Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-11
MONEY IS
SPENT On ROADS
AROUND BISBEE
Report Submitted Last Night
Shows Warren District Is
Sighted by Supervisors

The road committee of the Bisbee
lchamber Of commerce. submitted
comparative statement of expenditures
en- road work in the various county
superVisorial districts to the board of
directors last night. They also asked
that the chamber confer with the
board of supervisors regarding i'm
lprovements which should be made on
roads leading into the district
IL was shown in The report that
while the Bisbee district paid taxes
on a valuation of more than one hun
drea million dollars, more than either
of the other two districts, the expendi-
lures since 1919 for road work in this
district were less than in District No.
9 and but little more than in District
No. 2.
The official report of the committee
covering the comparative figures stat
ed that the figures were taken from
public records in the office of the
county engineer and the board of ST.
perVisors. 1t went into matters in de-
tail as follows:
I'VE have found the assessed valua-
ton in Bisbee, Supervisors District
No. /, to be approximately $1l5,OOe.-
loco; with a total vote as cast for gov
ernor in 1920 Of 1905; and the total
amount of moneys spent on roads to
Ibe, from January l, 1919, to April,
E1s22, Sl69,570.74
I'VE have found the assessed yalua-
Ition in Douglas, Supervisors District
mo. 2. to be approximately $24,OO0,O0O;
with a total vote as cast for governor
of moneys spent on roads from Janu-
airy l., 1919, to April, 1922, to be $162,-
328.22.
eve have found the assessed valua-
tion in Wilcox, Supervisors District
No. 5, to be approximately $17,00O,O00;
with total vote for governor as cast
in 1920 of 1918; and the total amount
of moneys spent on roads from Janu-
airy 1, 1919, to April, 1922, to be $l79,'
768.78.
"'You will note the total assessed
valuation in Bisbee, Supervisors Dis
trict No. /, is approximately one hum
/. bred million dollars more than either
, of the other two. The total vote as
: cast for governor in 1929, you will note
is more than the total vote cast in
both the other districts. The total ex-
ipenditure of road funds, you will note
: is virtually the same in all districts.
The variation upon this expenditure is
less than 10 per cent.
I'm view OF the fact that our total
assessed valuation is by far greater
: than the other districts, and that our
: total vote is equal to both, we feel that
we are entitled to greater expendi-
ture for the building and maintenance
of the roads in Bisbee, Supervisors
? District No. 1.
1--WE urgently request and recon-
mend that you take this matter up
with the proper authorities, with the
> urgent endeavor of securing greater
-lroad fund for Bisbee, Supervisors Dis
trict No. l."
The committee also called attention
! 10 the roads in this supervisorial dis
trict which should receive attention,
that part of their report reading as
follows:
"We urgently request and recon-
mend that the road from Lowell to
Naco be repaired, and that modern
: bodybuilding machinery be purchased.
We feel that in view of the fact that
the business relations between Cana
nea and Bisbee are tasty becoming
, closer, and that the business of the
!, Cananea district is of vital Importance
to the Bisbee district, it is our urgent
|, request that some immediate AMI per-
! manent action be taken to accomplish
. this recommendation.
I'VE further recommend that the
road leading from Bisbee to Double
I Adobes be repaired and kept in re-
pair, inasmuch as it is the most i'm
portant road connecting Bisbee with
the farming community of Sulphur
Springs valley. We know that IL some
Immediate action is taken. il will Gre
4 ate better feeling, build stronger
> bond OF loyalty between the residents
+ Of Sulphur Springs valley and Bisbee.
! It is also our opinion that if this rec
4 concentration is carried out, il will
| lower the prices of farmers products
Into Bisbee district.
1--WE further recommend that some
attention be paid to the road leading
from ColHtland, Gleeson. Pearce AMI
Upper Sulphur Springs valley. 1t is
our opinion that this road is of vital
Importance, and we urgently request
that this recommendation be followed
up. as this road is very important
feeder to our city"