Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-11-19
GOVERNOR BALzAR DOWNS CRITICISM
ON NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY ACTION
GOVERNOR FRED B. BALZAR, ED c. PETERSON AND
S. c. DURKEE, DIRECTORS OF STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT. ARRIVE THURSDAY EVENING.
HIGHWAY PROBLEMS DISCUSSED AT DlNNER-GoV-
ERNoR SHOWS THAT THERE is NO UNNEcES-
SARY DELAY IN NoRTH-SoUTH HIGHWAY.

Governor Fred B. Balzar, State Controller Ed. c.
Peterson and State Highway Engineer s. c. Durkee, arrv
ed in Vegas 500 pm Thursday by automobile, after
making the drive City II hours running
time The three officials exoffco directors of the
highway department and trip of inspec-
ton.
They met by group of citizens and entertained
at dinner at the Union Pacific dining at 6:9O In
addition to the state officials those preesnt were:
r. w. Martin, who presided POSTMASTER Sena-
tor A. S. Henderson, Mayor j. Fred Hesse, Will Beckey,
Jake Beckey, W. r. Bracken, County Commissioner James
eastman, Harry Banding District Highway Engineer c.
c. Boyer, AL Cahlan, Mr.. Simpson, Bryan Bunker, City
Commissioner O. j. Smith and K. O. Knudson
Governor Balzar was introduced by the toastmaster.
expressing appreciation of the hospitality and his
pleasure at being again in southern Nevada he gave a.
brief report his dictatorship of what Toastmaster Mart
referred Our $205 100000 Corporation The
State of Nevada He touched briefly the difficulties
which involved the matters of state since last spring and
said that the good shape and will be brought
through it's troubles without serious damage (The Gov
referring the defacaons of the former state
and former state controller of $4,000 from the
treasury
The Governor stated that the present "trip is for the
purpose inspecting of the state highways aid
completing the program for next years highway work
ut the intention of the highway department to begin
work early in the year the resurfacing with Outbound
gravel Arrowhead Highway from Jean to point one
mile Las Vegas Also to let the contract for eight
construction of Las Vegas to fill the gap
existing. This portion will also be treated to
intention said the Governor ito complete the oilng of
the entire length the Arrowhead Highway through Clark
county within the next two years.
Referring criticisms which have been made because
of alleged delay in beginning work the highway between
Las Vegas and for which state bonds authorized
by the legislature March, Governor Bazar called at
that all Federal Aid money for the year
1927 had been taken by the program arranged by the
board and filed January TO- last That under the
is the highway board is compelled follow out
the program laid down
He that surveys have been made for work on
the northsouth highway and that of that mile
age included in the 1928 program. He also called
enton the fact that it would have been folly for the
board the bonds of the without federal
build the few miles of road they would
State Highway Engineer Durkee amplifed the state
of the Governor to the North-South Highway He
showed in detail the of making program for the
coming years work and emphatic in the statement
that the wishes of the people of the southern part of the
state for highway to Reno were being complied with
just fast possible
Controller Peterson the last speaker He recited
of the difficulties encountered by the board
which created by the legislature nov
of the Governor State Controller and Attorney General
loaded with the duties of highway administration
in addition to their other duties
Walter Bracken extended to Governor Balzar an
vation speak the opening of the Safety Committee
convention opening Friday morning the
ceped with pleasure.
The occasion pleasant and served to further
strengthen the ties between Clark county the
tration of Governor Balzar The dinner
celent and there occasion for much pleasant
newal of friendships and sociablity
highway directors over the road between
Las and Jean Friday forenoon preparatory putting
oil surface work the 1928 program In the after
Highway Engineer Durkee and District Engineer
Boyer inspected the road between Las Vegas Mesquite
Governor Balzar and party are leaving this morning
for Calene consider the possibility of improving the
road between Glendale and Alamo in the future if
found possible.