Arizona republican., 1919-01-28

eruor. no fret class road in the state, with the exception of the small stretch recently completed between, Phoenix and Tempe. Here the governor spoke If types of roads and next urged revolutiOuizing of methods of constrUC- lion. Touching the pending bill in the legislature for the amendment Of the constitution SD that a s3O000,000 bond issue might be made, the governor said hat he would favor the removal of the limitation placed by the constitu- tiun upon he indebtedness that might he incurred by the state. but he would not favor a provision in the cOnstruc- ion for 50 large d sum and advised that that matter be left to statutory enactment from time to time.
 He said that s3O o00, 900 would be a large sum for a much richer state than -NriZOna, and he pointed out that the interest on it alone would amount to S1,J000OO Otherwise. he said, the bill WAS good one and presented a vision uf modern methods Of road building. Something. must be done for the reformation of present methods. said the governor. The construction Of the highways of the state is now under the direction of 47 men, all told. There must be a standardization of authority aTd d fjxing Of responsibility. The roads must be taken out of politics, state fnlitics and local politics. little stretch of road here and there through obt the state had defeated or elected members of boards of suprvisors. In tbe state road building under one ad- nlinisUatiou had been d political policy be changed with d change of ad- H1 illustration. Roads building 10 be successful must he unchanging and leuSi-tclJ.
 Road Building For Unemployed sAitcr reviewing federal activities and Joe growing aid from that source to be states, the governor observed that congress, since peace had come, man Tested a tendency toward retrenchment Q all directions. He believed, though, hat IL would pass the pending good roads measures, but to be sure of that here would be an exertion of a popular pressure upon congress for the release of the brakes that had been so suddenly set
 Here the governor took up the sub feet of unemployment, a matter of steadily and rapidly growing serious ness which must be met by the CO., operation of congress, the legislatures of the states and the people. This danger touched everywhere. We feel it, he said, in the waning copper in- dustry. Immediate relief is to be found only in extensive road building This brought the governor back to the Sub- iecL of the pending bill in the legis. lature and bond issues. Ordinarily, he said. if the bill should be enacted il would he two years before it became effective. Even if a special election coll lod falr ha fore the moneys provided would bt available.
 And here the governor took the au- dcnce into his confidence. He sait that, if necessary to expedite good road: work, he would call d special election and still further, if necessary, he would "all a special session of legislature. H. said that he would plead guilty to har. boring an ambition to leave behind hin mile posts of constructive progress.
 Arizona To Maintain Record
 Concluding the morning session President Heard expressed his gratifi cation at observing the stand that ha, been, taken by the conference and tn speakers for efficiency and servic which he believed would be the TesUl of the conference. It would be demon strated that what Arizona had done il the war it would now do. It stood frs among the states for supplying man power in Womans work and in it financial outpouring, and he asket Can we not make an equally good -eC ord in reconstruction work ?'
 Here he spoke of the appearance d he afternoon session of E. $. Wheeler senior engineer of the office of roads 0 Director Long of the forestry service Speaking further oe the financial sid of road work, he said that Sl0,000, DO would provide 800 miles of first clas roads which would give the people c the state access to parts of it which ar now remote.
 Alr. Heard then presented this finan cial statement:
 Financial Statement
 Tt is particularly fortunate for thi good roads movement that we are me with an increasing program of feders financial aid.
 "Before taking up this statement ( the federal aid offered Arizona on tn basis of fifty fifty cooperation, it well for us to consider what our pres ent status is as to funds available with in the state, and a careful investigatio develops the following facts:
 Funds available for road buildin within Arizona, by the state, by cour tIcS, or WlTnln the national forests.
 State Funds
 Based on assessed valuation ft 1918 of s834, ,000, GOO, on which a 10c lev on every s100 of valuation is authorize for good roads; 25 per cent of whiC goes into the state funds and 75 p, cent Of which goes into the count funds to be expended under the supe vision Of the state engineering depar nent
 2J per cent of the above fund avai able for state uses, S20S, 300.
 Receipts from sale of motor vehic licenses available to the state fun S150.OOO.
 Amount allowed for maintenance convict labor on state roads, S60, 900.
 Total amount available for state ros fund within the state in 1918, s41S,0( Funds Available for Expenditure
 Roads Within Counties
 15 per cent Of state levy to be e pended within counties but under tl supervision of state engineering d partment, s625,00O.
 All of the above amount could utilized for obtaining cooperative a from the federal government proyid the money is expended on post roads rural mail delivery routes. Such DO ton of this money as is expended post roads or rural mail delivery roac could be available as the basis for O aiming federal road money
 County road funds raised by dire taxation for road purposes in 19- s790.j72.07.
 Tt is uncertain what portion, if al of this money could be utilized as basis for federal aid.
 Receipt by counties in 1918 as the portion of allotment toward roads ire the revenue from the national fores sg2 5S6