El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-17
BITUL|TH|CFOR
DOUGLAS PAVING
Supervisor Sparks Says Ell
Paso Paving Best Ever
Saw; Goose Necks Too.

J NJ Sparks, chairman of the board
Of supervisors of Coehise county, and
J. c. Ryan. county engineer, made an
auto trip over the streets of Ell Paso
Saturday afternoon for the purpose. OF
securing ideas that would be of use in
the laying Of the first mile and half of
paved streets for Douglas. Ariz. Two
weeks ago Mr.. Sparks was named as
inspector for the city road building,
we have $4,000 in bonds for this
paving which will include IA city blocks
and virtually take in the business dis
trict.
To IIIumInfe Streets.
AT the same time that we put down
our pavements we viii also arrange
for the illumination along the streets,
with cluster lights somewhat similar 20
those in FL Paso Our problem in
Douglas Is somewhat different from
what it is in El Paso. Here you have
while in Douglas We have a soil base.
For this reason we viii have to place
concrete base and the surfacing OF
asphalt on top
7 was particularly Interested in the
paving in front of the Hotel Sheldon
which, / understand. was put down nine
years ago It is as good now as il it
had been placed within the past few
months. We will use bithulithic paw
ing and feel confident, after what we
have seen here, that our choice is
wise one.
COchise County.
Not only are we doing big things
in city road building. but our progress
in the county Of COchise is something
astounding For the past few years
the county alone has been expanding
Sos, 600 a year for roads. Nor does
this include the $4,000 each year
which comes from the state for the
state roads
1T is some q miles from Bisbee TO
Tombstone and for Is miles Of that dis
lance. through the mountains out into
the canyon leading TO Tombstone. is
now road that is unparalleled any
where This road is builded Of its nat
ural substance, q hard and enduring
material, and some parts of it cost as
high as ST, 900 a mile. The remain
and the same difficulties will not be
encountered as in the mountain re-
gions.
soon We will spend $40 600 to i'm
prove the "A mile road between Doug
las and Bisbee. We plan to place a
gravel topping upon this roadway. 1T
is estimated that some $50 automobiles
pass over this road every p hours.
Additional to all that has been said
We are figuring on calling an election
to vote 81 200. 900 in road bonds. Fur
Their we believe the election win carry.
On the first day Of January. 1916, we
had in our treasury S472,0 600 and no in
debtedness- This means that the coun-
" is on strictly cash basis The as
sessed. valuation OF the county is S1O1,-
100000 and the tax rate per state and
county is s1-07.
Arizona Prosperous
The entire state Of Arizona is more
prosperous than ever before in its his !
tory and the mines at Bisbee and III
shelters at Douglas are working big
shifts Of men the p hours in the day
Il first came to FL Paso in 1895 and
then said that Ell PasO was geogrsphi- /
cally Situated so that she could not do (
other than become a great city Ny 4
views then are more or less confirmed J
by what we see here now In less I
than 10 years FL PasO VIII have a pop 1
ulation of $50, 600
7 buy a large part OF my supplies /
here in contract work and am now here /
making arrangements for a steel order /
Recently ] finished a 5000, 900 contract
for the building Of % barrack houses /
and officer homes for the soldiers Of 4
the United States army at Fort Hua- I!
chuca, Ariz"