The St. Johns herald., 1920-04-29
Report of Highway Commis-
 sion Apache County

zona.
 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 elemental 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:
 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.C.D.E. and hereby made a 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 SprinCervilie, as per map exhibit "A''.
 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 portion of the highway shown on the aforesaid maJ "A" at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars provided tie county furnishes like amount, making a 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 t. the require ments of the Federal Bureau of Pcs Roads. Estimated cost: $75, 0O00O, Distance twelve miles.
 From Concho to St. Johns, to be re- built and improved and gravelled where surfacing is needed. Estimated cost S100, GO0O0 distance: IS miles. Trcm St. Johns to Springerville: to be rebuilt and surfaced where required. Estima- ed cost $125, 0C0.OO distance; g miles.
 Any money that IS left, after improv- ing from west of county line to Spr ng- erville, to he spent from Srringer1ille east to state line.
 The Highway from Adamana, via Navaioe, Chambers, Sanders, Houck, Allentown, to LUpton, as per map EX- hibit ''B" as distance af 63 miles; to be improved by building bridges, cul- verts and drainage and grading where mostly needed. We re omTead hat the sum of SIC, 0O0.00 be expended. The Highway from Navajoe to inter section of the St. Jehns- -Holbrook High way near Beaver Dem: We recommend that the Potter Hill be sUrfa d al d that culverts placed where needed and other improvements made that that are required and that the sum Of S50O0.O0 expended on said road, shown on map exhibit "C''.
 The Higway from Concho via Vernon to Cooley to be improved by proper drainage, placing culverts and bridges where needed. We recommend that the sum of $5OOO. % be expended on this road. Shown on map exhibit 'D".
 The Highway from Springerville- Edgar via Nutrioso to Alpine as shown on map exhibit ''E'' for replacing cul- verts, building bridges and grading and surfacing over bad places; we recom- mend that the sum of $5, OOO.OO be ex- pended.
 We therefore find and recommend that the question of whether or not the bonds of Apache County shall be issued and sold to the amount of One Hundred and Seventv-five Thousand Dollars for the