Arizona republican., 1920-08-05
b|G bOND
 ISSUE FUR CITY
 IMPROVEMENTS
Commission Receives Pro- posal for $1, ,000, 1000 Issue To Extend Services Will Be Acted Upon Next Month

 Thompson, city manager, recom- mended the issuance of $1,000,000 in bonds for various city improvements. The chief item in the recommendation is that of the extension and improve ment of the water distributing system, which will cost, according to the esti mates accompanying the recommends tion, the sum of $450,000.
 The list of items with the sum re- quired for each follows:
 Extension and improvement of
 the water distributing system,
 $45o,ooo.
 Extension of the sanitary sewer
 system, $f4o,o0o.
 The improvement and purchase
 of city parks, $150,000.
 Fire department, new station
 and new apparatus, $65,0Oo.
 Paving in front of city prop
 erty, $45, 900.
 New addition to city hall. new
 jail and Improvement of present
 building, $f50,ooO.
 The recommendation was referred to the city attorney with instructions to prepare the matter for reading by Sept. S. Should the recommendation be adopted the election concerning the adoption of the bond plan will be held in October.
 Water Service Big Item
 The recommendation for betterment of the water distribution system in cludes plans for both domestic and fire service. The report of L. E. Hitchcock, city engineer. concerning these plans are substantially as follows:
 The fire service will be extended within the old city limits, providing uniform pressure throughout the sity, at a cost of s190,422. Fire service will be extended to new additions at a cost of ss3,175. House service in new ad- fkE A be installed from Twelfth street and Mcdowell road south on Twelfth street to the city water works at cost of $3S,763. A main will be extended from Twelfth street west along Me Dowell road at a cost of $90.2sS.
 The sanitary sewer system is to be improved and extended into new addi- tions. as is also the park system.
 To Add to City Hall
 The city hall plans include building an addition. probably of three stories, in the rear of the present structure. The jail would be contained in the top story, while the entire improvement as contemplated will take care. it is declared, Of the requirements of the city for many years.
 The bonds for paving would pay for paving in front of city property on Thirteenth street, Woodland avenue, West Van Buren street. East Van
 
 Fifteenth avenue at Woodland. and block 21, Neahrs- Jefferson street.
 City Engineer Hitchcock's report on the plan for improving the water dis tribution system is summarized as fol- lows:
 A 3o-inch steel pipe. asphalt covered, is to be laid from Twelfth street and McDowen road to the water works. 2S-inch steel pipe. asphalt covered, is to be laid on West McDowell road to Seventh avenue, thence south on Washington street, where 1t will be connected with a 16-inch main there which shall be extended on Washington street from Seventh to Ninth avenues. This. it is estimated. will take care of 13,000, ,000 gallons q day at a pressure of 43 pounds.
 Will Assure Water Supply
 The 2S-inch main running west on McDowell road will be tapped at Nc kinley St. and Ninth Ave by one IF inch main again at woodland and Ninth avenue by two 10-inch mains. This line will supply approximately 11,ooo.- 900 gallons per day, at pressure or 4S pounds.
 The present distribution arrangement does not allow the proper equalization of pressure and distribution of water in some portions of the city. Exten sions of the mains as proposed complete | the circuit from Fifth avenue and | street south on Hadley | street and east to Third street. On | Twenty second avenue between Van Buren and Jefferson the 6-inch line has been extended to connect to an S-inch 1 and 6-inch. thus completing the cir cult west of Seventeenth avenue.
 This circuit will serve the territory | north of Van Buren between Fifteenth and Twenty second avenue, north to Fillmore street.
 An ,~l, lSr1~ ar7 between Madison and Woodland. con- meeting all intersecting east and west ines, at Jefferson, Washington, Adams, | and Monroe, and connecting with To- nch main at Woodland and Fifteenth | avenue. will very materially assist in | aqualizing teh pressure in this district. | An S-inch main placed on Van Buren | street, between Ninth avenue and | second avenue. the same con- 1ecting with five 6-inch lines inter secting north and south lines, will greatly benefit the district north or Van Buren street
 Other Extensions
 The present 12-inch main on Fifth E lvenue between Van. Buren and Jet erson streets will be extended north rom Van Buren to Mckinley, same connecting with a 10 or 13-;nch line at and Fifth avenue. This pipe. believe, is already on the ground and will be laid in the very near future, md also extending this same 12-inch inc south on Fifth avenue from Jeffer ion to Jackson and thence continuing rom Jackson to Had1ey on Fifth ave lue as 10inch line, the same to con- lect with 10-inch line running east md west al Hadley street and Fifth avenue
 The extension of this f2-inch line on Mckinley it is proposed to connect with our 2S-inch feeder main at Ninth avenue and Mckinley. thus giving an adequate supply at a proper pressure n all feeders in the vicinity north of Van Buren street, between Central ave lue and Fifteenth avenue
 The line to the south of Fifth avenue s very much needed to provide ample fire protection in this fast growing warehouse district
 In the northeastern portion of the ,ity it is proposed to extend an S-inch main north on Seventh street. between Mckinley and Culver streets, intersect- ng at Culver street a 6-inch line to the Monte Vista road Seven 6-inch later lls running east and west will connect