Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-09
Constitutional Amendment Call
 ing For Big Issue win Be Submitted to the People at the
 General Election Next Fall.
Provides For Construction of System of State Highways;
 75 Per Cent of Funds From Each County to Be Spent.

A constitutional amendment proyid- ing for a s5.OOO.OOO bond issue for the purpose of completing the State high way system has been prepared for submission to the people of Arizona at the general election on Nov. 8.
 The principal features of this amendment are:
 The designation and provision for the construction of a system of State highways. One across the north from the Needles through r Springervillei one across the south from Yuma to Phoenix, thence by two routes via Globe through Clifton and via Tucson through Douglas; one one north to south from the Grand Canon to No gales. A system of highways connect ing every county seat and nearly all the largest towns in the State.
 A bond issue Of S5,0000 bearing mtcreat not to exceed 2 per cent per annum and to be retired between 1880 and 1850. Said bonds to be issued and sold by the loan commissioners of the State (the Governor. treasurer and auditor) at such times and in such amount that the Board of Control tthe Governor. auditor and citizen member) decides is necessary to carry on the construction work
 This fund is to be expended by the State Board of Control and the State engineer and under the direction of the latter. Disbursements are to he made on claims approved by the State engineer and audited by the State auditor.
 At least 75 per cent of the amount that each county contributes to this fund must be expended in sucn county Twenty-Five per cent will con stitute a general fund which will be expended in those counties that have the largest or most difficult mileage to construct with a proportionately small fund per mile.
 As it is possible that some counties may have more than sufficient to con struct the highways enumerated in the amendment it has been provided that the unexpended credit or balance may be expended on,such other State high ways as selected by the respectiy, Boards Of Supervisors and the State engineer.
 The creation of a State highway advisory board of five members whC will serve without salary. As its nam' would imply it will be the duty of thil board to advise the State enginee as to an questions pertaining to th' expenditure of the fund in the con struction of the State highway system and to make frequent inspection Q the work. It also will be their dut. 10 keep a check on all expenditure by examination of the accounts in tr office of the State engineer and t give publicity to their findings both a to the construction work and eXpend lures by reports 10 the Governor
 The system of highways designate in this amendment comprises abou 500 miles and the bond issue of S5 100000 will therefore provide an ayei age of about $500 per mile. Tn  actual cost of construction per mil of road will vary from a few hundre to several thousand dollars, dependeu upon the topography of the country availability of road material and th traffic to be accommodated The fun is sufficient for such construction C this system of highways as win b commensurate with the traffic and d velopment of the State for some yeaI to come
 The greater portion of this furi probably from SO to 90 per cent, wi go into the most permanent constru tion. grading. draining, culverts au bridges. which, with ordinary maint nance. will far outlast the life of ti bonds. The balance will go Into su facing. principally with local materia as caliche, gravel, decomposed glanit etc.. and where the traffic is too heal for such material a more expensN road surfacing will have to be adoI ed such as slag, macadam, bitun nous concrete or cement cOncret More careful study will have to