Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-20
WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO
 DICTATE TO LEGISLATURE

PHOENIN, Feb. l2-The Arizona
 Good Roads Association. not dominat-
 ed by any particular faction in the
 state. adopted resolutions this morn
 ing which. in effect, condemns the
 present state highway. department
 and. in other resolutions. went on rec
 ord as being against any form of at
 tempted dictation to the state legis-
 1ature now in session. The Associs-
 tion concluded its meeting today at
 noon.
 lt had been thought that Dwight B
 Heard. president of the Association.
 would be in absolute control of the
 meeting and would succeed in rail
 roadins" such endorsements as he
 desired through the organization
 Nothing of tine sort developed. On
 the other hand it appeared as thouci
 the control of the meeting was even
 ly divided throughout the state and
 that such recommendations as were
 made constituted compromises
 The convention refused 10 go on
 strued as dictating 10 the legislature
 An effort was made to force an er.
 dorsement of the omnibus road ap-
 propriation bill but this was defeat ed. When such q resolution was of fered. Senator W. P Sims. member {. the state senate from Cochise county. ! gave an explanation of the troubles confronting the legislature and pay ticularly the senate. He pointed out the conditions against which all were working in order to get the best re time. protect the taxpayers. C. NJ. Roberts. also of Cochise, addressed the convention and made q plea in favor of economy in all lines Fol ( lowing several talks. Fred Colter. of Apache county. moved that all refer from the original motion and that a clause be included to read that "ap. propriations for through roads" only be provided for
 What is considered victory for the people of Southern Arizona was the recommendation that highway commission be established along the lines proposed by the Southern Ar.- zona Good Roads Association and the interest of the larger : and richer counties. The recommen- l dation was made in the form of a res v olution which endorsed highway u The commission form [ should follow closely the lines of the $ initiated measure. submitted last fall . and decisively defeated by the peo- [ pie. with certain exceptions Those C receptions provided that the commis- O 'ioners should serve without pay: q hat they should be selected at large: II .o be five in number: that the tax should be one mill instead of two: n hat 5 per cent of the money raised iC trough such tax should go to the D, tate highway commission for expenl- ss Iiture any place in the state. and that per cent. less engineering ey. 4 'enses, should be expended in tho aI ounties raising the money on ui through state roads. hs This recommendation and another. b! in further resolution, are tv onsidered as directed against the th tate highway department. The oth. th r resolution provided that all state in ighway construction work costing pr yer 5000. except that done by con- or let labor, must be done under the DC ontract system. In case both of du ,ese recommendations were enacted ito law. the state engineer would be tn 1bordinate, in the first place, to the an lghway commission and would be ch speaking an engineer only. th Among the resolutions passed were: fol !. Recommendation that an early on nei1diaent toithes state constitution of } passed providing for a reasonable so crease in the present bonded limit. tn, 2. Recommendation that Iegisla- ed on be passed enabling counties to Co their own road huildinp