The Coolidge examiner., 1946-07-12
Highw'y Committee
Presents ! ! Million
Program to County
County planning body asks pres
ent funds be expended in Eloy-
Picacho-Tol+ec and Stanfield
areas for roads drasticalIy
needed.

needed.
A half-million dollars worth OF
new road construction within the
next five years was recommended
10 the Pinal county board of SUI
pervisors by the County highway
planning committee at budget
meeting of the supervisors in
Florence Wednesday.
The committee also recommend
ed that the present postwar
hi thway fund of approximately
$50 900 be expended on grading.
draining and gravel surfacing in
the Eloy- y-Picacho ho-Toltec and the
Stanfield areas.
The work OF the committee was
highly praised by the Board of
Supervisors and by County Engi-
neer Louis o. Fiscel. The latter
said the recommendation OF the
committee encompassed precisely
the work be would have chosen to
do himself II there had been no
pressure for general county re-
pairs
II also recommended that the
board of supervisors allot enough
money to match Federal funds
for Improvement OF approved sec
ondary roads in the Coolidge area
The recommendation were the
result OF a meeting OF the commit
tee in the Coolidge Chamber OF
Commerce office Monday night
that the Eloy-PicacholToltec and
Stanfield areas were In dire need
OF road repairs and construction.
Jack Prefer, Jr.. declared that
more produce was shipped from
those areas than from all other
areas In the county combined and
stated that bis problem wasn't
one OF road repairs so much as
getting roads.
A call from Raymond Sroaf,
chairman OF the committee re-
suited in every other area rep
resented. disclaiming any need
for nav road construction in view
OF the emergency which existed
in the lower part OF the county.
George Lobb OF the Superior
district, e. II. Robertson. Florence
and o. II, (BilD Rugg. Casa
Grande said they could use road
surfacing in their areas but would
bow for the present to the greater
need of the Eloy section.
Representatives from Eloy-
PicachO- -Toltac and Stanfield areas
were instructed TO prepare their
wants for approval by the entire
committee
This is the program submitted
an unanimously approved by the
entire committee.
Eloy- -Picacho-Toitec area:
/, From the SW corner of sec
on the Eioy yPFiendly corner road
west side OF sections 1926 and
35 with the improvements OF dips
all the way north to the pave
ment.
3. Rebuild and pave the four
miles west from the Big Store.
a From Toltec l2 miles
north. thence six miles east.
4. Four miles due west OF Eloy
to the Toltsc road.
8. Prom one mile south oil
Tolteo. rebuild three miles east
to -mils-corner road.
6. Rebuild south side of sec
tions 10 and go north of Eloy.
II was also recommended that
ond the Eloy Friendly corner road
west TO repair the bad spots, put
in necessary drainage. but no
general rebuilding.
Stanfield area:
/ Repair and gravel approx
mately one mile south from sub
station on White and Parker road.
9. A dip about two miles south
on this same road should be given
special attention.
3. Repair and gravel approx
matley two miles OF bad spots on
Maricopa road south to Gila Bend
highway.
4. Culverts and l 1I2 miles
west of Maricopa on the Maricopa-
ella Bend highway.
s. Gravel through sandhills for
approximately / 1I2 miles on road
east OF section /. II and 13, Town
ship G, range east.
6 Such other construction and
Irhainten as funds may be
available.
The program entails "a miles
of road work in the Eloy-Picacho-
Totlec area and five miles in the
Stanfield area.
Under the program recommend
ed for paving secondary roads
with Federal aid the roads ap-
proved include: The airbase high
way and north two miles on old
Casa Grande road. Smiths service
station for two miles, south two
miles west 12 mile and south
four miles to 11-Mile-Corner.