Arizona Highways. November, 1931

              Volume 7
Number 11
November
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Arizona Highways
November, 1931
T able of Contents
BH:TTERlI1EN'J.'S KEEP OLD ROADS UP TO DATE .......... Page 3
TRAFFIC CH ANGES QUALITY OF HIGHWAYS ........................ 5
COCHISB COUNTY OPENS ITS NEW BUILDING ........................ 6
ROAD OILS ARE PASSED BY LABORATORY TESTS .......... 7
OUR FAMOUS GHOST CTTIES ................................ ...... ............................ 8
EDITORIA L .......................................................................................................... 1 0
HIGHWAY COMMISSION MEETS ONCE IN OCTOBER ............ 11
STATE PROJBCTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION .................................. 21
BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROftTl"1 PROTFCT" .. : .................................... 22
ROAD CONDITIONS, STA 'l'J~ HTCHIW A Y SYSTEM ........................ 24
ADVERTISERS
APACHE POWDER COMPANy ...................................................... P age J9
ARTZONA TRACTOR &. EQUTPMENT CO ................................. CoVf'r
B\BBITS, GENERAL MERCHANTS ........................... ............ 22
H. lI-L CLARK OFFICE SUPPLY CO .................................... : ................ 22
BF:-< D. COOLEy.... ........... . ...................................................... .... 23
CALTFORNTA CORRUGATF.D CULVERT co ..................................... 15
CORVA CEDAR PRODUCTS CO ............................................................... 23
GILMORE OIL CO. OF ARIZONA. ...... ...................................................... 23
W. & L. E. GURLEy .......................... .............................. .................... .......... 24
GLOBE HARDWARE COMPANY .... .......................................................... 20
VIC HA NNY co . ................................................................................................ 23
HEINZE, BOWF-N & HARRINGTON, Tnc ............................................. 22
HULSE & DICK. ......... ........................................................................................ 20
MOMS EN, DUNNEGAN & RYAN ............................................................ 20
PAVING DF.VELOPMENT & SALES CO ............................................. 17
PACKARD PHOENIX MOTOR CO ........................................................... 19
PHOENIX BLUE PRINT CO ....................................................................... 22
PRATT-GILBERT HARDWARE CO .............................. ........................... 1
RIO GRANDE OIL COMPANy .................................................................... 24
ROME MANUFACTURING CO ................................................................. :I
RO:-<STADT H .\RDWARE & MACHI1\TERY CO ................................. 19
THE O. S. STAPLEY COMPANY ................................................ 2 and 19
SEASIDE OIL COMPANy .............................................................................. 20
SHElLL OIL COMPANY .................................................................................. 25
THE COLORADO BUILDERS SUPPLY CO ......................................... 24
VEA TER & DAVIS ........................................................................................... 1
WESTERN METAL MANUFACTURING CO ..................................... 15
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Volume VII. NOVEMBER, 1931 No. 11
Betterments Keep Old Roads up To Date
One of the important duties of the
maintenance division of the Arizona
Highway Department is carrying on the
betterment projects of the hi g h way
budget each year. This important work
is carried on .by the maintenance di­vi&
ion under the direction of the dis­trict
engineer in the district ill which
the work is located.
Much of the traveling public, when
they see a highway crew at work knock­in6
off the corner of a curve, widening
the highway in a dangerous spot, seal
c::>ating a stretch of oil surfaced high­way,
have the opinion the forces are
doing something that should have been
done when the road was built. Such is
not the case. As we know, at the time
highways are constructed, they are built
with a view of giving the service which
the importance of the road at that
time demands and according to the traf­fic
which the highway bears. Many of
Arizona's roads were originally built to
open 'up some particular scenic section
or to serve local communities. At that
time they were good highways for what
they were intended. Since then traffic
has increased over those sections. Com­merce
has succeeded sightseers or the
connecting road has become a link in
an important highway. Traffic has in­creased.
Speed has been added to one
of the requirements. Heavy laden trucks
have replaced the jitney of former days.
Traffic Conditions Change
Where once a road was noted for its
scenic thrills, today the bulk of the
traffic cares nothing for the view and
for the sake of safety and comfort it is
up to the highway department to re­move
the sharp curves, the dips and
the narrow roadbed spots and replace
them with wider turns of increased
vision, dips with box culverts and widen
the roadway and strengthen the bridges.
Time too, takes its toll of every road.
Bridges wear out, floods scour the foot­ings,
retaining walls crack and general
wear and tear of fast moving, heavily
laden traffic demands a constant re­moval
of old structures and the build-
Apach~ Trail - Where the corners
have been knocked off, improving
the visibility.
This was considered a fine boulevard
tcn years ago, but traffic increases
now demand it be widened and
straightened. The arrows indicate
thc structures that have been install­ed
to permit these chan~es that will
soon take place on East Van Buren
Street.
ing of new ones. Thousands of feet of
old fence has to be replaced with the
modern guard rail. Bank protection, rip
rap, jetties and stream deflectors, drain­age
ditches and dykes are a constant
duty of the betterment work to keep
a modern highway in repair.
These works are too great for the
maintenance crews to undertake, along
with their regular work and a force of
foremen, trained in these particular jobs,
ate moved about by the engineers to
do the work as has been foreseen and
provided for in the year's budget.
Betterment jobs range from ~500 to
$50,000, according to the character of
the improvement needed in the high­way.
The work is done by force account
by the state, and forces employed range
from five to 50 men on each job. Labor
for such betterment jobs are recruited
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in the district in which the work is
being done. During the present fiscal
year 35 betterment projects were sched­uled
in the highway budget and a total
amount of $239,350 was set up to do
the work.
Some of the outsta,nding work that has
been done in the way of betterments
this year have been
1. The widening of cuts, turns and
narrow roadway on the Apache Trail
as far as Canyon Lake. This work was
done with a three-eighths cubic yard
shovel and dump trucks. The work was
almost entuely in solid rock formation
a!ld cost about 60 cents per cubic yard
m place on the road, for a total ex­pemllture
of $15,000.
2. <';oronado TraIl between Clifton and
Metcalf and Metcalf north. This pro­Ject
has been mostly a hand labor job
conslstmg 01 wldenmg the highway in
narrow rock pOints and bUlldmg and
repalrmg rock and masonry walls and
bnages. The cost of thIS work will
amuunt to :pao,ooo.
a. 'l 'he wldenmg of turns and the in­creasmg
01 V~lOHlty on the White Spar
hIghway south 01 Prescott. ThIS is one
01 the greatest used mountamous high­ways
m the state and is a high speed
road. The betterment work being car­ned
on WIll greatlY mcrease the sa1ety
lacwr of the highway.
4. The cinder surfacing of 15 miles
of the Rice-McNary hIghway from Mc­.
Nary to WhIte :kiver. This. work was
aone WIth a three-eighths cubic yard
SHovel and dump trucK.s. The cmder
Plt was located at one end of the pro­Ject,
necessitatmg a long haul, yet the
worK. was aone for 80 cents per cubic
yara in place and this dangerous piece
ot highway that was almost impassable
m wet weather has been turned into a
mgh speed road.
Half of Work Completed
To date about one-half o~ the better­ment
work for the fiscal year has been
completed and the other projects will be
undertaken as rapidly as the equipment
and machinery is available. One of the
important projects on which some work
has been done, but which will be com­pleted
this winter is the widening of
Bast Van ' Buren street from the Phoenix
city limits to the Tempe bridge. This
early concrete road of 18 foot width is
one of the heaviest traveled arterials
in the state and structures and road
bed will be widened nine feet on each
side of the present highway. The secur­ing
of additional right of way needed in
some places has delayed the undertaking
of this project.
The maintenance department and the
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Highway Department shovel at work
widening Apache Trail. This better­ment
work has made the Trail a
much safer highway.
district engineers are ever on the alert
for these necessary betterments. They
must be anticipated and each year the
division prepares their recommendations
which are submitted to the highway
commission in the month of May for
their consideration and decision as to
what will be undertaken during the com­ing
fiscal year.
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Care Should Be Exercised
In How You Load Your Car
Packing equipment on . a motor car
needs more attention than just making
sure it will stay on. Motorists should
remember there are laws regarding how
baggage shall be piled on a motor car
and Superintendent James M. Hall, of
the Arizona Highway Patrol, has a few
suggestions to make;
"Do not permit equipment to protrude
past the hub caps on the left side of
the car," says the superintendent.
"Be sure that no ropes trail under
the car;
"License plates and lights must not
be obscured by luggage or equipment;
"When animals are transported on the
running board, suitable cages or con­tainers
should be provided to protect
the animal."
CALLING TO THE "ROAD HOG"
A suggestion looking to the solution
of the "road hog" problem comes from
Arthur E. Overbury of Monrovia to the
Automobile Club of southern California.
Briefly. the plan is to );lave motorists
NOVEMBER, 1931
A bad corner that should be taken
off near Roosevelt Dam. This has
not been attempted because of the
great quantity of rock that will have
to be moved.
adopt a signal of three short, sharp
toots of the horn to become known as
notice for the slow driver to move over
out of the center of the road, "please."
The author of the idea believes that
with the new road hog law in effect
that the three toots becoming known
as a warning signal would eliminate a
great deal of inconvenience and danger
caused by slow driving near the center
of the highway.
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Traffic Changes Quality of Highways
When is a highway really good or
really bad?
Only a few years ago our dirt and sur­faced
roads in Arizona were considered
the best of that type, that could be
found in the United states. The infor­mation
which backs up this statement
was brought to us by tourists from all
parts of the country. Their conclusion
was arrived at through comparison. It
was thought that a tourist knew a good
road when he had driven over it.
Dirt roads, although very pleasing to
travel part of the year, become night­mares
during very wet or very dry
seasons. The dirt road has rapidly given
way to the natural surfaced road. Nat­ural
surfacing placed upon our high­ways
has made them nothing short of
famous as a trayeler's facility, and has
been no small factor in selling our state
to our neighbors, near and far.
