The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15
How Arizona County
Got Big Road System
One of Nations Best

mcn' Of such nature. the opinion
gained ground rapidly that tho prop
cr procedure would be- to vote sur
ficiCnt amount Of bonds to complete
the entire 2s3 miles with additional
roads added amounting to 30 miles.
making iu AN 3lI miles Money de-
rived from federal aid win take car"
~ the entire mileage when added to
the county'H Ssb0O,0OO bond issues.
$500. 600 of which was voted iu an
other special election called for tho
purpose December ~. 1920.
Contract H. let
Letting of the contract was done
ip manncr which the commission
believes. has confused many taNpny-
ors Tho commlasiun aid not want 10
HHk Tor bids on any particular road
on tho program. gu they wurdcd
their call for bids ~ that contracts
could bc let for all ~ the roud pro
gram that the money available. or
to become available, under the So
600, ,O0O bond Issue would construct.
tho conmiHsion rcScryiuE the right
tu d'H gnto such roads from tino
lo time IWuLy BROTHERS mpuuv.
being the successful bidder aud be
Ing awarded tho contract under thus
language, the news went out that
thov were awarded the contract ror
the 2S3 niles OF roadway There
were many reasons. the com mission
explained, why this language was
used The feature uppcrmOat IN
the minds OF the commission was
to get the roads constructed. - do
this II was necessary 10 maintain
harmony In a denacly populated com
munlty In a very small area TN which
the roads were tu be- constructed.
tho commission felt. calling Tor bids
on any particular road on this pro-
gram would. no doubt. have direct
ed the wrath Of tho communities
Who were not favored with "A road
10 ho constructed against the com
mission and the whole program, and
when this transaction wnH made the
commission had not yet made any
move towards calling the second
bond issue election 10 secure suf-
ficient money to build the entire
mileage.
when the news went out that tho
mileage could not be constructed for
81, 600, 900, tlfe commission was be-
sicgcd with taxpayers from many
sections OF the area In which roads
were 10 be built. tho compromise
being decided unanimously that tho
only thing left to do was 90 call
another election and vote sufficient
money TO construct the entire mile
age. This agitation resulted In ad
ding 80 miles to the original 2s3,
as well as sufficient money to build
tho whole program. absorbing the
federal aid which will be available
for the county.
Expect Lower Bid.
The first S4.O00,0OO will con
struct around 14O miles, while the
engineering is complete on the en-
tire 3l5 miles, ana n great deal OF
the first $4,000, 900. of course, wa'
absorbed In this work which will not
have TO be done and charged to the
second bond issue. AZ prices on nj
materials heve receded somewhat
! the commission expects to secure .
much lower bid on the next con
| tract.
when the lottins OF the contrac
for the mileage to be completed 4
made. the commission expects 4
give every contractor available tina
is able to carry on u volume q
work a fair chance with Twohl
Brothers company to secure tho con
tract. By this II meant, the com
mission explained, that they do no
! propose to give he present con