Arizona republican., 1920-09-29

AlGIlCdi Salary l,0Oo.oO General expense ....... 379.42 Office expense ............ 1,025.10 Office fixtures and equip
 ment 533.lO kent 3SO.00 Advertising .....-..... 345.4S Railroad rates (expense se-
 curing 153.6 Legal advice ......... 1.35o.00 Highway investigation. 369.25 Expenditures highway
 commission ..... 242ss.2s
 Engineering Department
 Automobiles and automo-
 bile equipment 2,61S.0T Automobile expenses. 5,490.09 Engineering equipment. 2.S63.73 General expense ..- S57.46 Office expense 1.s9S.04 Rent 3S0.O0 Salary Qess s1,66S.SO due
 from county highway de-
 partmenp ........... 37001.7s Specification books ....... 574.05 Insurance -. 416-00 Blue printing ... 766.S2 Engineering Survey Stakes 225.00 30 .......e.. 72s.s5 Freight on cement (toebe
 refunded by the contrac
 tor 2,s7312 Actual expenditures by the
 commission ..... s1.O7s.s7 Election expense (per bill
 of county . 4.O31.94 Delivery of bonds expense 41s.73 Advertising bonds in New
 York ........-......-- 714-00 Total drawn from highway
 fund se,241.s4 Bonds and premium, CT. 1,00S, 125.00 Balance in highway i'm
 provement fund ..... 921,SS3.36
 s1,Oos, ,125 90 Note: Unpaid invoices .....s 31 90 Due from county .....-. 1.66S.S0 With the consent of the commission, the contractor, Twohy Bros. company has sublet Project No. 30, consisting of about four miles on South Central avenue, to O. c. McElrath. Owing to the fact that there is no adequate sup ply of properly cleaned stone aggre- gate, the work on this project has been quite slow in getting started. We feel however. .sthat in the next few days ae- trve construction will commence on this project, as an ample supply of stone aggregate is now in sight.
 The general contractor has done an immense amount of preparation work, not only at the gravel plant near Tenn pc. but at the sources of supply for each of the two building setups one at Fowler siding and is receiving daily
 
 purpose at Chandler. on the south side. They have made satisfactory progress in the preliminary work up to ten days ago, when the last unit of the gravel plant failed to arrive from the factory at the time it needed. No effort is being spared by the commission or the contractor in getting this last unit de- Lvered as soon as possible. We see no reason why. in ten days after the de- livery of this unit, an immense amount of stone aggregate cannot be furnished for our program, and this seems to be the last obstacle standing in the way of construction program that will be worth while
 The highway commission has spent no little time and effort in trying to figure out plan of construction under the conditions as they exist today which will be of the greatest benefit and interest to the taxpayers. Owing 70 the fact that the amount of funds avalIable is not sufficient to build 9 class of roads that the commission has decided to build. it presents quite . problem in knowing where to build ano where to commence in each district tC build the most desirable roads in cast the program is not finished; and after much consideration, the contractor has been instructed to build South Centra avenue, the Yuma road beginning a the city limits of Phoenix westward 4nDOuL SIX ana OIe-Ddll DllieS O1 MHlCl has been made a federal aid project and the main highway between Mess and Chandler.
 It is of vast importance that no only the commission know at a req sonably early date if the eRTire pro gram is to be completed, but it is o vastly more importance to the con tractor in view Of the fact that he i spending enormous sums of money il each of the eight different districts or our program designated by him a ..setrns'' for construction There ha been some opposition to the proposej s4.5o0, ,0O0 bond issue as called by you honorable body at the instgatlon O the civic bodies of the county wh, were responsible for the petitions or which you acted in making the neV hond election call So far as we hav heen able to discern. the opposition that has developed has generally arise1 from those who have not given tn matter thorough study from a stand noint of economy and utility. The fac that the contract held by the commis sion gs for the entire program or an part of it that the funds available vii build. makes it much more economics to "clean the slate as we go. Thos who have figured it that the taXpaye who is assessed for Sl0.0O0 will only D out an expenditure of S31 d year fo tbn interest on the eptire SS,3O0,OO bond issue. as many nave al 7 ueu | inc commission. will save double thi amount on tire expense of just on Ford car The highway commissio oDeists of men who arc busy. and ar anxious to complete the job in orde ,t,.t fhov may attond to their per ,rsl infcrcSts We are anxious [ tnov f. we are going to bc called on .oryo dur5uz the completion ol the en fro project or for ouN ihc cNpcndilul r sfc original bond issue
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