Natural Surfacing Only Temporary
Only a few years ago, traffic was light.
Heavy bus and truck lines were uncom­mon.
High speed was not even thought
of except by race drivers and although
records were made they were much lower
than the average speed which touring
cars of today easily can make. The traf­fic
of yesterday did not ravage the high­ways
like that of today. The lighter and
slower traffic of yesterday did not create
continuous fogs of dust and grind the
surface of the roadway to the shape of a
wash board like the heavy high speed
traffic of the present day. Traffic has
become so fast and so great that the
proper maintenance of a natural sur­faced
road is impossible.
The Next Stage
Areas adjacent to some of our larger
cities are improved with high class pave­ment
such as cement and asphaltic con­crete
types. They are a great success but
the problem of improving the main
cross-state highways involves immense
sums of money and would prove bur­densome
to a sparcely inhabited state
like Arizona if the so-called permanent
types of pavement were used.
Increased traffic of the present day
kind has proven conclusively that the use
of natural surfacing is only a means of
habilitating traffic and can be con­sidered
as only a temporary stage of
construction and is preparatory to a
higher type of surfacing.
Oil Surfacing Successful
Arizona now has several hundred miles
of oil surfaced highways. The Highway
Department did not start a large prQ-Sloping
of bank on this corner increased visability, g1Vmg full view of curve,
thus .increasing safety and speed.
gram of oil roads to begin with but felt
its way cautiously by constructing short
stretches under different conditions in
order to determine the best ways and
means of building a good road under all
conditions. We have had some failures
but it must be said that to date none
of these roads have been deserted nor
have they given way to other types of
construction.
The Phoenix-Prescott Highway, a dis­Itance
of 112 miles; is paved and oil
sufraced for half the distance and is
of natural surfacing for the remainder
J1ere are blind corners that are being
widened on CoronadQ Trail.
of the distance. The comparison of these
two types is very marked. The distance
now paved and oil surfaced is an aver­age
good highway and is pleasing to
ride over. The remaining distance which
is of natural surfacing was pointed out
as being typically a wonderful natural
roadway until the oil surfacing program
came along and now this wonderful
natural road is a despised section and
the question is often asked, "Why don't
you oil surface that bad road?" It is
true that the old road is not what it
used to be, but after all it is largely a
matter of comparison. I mention the
Phoenix-Prescott highway because of its
popularity with a large section of the
state and we are all familiar with it,
"The Hassayampa Trail."
Improper Comparison
Those of us who have to travel The
Hassayampa Trail, and do travel it often
as a necessity or convenience. think that
the later improved section is just about
what it ought to be and the natural
section is more or less terrible, but the
people who travel from state to state
observing the roads under both good and
bad conditions do not stand back to
comment favorably on the condition of
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6 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS NOVEMBER, 1931
Cochise County Opens Its
New Building
Cochise county 0 f f i cia 1 s are now
housed in the new, modernistic Court
House that has risen during the past
year on the hillside bordering the main
thoroughfare through the city of Bisbee.
Twenty-six miles to the north, in the
town of Tombstone, once the rip-roar­ing
mmmg center of the Southwest,
stands the old Court House, deserted
after 50 years' of service to the people
. of the county and state.
About two years ago, after a spirited
county contest, it was decided at the
polls to move the county seat to Bis­bee,
at the same time $300,000 in bonds
were voted for the building of a new
county building to house the officers,
courts and the county jail.
Built along modern lines, the building
is an impOSing structure in this pic­turesque
min i n g city of southeastern
Arizona. In the hills back of the new
structure lie mountains of copper ore,
waiting the call of the world's commerce
to send it to the copper marts of the
world.
Unique Mining 'rown
Bisbee is an unique minin3" town, lo­cated
in a winding canyon. While the
town itself is but a few blocks wide, its
main street, off of which the Court
House stands, is miles long, extending,
as it d::Jes, through several communities
which go to make up the Warren dis­trict.
Along this way one passes John­ston's
addition, Lowell, Warren, Tintown,
Don Luis. Jiggerville and Bisbee itself.
Bisbee is situated on the "Broadway
of America" highway about half way
between Douglas, the smelter city. and
Tombstone, the romantic, picturesque
town of the eighties, when its silver
mines were among the greatest produc­ers
.in the world, and all the famous
mine town characters of that period
added excitement and color to its civic
existence.
Gone are the days that featured the
early life of the old Court House of
Cochise county. It will be interesting
for the historians of 50 years from now
to compare the stirring and tragic events
that have taken place in the old with
those that will transpire in the new.
It is doubtful if the present or future
generations will be able to produce as
interesting a record as the hardy pio­neers
of Arizona enacted within the red
Bisbee dedicates new County Building
brick walls of the former court house.
Today we hand it to the gleaming new­ness
of the Bisbee Court House as being
one of the finest public buildings in
the state, but in 1881, when the now
abandoned building first opened its doors
to the service of the public it was
viewed with equal pride.
Many prominent and near prominent
people have held office therein-many
criminals of note were confined in its
jail, many noted people secured their
marriage licenses there, many people se­cured
both their marriage and divorce
papers therein and some of the latter
nearly collided running from the divorce
court to the marriage bureau.
Scene of Notable Trials
John L. Sullivan visited the famous
building and was there just before the
legal hanging of four men occurred in
its jail yard, many trials of note were
held in its court room. Held there was
the trial of W. C. Greene, charged with
NOVEMBER, 1931'
murder, in which he was cleared by a
jury. There was held the famous Bisbee
deportation trial which lasted for weeks,
there was the famous trial of several
noted Mexicans charged with being in
this country for the purpose of hatching
revolutions in Mexico and for which
they served a term in the federal prison
-at the present it is the home of many
Chinese who are here as guests of
Uncle Sam and at this writing it ap­pears
Uncle Sam is tiring of playing
the role of "mine host."
This charming old style of architec­.
ture, with all its beauty, will probably
become a county museum in connection
with the annual Helldorado celebration.
That seems the destiny of this famous
old building at this time.
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Road Oils Used In State
Highways Are Passed
By Tests In Laboratory
By J. W. POWERS
Engineer of Materials
Diverging from concrete making ma­terials
"and the apparatus and equipment
necessary to test them, let us go back
to the road surface "again.
The present era in highway building in
Arizona might " be called the "dustless"
era. The public demand is the criterion
by which the policy of the department
is formed. First it was improved lo.ca­tion
and alignmenl, then a high cemen­tation,
natural surfacing to give a fast:'
er, smoother road, and now the oil sur­face.
As building of a permanent type is
too costly, to serve the purpose it was
necessary to go to a more inexpensive
type, thus the surface treatment with
road oil was resorted to. The necessary
characteristics of a good material have
been' gone into several times in previous
articles, so this article will deal only
with the oil.
The two determinations which have
the most significance are ashphalt con­tent
and viscosity. Upon the asphalt -con­tent
of an oil depends its ability to bind
satisfactorily the surfacing into a semi­rigid
surface. All oils used by this de­partment
at the presnt time are liquid at
ordinary temperatures, and have an as­phalt
content of not less than 65 per
cent, determined by an open evaporation
at 555 degrees Fahrenheit. The oil "is'
placed in an evaporting pan and heated
for the necessary time to drive off the
AIHZONA HIGHWAYS
Another view of new Cochise County
Court House in Bisbee. It is one of
the outstanding public buildings of
thl" state.
lighter fractions and convert it into a
semi-solid state. The consistency of the
semi-solid is measured with a penetro­meter
at 77 degrees F. The penetrometer
is a uniformly loaded needle which is
used to penetrate, for a specific time in­terval,
the asphalt obtained from the
evaporation. Depth of penetration is read
directly and is the depth in tenths of
millimeters of the penetration of the
needle.
Based on Penetration
For uniformity and as a standard, the
asphalt content is based on an asphalt
of 80 penetration. In our work on these
oils we run two portions of a sample
and evaporate so that we have asphalt
cont.ents "(hich will give a penetration
on 'each side of the standard set, and
then by interpolation, we determine the
exact percentage. Roughly-for each
change on one per cent in asphfalt con­tent
there will be a change of 20 in
penetration.
As all oil treatment is done by the
road mix method, it is necessary to have
a measure of workability. The measure
of workability is viscosity. Viscosity is
measured with the Say bolt Furol Viscosi­meter
at 122 degrees F. The length of
time in seconds it takes 60 cc to flow
through it small orifice is its viscosity.
The usual range of viscosity for the type
of oil used is between 200 and 300 sec­onds.
The old Court House in Tombstone
that has served the county for the
last 50 years. Here much of the
early history of Arizona was put on
record.
THE OLD, OLD STORY
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A backwood mountaineer one day
found a mirror which a tourist had lost.
"Well, if it ain't myoId dad," he said,
looking at it. "I never knowed he had his
pitcher took."
He was so pleased he took the mirror
home, stole into the attic and hid it.
But his actions did not escape his sus­picious
wife. That night, after he was
asleep, she slipped to the attic and found
it. "H~m-m," she said, loOking into the
mirror, "so that's the old hag he's been
chasin."
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS NOVEMBER, 1931
OUf Famous Ghost Cities
By EDW ARD J. KELLEY, Pierce, Arizona
Can you name off hand, a once famous
Arizona city, that, in less than 70 years,
or the allotted space of one man's life,
came into existence in the center of a
hot desert, was the direct cause of the
formation of the Territory of Arizona,
produced enough gold to bolster up the
United states treasury in time of war,
became the theater of the most deadly
Indian fighting Arizona has ever known,
just missed being Arizona's capital city
by a vote of eight to seven in a contest
with Prescott, was the home city of many
of our most able pioneers and Territorial
leaders, and then passed into oblivion so
complete its very name is forgotten, and
you can ride over and around it now,
and never know you were in the midst
of residences that once housed 6,000 peo­ple,
unless some one told you? Such are
but a few high points of our ghost city
of La Paz.
