The Parker post., 1914-06-13
FIVE MILLION
FOR HIGHWAYS
OBJECT OF THE CONSTITUTIONS
Al AME ENDMENT WHICH WILL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE PEO-
PIE AT NOVEMBER ELECTION

A constitutional amendment pro
vtding for $5,OOO,OOO bond issue
for - purpose of completing the
state highway system, has been pre-
pa d fo submission to the people ot
Arizona at the general election or
November 8.
The principal features of this
amendment are:
The designation and provision fol
the construction of system OF state
highways. One across the nOrtl
from the Needles through Springer
vile; one across the south from Yu
ma to Phoenix, thence by two routes
via Globe through Clifton and vis
Tucson through Douglas; and one
Ecrth and south from the Grand
Canyon to Nogales. A system oi
highways connecting every county
scat and nearly all the largest towns
in the state.
A bond issue of $5,OO0,OOO, bearing
uOl W C@ASCCu - PCl NC1AC w
annum and to be retired between
1890 and 1850. Said bonds are to be
issued and sold by the loan commits
sioners of the state (the governor
treasurer and auditor) at such times
and in such amount that the board OF
control(t the governor, auditor and
io
to carry OH the construction work.
This fund is to be expended by
the state board of control and the
state engineer and under the direc
ton of the latter Disbursements are
to be 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
counties that have the largest OF
most difficult mileage to construct
with proportionately small fund pei
mile
AS it is possible that some cOun.
ties may have more than sufficient
to construct the highways enmmer-
ated in the amendment it has been
provided that the unexpended credit
or balance may be expended on such
other state highways as selected by
the respective boards of supervisors
and the state engineer.
The creation of state highway
advisory board of five members who
will serve without salary. AS it's
name would imply it will be the duty
of this board to advise the state en-
gineer as to all questions pertaining
to the expenditure of the fund in the
construction of the state highway
system and to make frequent inspec-
tion of the work 1t will also be
their duty to keep check on all ex-
penditures by examination of the ac-
counts in the office of the state en-
gineer and to give publicity to their
findings both as to the construction
work and expenditures by reports to
the governor
The system of highways designated
in this amendment comprises about
1900 miles and the bond issue of
$5,OOO,OOO will therefore provide an
average of about $500 per mile. The
actual cost OF construction per mile
of road will vary from a few hundred
10 several thousand dollars, depen-
dent upon the topography of the
country, availability of road material
and the traffic to be accommodated
The fund is sufficient for such con-
struction of this system of highways
as will be commensurate with the
traffic and development of the state
for many years to come
The greater portion of this fund,
probably from 60 to 80 per cent, will
go into the most permanent con-
struction, grading, draining, culverts
and bridges, which, with ordinary
maintenance, will far outlast the life
Of the bonds. The balance will go
into surfacing, principally with local
material as caliche, gravel, decom-
posed granite, etc, and where the
traffic is too heavy for such material
a more expensive road surfacing will
have to be adopted. such as Stag,
macadam, bituminous concrete or
cement cOncreteA More careful study
will have to be given to this subject
of proper surfacing than to any 9th
er in connection with the construc-
tiOn OF the highways, therefore it
is OF the greatest importance, in the
event this amendment carries, that
the highway advisory board consist