The St. Johns herald., 1920-04-22
Report of Highway COmmis-
 sion Apache County

Gentlemen:
 In compliance with the requirements
 of Chapter 31 of the Session Laws of
 Arizona, Regular Session 1917, and of
 the acts amendatory thereof and sup
 plemental thereto, the Highway Com
 mission for Apache County, composed
 of A. E. Henning, D. K Udall,. Thomas
 Phelps, T. Younis and Gustav Becker
 does hereby report as follows: s
 This commission has investigated the
 public highways of Apache County and as a result of said investigation, caused
 to be prepared maps, showing the pub
 lie highways of Apache County, which
 in the judgement of this commission
 the greatest public necessity and con-
 venience require to be improved, which
 said maps are hereunto attached, mark
 ed exhibits A.B. ODE. and hereby
 made part of this report; and does
 hereby find and determine that these
 certain highways shown upon said map
 A as proposed to be improved, should
 be improved so as to conform with the requirements of the federal bureau of post roads and does hereby estimate the
 cost of said improvement on said road as per map exhibit ''A'' at Three Hun dred Thousand Dollars.
 This Commission finds and determines
 and it is its opinion that the plan for the improvement of the highway here by submitted is of such a nature that the road heretofore improved by the county and sta te from the west county line east to the Colorado river should be | extended through the towns of Hunt, Concho, St. Johns and Springerville. as Fer map exhibit IA
 That from reliable information furnish ! ed from those in authority and best able to give such information, this commis- sion estimates the amount of money which can be received from Federal Aid in the construction of a portion of the highway shown on the aforesaid maJ. "A at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars provided the county furnishes a like amount, making total to be ex- pended on said Highway: Three hun dred thousand dollars
 The estimated cost of the improve ment recommended, is as follows: From point two miles west of Hunt to COncho road to be graded, drained cul verts and bridges replaced and surfaced with gravel to conform to the require nents of the Federal Bureau of Pest Roads Estimated cost: S75, OOO OO, Distance twelve miles.
 From Concho to St Johns, to be re- built and improved and gravelled where is needed. Estimated cost '100, 000.0O distance: Is miles. From St. Johns to Springerville: to be rebuilt md surfaced. where required. Estimat- d cost SIPS, 100000 distance; 32 miles.
 Any money that is left, after improv- ng from west of county line to Spring .rville, to he spent from Springerville asst to state line
 The Highway from Adamana, via lavajOe, Chambers. Sanders, Houck, Allentown, to Lupton, as per map Ex- libit 'B'' as distance af 63 miles; to 'e improved by building bridges, cul- 7erts and drainage and grading where mostly needed. We recommend that he sum of $1O.OOO.OO be expended. The Highway from Navajoe to inter section of the St. Johns -Holbrook High way near Beaver Dam: We recommend hat the Potter Hill be surfaced and hat culverts placed where needed and other improvements made that that are 'equired and that the sum of S5OOO. % expended on said road, shown on map exhibit ''C".
 The Higway from Concho via Vernon Q Cooley to be improved by proper drainage, placing culverts and bridges where needed. We recommend that he sum of $5OOO.OO be expended on this 'oad. Shown on map exhibit 'D".
 The Highway from Springerville- Gagar via Nutrioso to Alpine as shown on map exhibit 'E'' for replacing cul- 7erts, building bridges and grading and over bad places; we recom- nend that the sum of S5, OOO.OO be ex- pended.
 We therefore find and recommend that he question of whether or not the bonds f Apache County shall be issued and old to the amount of One Hundred and twenty-five Thousand Dollars for the purpose aforesaid, should be submitted n 41ao oc