Perhaps no other one city in Arizona
had such an influence in our early his­tory.
It was at one time the home city
of such men as Pauline Weaver, Charles
B. Genung, Herman Ehrenburg, Henry
Wickenburg, Peter Brady, Jackson Mc­Cracken,
John Mullen and the Goldwater
brothers. It was from here Dick Gard,
M. M. O'Gorman and the Schefflin
brothers laid plans that resulted in the
finding of Tombstone. It was the Mecca
of all the early miners from Wickenburg
on the east to Prescott on the north and
Castle Dome to the south. All of these,
miners, cowboys, merchants, Indian
fighters and ranchers, men of brains and
action, left an indelible stamp on Ari­bona
that can never be removed.
Fort Tyson
Have you ever been in or seen a real
honest to goodness Indian fighting fort
in Arizona? Not an open army camp, but
a real fort. If not, stop off in Quartzite,
formerly known as Tyson's Well, and
visit old Fort Tyson. It was built by
Mike Tyson when water was more pre­cious
than gold and the Indian troubles
were at their worst. It does not need a
guide to its interesting features. It
speaks for itself. Its thick adobe walls,
nicked by bullet and arrowhead, could
tell many a story. Its dirt roof, again
and again, has prevented the flaming ar­row
from destroying it. The main en­trance
permitted big forty-eight mule
teams with their wagon train, driving in
with safety. Interior port holes are so
arranged to permit the defenders to
shoot through several rooms to protect
the main gateways. Should these outside
gates be carried by Indians, the same
portholes were so arranged that the de­fenders
were able to concentrate their
fire on the doors of the second line
of defense. A precious well of water en­abled
Tyson to stand off many a seige.
Nothing about it is superfluous; every
little thing in it has a definite place.
It shows the handiwork of men who had
seen and been in lots of tough fighting
and knew what they were about. It was
a haven of refuge for all. Many a flee­ing
express stage came into it on the
run and many a fighting caravan of
freighters sought shelter there. Pros­pectors
and cavalry troops alike valued
it. Material for the plots of a thousand
movies is centered around the place and
it is probably the last fort of its kind
left in Arizona.
Today, the Arizona highway depart­ment
is busily engaged in rebuilding, oil­ing,
and straightening curves in many
parts of Highway 60, between Wicken­burg
and Ehrenberg, which closely fol­lows
the old freight trail between La
Paz, Ehrenberg. and Wickenburg. It will
be a wonderful road in a few months,
our citizens and tourists can travel in a
few hours, distances it formerly took
the old-timers weeks to cover. Its scen­ery,
history and many other features are
so interesting, they will undoubtedly at­tract
visitors from all over the state and
nation. Therefore, a brief description
should not be out of place.
Indians On Rampage
In 1861, owing to the Civil War, the
federal government was compelled to
abandon what is now Arizona, temporari­ly.
At this time, Arizona was practical­ly
a wilderness containing but a hand­ful
of white men. Tucson wa::; the only
city worthy of the name and it was
about 99 per cent Spanish. The Indians,
believing this abandonment was perma­nent,
took advantage of it and imme­diately
started in to exterminate all the
whites in it. Even the walled city of
Tucson was threatened with extermina­tion.
A reign of terror followed. Ameri­cans
were picked off until, it is esti­mated
there were less than 100 left. All
small parties of prospectors were killed
and only 24 hours a day vigilance saved
the few remaining.
In 1861, Pauline Weaver and some
Mexicans found placer gold in the hills
near the Colorado river about 100 miles
north of Yuma. Every canyon and gulch
for miles around, produced the precious
metal and the usual stampede ensued.
A little later the wonderful Vulture
mine was discovered, together with Sig­nal,
Congress and a host of other rich
places. In 1862, La Paz came into being
as a supply point for these miners. These
early prospectors, with no other machin­ery
than a gold pan, produced gold by
the millions from the hills near La Paz.
Owing to the Civil War and Indians,
none of this gold found its way east. It
was more easily shipped down the Colo­rado
river and Gulf of California to
Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; where most
of it was refined and minted. A little of
it went by ship to San Francisco. So
great was the amount produced, the fed­eral
government woke up. We were buy­ing
war munitions abroad on a huge
scale to equip the northern armies. Our
paper money was worth less than 35
cents on the donar in foreign countries,
as we were buying mostly on credit. This
La Paz gold was badly needed to sta­bilize
the dollar. Congress soon took ac­tion
and in 1863 created the Territory of
Arizona, clearly defined our boundaries
and separated us from Mexico. President
Lincoln named a Maine man named
Goodwin, as governor and we took our
place on the political map of the United
states. The national government sent
cavalry and infantry to La Paz and
other strategical points to guarantee the
flow of gold to Washington and a new
era began. Wells Fargo sent their ablest
men to handle the business; the name
Arizona became known to the outside
world and we became nationally impor­tant.
Indians Preyed on Freighters
Meanwhile, the Mohave, Yavapais and
Apache Indians, crafty and able fighters
all, had things pretty much their own
way. The new towns of Prescott, Wicken­burg,
Signal, Congress Junction and other
places drew most of their supplies from
La Paz. Most of the early miners went
Lo La Paz to spend their wealth and seek
pleasure. Consequently, traffic developed,
upon which the Indians levied tribute.
That is, when a freight outfit was too
large to be captured or massacred, ex­cept
at great loss of life, the Indians
would parley and let it pass in peace on
payment of a certain amount of bacon,
flour, and beans. A small outfit, or one
that was crippled from previous battles,
was Simply wiped out. Every trick that
was known to the army was used to sub-
NOVEMBER, 1931
due these outlaws. At one' time, our gov­ernment
tried the Mexican trick of sub­sidizing
the worst ones. Some chiefs were
put on the payroll under one guise or
another; others were enlisted as scouts.
Many times it was doubtful whether
these scouts or the uncaptured ones were
the worst offenders. They rarely stayed
put, for most of them, as soon as they
were fed up and could get weapons,
broke loose again. In spite of money,
food and peace, it seemed as if they
loved the war path. Under their war
chiefs, Manetevi, Pan Qui and Coloha­qua,
they continued their war of ex­termination
and made life miserable for
the soldiers.
Chief Manetevi, of the Mohaves, was
rounded up by the commanding officer
at La Paz and questioned. "Why cannot
you Indians settle down and live peace­ably.
It is an easier life, more profitable
and you can keep your lands to hunt or
loaf all you wish?" The Indian looked
disgusted. "White man like to hunt
quail?" he asked. "Yes," was the answer.
"White man like to hunt bear?" "Yes,"
was the reply. "White man like to hunt
deer?" he continued. Again the answer
was, "Yes." "Huh," said Me~etevi, "In­dian
like to hunt white man. Same
thing."
First Reservation Formed
Finally the government tried to put
the Indians on that strip of land along
the Colorado river between La Paz and
Parker and called it the Colorapo River
Indian reservation This was and still is
the first Indian reservation in Arizona.
It was thought that by having them so
close to the soldiers in La Paz, they
could be watched and thus controlled.
All good Indians were supposed to stay
on the reservation. All others were liable
to be shot at sight. This did not help
very much, for the whites had practical­ly
declared a war of 'extermination and
all Indians were fair game any time.
Even many of the army officers and
other officials were advocating this war
of extermination as the only solution to
. the Indian question. Depredations con­tinued
and it remained for a freighter to
settle them. The soldiers could not
guard all the freighters and the Indians
were demanding an increase in tribute
with every trip. One day, a well-known
freighter was jumped by an unusually
large bunch of renegades. As usual, he
dropped off a small wagon containing
food, whipped up the rest of his outfit
and left the Indians to their feast. It
was the last feast for that particular
band. Somehow, some arsenic and other
assayers' supplies had become spilled
over that food in the hurry and excite-
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 9
How a slow driver in the center of a boulevard bunches traffic into a
procession.
ment. Other freighters got ideas and,
for the first time, the Indians com­menced
to hesitate about leaving the
reservation for the war path.
Wild Life in La Paz
Meanwhile, in La Paz, life went on in
a manner perhaps never before known
in an American city. Saloons were num­erous
and fully equipped with all kinds
of gambling devices. Miners made rich
strikes daily in the hills, but thought
nothing of losing or doubling their
money at the tables when they came in
town. Situated in a hot spot, only the
hardiest survived. Whiskey was the main
beverage as to drink wine or beer was
considered effeminate. Besides, freight
rates were so high that only high pow­ered
drinks were worth while. Owing to
the heat, Indians and lack of comforts,
very few of the married men brought
their families. Everybody went armed
and life was short, so everyone enjoyed
himself as best they could, while they
were able.
Mohave squaws did most of the house­work
and met the domestic needs of the
camp. These Mohave women were con­sidered
the most progressive and best
looking of the Arizona Indians and be­sides,
had a decided liking for white
men. The few white men who seeped in
from the east were usually men who had
left home "for their country's good." At
this time, and for many years afterward,
there was not a Protestant church in
Arizona. The Catholic Padres from the
south, occasionally reached La Paz and
tried to make some sorts of a showing
for Christianity, with but varying suc­cess.
Away from La Paz, water was scarce
and valuable. M~n gladly paid two dol-lars
a gallon for it to drink and also to
wash gold in the placers. Most of the
necessities and all of the luxuries arrived
by river steamers. George C. Perkins,
famous afterwards as Senator from
California, shipped most of the supplies
from San Francisco to Guaymas, from
whence it was trans-shipped to La Paz.
M. M. O'Gorman acted as his Arizona
agent and arranged for it to be shipped
east, ,north and west until the discovery
of Tombstone. By that time, the railroads
were entering the Territory and new
sources of supplies were opened up.
Ehrenberg Ferry Opened
Another ghost City that will interest
you is Ehrenberg. Situated on the bank
of the Colorado, it is easily seen from
the road. It was the ferry crossing for
years for the overland stage lines and
when the Colorado in 1870 cut iiself a
new channel and left La Paz three miles
inland, it became the shipping port for
the steamers. Here, you will see a once
big city built of adobes, slowly melting
before the onslaught of the Colorado.
