The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-01-09
COUNTY ROADS NOW
OCCUPY ATTENTION
Of BOARD
Contract Awarded for Crawling of
Duncan-Richmond Road-New Mo-
renci Road Accepted-Tunis Rec
on1mends System of Road Main
tenance-Extensions of Cliff
ton-Morenci and Clifton
Metcalf Roads Soon to be
Surveyed.

IOIrmOTSHCI ana ClIItOn-
Metcalf Roads Soon to be
Surveyed.
The attention of the county Super
visors for some time has been devot-
ed to the consideration of the roads
of the county, they this week, Mon
day accepting the new Clifton-Mo-
renci road from the contractor, o.
j. Cotey, and also awarding the con-
tract for the graveling of about four
miles of the Duncan-Richmond road
TO 7. j. Nations. to whom the con-
tract for the recent construction of
the road was awrded. The price
stipulated in regard to the graveling
of this road is $1,97S 90.
Tunis' Proposals Not Approved.
Also this week County Surveyor
Tunis recommended to the Supervis-
Ors, in written report, the installa-
ton of system of road maintenance
that would, in the opinion of the
Surveyor, greatly facilitate and i'm
prove the present maintenance opera
tions of roads throughout the coun-
ty. Tunis asked that the Board ap-
prove the report, and consider it as
a motion. The Board failed to ap-
prove the report with it's system out
lined, although action may be taken
later.
Briefly the proposal of Tunis is that
the sum of $4,000. 90 be annually ex-
pended upon the maintenance, and
in instances construction, of the
roads of the county: that four fore
man, one to each of the proposed four
sections of the roads, be employed at
salary of $1.0SO. 90 per year; that
five laborers be employed on the four
sections, probably allowing two of
the laborers to the section EN- mbrac-
NM ri
Clifton-Metcalf roads, the salary of
the laborers to be 1920. 90 per year;
and that the expenses incident to the
upkeep these expenses including
tools, powder, caps, fuse, horse feed,
etc, be considered to require the
remainder of the fund of 10000. 90.
x '-St is Feeites in the report of Tunis
to the Board that at present the
county is eXpending approximately
$4,000 90 for road maintenance, and
that the Supervisors by embodying int
rules the mentioned proposals could
make of their administration one that
would more thoroughly satisfy the
demands of the citizens as a whole
1t is contended that the suggestions
of the report would enable the Civ
ing of better service at a scarcely
appreciable difference in cost. 1t
is also recited that the $4,000 90
available from the county poll road
tax this year would, with the funds
to be obtained from the Forest Re-
serve fund, total the sum mentioned,
S10,000.O0, and that drawing on the
fund of the county road levy would
not be necessary
Will Soon Survey Extensions of Cliff
ton-Morenci and Clifton-M etcaIf Z
Roads.
Preparations are now being made
for the surveying of the extensions fo
the Clifton-Morenci and C1ifton-Met-
calf roads. The extension of the last
named road is of about one mile in
length, the contract between the .
Board and the contractors, Wander :
cook & Black, not having called for I
the building of the road throughout
the entire distance between Clifton (
and Metcalf. The surveying of a
route along this remaining distance
will soon be in progress. The con-
struction of the present new Clifton
Morenci road does not include more ,
than approximately half the distance
between the two towns, the western .
end of the new road being at the sum- i
NIT of the high divide between Cliff /
ton and Morenci. The remaining dis /
tance from this end of the construc- !
ton to the town of Morenci is about !
three miles, and over this distance |
surveys to determine the final loca-
ton of the remainder of the high |
way will soon begin. The work of !
constructing the remaining three |
miles of the remaining distance into |
Morenci will begin probably in the !
month of May of this year, the work !
of surveying and advertising of bids, |
ETC., requiring several months. The |
Metcalf work will probably be con-
summated at the time of the build |
ing of the extension of the Morenci |
road.
The site of the extension to Mo-
renci will probably be along the
northern walls of the canyon at the
bottom of which the present road
follows. The rush of waters in time
of transforms is always an element "
of danger in the passage of traffic
along the present route.
Accept Clifton-Morenci
Road.
The Board of Supervisors on Mon
day of this week accepted the new
Clifton -Morenci road from the hands
of the contractor, o. ]. Cotey For
some time this road has been finish
ed, and traffic between the two towns
at present is practically wholly over
the new highway.
The Metcalf road has not been ac-
cepted.
c. K. Thompson, formerly employ
IL @E fIo A1.i1n