Arizona republican., 1917-03-08
LIGHTING AND
 TOWN DITCH TO
 BE VOTED UPON

Removal of the town ditch and in Stallation of ornamental street light ing standards throughout the entire paved district are matters that will be referred to d vote of the citizens of Phoenix at the general city election, April 3. This was decided upon al the regular meeting of the city commission yesterday morning when both were made live issues and brought out con siderable discussion. The movement started when City Manager Robert X. Craig stated that he had again taken up the matter of the removal of the canal through the heart of the city, dealing with officials of the United States reclamation service. From these officials he had obtained figures which indicated that an expense oI ap- proNimately Sl20,000 would be entailed in making the change. It was the sense of the commission that this was mat ter that should rightly be placed be- fore the public at the next election.
 The installation Of ornamental street lighting standards along such streets as have already been paved or are H the course of being paved would also involve a greater sum oi money than the commission felt il should eNpend without electoral approval, and this was also ordered placed upon the bal lot of the approaching general election.
 Before the matter of the removal of the ditch was presented to the com mission by the city manager. there was some discussion of the plan suggested sometime ago by City Engineer J. E. Giraud for the bridging of the canal on such streets as are paved or are tO be paved and which are crossed by the canal The mayor instructed the en- sineer to prepare an estimate of the cost of the bridges proposed and have this estimate before the commission at it's next meeting. It seemed to be the opinion however, that such bridges should not be ordered constructed at thls tune. at least until the larger project of removing the ditch had been disposed of.
 More Paving Planned
 When petition was presented ask ing for the paving with bitulithic of Second street from Adams street to Monroe street, of Third street from Adams street to Monroe street and of Monroe street from Second street to Third street was presented and read a letter from several property owners in the district, urging early action. was placed before the commission. A mo tion by Commissioner Dunlap, second ed by Commissioner Jones. that the ptuLtbu bt ItltETru LD the CltN en- gineer for checking. carried At this point Commissioner MacBean sug- sested that the city engineer be in structed to make inquiry as to whether the property owners in the district de- sired the paving laid regardless of whether the street railway company paved along the car tracks on Monroe street at the same time the other pay ing was being laid.
 In this connection Commissioner MacBeau announced that while the primary election was being held on March various people. some of them property owners and some of them for mer county officeholders, had coupled his name with the failure Of the com mission to order the paving of Fourth street sometime ago. He said that reference to the minutes of the meet
 O. the comm isslon would show that the matter of the paving of Fourth street had been turned over to the city engineer for checking. that Howard
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