Arizona republican., 1920-03-28
ID START s1,096,1 IA
 IN PROJECTS BY JULY
 0R LOSE FEDERAL AID

Highway and bridge improvements aggregating s1,096,142 must be started by tAe state by July 1 of this year in crder to secure federal aid funds to that amount. That the state highway department is well able to match the Iederal aid fund was indicated yester- cay by F. N. Holmquist, office en- gineer, in the absence of State En- s.neer Thomas Maddock, who is in Yuma
 The amount of federal aid funds available and which must be matched oy state funds is $1,096,1 according 10 a letter received by the highway de- partment from United States District Engineer E. $. Wheeler of the bureau or public roads. Of this amount, all except $157,32S already has been ratched with state funds. MT. Holm quist says, and the highway depart nlent, he adds, will cover the full amount to comply with the require ments as stated by the district en- gineer
 The letter from the U. S. district engineer is as follows:
 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 Bureau of Public Roads
 March 2S, 1920. Thomas Maddock,
 State Highway Engineer,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 We are enclosing herewith copy of tabulation showing status of federal aid funds for the state of Arizona; the secretary of agriculture and which monies that have been approved by thesecretary of agriculture, and which also shows the amounts that have been recommended for approval by the dis trlct engineer You will note the to- tai of the two summaries is s113S- 422.63; the amount of federal aid funds allotted for the fiscal years 1917, 1918 and 1919 is $1,096,124T2.
 It will, therefore, be necessary for you to have project agreements, other than are shown on the list. executed Prior to July l, 1920, to the amount of s157,S2S-93. provided the project agree ment is not executed for Arizona Fed eral Aid Project No. 4, wEich seems very likely to be the case at the pres snt time. This action is necessary in all federal aid money that has been aDportioned to the state of Arizona for these fiscal years.
 Yours very respectfully.
 F. S. WHEELER.
 Acting District Engineer. Project No. 4, mentioned in the letter 1 Is the proposed 50-mile road from Agua 1 Caliente to the Antelope Hill bridge | across the Gila river, which. it is prob | able, will be abandoned by the state ! highway department. as the site for | the proposed new road is not now | thought feasible.
 The tabulation schedule showing the | status of federal aid funds for Ari- zcne is as follows:
 Number Amt. of Fed. Aid 1-F1orence bridge .....$ 65,7S9.l4 2-Phoenix-Te Tempe ..... 46,571.41 3-Holbrook- St. Johns .... 1S,707.Os Mesa Superior ...... 76,71S12 S-Tempe- Mesa ..... 105, 5,4S9.0- 9-Tucson-Florence .... 5S,00901 12-Prescott-Jerome ..... 39,220.0O
 Sub Total ........... $40. 4-Phoenix- Yuma $199, ,926.S4
 (Not Active) +Oatman- Gold Road -. 3s,075.s5 10-Agua F'ria bridge ...... 27.4S5.37 -Bisbee-Douglas -....-... 14S, ,540.57 Clifton Franklin ...... 105, ,0SQ.1O 14-Douglas- -Rodeo ....... 56,106.67 |; T-Prescott-Jerome ....... 100, 100000 lS-C-Benson-Vai .. 964223 1S-D-Benson-Van ..-.... S,443.9o z3-B-Florence- Superior .. 34,917.24 Sub Total ......... SIPS. .21ss7
 TOTAL .s1,13s.722. .6e Amount of federal aid allot-
 ted for fiscal years 1917. 1918, 1919 -----S1,0 ,096. .124.72
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