Only the lonely graveyard, situated close
to the road, is seemingly safe from the
river. Here was instituted the first regu­lar
post office in Arizona. Joe Goldwater,
of the famous Goldwater brothers was
its first postmaster.
Even now the flow of gold continues
and will continue indefinitely. Every big
rain makes available new gold bearing
sand in the washes and gulches. If you
come for a vacation, bring a gold pan,
an old frying pan will do and try your
luck. All Quartzite stores are equipped
with gold scales and you will often see
some grizzled old times, just in from the
hills, purchase his supplies with pinches
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10 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS NOVEMBER, 1931
Arizona Highways
Published in the Interest of Good Roads by the
ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Vol. VII NOVEMBER, 1931 No. 11
ARIZONA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
C. E. ADDAMS, MONTE MANSFIELD,
Chairman, Phoenix Commissioner, Tuc!!On
JOHN B. HART, SAMUEL R. TRENGOVE,
Vice-Chairman, Douglas Commissioner, Prescott
JACOB BARTH, GEO. W. COMPARET,
Commissioner, St. J ohns Secretary, Phoenix
GENERAL OFFICE
T. S. O'CONNELL, State Highway Engineer
C. C. SMALL J. S. MILLS
Deputy State Engineer Engineer of Estimates
E. M. WHITWORTH H . C. HATCHER
Vehicle Superintendent Statistical Engineer
R. A. HOFFMAN 'w. H. MURRAY
Bridge Engineer Superintendent of Stores
E. V. MILLER W. C. JOYNER
Engineer of Plans Purchasing Agent
J . W. POWERS M. C. HANKINS
Engineer of Materials Chief Accountant
A. H. LIND JAMES M. HALL
Equipment Superintendent Patrol Superintendent
FIELD ENGINEERS
GEORGE B. SHAFFER R. C. PERKINS
District Engineer District Engineer
District No.1 District No.3
F . N. GRANT W. R. HUTCHINS
District Engineer District Engineer
District No. 2 District No.4
PERCY JONES
Chief Locating Engineer
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ARIZONA HIGHWAYS
Arizona Highway Department Phoenix, Arizona
JOBS IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Arizona is differently situated in this time of de­pression
than are the majority of the states of the
Union. It is largely a producer of raw materials in
the form of copper, cotton, cattle and wool. These
industries are amongst the hardest hit in the nation
and there is no way to revive them until the business
conditions of the nation first improve. Weare help­less
to help ourselves in the emergency, there is noth­ing
else to which we can turn our unemployed to
doing while the prices on these products of our hills
and soil are below production costs.
The paramount need of locating jobs for our un­employed
is greater now than at any time of the de­pression.
We have no great enterprises that can take
advantage of the cheap' material and labor market
to construct works that will serve them with the re­vival
of business. Our people can do their utmost
along the lines of charity to keep our unemployed
from going hungry, but that will not serve the pur­pose.
The people of Arizona have been and still
wish to continue workers. They do not want the
demoralizing influence of having to accept charity,
they ask for a chance to work.
The biggest opportunity to put the greatest num­ber
of the unemployed to work in this state is in
building highways, and building of highways is one
of the most constructive works that could be under­taken
at this time for the future prosperity of the state.
Again this state is different from the majority of
states in the Union. It is impossible for this sparsely
settled state to finallce the huge highway program
that would be needed to place these men to work
and to give this state the class of highways .it should
have. Over sixty per cent of Arizona is federally
controlled lands. There are vast stretches of Indian
reservations, forest lands, national parks and public
lands that belong to the national government, ·but
which this state must build highway!) around or
through to give adequate transportation both to state
and inter-state traffic. There is no state in the
Union where the federal government . could spend a
few millions of dollars in highway construction to
better advantage than in the State of Arizona.
The Arizona Highway. Department is prepared to
do this work. Surveys, plans and specifications have
been prepared ready to submit to bid · on milliQns ,pf
dollars' worth of highway improvements in the state.
Our national representatives have been urged to ask
congress for $10,000,000 to be spent on Arizona high­ways
and this department is ready to carryon the
work. Governors of other states in urging the con­struction
of highways to relieve unemployment have
stated their surveys show that 75 per cent of the
money spent in highway construction goes to labor in
the building, the furnishing of materials, etc.
The highway department is ready to meet the
emergency that confronts Arizona, provided funds
can be made available to do the work. Our unem­ployed
can be put to work building for the future
development and prosperity of the. state if 'the fed­eral
government will advance the ' funds ' to ' under­take
it. ..
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WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS
Since man started to travel, there have been traf­fic
accidents. It is to be presumed that in the stone
age they fell over cliffs or were drowned. fording
streams, but what concerns us today is the fact that
as we have expended billions of dollars for the im­provement
of highways, the manufacturers of motor
vehicles have added all the devices that science has
been able to invent to make our machines safer and
lessen the dangers of accident, still the accident toll
in life, limb and property mounts higher and higher
each year. .
It is evident the problem needs to be attacked
from a different angle. The National Safety Council
has been making a nation-wide study of accidents
for a number of years. The mass of statistics ' it has
gathered is making it more apparent each year that
the outstanding factor in auto accidents is the in'­discriminate
issuing of operators' licenses'. This is
shown in the figures that are piling up on "repeat­ers,"
persons who have more than one accident. It
is a known fact that a large percentage of persons
who have motor crashes seem to be veritable glut­tons
for punishment in this matter of accidents . ... ;
A comparatively recent study of a group of com­mercial
fleet operators reveals the fact that about
one-third of some 1,200 operators had no accidents
whatever. Another third had two accidents each
and the remaining third of the group each had from
three to ten accidents. If these findings on repeat­ers
represent a fair cross-section of the national
automobile accident experience it certainly is high
time that the matter be given the attention is de~
serves and some method devised to take them off the
highways. '
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Highway Commission Meets Once In October
The Arizona State Highway Commis­sion
met in regular session in their of­fices
in the Highway Building October
5, 1931, at 10 :00 A. M. Those present
were: Chairman Addams, Vice-Chairman
Hart, Commissioners Barth and Mans­field,
also state Engineer, Secretary and
Mr. Riney B. Salmon, Assistant Attorney
General. Commissioner Trengove was
excused.
It was regularly moved by Commis­sioner
Barth, seconded by Commissioner
Hart and unanimously carried that the
official minutes of August 17, 1931, be
approved.
Mr. H. S. Dick, who had asked to ap­pear
before the CommiSSion, was pres­ent
with a delegation of farmers from
the Salt River Valley. Mr. Dick stated
he had asked Mr. D. B. Wiley of the
Maricopa County Farm Bureau to be
spokesman for him. Mr. Wiley stated he
first wanted to comment on the effici­ency
of the Highway Patrol. That he
believed they were dOing an excellent
work and were enforcing the motor ve­hicle
laws of the state in an excellent
manner. The fact that the State did
have a means of enforcing the motor
vehicle laws had brought up one ques­tion
which was vitally effecting the
farmers of the Salt River Valley. That
the Ninth Legislature had passed a law
regarding a tax on trailers used on the
highway. This law was a direct hard­ship
on the farmers inasmuch as it
compelled the farmer who occassionally
used a trailer to haul a farm animal
to market, or a load of cotton, to pay
the same tax on his trailer as was in­tended
by the Legislature to be charged
for the commercial use of the trailer on
the highway. Mr. Wiley stated they had
attempted to amend this law in the
Tenth Legislature to where the farmers
would be taxed according to the use
the farmer made of his trailer, that the
farmer is using a trailer to transport
his live stock or farm equipment was in
reality saving wear on the highway and
helping general traffic conditions as driv­ing
live stock on the highway was a
slow and dangerous method in these
days. However, all the farmers felt
that to pay a full year's license fee and
taxes imposed on their trailers made
the cost prohibitive to them in the use
of the trailer in this limited way.
Going Back to Wagons
Mr. Robert Lowe, a Salt River Valley
Farmer, stated he had a trailer which
he had used about 50 miles this year.
That he believed a wagon and team
<loes much more damage to the h.ighway
than a trailer and that the farmers
would have to start using wagons in
place of trailers if they have to pay a
tax on their trailers.
Mr. W. W. Bradshaw, who stated he
was a small farmer, stated he had a
trailer which he used one day a month
and a truck which he uses all year. That
he pays taxes on this truck and does
not object to it, but that it seemed to
him farmers who had bonded themselves
to build the roads in this valley ought
to protest at being taxed for the time
which their trailers stood in their yards
which in his case was all the time ex­cepting
two days a month.
Chairman Addams asked if it wasn't
a farmer who introduced this bill. At­torney
Salmon stated, "I think it was.
However, the bill, as I see it, wasn't
meant to be on farm vehicles. The
amendment did that to it." Mr. Wiley
stated a bill was introduced in the last
Legislature to correct this temporary
use of farm trailers but when it came
up, the bill as finally introduced made
a clean sweep and was killed because,
as it stood then, they wanted to ex­clude
all trailers from tax. The inten­tion
of the- farmers' amendment to ' the
bill was to allow the farmers to take
out a license and pay tax for the length
of time the trailer was to be used. Mr.
Mansfield stated the farmers' intention
was to pay a tax for 60 days out of
the year, or one-sixth of the tax. Mr.
Wiley state<l the delegation only wanted
to know if there was anything the Com­mission
could do in this matter. At­torney
Salmon stated he recognized the
problem of the farmers but the law
required the payment of all taxes prior
to licenses. That the Commission could
do nothing. Superintendent Hall of the
Highway Patrol stated that, inasmuch
as the duties of the patrol are set up
for them by the Legislature, they were
endeavoring to enforce this law as much
as possible and that in upholding the
laW, the patrolmen must cite all cases
found in violation of the law.
