Nogales international., 1932-08-13

/ P. Hunt to advise and cooperate With
the Governor as soon as the money
is available, should the loans be
granted.
Only one road in this county is
now included in the seven percent
system. That is the Nogales- Tucson
highway. The budget of the Ari-
zona Highway Commission for the
year 1928 provides for completion
of repairs and oiling of that road.
/ So as the matter now stand on
ly one main travelled road-the Pata-
gonia-needs extensive improve
ments, and 100000 of the initial
$1,000 900 advance sought from the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
by Gov. Hunt could easily be spent
/ on that road.
To enable the Patagonia road to
share in the federal aid the local
committee Thursday voted to imme-
diately ask the state highway en-
gineer to make every effort pos
sible to have the Patagonia road
designated as a part of the seven
percent highway system.
Sometime ago survey was made
for proposed improvements on the
Patagonia highway which, if car
ried out, would mean the shorten
ing of the distance between the
John Jund home and the Santa Cruz
river bridge by one and one quar-
ter miles and elimination of So
curves between the Jund home and
the bridge and elimination of a to-
tai of 26O curves between Nogales
and Patagonia.
Local Committee
Members of the Santa Cruz Coun-
ty part of the state committee ap-
pointed by the Governor to cooper
ate with him when the federal loan
for road work is obtained are Rev.
o. A. Smith, chairman; Judge Frank
j. Duffy, Judge w. A. O'Connor,
Craig Pottinger, all of Nogales, and
Robert A. Campbell of Patagonia.
Goxorv,o,.,c altar
The Governors letter to each
members of committee of 106 that
he has appointed in the state reads
as follows:
Executive Office
State House
Phoenix, Arizona
August 10, 1882
Dear Friend:
Under Title I of the Emergency
Relief and Construction Act of 1882"
I have made formal application to
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton for $1,OOO,O0OOO as an initial
advance to Arizona for the relief
of destitution. Under this Act $500,
0O0,00O.O0 was made available for
the several States and Territories
!, to be used in furnishing relief and
work relief to needy and distressed
people, in relieving the hardships
. resulting from unemployment.
This relief is to be made avail
able through road work under force
account or days pay, on State high
ways, as the money is re-imbursable
to the government from future al
lotments of federal aid for highway
in Arizona. 1 have selected citizens
from each county of the State, il
> order to have their advice and CO
operation as soon as the money j
available, so that we can equitabl,
distribute the aid to the diStresse'
in all sections of the State.
I Il suggest the f1rSt named OF eacl
county committee act as count
t chairman. 1 will appreciate your co
d operation in trying to carry out tn
letter and intent of the law, so tina
o we may relieve as much of the dis
e tress in Arizona as possible. I sug
|. gest that you and other members o
e this committee from your count
n have conference so that your or
ganization will be established whel
and if funds are available to aid il
this very humane measure for tn
e relief of the unemployed.
= with all good wishes, am
n Sincerely yours,
u~1z Wy % Hunt