempe now lacks but the approval of the people to make it a certainty. Just as fast as legal steps will permit action Will be taken towards the bond election, which makes it quite appar- ent that if the bonds are voted, the sewer will be installed complete within the next six or eight months.
 The session of the city council on Monday evening, which was purposely called to consider the sewerage bids, was a short one. A number of en- gineers seeking to bid on one part and another of the system were present but beyond presenting their points accomp- lished nothing for their trouble. With all four of the present active members of the council in their places, the ses- sion came to order at 7:30. A general survey of the situation was taken and half hour later the council went into secret session With the engineers.
 While bids of a lower price were made, the councils choice after a de- one, laid with Doyle Bros bid for $32 05003, including the use through out the system of vitrified pipe. Doyle's bid also specifics the use of the cleo tro-c chemical sewerage disposal plant, originally designed by Frank Curt Mill Ter and now in practical and most sat isfactory use by number of the Cali fornia coast towns. Miller the son of c. W. Miller of Tempe, and during his early school days, a Tempe young man, has made good with his electro chemical disposal plant, only put into practical use but a year or two ago, to such an extent that this means of sew craze disposition is now being employed in connection with the construction of nearly all the systems in the south west
 Next in line with the council is the enaction of an ordinance calling the bond election, same to be held within the next twenty or thirty days. Providing the bonds are voted. the council looks for no trouble in making 
 l a satisfactory sale of them. Even be- | fore now, inquiries have been made
 with view to purchasing the bonds, so that nothing lies in the way of the construction of the sewer system by the election.
 The municipal ownership of a light | ing system, also up before the council
 for attention at the Monday night ses- sion, has been placed in the hands of a citizens committee and the council eX cluding the mayor The report of the citizens committee was heard at the meeting and the committee continued with the necessary instructions from the council. Since it will take several
 months to get things in shape to call
 a bond election for the lighting system, | the sewerage matters will in no way be connected with electricity troubles. But at that the committees in charge of he lighting system are going ahead
 with their work Telephone communi- | cations with Secretary Van der Veer ] of the Salt River Valley Water Users | Association, yesterday, has arranged | for a meeting at an early date between | counsels from that organization and ! Tempe that they may get together on
 a contract rate for the supply of Cleo
 tric power to the town from the plant
 on the north side of the river.