Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-20
FOREST SERVICE
HAS No MONEY
To BUILD ROAD

In the refusal of the Forest Service
to appropriate 900 for the recon-
struction OF sc miles of the Roosevelt
road in the Tonic National Forest re-
serve, the matter of rebuilding the +,
road is yet to be determined. In view |
of the fact that the allotment to Ari- I
iona has already been great and that |
| cooperation offered is inadequate, the |
service refuses to give the application ,
! favorable consideration.
The board of supervisors made the !
application to the government at the /
request of the chamber of commerce !
IN it the board made a request for $50
| 900 of the service. and offering a con-
| tribution OF $4,000 a year from the
| Water Users association for the main
tenance and stating that the county
| would keep the connecting road from
| Superstition Mountain to Mesa in good
condition.
IL remains now for the chamber of
commerce to formulate plans for the
| construction of the road. Some ways
and means must be devised for little
IAN be hoped for from the service for
the present, at least according to the
Glowing letter received by the board
L. S. Dept. Of Agriculture,
Forest Service.
Washington. D. c., Feb. 5. 1917
Chairman Board of Supervisors,
OF Maricopa County,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Dear Sir:
/ have given careful consideration to
the application of your board filed on
september Is, 1915, with the district
forester at Albuquerque, requesting CO
operation in the reconstruction of the
Roosevelt Road from the Roosevelt
Dam TO the west boundary of the Ton
E TO National Forest. from funds made
| available by Section of the Federal
J Aid Read Act.
In giving consideration to this pro-
ject, ii is understood that the Salt Xiv
er Valley Water Users Association is
willing to contribute $4,000 annually
for the maintenance of this portion OF
The road, and that your board is willing
10 maintain in satisfactory condition
the remainder of the road. 1t seems
! from the application you have SUD-
: mitted that the cost of reconstruction
Il of the SO miles involved is estimated a
100000. Subsequ entity, in order to Civ,
! the application OF your board the fun
{ est consideration. report upon tn
7, | economic phases was made by field of
Il ficers Of the forest service and supple
mented by a reconnaissance made by
e highway engineer OF the office Of pub
lie roads. These reports indicate COS
e of $4,000 TO restore the road TO sat
Is isfactory condition between the Roose
q welt Dam and the forest boundary.
y The allotment to Arizona for 1917 un
l. der the national forest section of III
le Federal Aid Road Act is but $50, 10;
y applications already received from thi
= state for participation ih this years APP
N portionment and offering cooperate
J. cover projected roads estimated to cos
$3.50 600 to complete. or on the basi
l. that one-kalf OF this amount win b
d contributed from federal funds tn
81 equivalent of one-third OF the entir
81 appropriation for the ten-year peTio
&c covered by the act IS already asked fol
ie As the application Cf your boar
stands. you will appreciate it is on
that cannot se given favorable con
s.deration at least under the offere
terms of cooperation, namely, to kee
I. in satisfactory condition the connectin
road from the foot of Superstitio
IN Mountain to the city limits of the cit
of | Of Mesa. Consideration must be de
A. ferred for the present at least Thi
SIS action does not preclude your boar
of from making further offers of cooper
e, alton on this project during the sue
IN | ceeding years go of the appropriation
g. Should this be done the merits of til
or project will again be weighed with 9th
n er projects in the state for which AIDE
We quate cooperation has been or may /
p offered
Very truly yours.
of + l.. GRAVES.
p Foreste
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