Arizona republican., 1921-11-19
DEMAND EXPERT. ENGINEER BUILD GAVE CREEK DAM
Chamber Of Commerce Urges Flood Control Pro- ject Be Built Under Su- pervision of Experienced Man

An unequivocabIe demand that the board of governors of the proposed Cave creek flood control dam select as supervising engineer of the dam one thoroughly versed in the build ing of flood control works and that no expense be spared in obtaining the services of such a man to the end that the people of the city and coun- ty may have implicit confidence in him as directing, despite any ob stacles or objections, the control dam construction to protect the people from future damage and loss was sent yesterday by the board of di rectors of the chamber of commerce to the members of the control board the governor of the state. the news papers of Phoenix and the citizens committee.
 The demand was carried in SC. | of resolutions adopted by the di- rectors of the chamber of commerce after the Cave creek situation, its delays and seeming complexities were discussed from every angle, when a | special committee was appointed by 1 President W. w. Lawhon to draft the resolutions. This committee con~ sisted of II. D. AfcVay, manager of the Mountain States Telephone x Tel | egraph company; John D. Loper, su l. l perintendent of the city schools; w. | H. Thomson. vice president of the i Phoenix National bank; and William | R. Wayland, manager of the Central 1 pharmacy.
 ] The. resolutions, which, even yester- 1 day, had received the endorsement of 1 hundreds of Phoenicians, follow in full;
 l The Resolutions | "Whereas, the flooding of Cave l creek of a considerable area of the lcity of Phoenix occurred a few months ago; and
 Whereas, the flood caused con- | siderable damage to farm lands ir | the Salt river valley and to property | within the city of Phoenix, and en- | dangered the lives of some of ou l citizens; and
 ''Whereas, an tnsistent demand by the people of the city and county fol the control of said Cave creek ha. resulted in appropriations being mad, by the state. cunty, city and Wa ter Users association for the pur-
 pose of constructing flood contro | works: and
 ''Whereas, the safety of a larg,
 portion of our population and tn, protection of a enormous amount O I pIOPSIASs CbiSiStlilS ol IdIEl LdIius
 farm houses, city homes, publi, buildings, public properties. roadway! and canal systems depend upon sucl
 control works; and
 Whereas, the organizations in
 terested in the construction and con
 trol of said flood works have ere
 ated a board to have charge of thu
 construction of said control works
 and said board is now carrying ou
 the purposes for which it was organ
 ized, of which the two most impor
 tant duties are the selection of fina
 plans and the appointment of a su
 pervising engineer; and
 Whereas, upon the construction
 and design of said flood contro
 works depends the protection of
 large section O. the city. the lives O
 many of its citizens and an enormou
 amount of property in farms, lands
 homes, pavements, public building and works;
 l Now. therefore. we, the board O
 directors of the Phoenix chamber O commerce, realizing the importanc of securing perfection in design an construction, do hereby resolve tha we urge upon the board of contrC the necessity Of selecting a supervis ing engineer one thoroughly verse
 in the method of engineering to b used in the building of the flood con ' trol works, sparing no expense neces sary to obtain the services of ma in whom the population can plaC implicit confidence and one who wi
 construct, in spite of any obstacle
 or objections such dam and othe .. 1 control works as will perfectly pro l tect the people from future dange !. and loss; and
 We further resolve that copy 1 this resolution be sent to each men