The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-06-11
BILL |S INITIATED. ID CREATE STATE
 HIGHWAY BOARD
County by Members of the Ari- zona Good Roads Association

Phoenix, June.-Initiative Petitions for state highway commission mea-
 sure will be circulated throughout
 the state at once so tha: the pro-
 posal may be voted upon at the cleo tion next fall, it was announced at headquarters of the Arizona Good
 Roads, Association here today. Members of the association in each
 of the IA counties will circulate the i petitions. "The proposed bill seeks to put the state road system on business basis and should in this way i get the best and most roads for tax ! payers dollars" according to a state
 ment issued by the association. The l statement continues:
 "The bill provides for the deve-
 lopment of state system that will
 link up the different parts of Arizona
 and bring all the counties into clos er-co-operation.
 Provides for a commission of 5 members from districts in the state.
 Commissioners when first ap'
 pointments are made serve for 1, 2,
 3, 4, and years as decided among
 themselves by lot. Afterwards each
 commissioner serves for five years.
 Ninety days are provided for mak- ing the first appointments, allowing
 the wishes of the people to be ex' pressed. The governor in office in ! January, 1921, will make the appoint
 mentS.
 Provides moderate allowance to
 members of the commission, ena
 bling any person honored by appoint ment to serve on commission. . ! e.r,rD have direction of the state highway policy in the best interest of the state
 and that the engineer shall have charge of construction and be able to get best results.
 Provides that the commission may make and sell to subdivisions of the state, cement and other road-makine materials.
 Provides that in emergency cases ;; ; the budget may be amended to ii changed condition with the approva : of the governor.
 !, Provides that map must be issu ed showing the state system anC l parts to be improved by any bono q isue which may be proposed. !, A special committee of member | Of the Arizona Good Roads Associa
 tion from 14 counties held numbe ! of conferences whle preparing tn bill and it underwent number c revisions as to detail, although tn l. title and main portions of thes tex :. remained unchanged from the origin T. = draft This draft has in substanc
 all that has been proposed in the wa,
 of such legislation since the begin > ming of road problems and is consider | ed by those affiliated with the > principal political parties Jas no partisan
 l. Those who will have charge of tn Il petition campaign are Gustav Beck e CT in Apache county, J. J. Bowen i " Cochise, c. T. Woolfolk and Rev 5 Cyprian Vebre in Coconino, L. D. Va
 Dyke in Gila, Del M. Potter and No
 man Carmichael in Greenlee, Jame It c. Dobbins in Maricopa, T. E. Devn II and John H. Ware in Mohave, J. 4 L Morriw in Navajo, w. w. Pace i o- Graham, S. w. Bonstadt and Dr. I U B. Won Kleinsmed in Pima. J. w. M, 10 Cam and Judge Overfield in Pima 's James Harrison in Santa Cruz, T. :, Norris and F. s. Viele in Yavapai an u l.. w. Alexander and A. J. Eddy ,e Yuma county. Others will be adde H. in every county the State. The Association has issued a ca It for volunteer workers asking tn; E all interested in Better Roads for AT Iu gina get in touch with those in the 'u county.