The Coconino sun., 1917-03-23
HOW THE GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTES
 ID THE ARIZONA STATE ROADS FUNDS

V of the state or county and should then be referred to the state highway de- partment for recommendations. Both the application and recommendation should then be filled with the District Forester at Albuquerque. Applica- tions for the fiscal year ending this coming June had to be filed on or be. fore October l, 1916. For each suc- ceeding fiscal year applications must be filed on or before January 1, next proceeding each such vscal year. Ap- plications which are not approved for the fiscal year for which made will be retained and considered for succeed ing fiscal years.
 Applications should be made on special forms issued by the. Forest Service, and care should be taken to see that the application is properly made out. The main points to be em- bodied in the application are:
 (a) Satisfactory evidence of author ity Co make application in behalf of the state or county and to enter into cooperative agreement with the Sec retary of Agriculture for the survey, construction and maintenance of the proposed road.
 (b) A detailed statement concern ing the location and estimated cost of the proposed road and the name, po- pulation and location with respect to the proposed road of each community that will be benefited thereby.
 Co A statement of the public needs to be served by the proposed road and the manner and extent to which road would aid in developing the resources upon which communi- ties within or adjacent to National National Forests are dependent.
 (d) Proposals for cooperation giv- ing in detail the amount and extent of cooperation offered by the state or county. In general, states and coun- ties will be required to furnish CO., operation in an amount at least equal to 50% of the estimated cost of sur veys and construction.
 The fund established by Section of the Federal Aid Road Act offers the best chance to Coconino county for extensive road construction. The Clifton-Springerville highway project was the first to be approved under the new act. However, on account of pro- jects already approved it is impossible that Arizona will be able to secure further appropriations under this act before June 1, 1918. Moreover, unless Coconino county lines up the proposi- tion and makes preliminary survey of any proposed road, we will not be able to get in then.
 The County Board of Supervisors are anxious to take advantage of this feder al aid road fund by bond issue but unless they can be assured that the voters of the county are back Of them they do not feel warranted in expen ding county funds for a survey, which must be done, however, before an intelligent application can be made out.
 Other counties in the state are go- ing after this road fund and going after it strong, and if Coconino coun- ty wants to take advantage of plan to get every county dollar put on roads duplicated by Federal appropri- tions they must back up the Board of Supervisors in their efforts.
 And these things should be kept in mind, that the government puts up the same amount that the county does, but all construction work will be done by Government road engineers, and all funds expended under federal supervision, and that all road work done will be permanent road work.