The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-11-25
GREENLEE COUNTY
 SECTION HIGHWAY PROJECT COMPLETE

This week witnessed the comple- tion of Greenlee County's portion of the Clifton-Springerville Highway, a distance of 33.37 miles, and as soon as weather conditions permit, and contract can be let, the Federal authorities will begin the construc- tion of their portion of the highway being built under cooperative agreement between the Department of Agriculture and the County Board of Supervisors of Greenlee and Apa- che counties, which when finally com pleted will be approximately one hundred miles in length and will be : north and south highway across the state from the Southern Pacific on the south to the Santa Fe on the north, with Clifton the southern ternl- mus. --s'..s- -ss E.. -.~,s,.
 This cooperative project had it's inception in August 1915, when 1t was apparent that the bill pending in Congress providing Federal aid for building commercial highways within National Forests would be come law. sThe Greenlee County Chamber of Commerce, who had been following the matter closely, brought the project to the attention of the Board of Supervisors at that time and A l.. Terry, clerk of the Board called the attention of the Era this week to the fact that the first minute entry bearing upon this project was made in August 1915. @ sf
 The bill was finally passed and received the signature of President Wilson in September 1916 and in 1917 the first agreement entered into under the provisions of the bill was made with the Board of Supervisors of this county The preliminary sur yey was made in 1917 and in March of the following year a contract for the construction of Greenlee County s portion was made with Webster Bros & Kerby.
 According to the Governments es- inmates of yardage the contract price under the unit bid amounted to, $236,- 100000. The estimates of the Govern. ment Engineers 1fell short and to gether with changes made in the align ment, and widening of the road bed it is estimated that the total cost will approximate $325, 100000. This figure does not take into calculation the amount of the pending law suit on Section 1 or a revision of the estl mates on Section 2. . l. In connection with the completion of Greenlee county's portion of the Clifton-Springerville project, A L. Terry this week sent the following letter to the District Forester at Al -buquernue:
 Clifton, Ariz. Nov. 21, 1921 MT. Frank c. w. Pooler, si
 District Forester,
 Albuquerque, New Mex
 Dear Sir:
 The contract for the construction of the Greonlee county portion Of the n-Springerville Road will DC completed within the next few days in fact by. the twenty fifth of this month and as we desire to make the final payment to the contractors r' our next meeting, December 5ta 1921. we ask that you send an in spector to make final inspection oi tLe road on or before December 1st if possible.
 MT Flint of the Bureau of Public Roads was here November 18th, ahe went over tle .loau ei"
 pleased with it. ,
 MT. J. c. Nave, Forest Ranger has made the statement that the rules O the Forest Service have been corr pIied with as to cleaning up o1 rgl' of way. camp sites, etc, with th' execution of the contractors preseh camp site which is still being used;
 We are also anxious to nave tii' Government start their work as sool as possible in order that some or tht unemployed of this county mas secure employment and we greatN appreciate anything you can do t' start work as we have quite numoel of unemployed.
 Very truly yours,
 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Bv A. L. Terry, Clerk.