Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-18
Wednesday Morning, March IS, 1914.
THE wARReN.eIsBEE ROAD

The holding up Of the construction of .n adequate road from Bisbee to Warren is a matter of more than local the District It is a matter in which Arizona progressive state has justihable concern. Together with emoluments accruing the fact that Bisbee head of the Warren District is the third city goes responsibilities which be It is the bounden duty Of Bsbee to ful fill the obligations which an entire expects of This duty as applied the point deyolves upon the duly constituted authorities Cochise county who are responsible of the county-the Board of Supervisors.
 Grievous mistakes have been made thus far in ihe efforts put forth the Bisbee road The money build the road provided and it remains the present time inactive in the treasury. Authority expend this reposes with officials chosen the assumption that they capable of handling the affairs of the county That construction of a road than miles in length is fraught with difficult problems an assumption ridiculous ious thought That the work is not under way is q confession either of official ncompeteney of the presence conditions which niqultous solely be cause they are permitted to endure.
 When the project of the Bisbee-warren road all ready for launching six months County Attorney Gilmore a contract without taking into consdera- ton whether the Board of Supervisors had right to let contract. The Board for long time past had done the roads, approprating funds Co be paid to individuals who entrusted with the performance of road work throughout the county The bills were approved paid In the absence of proper instructions the County Attorney the Board shaped its course in compliance with the mandate of precedent This policy has been pursued by half of the counties fin Arizona in which conditions similar to those existing in Cochse The basic flaw in these conditions lies fin the fact that the legislature created elective official known as County Superintendent of Roads The oice was created as political plum and in all together loo many cases it was conferred matter of patron age thus falling into the of the unfit Boards o Supervisors in many counties whose members endeay ored to act conscentousy refused to enrust the ex nenditure of public funds to unqualified named a' county superntendents of roads.
 Whether or not they justified in their approval tbe members of the Cochise Board of Supervisors de cned to endorse enrust to Road Superintendent J. penton of Douglas the stewardship of road buiidn' shoueh the law states specifically that to him alone wal deleeated initiatory powers. The BsbeeWarren roa' project was permitted to plunge along an unpho'e' o,rse until almost in a haphazard manner. 1t ral afoul of a clearly defined law
 If if he established that Mir. Benton is ncompeten fl, fulfiu his duties he should be disposed of and com
 ,an, successor named If the Board of Supervisors o Cochise cannot administer their duties in accordance
 ,,h h,s,,ess methods action should be taken agains (, either collectively or individually. The money 10 ,,dig inc Blsbee.W Warren road is provided and mus not be diverted to other Experience has tausi ,,o uronp way of approaching the project The rigi way is not obscure. It is to those responsible 10 .,,ad and early completion of the project to ge busy.