Bisbee daily review., 1920-01-20
WANT SIXTY DAY SESSION II
 APPROPRIATE SEVEN MILLIONS
 F0R bU|LD|NG ARIZONA ROADS

toward Payson and Globe, in Navajo county. Some $3O0,OO0 will be neces- sary for this.
 nino county advocate the abandon ment of the two poor roads from Williams and Flagstaff, respectively, to the Grand Canyon. and the con struction of one road halfway be- tween these two from Maine, to the scenic wonder. at a probable cost of S40O.00O. They want state help.
 Much demand is also being made that the nearly impossible Roosevelt road be fixed. because of its like at traction for tourist traffic. Heavy grade reduction is necessary in addi- tion to a complete resurfacing. On the original construction little drainage was attempted so that the rains in the last few years have near ly ruined this once splendid highway. Some heavy rock construction is go- ing to be necessary along the river below the dam as the present road has several times been washed away by high water in the river. Nothing under s600.0OO will make much inn
 
 Maricopa and Pinal counties also want included a road from Goodyear to Casa Grande across the. Gila river near Sacaton on the new dam to be built by the government As great deal of this is in silty material, pay ing will be needed on much of it, which will make the cost probably $7CO 900.
 Some $400, ,OOO is desired by the peo pie of Santa Cruz and Cochise coun- ties to complete the road from Fair banks to Nogales. This road would probably receive consideration from any advocates of military highways.
 Gila county needs some S300,000 in addition to her heavy taxation, to build from Globe to Livingston on the Salt river. This new road will pro vide an improved route to upper Gila county in and around the settlement of Young It win also, when con nection is made from the Pinto Creek bridge to Livingston, provide a route which will cut out the heavy grade between Globe and Roosevelt lake.
 These expenditures total s6,500, ,0O0. which might run to $7,000 900 or more with the rising cost of all construc- tion work. They would certainly give Arizona splendid basic road system, when considered with the results to be obtained with the S1,750,000 appro- priated by the last legislature for highway development and the S2,l3o,- 900 of this years federal aid. Some question, however, exists as to the necessity for having immediate appro- priations for these projects, not be cause they are not extremely desir- able but because it is doubted wheth- CT or not sufficient men and equip ment can be secured to perform the approximate $25,0O0,OO worth of road work now under consideration by the various boards of supervisors, high way commissioners, state highway de partments and city councils.
 The highway department itself is badly in need of funds Some $z,J00.- 900 worth of equipment is being re ceived from the federal government Of course, no state appropriation was made to look after this equipment be- cause it was not expected at the time the legislature was in session. Be sides the storage facilities necessary. . much repair work is needed as some of this equipment has seen service both in the United States and abroad. In order to look after this, this dc partments force has grown very rapidly.
 At present the highway department employees are located in the sub-base- mert of the new addition to the Dapi- tol, in the bungalow temporarily built , on the capitol grounds, and some down near the warehouse. All of which makes chaotic condition hard to su- pervise.
 The freight on this federal equip ment must also be paid by the state. This item will amount 60 over $200,- 600. Incidental storage, etc, will probably make this total S250,0O0. If Governor Campbell yields to tho demands of the good roads boosters and changes his announced plan to l limit the special session to the ratifi- cation of the suffrage amendment by throwing open the call, the legislative body is certain to be in session for at least 60 days and many other sub l jects would probably be included, once the bars are let down