Arizona republican., 1920-05-01
INSISTS PAVING IF
 PHOENIX GLENDALE
 ROAD NOT ASSURED

Correcting the impression that the paving of the road between Phoenix and Glendale is assured, Thomas Mad dock, state engineer, has cleared the matter in letter to Raymond Dyas of Glendale, who was recently quoted as saying it would be constructed.
 According to the state engineer, this bit of road would cost between $200, and s250,000 to build, and there is no possibility of it being constructed by use of Maricopa cOunty's portion of the state 75 per cent road tax fund. ea In explanation of. the road situation, Engineer Maddock has written MT. sDyas as follows:
 Raymond Dyas, April 30, 1920. zs. Glendale Ariz
 Dear Sir:
 I am very sorry to see in this morn ings paper an article under Glendale cate line in which you are quoted as expressing an opinion that the paving of the road between Phoenix and Glen t.aie is assured
 This is not the case. Last year loan of s20,000 was secured by the Maricopa county board of supervisors at our suggestion, in order to ask for federal aid on the bridge across the Agua F>ria at Marinette. This may have 10 be repaid out of the 75 per cent fund which is available July l. In ad- dition we will need $7000 or s8000 more, as We will require S27 700e or s2S,000 Gut Of the :5 per cent fund and a like amount cf federal aid to build this bridge.
 In addition to this we have applied for federal aid for the construction of the bridges across the Hassayanpa river at Wickenburs and Arlington. These total S95.o00. We expect to get half of this from the government and half from the 75 per cent fund of Mari copa county.
 Tho total c0S+ of fbaSo bridges will he Approximately s150,00O and require s75.000 of Maricopa county's portion Of the state 75 per cent fund. In addition we will have to expend part of the 75 per cent fund on maintenance.
 The 75 per cent fund of Maricopa county was $75.00O for last year. The coming year will probably an in crease in this of twenty odd thousand dollars, but at this time we could not anticipate over ten or fifteen thousand being available for the paving of the road from Phoenix to Glendale. This road will cost between s200,000 and s250,0o0, so that you can plainly see there is no possibility of it being con- structed by use of Maricopa county's portion of the state 75 per cent tax fund. I am, therefore, very sorry that 1 this impression has been given out and would appreciate your making a cor rection in your vicinity.
 This department recently, at the re- quest of the board of supervisors made q preliminary estimate for the con- struction of the Phoenix to Glendale 1 road, the construction of the three miles 1 of road between the city limits of Phoenix and the concrete pavement | between Phoenix and Tempe, the | bridges at Wickenburg and Arlington. | the 9-foot paving from Mesa eastward | to Pinal county, and the 9-foot paving | from Buckeye to the HasSayampa | river The total cost of these projects i was some S777. 900. which would neces- 1 sitate the securing of S3SS500 in addi | ton to that much federal aid, which is available I understand that the supervisors | may submit these projects in the form | of a bond issue to the people at the same time the new court house and city l hall bond matter is submitted If they | decide to submit this to the people of Maricopa county and the bond issue | carries, any of these projects can be | built. The Wickenburg and Arlington | bridges would probably be constructed ! in any event, but unless some action 1 of this nature is taken or the highway commission should decide to request | federal aid on the road from Phoenix | to Peoria, under the arrangement we suggested, or some similar plan, we can see no hope of the early paving of the ] road between Phoenix and Glendale.
 Although we regret, very much, the necessity of making this explanation to you and the people interested in this much needed construction we feel that you would prefer to know the exact situation.
 If this letter does not explain the matter fully I would be glad to SUD- clement it with an additional cOmmuni- cation or a verbal explanation, at your convenience.
 Yours very truly,
 THOMAS MADDOCK, TMRS State Engineer aUualInn 0l Rnn nIlN