Arizona republican., 1918-10-12
WORK ON TEMPE ROAD WAITS CONSENT J. $.
 HIGHWAY COUNCIL

Resumption of work on the Phoenix Tempe highway. which was stopped on October by order of the United States highway council, will begin when per mission from that council is received, according to B. M. Atwood, state en- gineer, who has wired for that per mission.
 Although the Phoenix Tempe road is federal aid project, work was stopped by the United States highway council who replied that all projects, whether federal air or not, must receive per mission from them before work can proceed.
 At the time a circular letter had been sent to the presssaying that all high way, bridge and culvert work in Ari zona must have the approval of the United States highway council, work on the Phoenix Tempe highway had been Started. Cement warehouses had been constructed and supplies and equipment had been ordered, together with concrete mixers and other ma. chinery necessary for the work.
 Because the Phoenix Tempe road had been approved by the office of public roads, it was the impression of MT. Atwood that it carried the consent of the United States highway council. It had been endorsed by the secretary of agriculture and recommended for an allotment of government funds for their portion of the road. which would be 50 per cent if the cost did not exceed S2O,000 per mile. But such was not the case. The United States highway council stopped the work.
 Mir. Atwood immediately sent them the following telegram
 Referring to your letter of October ?. May we resnectfully urge recom- mendation of our application as it is a federal aid project upon which s25.O00 already has been expended in labor, materials and supplies. Labor would be lost, equipment and materials depre- ciated if our work is sto-ped. All equipment and supplies on hand except cement. one seventh of which has been delivered and the reminder contracted for. It would impose great hardship upon the community if work is stopped"
 To this the council replied that they would give full consideration to your request for review"
 Practically the same telegrams were sent to United States Senators Smith and Ashurst and Representative Hay den. They also answered that they would give the Vatter attention and endeavor 10 secure permission for the construction of the road. Work on the Phoenix Miami Globe highway which goes by way of Super for also was stopped by the council. Nine miles of this road between Phoe- nix and Superior has been completed It was the work between Superior and Miami that was stopped. To a request from Mir. Atwood for permissoon to resume work, the United | States highway council replied that if | he would use convict labor and would agree not to ask assistance from the government they would approve of re- sumption of work.
 | Mir. Atwood replied that he would use convict labor and already has started work on the building of a con- vict camp between Superior and Miami. The state engineer is of the opinion that an early reply from the United States highway council in regard to the Phoenix-Tempe road will be re- ceived. In the meantime, he will hold all material and supplies in readiness and will not move any of the ma chinery.