Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-11
". L. Recs, Pueblo. president.

w. - MUS, pTtSiuSnl.
J. r. Downey, ordway, president.
William Barber Pueblo, secretary
These are the officers elected yes
terday afternoon to preside over the
Arkansas Valley association of County
Commissioners for the year 1922.
1t was well attended meeting of
the men who actually run things Of
ficlal in the Arkansas valley of Colo
RADIO. 1t was full of pep of brigh. I.
Ideas of wholesome suggestions and
OF practical plans for the gecerai bet
terment of this great empire OF pros
pertty and progress.
The meeting was called to order by
President W. Frank Green at 2:15
o'clock In the assembly room of the
Pueblo county commissioners The
roll OF counties was called by Secre-
tary Oran Walker OF La Junta. fol-
lowing the reading OF the minutes of
the last meeting which was held at
Trinidad
First speaker called upon was q. l..
l.. Gam of the state highway advisory
board. Mr.. Gam stated that with the
other members of the highway COM
mission he had just put in ten days OF
very strenuous work. to get the bust-
ness for the coming year lined up.
and arrange for the appropriation and
the work for the highway engineers;
that within a few days another meet
Ing would be held to finish the pro-
gram. and he promised that tho final
analysis would mean that every coun-
ty would get all that is coming to IL
In the way of financial assistance. He
complimented the commissioners on
the work they are woing. and stated
that by July !. next. che department
will be on cash basis
II. H Higgins. state superintendent
OF highway maintenance. was the next
speaker He talked for home industry
employment OF homo people to do The
work, and stated that the highway
maintenance department had arranged
to meet the commissioners of counties
on the $3.50 basis for upkeep. He add
ed that in response TO his request. the
state commission gave him 100000 in
his vcst pocket for emergency work
that body had responded in that figure
and OF that amount there is yet re-
naming $4,000 He urged the counties
to pay the state the amounts owed
on completed projects. as there is more
than a half million yet due on that
account. Forty-two OF tho sixty-two
counties have signed up by resolution
on the half and half basis for maiute-
nance.
Mr.. Higgins insis.ed on business
methods by board of commissioners by
getting out their bills and paying those
due tho state more promptly SO that
tho cash basis goal could be quickly
reached. He emphasized the fact that
the highways commission will work by
roads and not by co.nty lines. lie an
swered many questions. defined the
word "maintcnance." and made tho
broad statement that 20 per cent of tho
people who travel the highways don't
care whether the roadway is 20 or IL or
~ feet wide SO that the surface is In
perfect condition. Major Blcauvelts
idea IL to mako the federal aid project
roads good that you will have to
maintain detours when occasion re-
uuires." II WAS predicted that by March
I. 3i.soa oon of the s. 900 .oo0 road bonds
would be available. and the other $Ioo.-
on by October.
Fourth District Highway Engineer
Byrnes OF this city. spoke at consider
rhic length. brought out many inter
esting facts, and arswered a volicy oi