Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-12
Minute Book le. of this of,lee disclose

ton Was concurred in. However. at their meeting under date of August II. 1919. page l26 of Minute Book F. this Resolution was NOT adopted by the Board of Supervisors. thereby showing that the Board of Supervisors of this county NEVER gave you au- thority. at any time. to use money that should have been credited to their 75 per cent fund for any other purpose whatsoever.
 On the other hand. the records of this office in Minute Book 12. Page 25i. under date of April 3. 1920. show the following Resolution:
 Resolved. That the Board of Su- pervisors of Cochise County. State of Arizona, appropriate and set aside out of the 75 per cent State Road Fund 1 the sum of s3I.64O.66. in addition to the amount of s116,s99s1 previously appropriated to complete Sections "2A' and "2B" Bisbee- Douglas High. way, the latter amount to cover cost of cement. plus 10 per cent engineer ing expense and contingencies. mak- ing total of s14s.54057 or 50 per cent of the total cost of these pro- jects. the other 50 per cent of the to- tai cost to be borne by Federal Aid"
 This Resolution shows you were al lowed fixed amount to be spent from the 75 per cent fund on Project No. II and no more and when you ex- ceeded this amount by sl20.61SO5 as shown by the reports of your office. | likewise the State Auditor and State [ Treasurer. we believe that you should credit the "a per cent fund with this amount
  request-T That this amount of money. ! SI20.6IS.s5. spent in excess of what the Board authorized on this Project. be credited to the a per cent fund 1 If it can be shown that you have used this amount of s12O.61s.05 on either the Douglas Rodeo or the Ben son-Vail Project. in order with the amount available from the 15 per cent fund to equal the amounts au- thorized by the Board of Supervisors | to be spent from the 75 per cent funds on these projects. we shall be glad to accept a report and allow credit for that amount. provided. however. that proper statement can be made of the expenditures and for what pur- pose.
 We trust that this letter will clarify | the situation and that by our request being granted. this will end the long controversy between the Board of Su- pervisors and the State Highway De partment We assure you, that at all ] times. you have the hearty co-opera- | ton of this Board of Supervisors in all matters pertaining to good roads | in Arizona.
 | With kindest regards. am.
 Yours truly.
 Nj. c. HAWKINS. Clerk
 The following is the report of H. T. 1 Cuthbert. submitted to the Cochise county board of supervisors: i. cuthbert's Report i February 2s. 1922. To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
 Tombstone. Arizona.
 Gentlemen:
 As requested by you. I have exam ined the. state records to ascertain whether or not the Cochise county 75 per cent fund ever received a credit for the amount Of s120.61s05. which amount is the excess over one-half the cost of the Federal Project num- Der eleven on the douglas Bisbee road.
 As you are aware, Federal Aid Pro- jects have to be built under the di- rect supervision and jurisdiction of the State Engineer after such Project has been approved by the Secretary \ of Agriculture. Federal Aid is ap proximately one-half of the cost of . Federal Project and is not entirely obtainable until the Project is com pieted and passed on by the Govern ment.
 In the case of Project No. II in ) question on the Douglas -Bisbee Road at the time same was constructed ii