Arizona republican., 1922-04-25
generation which also win share the

generation which also will share the
benefits"
The Program
Following is the outline:
Development of a pure water sup
ply, $1,500,000.
Extensions and improvements to
the water distributing system, $780,
000
Sewerage extensions, $40o, 900.
Drainage. 100000.
Paving $2,750,000.
Development of the Verde water
supply represents an expenditure OF
approximately $500, 600, he said
which will include completion of the
intake. This outlay does not provide
for a storage reservoir. as included
in the original plans, however, he
added. The supply is sufficient for
a city Of 100000 people, he said.
Extensions to the distributing sys.
tenn include the big pipe lines in the
city limits, to replace the old lines
and to connect up with mains pre-
viously laid which were held to be
large enough to carry the supply
This extension system provides two
sources of supply. under what Is
known as the gridiron system. One
enters the fire district from the easi
on Ninth street; the second enters
from the west on Ninth avenue.
Expenditures for sewerage exten-
sions were made necessary by the
annexation of more than 900 acres OF
new additions. The present sewer
age system is ample for city of TO-
900 people, he said, but added thai
the sewerage disposal system. as rep
resented by the septic tanks. are
antiquated. Some expenditure in thai
direction will be necessary within the
next few years, he predicted.
Much Paving Done
Plans for the drainage program
called for an outlay Of $125,000. Mr.
Hitchcock stated, st the 100000 bond
issue did not complete the project as
outlined by engineers. There has
been a notable lowering of the wa
ter levels in all sections of the city
since the drainage work was com
pleted, he declared.
In no department of municipal i'm
provement work has progress beer
so rapid as in street paving, he said
where a total sum of nearly S2,75O,-
900 has been expended within the pas
three years, or will be expended be-
fore the close of the present year
In 1920 and 1921 a total of 603,00t
square yards of pavement were lale
in Phoenix at a cost of $1,927,OOO
So far this year. 21S,O00 square
yards have been completed at cosl
of $537 900, and $4,000 addltiona
square yards, to cost $SOO,0OO nave
been contracted for.
In concluding his talk, Mr.. Hitch
cock made reference to the work OF
the city planners and their report
now on file at the city hall. He
urged all members of the board tc
review this report that they might
be conversant with the plans for the
city's development during the next
few years.
Assistant Attorney General Hill
pledged the co operation of that de-
partment to enforcement of the state
realty license law, the validity OF
which was attacked recently in a suit
filed in the Maricopa county supe-
rior court. The attorney generals
office, as legal advisor to Rudolph
Kuchler, state land commissioner and
ex -officio real estate commissioner
has advised that official that the Law
is constitutional, Mr.. Hill said. He
concluded by saying that the attor-
ney- generals office is determined &c
enforce the statute and would file
information against all known Vi
olators
Approve License Law
f. r. Byers, secretary to the real
estate commissioner. also spoke 9
few words on the license law. He
told the valley board members tina
it had the hearty support of dealers
throughout the southern sections o.
the state. He read a letter from
Herbert Dracllnlan of Tucson, presi-
dent of the Tucson Realty board. tc
Commissioners Kuchler, in which the
rigid enforcement of the law was
urged
At the opening of the meeting. thu
board president sounded q call for 1;
automobiles to assist in the enter
tainment of good roads delegates anc
visitors Thursday afternoon. In less