Wagons Not Trailers
Mr. Elmer Parker, another farmer,
asked if they were allowe<l to take a
wagon on the highway hitched behind
their car. Attorney Salmon stated "Yes,
at a reduced speed of six miles an
hour." Mr. Parker stated that the law
would force the farmers to use wagons
instead of trailers. Mr. Lowe stated he
could not understand why a wagon
could be use<! when a trailer saves the
highways and expense for himself.
Mr. Dick asked . if the patrolmen could
not overlook the farmers in this emerg­ency.
Attorney Salmon stated the law
was plain and that no change had been
made since 1927 and in that respect
the motor vehicle division was power­less
to make any exceptions. Chairman
Addams said, "That considering the
opinion of the Attorney General, if the
Commission met with the farmers to
work something out they would be violat­ing
the law." Mr. Wiley asked if Mr.
Whitworth would meet with the farmers.
Chairman Addams stated, "Mr. Wiley
has suggested that Mr. Whitworth meet
with them, I will entertain a motion."
Commissioner Barth made the motion
that Mr. Whitworth meet with these
farmers and attempt to work out a plan.
The motion was seconded by Commis­sioner
Hart and unanimously carried.
The next order of business was the
awarding of contracts. The State En­gineer
recommended that the contract
on the Globe-Safford Highway, F. A. P.
No. 87-E be awarded to the low bidder,
Dudley Stone Products Company in the
amount of $15,158.22.
Commissioner Mansfield inquired if the
Dudley Stone Products Company had
ever done a job for the State Highway
Department. The State Engineer stated
"No, -this is a new outfit." Commission­er
Mansfield suggested the Commissioh
look up the financial standing as they
bid twenty-five per cent under the esti­mate.
Mr. O'Connell stated he did ' not
know them. While the financial state.
ment was being checked, the Commis­sion
proceeded with the next contract.
The State Engineer recommended that
contract on the Prescott-Phoenix High­way,
F. A. P. No. 72-A, be awarded to
the low bidder, Packard and Tanner,
Phoenix, Arizona, stating they had qauli­fied
and were responsible bidders. It
was regularly moved by Commissioner
Mansfield, seconded by Commissioner
Barth and unanimously carried, that the
contract on the Prescott-Phoenix High­way,
F. A. P. No. 72-A, be awarde<l to
the low bidder, Packard and Tanner,
Phoenix, in the amount of $27,771.72,
which does not include 10% for engi­neering
and contingencies, provided, said
contractor meets all requirements in­cluding
the employment of local Ari­zona
Citizens, pays a minimum wage
of $4.00 per day for laborers, furnishes
good and sufficient bond, and, provided
further, that requirements of bond in­clude
the payment of total amount of
damages the State may sustain by rea­son
of the contractor failing to complete
the contract within the ' time limits as
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provided for. The state Engineer was
authorized to sign said contract.
Sell Obsolete Graders
The Secretary brought to the atten­tion
of the Commission that two Wehr
Graders, equipment number 183 and
184, obsolete equipment, stored in the
Phoenix yards, had been a{ivertised for
bids. That the Commission had been
polled as to their opinion for the sale
of them and, although the approval of
the high bids had been received from
a majority of the Commission, Attorney
Salmon had ruled it was irregular to
sell them except in open meeting. Since
that time, the bid of Mr. Hartman, who
was high on Grader No. 184, had been
withdrawn because of the delay in mak­ing
the award. Commissioner Mansfield
suggested that the graders be awarded
to the highest combination of bids. State
Engineer O'Connell stated "Anything
over $100 is a good deal." 'It was regu­larly
moved by Commissioner Mansfield,
seconded by Commissioner Hart and
unanimously carried that the Wehr
Graders be sold separately to the highest
bidders; namely, Item No. I, Grader No.
183, Jules Vermeersch, Phoenix, in the
amount of $101.99; Item No.2, Grader
No. 184, Heinie's Auto Wrecking Com­pany,
Phoenix, in the amount of $105.50.
The Secretary presented a resolution
requested by Marks and Marks, Attor­ners,
granting permission to the Phoenix
Firestone Service Incorporated to sue
in the name of the State Heitsch and
Bitten, contractors on Federal Aid Pro­ject
No. 86-C and Non-Federal Aid 25-A
and Federal Aid Project 86-E. The Sec­retary
stated he had taken this request
up with the Attorney General's office
and had asked the attorneys for the
Firestone Service Incorporated to fur­nish
further facts of the case to de­termine
whether the Commission should
grant their request or not.
Chairman Addams asked the advice of
Attorney Salmon. A t tor n e y Salmon
stated, "Mr. Comparet raisell this ques­tion
when the Commission grants this
suit in the name of the State to the
Bonding Company. This suit is over
tires sold to a contractor. The bonding
company would not be responsible if
these tires were used on some other
project. We must determine if the
bonding company is responsible for ac­counts
preceding judgment against con­tractor
and to determine whether proper
claim can be started against the bond­ing
company. If the Commission wants
to grant the right for suit in the name
of the State, they can {io so but we
can not judge this claim from the in­formation
furnisQed us."
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It was regularly moved by Commis­sioner
Mansfield, seconded by Commis­sioner
Hart and unanimously carried,
that the Commission do not pass this
resolution giving Phoenix Firestone Ser­vice,
Inc., permission to sue Heitsch and
Bitten and their bondsmen in the name
of the State.
Contract Awarded
State Engineer stated he ha{i examine.f!.
the financial statement of the Dudley
stone Products Company and was satis­fied.
Chairman Addams made the sug­gestion
that time would probably be
saved in awarding the contracts if the
financial statement of the lowest bidder
was laid before the Commission at the
time of awarding contracts.
On the recommen{iation of the State
Engineer that the contract on the Globe­Safford
Highway, F. A. P. No. 87-E, be
awarded to the low bidder, Dudley Stone
Products Company, EI Paso, Texas, it
was regularly moved by Commissioner
Mansfield, seconded by Commissioner
Hart and unanimously carried, that the
recommendation of the State Engineer
be approved and the contract on the
Globe-Safford Highway, F. A. P. 87-E,
be awarded to the low bidder, Dudley
Stone Products Company, EI Paso, Texas,
in the amount of $15,158.22, which does
not include 10% for engineering and
contingencies, provided, said contractor
meets all requirements including the
employment of local Arizona Citizens,
pays a minimum wage of $4.00 per {iay
for laborers, furnishes good and suffi­cient
bond, and, provided further, that
requirements of bond include the pay­ment
of total amount of damages the
state may sustain by reason of the con­tractor
failing to complete the contract
within the time limits as provided for.
The State Engineer was authorized to
sign said contract.
The State Engineer brought to the
attention of the Commission that the
Canion and Francis bid ha{i been in
error in the bidding on concrete, the
bid being 22c, whereas the estimate on
this work was $22.00. Inasmuch as the
bid would have been low at 22c and was
completely out of line, it was thrown
out. Mr. Hatcher requested permission
to return the check of Canion and
Francis which he was still holding. Mr.
Addams turned th·e chair over to Vice­Chairman
Hart and move{i that the
Canion and Francis check be refunded.
Commissioner Mansfield seconded the
NOVEMBER, 1931
Tractor and Equipment Company to sue
Heitsch and Bitten and their bondsmen
in the name of the State for rental of
equipment used on the Tucson-Nogales
Highway, A. F. E. No. 642 and 8904.
Commissioner Mansfield asked if this
project was a 17 mile stretch of oil.
Mr. Hatcher stated he did not know
much about the claim except that there
was a controversy between Bales and
Frederickson and the Arizona Tractor
Company, stating the bonding company
would hardly be responsible if this were
not used as stated, on a rental basis.
Chairman Ad{iams inquired if this case
did not parallel the other case just
passed upon. Attorney Salmon stated
he believed the purchase price or the
rental basis covered the actual value for
the use of the equipment for this con­struction.
Attorney Salmon recommend­ed
the request be delayed until the At­torney
could appear before the Com­mission.
Mr. Hatcher stated he often wondered
why ven{iors did not prosecute the con­tractors
who had signed affidavits that
all just claims had been paid before
final settlement was made by the State.
Commissioner Mansfield stated he could
not understand why these claims were
so late in coming in as this job had
been finished for so many months. Com­missioner
Mansfield stated that all bills
should be looked into before final set­tlement
is made with the contractors,
that it appeared to him the vendors
sell the contractor equipment and then
failed to put their claim in before the
State paid the final settlement and
then wanted to use the State to bring
suit against the contracor and his bonds­men.
It was decided to delay action on
the request until afternoon.
It was brought up by the Secretary
that the Commission at their former
meeting had instructe{i the State Engi­neer
to let the contract for the 1932
motor vehicle license plates upon tele­graphic
confirmation from the Commis­sioners
so as not to delay the making
of the plates and cause the extra expense
of a commission meeting for that pur­pose.
That telegraphic confirmation had
been received from all of the Commis­sioners
for the letting of the contract
to the Kittle Manufacturing Company
but that, inasmuch as Attorney Salmon
had ruled this was illegal, he believed
the matter should be brought up for
confirmation.
motion and it was unanimously carried. It was regularly moved by Commis-
Investigate Suit Request sioner Hart, seconded by Commissioner
The Secretary presented a resolution Mansfield and unanimously carried that
r e que st e d by Attorney Mat Walton ~;, ·the Commission ratifies the contract for
granting perm is s ion to the Arizona. · making the 1932 motor vehicle plates to
NOVEMBER, 1931
the Kittle Manufacturing Company in
the sum of $19,987.58.
On the recommendation of the State
Engineer, the telegraphic approval of
Commissioners Barth, Hart and Mans­field,
and the personal approval of Chair­man
Addams, the contract for building
Lowell School bridge and overpass was
awarded to C. T. Clam in the amount
of $1,754.60.
