Arizona republican., 1914-02-09
GOOD ROADS MEETING
 CALL F0R THIS EVENING
Every Taxpayer of Mesa Section Should Be at City Hall at 7:30 This Evening. Supervisors
 Will Be There.

This evening at 7:30 o'clock a mass meeting of the taxpayers of the Mesa section will be called to order in the city hall for the pur- pose of conferring with the county board of supervisors relative to the proposed $1,500.000 bond issue to be used in the construction of good roads over certain portions of Mari copa county.
 The supervisors have the right to issue the bonds but it is their desire to get an expression from as many of the taxpayers ats possible before making their decision. It is esti- mated that more than a year will he saved in point of time if the necessary action is taken at this time. Not only will the roads be constructed sooner and be in use. but there are certain other condi- tiona entering into d consideration ot the proposition which makes it necessary to make haste at this time. For instance. the steam and electric lines pay one-third of the county taxes while the cities and towns pay another third and the farms the balance of the taxes There is no particular reason why the rail- roads should be in favor of good roads; it would in no wise increase their freight or passenger travel The cities are benefited. but most of all the farmers. Now il is rumored that the railroads have measure prepared which will relieve them i from the burdens of taxation in so far as good roads building is con ! corned, and which will be presented 1 t. the next legislature for considera- tion. In other words, unless the su-
 pervisors get the high sign from
 the taxpayers of the county to go ahead and issue the bonds or if for any reason the bonds are not issued at this time. it may be d good many 1 yea1s before the issue will be made. The bond issue, according to the |. oriSinal call, is to be for $1 1.500,000 l the greater part of which is to be spent in the valley. The good roads are to be constructed of cement and other native materials and are to be fifteen feet in width. One-third of
 the amount of the bond issue is to
 be eXpendod on the south side or in loiher words. the south side is to re- eeive approximately one-third the Value Ill good loads. The routing "hi"h 'vrs originally laid out provid- "'i fh"t the road run directly rom Temp" |" Mesa and c"utiur- "n east | along the Roosevelt road to the e~t , rrn canal. one section leaves iii. main line aj Mesa and goes seven miles ~"uth !" chandler Annth-i
 leaves at the Mill street int-f section
 and continues three and one--haIi
 miles north to the Lehi schooIhouse
 while the other continues south from
 the Dr Shouse corner. two miles east of Mesa. to Gilbert.
 It is the idea of the mass meetine
 tonight to discuss the matter of gooC
 roads from every angle before the
 tcard of county supervisors and giv,
 them an idea as to just what the lreople of Mesa desire While it doe.
 not follow that the board will bt
 willing to give Mesa everything thar
 she asks for vet it will at least gvc
 them an idea of just about what tn,
 town and surrounding section wants
 and how the citizens line up on tn,
 good roads proposition in general A any rate. be there tonight if Vol
 want to say something about gooC
 cads or if you want to hear some | thing about the prOOOSpd bond iSSup