The Coconino sun., 1925-03-06
RECORD OPPOSITION IN
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
MAINE-CANYON ROAD
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meeting to advise with the club in
the matter.
The proposed action of the national
congress in the matter of the ex-
change of certain tracts of land in
New Mexico and Arizona for other
tracts for the improvement of the for
estry conditions was reviewed and as
there appeared no necessity for any
action, the club voted to send Con-
gressman Hayden a letter thanking
him for his activity in having the bill
so wopded as toF protect the state of
Arizona and several counties from
loss of valuable timber properties.
The bill in the present session of
the legislature providing for the or
ganization of state highway COM
mission was discussed and the club
went on record as favoring the bill,
and ordered letters written to our
representatives urging them to sup
port the measure.
The secretary reported that the
volume of correspondence which it is
necessary for him to handle has in
creased to such point that it is abb
solutely impossible for him to give
it proper attention, and asked for re-
lief. The matter of a paid secretary
was discussed, but on account of the
expense it was decided to divide the
correspondence up among the various
committees and let them handle the
work in their line until such time as
other plans could be devised.
In the matter of the effort of the
district forester to divert the funds
which had been allotted the Maine
Grand Canyon road to other projects
the club went on record as being Wig
orously opposed to the transfer and
adopted the following resolutions
which will be forwarded at once to
officials who have the matter in
charge and to our representatives in
the national congress.
Resolution protesting against the
transfer Of forest highway funds from
the Maine-Grand Canyon highway to
the Clint's Well-Strawberry Highway.
WHEREAS, there was held at
Phoenix, Ariz., January 20, 1925, the
annual conference between the district
engineer of the bureau of public roads,
the state highway engineer of Ari-
zona and the district forester, for the
purpose of allocating the forest high
way funds for the fiscal years 1926
and 1927, and
WHEREAS, the district engineer of
the bureau Of public roads and the
state highway engineer of Arizona
both agreed and so recommended that
The sum of $106,479 be allocated and
set aside for construction upon the
Maine-G Grand Canyon highway during
the fiscal year 1927, and
WHEREAS, the district forester op.
posed at that time, and has consistent
" and persistently, and is now oppos-
ing the said ALLEGATION of any funds
for construction on the Maine Grand
Canyon highway. and
WHEREAS, there are available for
est development funds for the con
struction of the Clint's Well -Strawber-
~ project, which the district forester
so persistently proposes to construct
with forest highway funds, and
WHEREAS, no other federal funds
are available for the Maine Grand
Canyon highway, now therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED, that the Flag
staff Junior Chamber of Commerce
most vigorously protests against the
proposed transfer Of any funds by the
district forester, the chief forester or
the secretary OF agriculture from the
Maine Grand Canyon highway, or the
Flagstaff ff-Angell projects to any
other projects, approved or not APP
proved.
And this body hereby wishes to
recommend to the members of con-
gress that such amendments as are
necessary be passed to prohibit any
enc member of the triangular confer
ence from forcing transfer of funds
after two-thirds majority of that
conference has made its recommended
tions. And that an amendment be
passed making it compulsory upon the
director of the bureau of public roads
and the chief forester and secretary
of agriculture to accept the recon-
mendations Of the two-thirds majority
of the annual triangular conference
without delay.