Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-08

NdN CVusNIuCNtu lWtull-SlN l0lteS or highway by the territorial govern ment at cost of s7S,0O0. It is now necessary to regrade in spots, improve the drainage and in many places re- surface this road. Near Douglas the right of way will be increased to 100 feet and a slag road built. that ma terial being easily and cheaply ob- tained from the nearby smelters. Here A convicts are engaged in the road repair and reconstruction work. It will probably be necessary to ask the board of control for an appropria- tion of s20,OO0 or s25,0O0 to continue the work in that county until spring by which time it is expected that there will be about 35 miles of highway. An. other year the work will be pushed on toward Tombstone.
 In Pima county under the former administration there was built a mountain road nine miles in length running west in the Santa Rita mount. aims toward Tucson. leaving gap of 3l miles from its completed end to that city. Out bf Tucson. toward ail. 20 miles of highway has now been completed and five miles Is now un- l der constructor. Contract for the remaining six miles will be let in the fall. SO that the present ear will see 40 miles of completed highway in Pima county.
 In Pinal county no work beyond maintenance is now in progress The stretch of % miles completed last summer from Florence toward the Mariccpa county line has been put in good condition by the winter rains. Here convict labor is used exclusive ly.
 In Santa Cruz county four and one half miles cf highway have been graded and will soon be surfaced with gravel and additional drainage pro. vided
 The work in the southerly end of the state is looked upon as certain to shorten the time of the El Paso Co Phoenix race through Arizona by at . iNoSN eA hpui NhSh thO tNthN ID run next fall.
 In Yuma county the state highway fund will Do expended for bridge work entirely. beginning in April and con ducted by convict labor. Not only will the county fund be required for the bridge across the Gila at Antelope Hill, but the county will borrow s2O,- OO0 from the general road fund under the provisions of the bridge construc- ton act and will be given further aid from the general highway fund of % per cent for state expenditures where needed.
 In Gila county the supervisors agreed to expend $10,OO0 of the high way fund cn the Globe-Rooseyelt road. affording additional drainage. widen. ing at the more dangerous points and crossing over Pinto creek. This work Is now under way under Engi- neer F. G. Twitchell, employing g. convicts working on the homer system.
 In Graham county work will soon be started under Engineer Twitchell. The work will not be very extensive. as only $5.39O is available this year.
 In Greenlee county within the next few days bids will be advertised for the construction cf three and one half miles of road out of Clifton by way of the new shelter and leading to the Duncan road
 The three last named counties are seeking statewide support for the government construction of two bridges in the San Carlos country for which funds were appropriated ] l but the expense of which would eX. ceed the funds available unless the To. faction be changed. These bridges are opposed by Pinal county. where 1t is feared if they be constructed they would interfere with the San Carlos dam project
 Yavapai county has let a contract for the four and one-half miles of high way construction around Cherry Creek hill. Ire work is now in satisfactory progres and will cost about $l0.0O0.
 III MOuuNt county int iOdu liOH Topec, on the Colorado river oppo site to Needles to a point 10 miles west of Kingman has been graded and Is new in use.
 Coconino county has completed a l36-foct span reinforced concrete bridge over Canyon Padre and is ex pending this years appropriation or the road between Canycn Padre and Canyon Diablo.
 Navajo county will soon start con struction of a reinforced concrete bridge across Jacks Canyon about . mile east Of Winslow.
 A bridge will soon be started across Beaver Dam wash in Apache county This win be of reinforced concrete and the work will be under the direc tion and supervision Of an engineer from the office of public roads whc ii now experimenting the expenditure o a s3O00O bond issue in that county. ] When 1t becomes possible under court decisions or amendments of the ...a.....H t.... l,.s tl,a laUfcIatttra a uurO