Arizona republican., 1922-06-06

OPEN HIGHWAY BIDS - Bids
We're opened yesterday by the state
highway department in the office of
Thomas Maddox, state engineer, for
the construction of a pavement, 1S
feet wide and inches thick, to be
laid on three miles of the NogaleS-
Tucson highway running from the
city limits OF NogaleS north to Will
lows. All of the bids received but
one were for concrete paving. 1t is
expected that the contract for the
job will be let in few days, and the
work started soon thereafter. All
but two of the bids were entered
with the state to furnish the materi-
al. The two bids with the contractor
to furnish the materials, We're as fol-
lows: The Borderland Construction
company of Tucson, bitulithic paw
ing, $40 square yard. total bid
plus excavations and structures,
| S66,377; and White & Miller of Phoe-
nix, cement, $3.50 a square yard, to-
tai bid, $74,905. The bids with the
state to furnish the material were all
for concrete paving and were S fol-
| lows: McPeak, Burton and Brock
man of Los Angeles. S1.39 square
yard, S45 01632: Goodman & Merrill
of st. David, $1.31 a square yard,
SIPS a square yard. $41.578; Lown
& Wood of Nogales. $160 a square
yard, total $6S, 1890.
VACATION SCHOOL OPENS -
The Cathedral vacation school will
open this morning with the first ses-
sion for girls. The boys session will
begin Wednesday. Many children
registered for the classes yesterday
and while the number this year will
| be limited, there is still room for $50
more boys and girls if they register
| at once. Boys may register today
| if they wish.
HUSBAND GETS DIVORCE -
| Finding from the evidence offered
! that Mary Dick Nelson was guilty of
excesses, cruel treatment and out
RACES, Judge Joseph S. Jenckes
granted a divorce to her husband,
| Joe Nelson yesterday.
ORDERED TO PAY WARRANT
| Vernon S. Wright. county treasurer,
was served with an alternative writ
| of nandamus issued by Judge r. G.
| stanford Yesterday calling upon him
to pay a warrant drawn by the
! county highway commission for
| $4,000 or to appear in the superior
| court June II and show cause why
| such payment should not be made to
| p. II. HAYES. l.. NJ. Laney and Ray
mond Alice. local attorneys to whom
/ the warrant was issued. The sum
represents a fee allowed by the Mari
! coma county highway commission for
| the services of these attorneys in a
recent test suit When two objec-
tions were entered by taxpayers
against the payment of this fee the
county treasurer acting upon the ad-
| vice of County Attorney r. Z. L..
Shepherd, refused payment OF the
warrant, leaving a settlement OF the
matter to court proceedings.
FARM BUREAU TO MEET-The
! Murphy Riverside farm bureau will
/ hold its regular meeting this evening
| at s p. m. at the Murhy school house.
Mr.. Greeg, until recently from the
| San Simon valley. will be the prin-
] cipal speaker of the evening. All
| farmers and their wives are cordially
! invited to attend.
To SHIP TOURIST cARs-The
| Automobile Club of Arizona is pre-
/ pairing to ship another carload OF
motor cars to Los Angeles as soon as
/ two more members sign up for the
| service. One automobile has already
/ been secured. There will be three
1 ears in the shipment as it has been
| found impractical to ship five at
| time The last shipment made by
| the club was of five automobiles but
| it was found necessary to dismantle
| them to get them all in the car.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEET
| The regular monthly meeting of the
| board of governors Of the Salt River
| Valley Water Users association was
held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
! AS there was not a quorum present.
| the meeting adjourned to Tuesday,
| June 20.
ENGINEERS MEET TONIGHT
| The American Association of Engin-
| neers will hold their regular monthly
meeting and dinner in the Hotel
Adams banquet room. Tuesday, June
6, at p. M. The statewide meeting
of all engineers to be held in No
gales in the near future will be dis
cussed. All engineers are cordially
invited Call 6057 and notify w. j..
Jamison or J. NJ. Brown.
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