The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-02-14
TEN MILLION BOND ISSUE FOR GOOD
 ROADS
Question Discussed py the Supervis
 ors and Delegates.
HIGHWAY WORKERS
 IN CONVENTION
Government Expert Delivers Twc
 Addresses Today.

| PHOENIX-After the supervisors
 had thoroughly discussed the proposed
 bond issue, A. s. Henderson of Santa
 Cruz made a motion which was adopt- {, ed practically unanimously, as fcl- flows:
 That it is the sense of this meet
 ing that bond issue of not to exceed ten million dollars be advised at a rate of not to exceed five per cent in- to draw an amount not to exceed it's pro rata proportion of it's assessed valuation; that each county that does not wish to draw that amount be all lowed, to draw an amount suitable to it's needs; that each county pay inter- 75 per cent be spent in each county under the supervision and control of l the board of supervisors of each colln- ty and that 25 per cent be allowed the state engineering department to be spent in said county or others as may highways be laid out from north to south and from east to west, to be selected by the boards of supervisors and the state engineer and to cehsti- tNte connected system of highways" !" Whether the Arizona legislature shall be asked to submit a ten-million dollar road bond issue to the people of this state, is the principal question that is confronting the annual conven- tion of the Good Roads association of Arizona, being held at the Board 1 of Trade this afternoon. / This morning the county supervis- ! ors of the state met at the Board of | Trade and discussed thoroughly bill providing for the proposed bond issue. The ba1 was considered very thor oughay, being read section by section. | Accredited delegates to the good f6ads convention are herefrom evety l.county int he state except Pima, Mo have, Greenlee and Coconino. Most Of ,the county boards of Supervisors Were Represented in the meeting held this morning. Citizens who are not regu- larly delegates are present at the con [vention and taking part in the delib- erations, so, practically every section of the state is well represented.
 The supervisors met at 10 o'clock. At Il o'clock, the time set for the good roads convention, the supervis- ors had not finished their delibera- tions- President T. G. Morris called the delegates to order and adjourn ment was taken till 2:3o with the un- derstanding that all should hear the address of Thomas R. Marshall before the legislature at 1:30. The conven- tion will adjourn in time for the ad- dress of M. o. Eldredge, assistant chief of the national bureau of good 1 roads, to be held at the Empress the atre at D. m.
 ] W. A. Moeur, chairman of the Mari copa board of supervisors, presided over the meeting of the county man. agers. James Miller, Jr., clerk of the I Maricopa board, was made secretary I Three bond bills were introduced before the supervisors, but only one was read before noon. It was drawn by Lin B. Orme, one of the Maricopa county supervisors, and Clerk Miller.
 This bill provides for the issuance of $1O,OOO,OOO worth of bonds, dating from July IA, 1913. They shall bear interest at the rate of , per cent.
 There shall be $1OO,O00 of the bonds in demonstrations of$1O,OOO each. The
 first 25O will become due on July 5, 1924, and 25O more on the third day
 of each July till 1864.
 The bill provides that the money
 shall be spent under the direction of the state department of engineering, on cooperation with the boards of county supervisors, to build two state Fhighways ,one from Yuma to St. Johns, Apache county, and the other from the
 Grand Canyon to Douglas.