Arizona republican., 1919-01-29

Be It Further Resolved. That all . governmental activities with respect to | highways be administered by the Fed . eral Highway Commission.
 Arizona Good Roads Association Reso
 lution.
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this Association that the legislature be strongly urged to provide by proper law for the submission to the qualified voters of this state at the earliest practicable time, the question of Thir- ty Million Dollar ($30,000. .00oD bond is sue, to raise funds for the construction of d permanent system of state high ways, and that provision he made for the issue of such bonds only aS and when required, to carry on the con struction of such system as called for by q Highway Commission, or other authority lawfully charged with the construction of such system O. roads.
 Resolved, That we favor placing the state highway department, including the expenditure of all road funds, whether raised by direct taxation or through the issuance of bonds. under q commission of five members. to be appointed by the governor with the ad- vice and consent of the senate, not more than three of whom at any time shall be members of the same poliu- cal party, said commissioners to serve for terms of five years from the first Monday of January vacancies to be filled by appointment of the governor for the uneXpired term.
 The terms of the first commission CTS shall expire as follows:
 One member on the tirst Monday in 1 January, 1920.
 one member on the first Monday in 1 January. 1921.
 One member on the first Monday in ! January, 1922.
 1 One member on the first Monday in January, 1923.
 One member on the first Monday in January, 1924.
 ! Members of the same political party shall not be appointed to the first commission for terms consecutive in : succeeding years.
 The commissioners shall serve with | out compensation.
 The commission shall have power to appoint d state highway engineer and to fix his compensation.
 Whereas. The moneys subscribed to each county by law for building and maintaining roads and bridges are in adequate, and
 Whereas, It is beneficial to the i counties to coordinate with the state and federal proposed highway projects, therefore be it
 Resolved, We representing our re- spective counties will urge the proper authorities to provide adequate funds for the construction and maintenance of county roads. and be it further
 Resolved, Where the road funds are insufficient to meet the requirements we will promote and actively support means of raising the necessary funds to insure comprehensive and an Gd- eQuate county highway system, there by obtaining the most benefit of the proposed federal and state highway projects.
 WHEREAS, the Federal Government has engineers reports on numerous reclamation projects within the limits of the State of Arizona, and
 WHEREAS, the need of water ham pers the development of the fertile val leys and plains, thereby curtailing the !, important work of the Soldiers Settle | ment Committees,
 NOW. THEREFORE, BE, IT RE- SOLVED. that the Arizona Good Roads Association call upon our representa- tive in congress. and the senators from Arizona. to secure the passage of leg islation looking toward the immediate
 development of the reclamation pro- 5 iects within the state.
 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that I this association recommends that sucf legislation be so framed that soldier la bOr be classed as preferred labor in the !, execution of all such public work and [ that land so reclaimed be offered to I soldiers as offered in the recOmmen- s dations Of Secretary of the Interior 3 Franklin K. Lane.
 WHEREAS. a great number of mer . will soon be seeking employment be- ' cause of the demobilizaton of the mil q itary forces of the United States anc
 because of the suspension and curtail-
 ment in many industries of the state V and
 f WHEREAS. the road system in Ari ; zona is in need of much improvement . and extension. now, therefore be it - RESOLVED. That the Arizona Goo e Roads Association request the legis
 lature to initiate and refer to the voter
 of Arizona an amendment to the con - Stitution raising the limit now place = on the bonded indebtedness which ma
 he incurred by the state of Arizona [ 4 an amount not exceeding j per cent o
 the assessed valuation of the propert H in the state. Be it further,
 RESOLVED, That the governor h
 requested to call a special election e 8 an carly date at which such amend H ment shall be submitted to the. quail
 fled electors of the state for their ap
 proVal.
 Beside the resolutions which wer
 formally presented several were verb H ally offered, One of them extended th ' thanks of the conference to the Chris E tian church for placing the handsom Y and commodious auditorium at the dis 8 posal of the conference, Another con
 veyed the thanks of the conference { M President Dwight B. Heard of tn K Highway Association for the impartiG H manner in which he had directed tn N preliminary affairs of the meeting. n Just before the meeting adiourne H he board of directors for permanen E organization were appointed. They ar
 as follows: Gus Becker, Apache Coun ty; NJ. l. Powers coconino; ]. Bow v en, Cochise; L. L. Henry, Gila; Fran