Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-12

approval of the Board of Supervisors AS per their resolution.
 It is claimed by you that Cochise coIntys 15 per cent fund should be credited with the aforementioned sl20.6IS05 the amount in excess of the one-half of the total cost of the project out of the Federal Aid portion of the total cost of the Project when received by the State
 From my examination of the rec ords of the State Treasurer. found that Cochise county's 75 per cent fund was not credited with s12O.6ls.05 of Federal Aid funds. The actual amount of Federal Aid received on Project No. II amounted to s131.36l.- T of which s21.271.24 was credited to General Fund $. B. No. 51 State Road Fund" and the balance of sl16.- O9O53 to the State Road Tax Gen eral'' or what is generally known as the 9 per cent fund
 On February 2lst. 1922. wrote Mr. Clay Hankins stating the view point of the State Engineer in the matter; said letter reads as follows.
 MT. Clay Hank:ns.
 Clerk to Board of Supervisors Tombstone. Arizona.
 Dear Sir:
 Referring to my telephonic com munication with you today. I would like to confirm my conversation.
 From my investigation to date. have verified all Federal Aid Money received by the State on the Cochise county portion of the Benson Vail road. also Federal Aid money receiy- cd applicable to the Douglas -Rodeo and the Douglas Bisbee Road Project No. II.
 find that none of the Federal Aid money received from Washington has been credited 10 the Cochise a per cent fund. As stated by the Board. they as sured me that the State Engineer on being given permission to spend the "a per cent fund money on the Doug las Bisbee road. as per resolution of your Board. dated May IS. 1919. pro- missed that when the Federal Aid money applicable to Project No. II was received that some would be re- placed in the "a per cent Cochise fund The State Engineer denies that any such promise was made. nor does MT Inghram in his letter to you dated January l6. 1922, state that such Fed eral Aid money will be put back in the "a per cent fund. He does. how ever, make the following statement: We challenge anyone in Cochise county to show that all of the State 75 per cent fund allotted to your county and all of the Federal Aid se- cured on roads built in Cochise coun- ty have not been expended in Co., chise county" This statement. how ever is 2. entirely d:.fsren; pTOposi- | tion and does not in any way commit
 the State Engineer to refund Federal { Aid money to the 15 per cent fund. It ' seems to me that there is fine le- | gal noint involved in this whole ques- 1 tioil.
 ! It is Il significant fact that no Fed eral Aii money received in Arizona i has bee T credited to any of the vari-
 Ous c,Guty 75 per cent funds; with | tHt cACcAitiOu oi Ouc itcui oi wv S.2,O0O.O0 wSich was credited to the ! 15 per cent fund of Cocon.no county. ! The reason that was done, as explain 1 ed to me by the State Engineer. and , which will confirm if possible. was
 that the State Auditor, Jessie Boyce, 1 ina iyertantly allowed said "a per cent
 funi to be overdrawn by the State
 Enf ineer and when it was discovered the State Engineer refunded said 75
 per cent fund with Federal money.
 I intend putting in few more days
 at the State Capitol endeavoring to
 asc srtain information which will be
 of interest to your Board in connec-
 ton with the money stated to have
 been spent on roads in Cochise coun-
 ty.
 Before submitting my report to you.
 [ trust I may have a chance of dis
 cussing the matter fully with Senator
 Roberts. who was a member of Co