Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-17
AGREEMENT IS REACHED BY COMMITTEE
 ON ROADS
Mutual Concession of Repre- SentatIyes of Various Parts of County Make Possible Agree
 ment as to Prospective Roads.
MANY PRECINCTS ARE
 REPRESENTED AT MEET
Proposed Roads Call for Five Hundred and Twelve Miles; Committee Report Win Be Pre- sented at Next Meeting.

Through mutual concessions made by the representatives of the various road districts into which the county was divided by the Bond Issue Asso. citation. a trunk line system of county roads has been agreed upon by the special committee of the association that was previously named for that purpose. It is 512 miles in length and includes two bridges over the san Pe- dro. The agreement was reached at a meeting in the offices Of the Com mercial Club yesterday afternoon.
 When Chairman Gardiner called the meeting of the committee from the Bond Association together yesterday. the roll call was answered by John J.. Bowen of Bisbee, G. H. Dowell Doug las. C. F Moss. Benson; C. B. Tarbel, Tombstone; H. F. Cooper, Palominas; A. H. Gardiner. J. C. Ryan and J. II. Gray, delegates at large J. W. Angle and J. J. Thompson. of Wilcox and Bowie respectively, were the only ab- sentees
 Presentation of map showing the 7gG miles of roads that had been asked by the members of the association and of a map showing a trunk line 479 miles in length were presented by J c. Ryan, the first business in order and the requisite Co any progress m road outlining Upon the latter map and it's estimates of mileage the com mittee at once started, precinct by pre- cinCt It was found that MT. Ryan had pruned closely and had left out any road up the east side of the valley until it should be determined whether there should be such a road or wheth- CT the Central Highway should be continued. The latter course was de- termined the road continued to Dos Cabezas and thus 35 miles were add ed to the estimate but the Douglas District made cut in lieu thereof and the total increase was thereby reduced
 When Bisbee was reached the For est Go Gleeson road was considered. The construction Of that road was in- sisted upon by the uortherly part of the county and 1t was included
 Bowie, Cochise, Johnson were all granted increases but other cuts re- duced the total increases over the county engineers figures to but 33 miles. The result was deemed highly satisfactory by the committeeman who accepted the cuange and stated that they believed it would meet the most urgent demands of the districts which they represented.
 Before adjournment J J. Bowen presented a motion that the county engineer present his estimate on costs by districts SO that an allotment of a certain amount to each district might be made under the proposed bond is. sue. This motion vas seconded by II. F. Cooper and passed. Mir Ryan. on his return from the north early next month will complete such esti- mates to be presented at the meeting of the association which is to. be held in Douglas and only one meeting of the association will be required before fore the matter comes up before the voters
 A comparison Of the mileage asked by the various districts and that allot. ted by the committee shows the fol- lowing result, the mileage granted ap- bearing first, the second figures being the amount asked
 Douglas 86 miles instead of 12S; San simon, 41 from 55; Cochise ,l8-
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