Arizona republican., 1921-04-08
ENDORSE BOND
ISSUE FOR CAVE
CREEk.CONT
G. Of G.. Directors Favor
Bonds For Armory,
Flood Control, Parks
And Paving; Want 1922
Highway Convention

Indorsing in general the plan for
the issuance of city bonds for the
erection of an armory. the control
of Cave creek and the institution OF
parks, the board of directors of the
chamber of commerce at its regular
meeting at the Grand cafe yesterday
suggested also a reasonable amount
Tor paving purposes. H. W. Aspurv
and John d. Lopez were appointed
committee to cooperate with the city
officials in the matter.
Dwight B. Heard asked the df
rectors to consider inviting the Bank
head highway convention to Phoenix
in 1922 instead of 1923, as had been
proposed, declaring that the present
convention for this state. 1t was
therefore voted unanimously that the
board of directors invite the highway
association here next year. Stanley
]. Kilt, Tucson: Fred Suffer. Bisbee;
]. G.. Heating Florence. and 0. c.
Parker. president of the Arizona
Good Roads association. will attend
held in Greensboro, n. C. Dwight b.
Heard and w. w. Lawhon, president
of the chamber of commerce. will at
tend as delegates from the chamber
of commerce.
After discussion of the feasibility
of reassessing lands and property,
H. w. Asbury, Dave Goldberg and
Dwight b. Heard were appointed
committee to select a committee to
examine the proposal in detail and
to obtain any assistance in its work
which may be necessary.
DIR. A. NJ. Tuthill reported that he
had interviewed the city manager
with reference to water in the down
town cutters, and that everything
practical was being done by the city
manager and the city officials to keep
Phoenix clean.
Because of the urgent need Of adj
vertising, Secretary WEIGH was in
structed to call a conference Of all
members interested in advertising
matters on Tuesday. April II, at
o'clock in the afternoon. President
Lawhon will appoint a committee
also to assist In the meeting. A COM
mittee will also be appointed to con-
fer with the officials of the Deacon
ess hospital with reference to assist
Ing that institution.
Following is an examination of
Cave creek and its menace which has
been prepared for the chamber of
commerce.:
The Cave Creek Menace
Eight miles north of the city of
Phoenix is a serious menace to the
0OIuhAdAllyt pdt lllliC ACoh1Co ny Aeo
citizens. This menace has been known
to most of us for many years as the
Cave creek floods. but the seriousness
of it and the fact that it is growing
and becoming greater at very rapid
rate is realized by only a few.
In former years Cave creek left the
mountains in a well-defined channel
about Is miles north of Phoenix and
spread out over the delta below in a
thin sheet of water extending from
Peoria on the west to Phoenix on the
east. This channel has gradually cut
closer to the city, until in the flood of
1919 this channel cut down the last
three miles to the Arizona canal. This
means that the waters which in the
past were spread from Skunk creek
to Phoenix will during the next flood
be concentrated at the Arizona canal.
! eight miles north of Phoenix. From
that point to this city there is a we'll
defined depression about two miles
wide, the sides of which are about
to 10 feet higher than the center.
This circumstance is what makes dis
aster to this community a certainty
in the future, and not conjecture, I'M
less something is done to control this
torrent before it cuts its course
through the midst Of this community
To give an idea of what the amount
of this danger is we will compare it
with the flood in the Salt river that
destroyed the Granite Reef dam
apron in November. 1919. The Salt
river flood at that time was only four
sJtimes bigger than the 1905 flood in
Cave creek. This seems hardly cred
fble. but in 1905. before the Cave
creek flood reached the city of Phoe-
nix 1t spread over broad territory
20 miles wide. Now. due to the cut
ting down of the Cave creek channel
as mentioned before, the waters will
be concentrated at point eight miles
north of this city. with well-de-
fined depression to hurl the whole
BODY of water into the community.
The legislature inspected this sit
nation and. realizing the danger to
the Capitol and other state property,
appropriated $4,000 for the control
If the creek, contingent upon the city,
the county, the Water Users asso-
citation and other interested parties
raising the balance of the money
needed.
A plan has been evolved that will
control this creek safely, adequately
and permanently. This plan involves
the construction Of dam where the
creek leaves the Phoenix mountains
at a cost of $350,000. This dam will
create a reservoir large enough to
hold two of the biggest floods of Cave
creek on record IL Oite loAlOWco Niie
other Immediately. The water Their
can be let out through gates In the
reservoir at a rate so small 1t will not
damage any property.
From the standpoint of the state
county and community, 1t is believed
that II is the duty of every taxpayer
70 interest himself in a cooperative
man TO build the dam and eliminate
tbis menace. 1t is planned to raise
IN addition to the $4,000 appro-
priated by the state the sum o.
s3Oo 600. to be contributed from tht
county of Maricopa, city of Phoenix
citv OF Glendale, Water Users asso-
ciatfon. Standard Oil company. Unior
OH company, Santa Fe railroad, Ari-
IONA Eastern railroad, Greenwood
cemetery, etc.
II ts suggested that a flood contro
district be created embracing all o
tho territory affected by the contro
~ these floods. The management o
/fke project should be turned over t.
thfs district This would involve tn
.,nerviston of the dam and woul'
tns,1re the proper draining of the res
ar.yo,r within a few days after eacl
flood.
he created a board of engineers TO
tbe supervision OF construction an
tba expenditure of funds, compose,
y, the city engineer, state engineer
on,ntv engineer, Water Users gen
araI siIperintendent and a representa-
&c from the flood control district.
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