The Coconino sun., 1926-08-20
ARIZONA TO GET $3.50, ,O6l'
FOREST ROAD FUNDS

For the fiscal year, which ends
June 30, 1927, Arizona has been APP
portioned from federal forest high
way and forest development funds
S369,061 for expenditure on public
roads within and Adjacent to and
serving the national forests of the
state, according to District Engineer
c. A. Long.
The road projects upon which the
S279, ,446 of forest highway funds are
to be spent were determined at a
conference held at Phoenix last jan
uary between District Engineer @. I'll.
Sweetner of the bureau of public
roads, State Highway Engineer F. G..
LeFebvre Of Arizona and District
Forester Frank C. w Pooler. The
program arranged at this conference
has recently received the approval OF
the secretary Of agriculture. The for
est highway funds, states Mr.. Long,
are used for expenditure on highways
of primary Importance to state, coun-
ties and communities. The projects
approved for the fiscal year 1927 in
clude the following;
One hundred and seyenty-five thou
sand dollars for the completion of the
Flagstaff Angel highway in Coconino
county. Thi~ road is a link in the
National Old Trails highway ard is
23.4 miles in length, extending from
Flagstaff east to the forest boundary.
Construction has been under way on
this project since 1928 and the total
cost when completed will be approx
imately $530,000, all Of which has
been paid out of forest road funds.
$4,000 of forest nignway funds
and an equal amount of forest de-
velopment funds was approved for
surfacing portion of the Clifton
SpTingerville highway in Greenlee
county between Pine Flats and Sheep
Saddle, SO as to render this road SER
viceable in rainy weather. This high
way, recently dedicated as the Coro-
nado trail, has been constructed in
cooperation with Greenlee and Apache
counties and is now open for through
travel. S10,500 was also allotted
from the forest highway fund for
surfacing the Snowflake-Pi -Pinetop road
in Navajo county between Showlow
and the Apache Indian reservation.
$50, 900 of forest highway money was
spent out of the fiscal year 1926 ap-
portionment for this project, Navajo
county cooperating to the extent OF
$1,000.
For the maintenance Of forest hign
ways previously constructed S29, ,550
has been approved, and $11, 900 adj
ditional approved for making of lo-
cation surveys and preparing plans
and estimates on the Strawberry
Clints Well section Of the Winslow-
Pine road IN Coconino and ella coun-
ties.
$4,000 Of forest highway funds
from 1926 fiscal year viii go to the
construction of the Cherry Greek Hill
section of the Young -Holbrook road
in Gila county, together with a SIM
liar amount appropriated by Gila
county. The forest service will also
allot to this project $4,000 from the
forest development fund, making q
total of $4,000 to be spent upon this
project this year.
In addition to the forest highway
funds mentioned above, the state will
also receive from the fiscal year 1927
apportionment S90,615 from the for
est road development fund. This fund
is expended by the forest service In
constructing and maintaining forest
roads and trails needed for the pro-
lection, utilization and administra-
ton Of the forest resources.
While the forest highway funds
mentioned above are spent by the bu-
reau of public roads on major road
projects, the state road system will
be further benefited by 10 percent of
the net receipts of the national for
ests, which amounts to $4,000 for
the fiscal year 1927, which sum viii
be spent for roads and trails on the
national forests by the forest ser
vice.
The state will also receive directly
% percent of the net receipts of the
national forests of Arizona for dis
tribution to the counties for roads and
schools. This fund will amount to
approximately $4,000 for the fiscal
year 1927. The waiver Of grazing
fees in the national forests of Ari-
iona by the secretary of agriculture
has greatly reduced the receipts from
this source during the past year.
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