Arizona republican., 1919-01-29

508S as amended by Senator John II. Bankhead and increasing federal ,io to S200, 10000 600 Originally approved by President Wilson and Secretaries Houston and Baker) which money dis tributed among the several states will serve to absorb any unemployed labor.
 Resolved further that We endorse the senate joint resolution No. 200, au thorHing the transfer from the war department to the department of roads of all available dispcnsable and suit able war material for distribution to the highways department of the sever al states for use on the highways.
 Resolved further, that We approve the proposed increased appropriation for national forest roads, covering some 17,000 miles of roads, and also the amendments to the present road act freeing it from undesirable limita- tions, one of which will enable the gov ernment to construct, at.its own cost,
 links in important national highways which could not otherwise be con structed.
 Resolved further. that We approve House Bill No. 1330S, appropriatinS money for an extension of the motor truck psrcel post service
 Be it further resolved, that We pledge ourselves to the fullest and heartiest cooperation, with all highway asso- citations and to all other associations, civic and commercial bodies, having for their purpose, the protection, de- Velopment, and construction of this great industrial movement.
 And be il further resolved, that we ralr.
 operation with the states, counties and road districts, undertaking to comply with the requirements necessary un- der the act sof congress, in order 10 share in the federal aid appropriations.
 Resolved, that We recommend to the governing board of the associated high
 ways of America, that they arrange to conduct a national system of infor-
 nation bureaus, upon an equitable
 basis by the component organization,
 which will provide for g small fee for the benefit of this organization
 Discuss Big Bond Issue |i At the morning session few of the
 resolutions were read by Chairman 1 Norris and unanimously passed but the resolution that the highway com mission request of the leGisla ruFss te immediately prepare plans for d bond issue of S30, 000, 800 and submit same to
 people at the earliest possible date received wide and varied discussion. Judge Shute advocated getting the
 money at once to meet the present
 contingency. He stated that 5000 sol .
 diers had been sent from Arizona and
 that 5000 would soon be returning and
 must have immediate employment.
 Money raised by the bond issue. he
 said, would take q year or more 10
 raise and the problem of soldiers re-
 turning home and needing work must
 be met at once. He proposed an
 amendment to the resolution raising
 the bonded indebtedness Of Arizona rom less than one per cent to five per
 cent.
 T. G. Morris, chairman of the com mittee on resolutions, in answer to the amendment proposed by Judge Shute . said that Arizona was never in bet ter condition finacially than at present 5 10 meet bond issue. The main thing } to do, he said, was to inspire the people with the confidence that the moneN ] will be put where it is most needed
 and that sufficient money should be
 raised to build roads to the very re-
 mote parts of the state. A great in [ Nestment of $30,00O 900 will be of vita I use 10 this state even before the road. ? are constructed, for it would build LII ] a credit in this state that would b, . unprecedented
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 s Do not throw away S35,000 on eacl f mile of road, only to have it washed ? away each year, but build a road sys r tenn that will last for all time. Elec = an organization, he said that canno r shirk it's duty, and pass q law whereb, s It will be an act of grand larceny t z misuse one dollar of the money ap s propriated. He advocated giving th !, people a chance and to lay the trutl C before the peoyde, for now if ever tn
 pulse of the people beats for goo - roads.
 - Just before the adjournment of tn Q morning session, the delegates voted f on motion offered by Judge SloaI V to refer the resolution dealing with if constitutional amendment back to tn - resolutions committee to be modifie
 and rewritten and to be offered to tn r. conference at the afternoon session if Following are the resolutions adopt ., ed by the Arizona Good Roads asso o ..iation.
 Resolved. that this convention if sincerely thankful to Messrs. E. : '' Wheeler senior highway engineer C If me | nlleu StdteS Otflce of publi 7. roads, and to C. II. Long, highway en u ginocr. United States forest servic '- for their addresses and the interes c. they have manifested in the success
 the convention and the future progres
 of Arizona in the matter of providin le better roads.
 d Be it further resolved, that NJ l. Wheeler and MT. Long are hereb '- elected to honorary membership al the Arizona Good Roads association. Is Resolved. that the motor vehicle la '- be amended to insure the collection lt all license fees for motor vehicle. 1t that the fees so secured constitute Pc fund for maintenance; that the pres le ent fees be increased, the fee to
 fixed at q given sum per horsepower y
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