The Winslow mail., 1923-03-02
PAVING PROBLEMS
REVIEWED At MASS
MEETING MON. EVE.

The mass meeting at the Washing
ton School auditorium on Monday
evening, called to consider the pro-
posed paving proposition, was not as
well attended as it undoubtedly would
have been had the weather been more
favorable, still a goodly number of
interested citizens were present May
or C., L, Milan acted as chairman and
called the meeting to order soon af-
ter the appointed hour. He briefly
stated the object of the meeting, say
ing in substance that there seemed
to be a great deal of misunderstand-
ing and Misrepresentation as to the
cost of the paving, the time and man
ner of paying for it, and that the
meeting had been called for the pur-
pose getting better understanding
of these things. He stated that the
city council had acted as they have
in the matter because they thought
the citizens wanted the paving done
and that the council did not wish to
force the matter on the citizens, but
wished to act in harmony with the
wishes of the majority of citizens. He
said he thought that if the citizens
had a correct understanding Of the
proposition, the cost etc, that they
would be in favor of having the paw
ing done. He announced that there
were present gentlemen who tho
roughly understood the paving queS-
ton, and could give figures as to the
cost and explain any questions that
Eligh. be asked He then called up
on same Of these gentlement. Mr.. A.
J. Meidroth, resident manager of
Warren Brothers in Arizona, took the
floor and gave some figures on the
cost of the paving. To illustrate the
cost of paving in front of a fifty foot
lot he called for some seven or eight
monthly water bills and then found
that the average was around four dol
lars per month. He then stated that
the cost of paving in front of a fifty
foot lot would be about $2.7O per
month for a period of ten years and
asked the audience if they thought
that a heavy burden on anyone? He
further stated that the total amount
for paving in front of fifty foot lot
would be about $311.00, and that II
the present proposition as planned
went through the first payment OF
S31.1O or trereabouts with the inter-
est would be due next December. And
other payments would be made an
nuaiIy on the principal in December
and semiannually on the interest IN
June and December. 1t was explain
ed. that a corner lot would cost more
because of the two sides or fronts to
be paved For illustration lot 70
nv $50 feet would cost in the neigh
borhood of $1,000 or $140O or an aver
age of $500 month for the ten years
Colonel Conway of the Phoenix
Tempe Stone Company then, explain
ed in detail the mode of procedure in
paving proposition from the pass
ing of the resolution of intention by
the council on up to the completion
of the work and the plans for tlnanc-
ing it. He also explained the law
and how it operates on such propo-
sitions. He amplified some Of the
statements of Mr.. Meidroth as to the
cost and gave a very clear explana-
ton of the whole paving proposition,
thus clearing up many of the wrong
impressions that were in the minds
of the people Questions were asked
by some Of those present on various
features of the proposition and were
answered in clear and concise man.
ner After the paving experts had
spoken an opportunity was given for
any of the citizens to speak who
wished to do so. Several spoke, some
favoring the project and some OPP
posing it. Some one called for an
expression by vote of those present
and a goodly number arose. Some
one objected that nothing could be
settled by vote of that kind and Mr.
Milan explained that it was only an
expression of the way those present
felt and had nothing to do with the
settlement of the paving proposition.
That was a matter, he said, to be
settled by the property owners af-
fected and the city council. He fur
ther said that if a majority of the
property owners wanted the pave
ment they would go ahead with the
pavement and if a majority of the
property owners did not want it then
they would not have it.
1t was a good natured audience
and all seemed to be desirous Of get
ting at a right understanding of the
proposition. There seemed to be
quite a majority of those present in