Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
ROTARY CLUB |S UNIT
 IN ENDORSING THE
 CITY BOND ISSUE

. CITY BOND ISSUE
 By unanimous vote the Phoenix Rotary club yesterday heartily en- dorsed the proposed municipal bond issue totaling s465.000 to be voted on by the people on May 27.
 This endorsement was given after almost the entire time of the meeting had been given to a consideration of the merits of the Improvements for which the bonds are proposed. In the absence of City Manager V. A. Thompson, who found it impossible to attend, c. A. Stauffer outlined the matter to the club. declaring that de- spite the present financial stringency Phoenix must provide the money for necessary improvements if she would continue to go ahead
 Of the total issue of $465.000, there is proposed $175,000 to complete the Verde system. The necessity of completing this most necessary im- provement, he declared, did not ad- init of argument That because fol- lowing the voting of the first bond tracts were made on rising market, made the first estimate of the amount necessary inadequate.
 Concerning the $100.000 in the pro- posed issue for the control of flood waters of Cave Creek. MT. Stauffer stated that while formerly but a small part of the Cave Creek water found it's way to Phoenix, now almost the entire flood threatens the city and that protection must be afforded or great damage might result. This | . R1h T.. l A
 upon a total of $300,000 being raised from other sources.
 Other items of the proposed bond issue are:
 l For building an armory and pur- chasing site for same, $70,000; For paving certain streets in front
 of city property. $60.000;
 For a police signal system, $2o, 1000; For the purchase of 10 acres of land north of Van Buren street,
 known as university Tract" $40,
 900.
 Concerning the $2o.ooo for police commissioner, who was present at
 the meeting yesterday declared that a signal system. for the police depart ment was as necessary as one for the fire departments
 "The original estimate for the com pletion of the Verde water system was $1.3I5, ,000.' said MT. Henderson. Tt was believed at the time this esti- mate was made and the bond elec- tion held that within a few months I a material reduction would result in all costs entering into the construc-
 ton of a project of this kind As is we'll known, and contrary
 to our belief, building materials
 greatly increased in cost and the in-
 crease in the cost of material and
 labor entering into the construction
 of the pipe line alone was $282 .000.
 The original estimate of the cost
 of the pipe line was not based on an
 estimate made by the engineers. but
 on bona fide quotation received
 from the pipe companies at the time
 the estimate was made.
 "The original estimate also includ- ed an item of $25O,000 for a 25- million gallon reservoir. Barring the increase in the cost of pipe line, mon ey would have been available for the
 construction of the reservoir, leaving a surplus of something like $35,000 } which could have been applied to- , ward the completion of the intake system. in which case it would have r been necessary to have asked only for an additional S140,000 to complete 5 the entire project.
 All the excavation, backfill and 5 structures of all kinds in connection 3 with building the pipe line have been done at less figure than was orig 3 inally estimated. The cost of ths
 intake is exceeding the estimate made by our engineer, but taking tho v estimates made by other reliable en- ]. | gineering firms and also by reliable Q contractors, it is quite evident tha1 : our estimate was too low in the be- : ginning.r
 0 The city commission. Mir. Tender. : son said. had given long and carefu r study to the proposed bond issue, nc e item of which had originated witf [ them. but had been included at ths !. request of many citizens. He asked : that the Rotary club and all citizen. : get behind them and work for tn, : success of the issue at the polls. Tha n every item was vitally necessary tt : the city. he declared.
 7 The tract of 10 acres on Van Bure1 n street to be used as park. MT. Hen e derson declared to be the only avail e able 10 acres that can be secured a | anything near a reasonable price. H e urged the city to secure this lans : before there are any buildings on it t, - be purchased and torn down. r The price on this tract, he said Q had been cut by the owner, the Dea
 coness hospital, in order to secur
 money with which to complete tn ii hospital. By voting this issue, tn e city would not only be getting mucl ,e needed tract of land. but would b ', providing money for the completion
 of the hospital.
 aj w. l.. Pinney reminded the Rotari ,~ ans that in order to interest tn ;, young men in the national guard it i If necessary to provide a home for tn guard. He declared that Phoeni a should not be without military or ' ganization in time of need and tha .s the armory, for which an issue c s $20 900 is included is a real necessit
 to the city.
 There was considerable discussio
 among the Rotarians concerning tn
 no objection was voiced to any iten
 In standing vote, the member
 sl unanimously endorsed the bonds J. A. R. Irvine and Fred O. Adam. E the other two members of the cit comm ssion, also were present k yesterdays meeting.
 That the Rotary club lend their ai CT to the success of the bond electio le not only by working before the cleo a- tion and on election day, but | F. advertising. The matter was witI ' held for action by the new board ( ip directors.
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