Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-07
SUPERVISORS EXPLAIN
 STAND iN ROAD MATTER.

sne cCalrOVersy, Hnlch ha5 arisen De- tween ;he State Engineers office and ;he board Of Supervisors. the mem oers'of the latter body. who have been d session in Tombstone since yester- iay. today are causing a let:er to be written explaining their stand on the subject which will De made public to- morrow.
 in this letter the board. taking facts rom minutes of previous meetings. in which the state engineer has met with them, will explain why their action was taken. the chief and only bone of -ontention. according 10 the emphatic statements of Chairman l. C. E.. Adams and Member C. NJ Roberts of ne board today. being over the con- structioE of the las. five miles of the highway from the Benson crossing to Fairbank
 Acccrdirg 70 the board in January .4st then Sta:e Engineer Holmquisr Iet w5h the board regarding state nors in this county and made an -greement with tha: body that Ail state road work in this county should be done under contract and not by days pay. since the law had been changed to allow this. This was ask -G :or by The board. believing tha, cons: :ructicu could be accomplished much cheare- than under the days pay system
 Several months la;er when Engi- aeer Maddock was appointed 70 the sta;e cffice he met with the board anG entered into a like agreement. pro viGed that he be allowed 10 complete the Fa.roaHk road. promising not to exceed the expenditure Of s.0.OO0. af ter "hich any road wo-k in this coun. v following wou De done under con tract The board agreed to this. promising that whenever Federal aid vas obtained on the Benson-Pima. 5.sDeerous.as uEcompleted section ani cGg.as-ROdeo east section. they would be ready to furnish .aer share nt the money The work 70 be done by ccn,rac.. the contracts to be let by ho-h the ssa.c engineer ami tie boari in joint session.
 This. according to the board. was agreed to by Naddock, and nothing more vas said UaJii several weeks ago. when me board found that the cost Of building the Fairbank stretch vas reaching in the neighborhood O. S7)p9 Ter mile ana while still unan- isaei oyer s3o.OGD had been already expended by the State department O.. oi the county's 75 per cent fund. IL was then tha; the board notified the state engineer Of their action in re- fus.rg to appro'e Of any mere claims from that department, out of Coch:se courtys = 1e- ce-- fund
 Accordingly. explaining their action, and what action the state engineer has taken since his agreement with the board, the supervisors have or ds-ed a de.zi.ed statement made up :rom the minute- Of the board ad- d. -sssed to th- public of Cochise coun iy in order ttat tasy may know why sach action vas taken. I: vii. be i1ade public tomorrow.
 Another .ssa= ~.ta the state depart men. taken by the board is tha; the state engineer has been unjus .iy ho&nias C-t or tE-s county az least 15 trucks and otIer equipment given by the government % this county. which stOull now be in possession of th, caunty. while other state have ex. tended the.- counties this courtesy | The state engineer has allotted in the neighborhoOd Of 1s3 trucks and much other road equipment from the gov srnment. to be distributed in the var ious counties. but is charged by the Cochise board Of never having even offered to turn this county's allotmen over to the supervisors. The board states that it intends to have this
 matter investigated and ascertain why ! the state engineer is withholding wha, rightfol!y belongs to this county from | government supplies. Mir. Roberts stated that complaints from several ether counties over similar treatmen. are being made. and 1t will be one oi