Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-01

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 The United States highway councir has withheld approval on the follow ing road work included in the one mil lion dollar bond issue voted by the people of Cochise county last Decem- ber-the Tombstone-Benson road, Will cox-Gleeson road, and the road from Douglas east. Application for approyas for the construction of these roads was made to B. M. Atwood, present state engineer, who is also the repre- sentative of the United States high way council, in Arizona, on September 2S, and were presented to the council on October 2S, just one month later.
 The United States highway council was created in August. On August 5 they sent out Bulletin No. l which be- came effective September 10, stating that all highway construction would have to be approved by the council before material could be purchased for such construction. A copy of this bulletin and application blanks were requested from the state engineer, Mir. Atwood, and received September 20. Applications were made for ap- proval of the four different roads Bisbee to Douglas. Tombstone to Ben son, Wilcox to Gleeson, and Douglas east under date of September 23. On October 2, these were returned by the state engineer to the highway commits sion asking that separate applications be made for each road. This was done and applications mailed to Phoenix October 3, and received by the state engineer on October 2. Nothing more was heard of the applications until October 20, when the following letter was received from the state engineer:
 What Atwood Says
 October IS, 1918. "Cochise County Highway Commis-
 sion,
 "Bisbee, Arizona.
 Gentlemen:
 With reference to your application for government approval of the re- construction of the Bisbee-Douglas highway, which you presented to me under date of September 23, l fully appreciate the necessity of this pro- jected improvement and am accord ingly desirous of cooperating with the people of your county in securing if possible the early authorization Of the United States highway council to proceed with the work outlined.
 "Adhering, however, to that strict ness of procedure which is necessary in the preparation and submission of all applications for government ap- proval of road work during the war, I find in your request a rather anamol- ous condition in that you apply for county authority to reconstruct road that has been designated by the form CT board of control of Arizona and by the records in this office as a state highway It is likewise found that a map which accompanied your appli cation designates the road submitted for reconstruction as a county high way.
 Under the circumstances above outlined and with a view to securing the earliest possible approval of this project in the interests of the con venience of the people of Cochise county, it appears to be absolutely essential that the state of Arizona through the state highway department should join you in the application for the reconstruction of the Bisbee-Doug- las highway. This the state will cheer fully do as soon as your application and accompanying map are properly amended and presented for recOnsid- eratiOn, provided, of course, that your plans and specifications for the pro- posed reconstruction are submitted for approval and filing by this de- paTtment
 From the foregoing you will read fly see that only a technical compi1- ance with the laws of the state of Ari- zona governing highway construction and improvements is required on the part of your commission. l trust ac- cordingly, that you will make the sug- gested amendments at your earliest convenience so that this department may cooperate with you to the fullest extent of its power in securing the early and lawful presentation of your request to the proper federal author ities.
 Yours very truly,
 "B. M. ATWOOD.