El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-11

,EDER the stimulus Of Arizona's new road Law,
House Bill No. Us, which provides for bond issues
for county roads be built under the supervision OF
special highway commission, Arizona has gone into the
business of construction IN earnest and In big way
Il of the best enterprises the people Of the state have
ever undertaken
Al Phoenix petitions we're laid before the board Of super
vsors Monday for bond issue Of Soooo to provide funds
the construction Of county roads the grading Of all
others needing It. and for the matchmaking Of such high
ways as viii best to furnish easy travel across the
county In all directions
It Is the intention that wherever road from another
county NAV reach Macopa counys borders It shall there
Join a nnscadamized highway leading to Phoenix
II Is further intended that every farmer in the Salt River
valley shall have macadamized road close to his farm IN
most instances and not than three miles in any
At present Phoenix suffers from the lack Of dependaby
good roads radiztng into the fertile and highly popuous
valley roundabout That is to say, there good system
Of county roads which OF travel unless the oust OF
the mud Is deep None Of the roads good all the
time Automobiles have complained that In driving across
Arizona they encountered their worst roads IN Macopa
county from Buckeye Arlington and thence IN the
direction Yuma It is this condition which the road con-
structiou, made possible by bond ISSUE will remedy
Road building IN Pima county has also been undertaken
na the massage of the law and first class highway with
foundation Of crushed rock being built from Tucson to
Ala distance by present roads, OF about 40 miles Inc
intention to furnish better trade route between the two
towns provide also for the travel to and from mines
and ranches lying IN between
The County Taxpayers association of cohse county is
advocating bond issue be voted upon, for road
from the New Mexico state line Rodeo and extending
through Douglas Bsbee Tombstone ST David Benson and
thence west 10 Ine f1Ind county toSelne4
ad building throughout the county Be determined either
BY election or by highway commission This is to form
the nucleus of permanent road building IN Cochse county
and include the paving Of the highway between Bsbee
and Douglas It viii leave for the benefit Of the communities
directly the trunk ins the general county road fund
of $4,000 wear for the construction Of lateral roads to
all communities with the county highway system
This means that with the construction of the road from
Vail to the Pima county line the Borderland route VIII be
diverted from Davidson canyon the route by Of Ben
and St David thus cutting down the distance consider
ably.
An agreement is to be made between the board Of super
vsors Of 6reenlee county and the management Of the
Mining and ing company and the hogoon Mines
conpany Of MogoIlcn New Mexico for the building Of
cutoff between Greenlee county, Arizona, and the
Mogoon district of New Mexico The boards Of directors OF
both companies have authorized their general managers to
into the necessary arrangements with the GIeenlee
county supervisors and have asds appropriations for the
purpose is proposed to survey road from Clifton
6reenlee county line where It would join road into
Mogoon district This road would be paid for by bond
which vould also include the cost Of highway which is
being surveyed to extend from Clifton to Sprngervile,
Apache county 40 miles por The cost Of these ambitious