All Employes Insurable
The Secretary brought to the atten­tion
of the Commission the Attorney
General was to get an opinion as to
whether those members of the State
Highway D e p ar t men t drawing over
$2,400.00 a year were entitled to Indus­trial
Insurance. Attorney Salmon stated
it was his opinion that, "Anyone draw­ing
over $2,400.00 is not entitled to in­surance,
the law (1419 RCA 28 1425)
any person drawing over $2,400 per year
is not entitled to be carried in this in­surance.
Chairman Addams inquired as
to what was the legal status on other
officials. Attorney Salmon stated, "This
applies to any person who has sover,.
eignty of State." Chairman Addams in­quired,
"What is a District Engineer?"
Mr. Salmon stated he had taken this
matter up with the Industrial Commis­sion
and they were anxious to take it
up; thus, his conclusion it does not
cover those persons. Inquiry was ma{ie
concerning the various Foremen, Chief
Clerks and so forth of the Department.
Chairman Addams turned the chair over
to Vice-Chairman Hart. It was regularly
moved by Commissioner Addams, sec­onded
by Commissioner Barth and unani­mously
carried, that the Attorney Gen­eral
be instructed to take every employe
on the State Highway' payroll and scru­tinize
the payroll and designate those
who come under the Industrial Insurance
law. Commissioner Addams resumed the
chair.
The Secretary brought up the matter
of insurance on the Ehrenberg-Blythe
bridge, stating that in purchasing the
bridge we had taken out an additional
$40,000 policy to September 1st, at which
time this additional insurance expired.
The State Engineer stated the written
policy which Arizona and California had
insisted be placed on the bridge by the
bridge company was in the amount of
$120,000 the first year extending from
April, 1931 to April, 1932; $80,000. from
April, 1932 to April, 1933 and $40,000.
from April, 1933 to April, 1934. Chair­man
Addams asked Vice-Chairman Hart
to take the chair, stating "The situation
is we have paid $115,000 for our por­tion
of the bridge. We are covered
by insurance for how much 1" Attorney
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS
Salmon stated, "$120,000." State Engi­neer
O'Connell stated, "The value of the
bridge site is $131,000 and the value
of the right of way $66,000, leaving
$165,000 as the value of the bridge. We
have an investment between two states
of $165,000 worth of bridge not including
the right of way and site, and it is
covered only by $120,000 insurance. Un­til
next April the danger is over from
floods." Chairman Addams stated, "We
are shy $40,000." Commissioner Mans­field
asked the State Engineer if he
didn't believe in the protection of the
bridge or other state property at all
times. It was regularly moved by Com­missioner
Addams, seconded by Commis­sioner
Barth and unanimously carried,
that additional insurance be placed on
the bridge so as to have full coverage
of Arizona's equity in the bridge. Chair­man
Addams resumed the chair.
The Secretary brought up the unfin­ished
business of bonding motor vehicle
fuel distributors. Chairman Addams
asked Motor V e h i c 1 e Superintendent
Whitworth to explain the situation as to
the collection of motor vehicle fuel taxes.
Commissioner Mansfield stated he be­lieved
there should be a departmental
ruling that all distributors be required
to furnish bond in the State, and that
he was ready to make a motion at this
time to get a bond from all gas vendors.
Chairman Addams asked, "Is there any­thing
that can cover the law to that
effect?" Attorney Salmon asked, "To the
effect that a bond might be required by
the distributor." Commissioner Mans­field
stated, "There is nothing that says
we cannot and I make a motion that
the Motor Vehicle Department be noti­fied
that all distributors of motor ve­hicle
fuel be required to furnish a bond
protecting state money colleced." Com­missioner
Hart sec 0 n d e d the motion
which was unanimously carried.
It was regularly moved by Commis­sioner
Mansfield, seconded by Commis­sioner
Hart and unanimously carried that
the Commission recess from 12:05 P. M.,
October 5, 1931 to reconvene at 2:00
P. M.
The Commission reconvened at 2:05
P. M., October 5, 1931, all members pres­ent
except Commissioner Trengove ex­cused.
U. S. 66 Delegation Appears
A delegation representing U. S. High­way
66 Association in Arizona waited on
the Commission relative to construction
work on U. S. 66 as contained in the
budget for the Twelfth Fiscal Year. Mr.
Carmel Giragi of Winslow was the first
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Keeping Check On
State Equipment
Saves Tax Dollars
By A. H. LIND,
Superintendent of Equipment
Keeping tabs on all the equipment
a state highway department uses in the
construction and maintenance of over
2600 miles of highway involves much
more than a cardex filing system, al­though
I will admit that such a system
is indespensible in the keeping of the
records. The Arizona Highway depart­ment
has some four hundred trucks and
cars of all types and description. Besides
these there are 56 tractors in operation,
30 rotary fresnos, 120 trailers of many
different types, 170 motor graders, 80
pull graders and all the miscellaneous
equipment that goes with construction
work from cook wagons to jackhammers.
It is the duty of the superintendent of
equipment to see that the equipment is
available to do the work needed. When
a crew calls for the machines necessary
to do a work, whether it has been a
planned job or whether it is to meet an
emergency, it is up to the equipment
department to produce it.
We must know at all times where
every piece of equipment is located, in '
what state of repair it is and whether
it is busy or idle. Our records must be
kept so that every job a piece of equip­ment
does its rental time is correctly
charged to that project.
Mechanical and physical inspections
must constantly be made by the superin­tendent
to determine the condition .of all
this equipment and its adaptability to
the work it is being used on. Often a
forman is using a piece of equipment
because he has it that is causing his job
money, when by transferring the piece
in question to another project in ex­change
for some piece of equipment bet­ter
suited to his job will make money
for both projects. By keeping close tab
the equipment superintendent thus often
saves the construction or maintenance
department money.
By a careful check of the equipment
during the last three months we have
been able to transfer seven rotary fres­nos
and five motor graders from proj­ects
on which they were idle most of
the time to other projects on which they
were needed for full time work, thus ef­fecting
a .saving to the department of
many thousand dollars as new equip­ment
would have had to be purchased
had we not known of equipment that
was not operating to its full capacity.
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Highway Commission
(Continued From Page 13)
spokesman for the delegation stating
they appeared before the Commission
relative to construction on U. S. 66 and
that the delegation had three speakers
to present; Mr. J. B. Wright, Karl Hud­son
and Senator J. Hubert Smith of
Mohave County.
Mr. Wright, the first spokesman,' re­viewed
the construction that had taken
place thus far on U. S. 66 from its con­ception,
pointing out that most of the
improvement done on this highway had
been done with money furnished by
the four northern counties and calling
attention to the Commission that this
was one of the widely used tt·anscon­tinental
highways and there were sev­eral
critical points that badly needed
improvement; namely, the section from
Gold 'Roads to Oatman and Kingman
between Ash Fork and Flagstaff and
Winslow and Holbrook, State Engineer
O'Connell stated the Department was
now working on plans to improve por­tions
of U, S, 66; that since they had
federal aid to match, this work would
be started immediately, He also stated
there is $100,000 of forestry money to
be matched with state funds for Ash
Fork Hill to start in 1933 and the De­partment
intends to start work from
Kingman in the near future. Chairman
Addams stated, "That work will start
wift1ill the next six weeks." Mr. Karl
Hudson, the next speaker, stated he
was gratified to know the Department
had plans for the Carrizo project as he
knew of nine serious accidents on those
bridges where people had been killed
and Injured. Mr. Hudson confined him­self
to analyzing the expenditures set
up' in the present budget and stated his
delegation was interested in knowing
whether the work would be started on
the projects set up in this year's budget,
or whether they would be carried for­ward
into tl}e next year's budget as had
been done several times previously.
Senator Smith stated that all the dele­gates
present representing U. S. 66 As­sociation
were interested in U. S. 66 as
a whole and believed this highway was
a big asset to the State as a whole and,
as an Association, they were interested
in bringing U. S. 66 to the highest pos­sible
standard in the earliest possible
time . Senator Smith also asked, "Is it
Possible for you to say that the budget,
as now outlined will be carried out that
way? We would like to be 'able to go
before our people with a favorable re­ply."
Commissioner Barth stated he
'would' like to assure Senator Smith and
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS
Every Good
Surveyor Knows---
THAT canned tomatoes are
both food and drink.
THAT the vernier and lower
clamp springs become weak
with use, causing an instru­ment
to creep, and that they
should be rem a v e d and
stretched occasionally.
THAT a plumb bob can be
quieted by tapping the plumb
line with his finger.
THAT the boss does not ap­prove
of using the toe of the
rodman's boot for a T. P .
the delegation that, as one member of
the Commission, he was one hundred
per cent for them and thought the
Commission should go on record as say­ing
these projects would be completed
as outlined in the budget. Chairman
Addams asked Vice-Chairman Hart to
take the chair.
Work 'ro Be Carried On
Commissioner Addams asked the State
Engineer, "Is there any reason why, at
the present time, the budget as outlined
by the Commission should not be car­ried
out as outlined?" The State , Engi­neer
stated, "Nothing at present." Com­missioner
Addams asked, "There are no
projects that we cannot carry out?" State
Engineer O'Connel replied, "They can
be started but not carried out in this
budget." Mr. E. E. McNamara, one Of
the delegates, stated, "One of the pri­mary
things important to the residents
of Northern Arizona is to assure them
that those projects will be started." Mr.
Jesse Boyce stated that he would like
to call the attention that certain prom­ises
had been made for U. S. 66 and
if any way possible, he would like to
have the department complete the pro­jects
82-A and 82B so that instead of
crossing nine tracks at Williams, an
overpass could be built to prevent it.
State Engineer O'Connell stated the De­partment
was working with the railroad
on plans for this overpass; that the
plans had been approved by the Bureau
of Public Roads and as soon as the
railroad approved them the Department
would start work on this project. Com­missioner
Mansfield stated, "Mr. Hud­son's
remarks about veople on 66 having
NOVEMBER, 1931
projects carried over reminds me that I
get those same remarks from the South.
One of our projects is still a carryover.
