Arizona republican., 1916-06-08


 This would have meant, if adopted
 an expense of any where from $65,5O5 up to $104, ,e65 and would not have
 taken the canal from the city eX- capt through the central part. Under
 this new plan it would mean that the
 canal in it's entirety would be removed
 from the city and would open the way
 for the reclamation of valuable prop
 erty along the entire length of the
 present ditch and for paving of Van
 Ruren and other streets now held up by reason of the impossibility of paV-
 ing over the canaL'
 It will be remembered that originally it was planned to construct a huge conduit along Van Buren~ street from Seventh street to Seventh avenue 1 Estimates for this work were as fol lows:
 | Concrete conduit ............S S1O4, ,665 Corrg. Iron, coated. d........... S4,O9o Rcd wood, coated. d.:...... 6S,090 l Oregon Pine. ............-.... 65,505 | None of these plans would provide
 a permanent solution of the problem. | It might be that tho work would have
 to be doae over again within from ten to twenty years. The plan of Com
 missioner MacBean would mean the elimination of the ditch from the en- fire city for all time. The total ex
 pensc involved would be $52, ,649.23, ac-
 cordng to the estimate. a saving of
 about $13,0C0 for much more desir-
 able plan.
 Urging the commission to inaugur- ate action on his plan at the earliest possible moment, Commissioner Mac
 Bean pointed out that unless such
 early action was taken, the city would
 be called upon on June IS to pay out
 SS,00O as its remaining obligation fol the property purchased one year ago
 in order to carry out the widening of
 Van Buren street. Already the city
 has paiG the following amounts:
 ] F. E. Pascoe ...........$ 4,65(
 Mrs Hattie Mosher ........ 2,75(
 T. J. Prescott ................., 5,30(
 Dan McDermctt ..... 1,S5( H. O. Ramsey . 1,45l
 Total ..........-...... .S16,00' The property owners agreed tha
 they would accept total of $9,00i
 less thar the entire s25O0O agreed upo: in the event of the removal of tht l town ditch. The city was given on year in which to demonstrate that tn, ditch actually would be removed. Tn, l action proposed by Commissioner Mac | Bean would result in the additiona I saving to the city of this 5000. l The present assessed valuation O , tho lands within the city affected b' r the present course of the Salt Rive l Valley canal is $202 279, and an in
 | creased Valcation on the city assessor 2 books would be occasioned by the re n moVal of the ditch totalling s21, ,943 [ l at the present rate of assessmen 9 The actual valuation would be con e sdcrably in excess of $20,000. t Following the presentation of tn |. plan by Commissioner MacBean dur t ins which he took occasion to eXplai e in detail just what it was proposed { n do and to explain that he believed tn s reclamation service was ready to cor 1t sider the proposition. a motion wa e carried ordering the report filed an r. carrying with it the provision that u l. city attorney be instructed to advi. IS the commission the necessary stps t be taken to cOnsummate the remov lo of the ditch as proposed at the earlie J. possible moment.
 n There was a host of other busine L. before the commission which was e. session until five o'clock. Manag,
 Mitchell of the Phoenix Railway con le pany asked for immediate action le the commission in his petition for i- three years extension of time on SUI ln paving as the street railway compal ,n would ordinarily be required to do oa | connection with present and futu he paving during that time. On rloti he of Commissioner Richey seconded id Commissioner Woods this petition w he denied.
 CT communication was received fire ve City Treasurer J. C. c. H. Boon, sts lid ing that he was ill and that the til nd when it would be possible for him ed resume his duties was indefinite
 asked for leave of absence for ( m, finite time and was granted thii he days leave, half of this time on f om pay. His request that c. C. Smi ue of the Central Bank be appointed