Arizona republican., 1922-02-04
WANT FIRST
COMMISSION
RETAINED on
COUNTY WORK
Valley Representatives In
Big Meeting Voice e
Opinion That To Make
Change Now Is Wrong

A meeting called at the chamber of
commerce yesterday afternoon for
purpose OF considering complications
that have arisen in the county high
way road construction program rap
idly developed into a much greater
and more far reaching movement
than had been contemplated. There
were present nearly so representa-
tives of the five chambers of COM
merce of the county. o. S. Stapley
presiding over the joint meeting.
The matter ,Ader consideration
was the advisability of retaining the
present county highway commission
under the new bond issue to serve
until the program had been complet-
ed. and the will of the meeting in
that respect was expressed in a reso-
luton adopted without q dissenting
vote.
The preparation of the resolution
was preceded by several enthusiastic
addresses the speakers all conveying
their confidence in the commission
and their congratulation Of the COM
mission on the excellent work it had
done in the carrying OF the program
to its present stage. The speakers
believed that a change at this time
or at any time before the work was
finished would be attended by the
disastrous results that always at
tach TO the trading of horses while
crossing a stream.
Would Lose Time
A new commission. of whatever
men it might be constituted and
whatever might be their business
ability, would lose time In acquaint-
ing itself with its duties and the COM
pletion of the project would be by
so much delayed. 1t was therefore
urged that as soon as the test case
which has been brought to determine
the status of the commission with
respect to the present bond issue has
been determined. If it should be
found that the duties of the commits
sion end with the expenditure of the
proceeds Of the first bond issue, the
supervisors Immediately, reappoint
the present members to the new
commission.
The sense OF the meeting WAS set
out in the following resolution:
Whereas, the second bond issue
amount OF $4,500000 has been duly
voted and the money has been made
available for the construction of
roads hereunder; now. therefore
be it
Resolved by the undersigned
chambers Of commerce as follows:
Il. That immediate steps should
be taken for the construction of roads
from this bond issue.
"2. That we have full confidence
in the integrity and ability of the
personnel of the present highway
commission and believe that they are
the proper persons for the expendi-
ture OF the proceeds OF the second
bond issue.
"3. Proceedings having been in
stituted in the superior court OF the
county to test the right of the pres
ent highway commission to expend
the proceeds of the second bond is
sue. it is our firm conviction that
wh6 tever opinion the court may hand
down in this case. Il is for the best
interest of the county that the pres
ent highway commission be retained
in office, and if it is necessary to
make a reappointment in order to do
so. we favor this action.
Mesa Dist. Chamber of Commerce,
"Chandler Chamber of Commerce,
"Glendale Business Men% Club,
Peoria Chamber OF Commerce,
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce,
30. S. Stapley.
Chairman Joint Meeting"
To Coordinate Work
And while the representatives of
the various chambers were about it
they took steps for the coordination
Of the chambers of the county in all
matters of concern to the whole
county. That is to be ACCOMPLISHED
through a body composed OF seven
representatives from each Of the
chambers. This proposal was greet
ed with no less enthusiasm than the
course which had been proposed with
respect to the road program and the
first work to be undertaken under
this coordination was to be to as
sist in the solution OF all problems
that might arise in the course of the
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