Personally, as far as my attitude is con­cerned,
I would like to see your projects
carried on as welt as our own." Com­missioner
Hart stated, "Since tnis ,money
was budgeted for 66,..1: feel as Mr. Barth,
that it should be put on as soon, as
the Engineers can get to it and_ the
same about the Southern routes." Com­missioner
Addams resti.med the chair.
Mr: M'at Walton, Attorney, aIlpe~red
asking consideration of the re~.oIution
granting the Arizona Tractor and .Equip­ment
Company permiSSion to sue _ the
firm of Heitsch and Bitten and' -the~
bondsmen in the name of the State. At­torney
Salmon asked Mr. Walton if the
$4,000 represented in the contract of the
Arizona Tractor and Equipment Com­pany
was rental of equipment. Mr. Wal­ton
stated Heitsch and Bitten promised
to pay that amount for rental. Chair­man
Addams asked, "For rental or direct
purchase?" Mr. Walton replied, "For
rental." Chairman Addams asked Vice­Chairman
Hart to take the chair and
inquired if this $4,000 for rental of
equipment on the road was promised
direct to the Arizona Tractor and Equip­ment
Company and not to Bales and
Frederickson. Mr. Walton produced the
original letter and promised to furnish
the Commission with a oopy for their
records. Commissioner Mansfield wished
to know if a claim had been presented
for this rental before final settlement
had been made by the contractor: Mr.
Hatcher stated he thought the claim
had been brought up after the final es­timate
was taken, but would look and see
if he had any record showing the date.
Chairman Addams suggested while wait­ing
for information the resolution for
transferring of funds be taken up.
The Commission then took under con­sideration
the question of adequate bond
for Mr. Hatcher. State Engineer stated
Mr. Hatcher had the signing of payrolls
and checks when Mr. Small and him­self
were out of town. Commissioner
Mansfield moved the bond of Mr. Hatch­er
be fixed at $50,000, equivalent to
the others handling money in like ca­pacity.
The motion was seconded by
Commissioner Hart and unanimously car­ried.
It was regularly moved by Commis­sioner
Hart, seconded by Commissioner
Mansfield and unanimously carried that
authority be given to Mr. Hatcher to
sign with the Bureau of Public Roads.
Mr. Hatcher appeared before the Com­mIss,
lOn again and stated he found. in,
his file a bill from the , Arizona ,Tractor
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NOVEMBER, 1931 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS
A rmco Culverts Give Long
And Dependable Service
Here's One Under a Cila County Road
This 24-inch Pure Iron Culvert was in­stalled
by Harold Gribble, engineer of
Gila County, Arizona, in 1915. The
above photo was taken in 1923, a year
after the road was surfaced. At the
right is Mr. Gribble standing by the
same culvert when he inspected it in
1930. It is in excellent condition.
Under city, county and state roads,
throughout the country, Armco culverts
are giving splendid service. Many of
these culverts installed back in 1906 are
in good condition today after a quarter
century of service.
Maximum service at minimum cost per
year. Specify Armco Culverts.
Western Metal Manufacturing Co.
EL PASO, TEXAS
California Corrugated Culvert Co.
VIC H. HOUSHOLDER, District Sales Manager
1330 East ,Brill Street Phoenix, Arizona
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and Equipment Company against Heitsch
and Bitten dated July 22 and the affi­davit
of Heitsch and Bitten was drawn
on July 17. ' It was regularly moved by
Commissioner Mansfield, seconded by
Commissioner Barth and unanimously
carried that the resolution granting per­mission
to the Arizona Tractor and
Equipment Company to sue Heitsch and
Bitten and their bondsmen in the name
of the State be adopted.
Commissioner Mansfield requested the
Department to keep the Commission in­formed
as to the contracts on which
affidavits are filed so the Commission
Attorney Salmon filed a report with
the Commission concerning his investi­gation
of the claim of Mrs. Sadie Rich­ardson,
as presented by Mrs. Mary Con­over,
for compensation on account of the
alleged taking of certain lands for high­way
purposes and alleged damages oc­casioned
to lands of hers by the im­provement
of the State highway through
Duncan. Chairman Addams asked At­torney
Salmon, in his opinion, what of­fer
should be made the claimant. At­torney
Salmon replied that he had asked
several people and they had suggested
$100.00. It was regularly moved by Com­missioner
Mansfield, seconded by Com­missioner
Barth and unanimously car­ried,
that Mrs. Sadie Richardson be of­fered
$100.00 as compensation in full
for land and alleged damages.
Agreements Are Sanctioned
The State Engineer pre sen ted an
agreement between the State of Arizona
and the City of Nogales for paving from
the end of the present paving on the
State Highway to connect with the
pavement in the City of Nogales. The
Secretary was requested to read the
resolution. The State Engineer stated
he desired to change the part of the
agreement concerning the engineer. Com­missioner
Mansfield inquired if they had
placed the money. The State Engineer
stated, "The City of Nogales will pay
after the completion of the work by
improvement bonds and with surplus
City money." The State Engineer said,
"The Department does not pay the
State's share of the paving until after
completion of contract, when the De­partment
would deduct the engineering
fee and pay the City of Nogales the re­mainder."
It was regularly moved by
Commissioner ManSfield, seconded by
Commissioner Hart and unanimously car­ried,
that the State Engineer be em­powered
to enter into an agreement with
the City of Nogales for sharing in the
pavement from the end of the State
Highway to connect with the paving of
the Oity of Nogales.
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS
The Commission next took up plans
for a safety campaign. Mr. T. L. Rob­erts,
an employee on the staff of the
Santa Fe Railroad engaged in safety
work, was present and was asked to ad­dress
the Commission. Mr. Roberts first
requested the Secretary to outline what
the Commission had done in this re­spect.
Mr. E. V. Miller, Engineer of
Plans, who had also been co-operating
on the safety campaign, outlined the
plans of the Commission as far as they
had gone. Mr. Roberts then told of the
past 20 years efforts on the part of
the Santa Fe railroad to promote safety
and reduce accidents on the railroad
and in all departments of the railroad,
and of the wonderful results these ef­forts
had obtained. He, also, stated he
believed if the Highway Commission
would form a plan of safety work which
could be carried on over all the State,
that it would materially help in lessen­ing
the accidents, and that he would
give the ·Commission any co-operation
which they desired in helping them get
such a work under way.
Mr. J. C. Goodfellow, interested in
safety work on the Southern Pacific
Railroad, headquarters in Tucson, was
present and outlined with ocnsiderable
detail the efforts the Southern Pacific
Railroad had made over a number of
years in reducing accidents of all kindS
in their shops and on the railroad. He
expressed his desire to give the Com­mission
co-operation in the formulating
and conducting of a State wide campaign
and stated he believe,d such work should
be a part of the Highway Department's
duties and he fe}t certain if the Com­mission
continuously worked along a
safety line like the railroads had been
doing for a number of years, it would
result in a great reduction of traffic ac­cidents
throughout the State.
Mr. E. E. McCarty, Superintendent of
the Arizona Division of the Santa Fe
Railroad, also spoke before the Com­mission
and stated he felt sure a very
efficient safety organiZation could be or­ganized
in this State without a great
amount of expense and that by drawing
upon the National Safety Council, ex­cellent
material could be gotten by the
Highway Department for carrying on
such a campaign. That he believed the
people would give freely of their time
to carryon in behalf of such a worthy
cause. Like Mr. Roberts, Mr. McCarthy
stated he would be glad to give time
and help as much as the Santa Fe Rail­road
was able.
Chairman Addams thanked the three
g en tie men for appearing before the
Commission and assured them that the
NOVEMBER, 1931
Commission would go on record for a
safety campaign to see if some specific
plan can be worked out.
"To All
Mr. Hatcher presented the following
resolution which he requested -the Com­mission
to adopt so that it might be
sent to all the Chambers of Commerce,
Credit Men and Trade Associations in
the State in an effort to stop the prac­tice
of giving unlimited credit to persons
engaged in highway work or employed in
highway work by the contractors and
then attempting to make the State High­way
Department a collection agency for
their bills.
"CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
And
"CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE:
"During the last year the Arizona
Highway Department has been deluged
with requests and demands for payment
of accounts owed by contractors, sub­contractors
and their employees. The
Arizona Highway Department is not re­sponsible
for these accounts, but is will­ing
to do everything in its power to pro­tect
all creditors, but this power is lim­ited.
A bond filed by the general con­tractor
with the Department covers all
labor, material, provisions and supplies
that actually go into the construction
of any highway and the Department
demands affitlavits to the effect that all
these accounts are paid before making
final settlement with the contractors.
"The Department would like to sug­gest
that you inform the citizens and
merchants of your community that they
use the same discretion when selling
contractors, sub-contractors and their
employees that they use in selling any
other person."
It was regularly moved by Commis­sioner
Barth, seconded by Commissioner
Hart and unanimously carried, that the
resolution be adopted.
The State Engineer presented an agree­ment
between the State of Arizona and
the City of Globe for the widening of
two bridges located on Broad Street in
the City of Globe.
Commissioner Mansfield inquired of
Attorney Salmon, "Can the Commission
compel the City of Globe to live up to
this agreement? What about the ex­piration
of their offices?" Attorney Sal­mon
stated their terms of office would
not expire before then and he believed
the agreement could be enforced. It
was regularly moved by Commissioner
Hart, seconded by Commissioner Mans­field
and unanimously carried, that the
agreement executed by the City of Globe
be approved.
The Secretary read a report from Perc),
NOVEMBER, 1931
Jones, Jr., regarding an alternate route
for a portion of the proposed Globe­Showlow
Highway through Lakeside in­stead
of Showlow and a letter from Mr.
C. C. Small, Deputy State Engineer, to
the State Engineer in which he con­cluded,
"I think there is nothing in
this route to recommend itself and it
should not be further considered." It
was regularly moved by Commissioner
Barth, seconded by Commissioner Hart
and unanimously carried, that the sur­vey
as originally laid out be allowed to
stand.
