Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-08

was not only necessary for Cochise county 10 contribute. It's one-half of the cost of said Project but owing to the lack of other available funds, il was necessary to contribute all but $lS.72l3l Of the entire cost of the Project.
 The entire cost of Project No. II according to the records Of the State Engineers Office, amounted to $27S,- 67S.71. Of this amount, $259.957 40 was paid out of Cochise county's 75 Der cent fund with the consent and approval of the Board of Supervisors as per their resolution.
 It is claimed by you that Cochise county's 75 Der cent fund should be credited with the aforementioned sl20,61S05, 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 n per cent fund was not credited with $I2O.GlS. .O5 of Federal Aid funds. The actual amount of Federal Aid received on Project NO. Il amounted to S137.- 36l.7l, of which $21,27l24 was cred tied to General Fund s. E. No. 51 State Road Fund" and the balance of Sll6,O9O53 to the State Road Tax General or what is generally known as the 25 Der cent fund.
 Quotes Previous Letter
 On February 21st, 1922. wrote Mr. ufa of the State Engineer in the matter; said letter read as follows: Mir. Clay Hankins,
 Clerk 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. I have verified all Federal Aid Money received by the State on the Cochise county portion of the BensOn-VaiI road, also Federal Aid money receiv- ed applicable to the DougIas-Rodeo and the Douglas-Bisbee Road Project No. II.
 l find that none of the Federal Aid money received from Washington has been credited to the Cochise 75 per cent fund.
 AS stated by the Board, they as- sured me that the State Engineer on being given permission to spend the 15 per cent fund money on the Doug laS-BlsDee road, as per resolution of your Board, dated May Is, 1919, prom 1sed that when the Federal Aid money applicable to Project No. II was received that some would be re- placed in the 75 per cent Cochise fund. The State Engineer denies that any such promise was made, nor does MT lnghram in his letter to you dated January 16, 1922, state that such Fed eral Aid money will be put back in the 75 per cent fund. He does. how ever, make the following statement: We challenge anyone in Cochise county to show that all of the State 70 per cent fund allotted to your coun- " and all of the Federal Aid secured on roads built in Cochise county have not been expended in Cochise county" This statement. however, is an entire y different proposition and does not in any way commit the State Engineer 10 refund Federal Aid money to the 75 per cent fund. It seems to me that here is a fine legal point involved ! in this whole question.
 Schedules Submitted
 It is significant fact that no Fed eral Aid money received in Arizona las been credited to ny oe the vari- JUS county 75 per cent funds; with he exception of one item of over '12,0OO.0O which was credited to the D per cent fund of Coconino county. The reason that was done, as explain d to me by the State Engineer, and which l will confirm if possible, was