Weekly journal-miner., 1910-07-06
TO ASK BIDS FOR
 BIG VERDE BRIDGE
From Fridays DaiLy)

NnIOLn s DdlSJ
 Territorial Engineer Grand. dur
 ing his brief trip to Prescott a
 few days ago, expressed himself as
 pleased with the progress of the
 grade on the north and south road
 out of this city, saying that about three miles were excavated and par tially finished. He approved the work, and conveyed the good news
 that Johnson & Shea were perform ing faithful service for the Terri tory.
 Through the delay attending the laying of a big concrete culvert across the ravine about two miles south, the grade had not reached that distance, anticipated at this time, but from now on the work will go ahead at a lively rate. From the point in the foothills across this rsvine the grading force was making excellent progress and in a few weeks it is expected that Groom Creek will be reached.
 A ear load of inch steel eul- vert pipe is due to reach the city in a few days, which will be laid across all points where the drain age flow warrants. In addition to eulverts of that size another car of greater dimensions is also cn route. The purpose of Engineer Gi- rand is to take every precaution against eloudbursts. Where ravines are crossed the concrete commodity | will be laid to afford sufficient | drainage against any possible flow
 The big bridge across the Gila, on the highway, is about one-half completed, and it is expected to be ready for travel this fall. Several thousand barrels of cement and hundreds of tons of steel ara being used on this structure, which will give some conception of the mag nitude of the project.
 MT. Grand also stated that the bids for the building of the big bridge across the Verde river would be advertised for in the next few days, and at what site the strue- ture will be laid will be officially announced when the document was given publicity.
 In short time the preliminary survey for the road to the north 'f Prescott would be taken up for { 
 In speaking of southern Arizona, l le says that the thirty-six mile ' tretch from Globe to Roosevelt is s lalf completed. Contractor Tooney If Phoenix is performing the work. { The people of the above city are t everish to have the road opened l IS soon as possible, in order to have he big body of water available for ( heir use as resort in the summer ime.
 At other points in the south the interest over the Territorial roads I s of the highest, and the wisdom q f the great move realized in every 0 V In conjunction with the Prescott outh, it is stated that a California nvestor has inspected the route nd will open a road house after he grade reaches Mount Union, con- t ucting a first class resort for pleas D re and recreation. A dancing pa ilion will be one of the attractions . nd safe service will be given the ublie. The site to be selected lays IS mong the pines and is an ideal l' ,catiOn. m The Prescott end of the roadway IT in charge of R. c. Sparks or u ne Territorial engineer corps, who D as his headquarters on the ground. u Accompanying Mir Grand on the u lspeetion trip, was R. W. Craig. e' tizen member of the Board of ontrol He frankly and officially ei ldorsed the project, and commend t' 1 the good work going on here a nd other points in Arizona. 5