Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

not be subject to a great amount OF
traffic. Immediately prices on every
thing entering into road work began
soaring to unprecedented heights and
the commission found itself with in
sufficient funds to complete the pro-
gram.
After a great deal OF discussion
which usually accompanies improve
ment of such a nature, the opinion
gained ground rapidly that the proper
procedure would be to vote suffi-
cient amount of bonds to complete
the entire 2S3 miles with additional
roads added amounting to 80 miles,
making in all 315 miles. Money de-
rived from federal aid will take care
of the entire mileage when added to
the countys $S,500,000 bond issues,
$4, 500 900 of which was voted in an
other special election called for the
| purpose December 81, 1920.
Contract Is Let
| Letting of the contract was done
| in a manner which, the commission
believes, has confused many taxpay-
ers. The commission did not want to
ask for bids on any particular road on
! the program, so they worded their
call for bids so that contracts could
be let for all of the road program
that the money available, or to be-
come available, under the $4,000, 600
! bond issue, would construct, the COM
mission reserving the right to desig-
nate such roads from time to time.
Twohy Brothers company, being the
successful bidder and being awarded
| the contract under this language, the
news went out that they were awarded
the contract for the 2S3 miles of road
way. There were many reasons, the
commission explained, why this Ian
guage was used. The feature upper
most in the minds of the commission
was to get the roads constructed. TO
do this it was necessary to MAINTAIN
harmony in a densely populated COM
munity in a very small area in which
the roads were to be constructed, the
commission felt. Calling for bids on
any particular road on this program
would, no doubt, have directed the
wrath Of the communities who were
not favored with a road to be con-
structed against the commission and
the whole program, and when this
transaction was made the commission
had not yet made any move towards
calling the second bond issue election
to secure sufficient money to build
the entire mileage.
When the news went out that the
mileage could not be constructed foI
$4, 600. 600, the commission was be-
sieged with taxpayers from many sec
tions Of the area in which roads were
TO be built, the compromise being
| decided unanimously that the only
thing left to do was to call another
election and vote sufficient money tc
I construct the entire mileage. This
agitation resulted in adding 80 miles
to the original 2S3, as well as suffi.
cient money to build the whole pro
gram, absorbing the federal aid which
will be available for the county.
Expect Lower Bid
, The first s4,000,000 will construc'
, around 14O miles, while the engineer
J ing is complete on the entire 81
miles, and a great deal of the frs
81 ,000, 900, of course, was absorbed IL
this work which will not have to b'
] done and charged to the second bono
r issue. AS prices on all materials have
! receded somewhat, the commission
{ expects to secure a much lower biz
t on the next contract.
I When the letting of the contract 70