A report was read from Ira W. Wag­non,
Right of Way Agent, to the State
Engineer concerning the claim from P.
J . Moran of Flagstaff in respect to ten
acres of land in Coconino county and
a letter of transmittal from the State
Engineer to the Commission, in which
he recommended, "He believed Mr. Mor­an's
suggestion of $10,000 for the ten
acres, or $1,000 an acre, is very much
too high."
It was regularly moved by Commis­sioner
Hart, seconded by Commissioner
Mansfield and unanimously carried, the
meeting adjourn October 5, 1931, to
meet again at 10 :00 A. M., October 6,
1931.
Meeting On October 6
The meeting was called to order by
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS
Chairman Addams .at 10:00 A. M., Oc­tober
6, 1931. Those present were:
Chairman Addams, Commissioners Barth
and Mansfield, State Engineer, Attorney
Salmon and Secretary; Commissioner
Hart arrived at 10: 10 A. M. Commis­sioner
Trengove excused.
The State Engineer stated the changes
in the agreement with the City of No­gales
were ready ana they were read
by Attorney Salmon and approved by
the Commission.
The Secretary read a request from B.
W. Norton representing the City of Bis­bee,
asking the Department to furnish
a dump body for an old army F. W. D.
trUCk, which the City of Bisbee owned
and which they wished to put into op­eration
to aid the unemployed. It was
regularly moved by Commissioner Mans­field,
seconded by Commissioner Barth
and unanimously carried, that the De­partment
sell an old truck body with at­tachments
for an F. W. D. truck to the
City of Bisbee for the sum of $1.00.
It was brought to the attention of the
Commission by the State Engineer that
there was a considerable quantity of old
kindling wood in the Tucson yards which
should be disposed of in cleaning up the
premises and should be advertised for
sale or given to some charitable institu­tion.
Chairman Addams stated the work-
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men in the Tucson Shops would like to
buy it. The State Engineer stated he
believed we would have to have a bid
on it and he did not like to sell it to
our own employees. Chairman Addams
stated the Department should get rid of
it and asked how it could be disposed of.
Attorney Salmon stated to give it away.
Chairman Addams asked if the Depart­ment
could sell it. Commissioner Mans­field
suggested that it be sold to the
employees for the sum of $1.00. Attorney
Salmon stated that could be done. It
was regularly moved by Commissioner
Mansfield, seconded by Commissioner
Hart and unanimously carried, that the
scrap wood in the Tucson yards, on the
adlvice of the Attorney General, be sold
to the employees in the Tucson Shops
for the sum of $1.00.
A report was read by the Secretary
from the Superintendent of the Highway
Patrol outlining the activities of that de­partment
to, and including, September
30, 1931.
A letter was read from A. H. Lind,
Superintendent of Equipment, requesting
the Commission to fix a price on ten
12x14 used wall tents. Commissioner
Mansfield inquired if they were old
equipment. The State Engineer stated
they were obsolete equipment and he
recommended the Department let the
Good Roads-
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the expansion of all business and so­cial
life.
the city worker to live away from the
M hub-bub of business activities.
~ and induce greater commercial and so-
\.. cial intercourse between distant cities.
Warrenite--Bitulithic Pavement
for 30 years has contributed toward the betterment of con­ditions
both commercial and social.
And-a feature of durability which cannot be challenged
by any other monolithic pavemen~scores of Warrenite­Bithulithic
pavements are still in excellent condition even
after twenty to thirty years' service.
PAVING DEVELOPMENT & SALES COMPANY
Phone 3-8413 521 Luhrs Bldg.
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Fair Commission have them. It was
regularly moved by Commissioner Hart,
seconded by Commissioner Barth and
unanimously carried that the tents be
sold to the Arizona state Fair Commis­sion
for the sum of $1.00 per tent. Com­missioner
Addams resumed the chair.
Act On Unfinished Business
The Secretary called the attention of
the Commission to a list which he had
prepared of unfinished business in pre­vious
meetings and asked the Commis­sion
if they wished to go over the list.
The Commission expressed the opinion
the items should be cleared up.
Page 130 in the Minute Book-The
State Engineer was instructed to prepare
an inventory of stock in the VVarehouse
and Stock Room. This matter was re­ferred
to the State Engineer and Chair­man
Addams to report back at the next
meeting.
Page 187-The Commission was asked
to investigate if there were any surplus
tents that could be given by the De­partment
for charitable uses. State En­gineer
reported there were no surplus
tents.
Page 294-The State Engineer and At­torney
General were to draw up an
agreement to pay Mr. Suggs $3,000 in
full for damages and easement granted
for right of way on Highway 80. The
Secretary read a letter from Mr. C. L.
Suggs, President of the Southwestern
Manufacturing and Construction Com­pany
stating the company was making
arrangements to payoff and satisfy a
judgment lien on the property, that they
would let the matter stand in abeyance
until this judgment was satisfied. Chair­man
Addams stated the letter of Mr.
Suggs was indefinite, he thought some
definite time should be set for com­pletion
of this transaction. It was
regularly moved by Commissioner Hart,
seconded by Commissioner Mansfield
and carried, Chairman Addams not vot­ing,
that Mr. Suggs be given until De­cember
1, 1931, to show satisfactory title
to the Attorney General, otherwise, the
offer of the Commission is withdrawn.
Page 248-The State Engineer was to
make a report in detail on the status
of the old Casa Grande-Gila Bend High­way.
State Engineer O'Connell stated the
funds for this road have been spent and
the Commission has nothing to do. It
was regularly moved by Commissioner
Mansfield, seconded by Commissioner
Hart, and carried, Chairman Addams
voting "No," that the report of the At­torney
General and Engineer on the old
Casa Grande-Gila Bend highway be ac­cepted
and filed.
~~~e. _ 28_5::-T~ _ Co~.n:ission . took under
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS
advisement taking over of the road from
VVinslow down Long Valley as a State
Route. It was regularly moved by Com­missioner
Mansfield, seconded by Com­missioner
Hart and carried, Commission­er
Barth voting "No," that the route
down Long Valley be rejected.
Page 318-The State Engineer was to
communicate with the Salt River Valley
VVater Users' Association concerning the
status of the Highway Department in
flood control work on the Agua Fria
River. State Engineer reported he had
communicated with the Salt River Valley
VVater Users' Association. It was regu­larly
moved by Commissioner Mansfield,
seconded by Commissioner Hart and car­ried,
Chairman Addams voting "No",
that the application for funds for Agua
Fria flood control be rejected.
Page 321-The request of one-half day
Saturday and one day a month sick al­lowance
for Mechanics taken under ad­visement.
It was regularly moved by
Commissioner Hart, seconded by Com­mlSSlOner
Mansfield and unanimously
carried, that the outside shops be placed
on the same basis as the Phoenix Shops.
Page 326-Attorney Salmon stated he
hesitated to advise the Commission on
the Shumway Construction Company's
claim until he reviewed the files. At­torney
Salmon stated the Attorneys in
the case had appeared and asked the
case be dismissed, which had been done
by the court, thus closing the suit.
The State Engineer was to get from
the East Van Buren Improvement As­sociation
and the Utility Companies their
written agreements to remove their poles
from the highway right of way on East
Van Buren Street. The State Engineer
reported the District Engineer was work­in~
with the Telephone and Power Com­panies
for the romoval of their line.
State Engineer O'Connell reported he
had communicated. with the parties in­terested
in constructing the bridge at
Parker and had received a reply from
the Clerk Qf the Board of Supervisors
of San Bernardino County, which the
Secretary read, showing the Board of
Supervisors at their meeting on Sep­tember
2~ advised the Highway Depart­ment
they were in favor of a bridge at
this location but could not make any
appropriation at this time as all avail­able
funds 'for the · present fiscal year
had been appropriated.
The State Engineer reported he invest­igated
the condition of the detour on
Bisbee grade and it was now reported
in good condition.
The State :e;nglneer reported :Mr. Small
was investigating the claim of ·AttOrney
90ld that a gravel pit in t.he Northern
NOVEMBER; · i93i'
part of the State was incorrectly ' 10-­cated.
A letter was read from E. E. McCarty
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe·
Railway Company, stating the Railway
Company had withdrawn from sale the ·
land lying within the wye formed by the
junction of Highway 66 and 89 East ·of
Ash Fork.
A petition forwarded by the Governor's
office transmitted by J. F. Connor, State
Senator from Yavapai County, aSking the
Department to fence that portion of the
Hassayampa Trail beginning at or about
the National Forest boundary on the
North and continuing parallel to the
highway to the Southern terminus of It
major cattle range ending at the top of
Yarnell Hill. The State Engineer stated
that this fencing is not in the original
agreement in the building of the highway
and there were no funds available. It
was regularly moved by Commissioner
Hart, seconded by Commissioner Mans­field,
and carried, Commissioner Barth
voting "No," the petition for fencing the
Hassayampa Trail as requested be re­jected.
Mr. E. M. VVhitworth received the fol­lowing
report from the Standard oli
Company:
"Mr. VVhitworth: The Standard Oil
Company developed title on two trucks,
which they plan to operate in vicinity of­Quartzite,
for which they request regis­tration
at the office of the County As­sessor
in Phoenix and tender fee of
$3.50 for registration. This is based on
advice of the opinion of their attorneys :
to the effect that unladen weight fees ,
are not required under amended legis- ·
lation, and the fee of $3.50 only is re­quired.
The County Assessor has re­quested
advice from the Division as to.
whether or not he should grant regis-:
tration on this basis. The situation re- i
mains this, that the registration will:
not be effected until further advice has·
been given the Assessor's office."
A petition was read from Colonel T. L.
Sherburne commanding the Tenth Cav­alry
at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and
other residents of that district request­ing
the State to take over and maintain
as a state road the highway from the
Northeast corner of the Fort Huachuca
Military Reservation north five and one­half
miles to the junction with State
Highway No. 82. The State Engineer
recommended that, as this was only a:
County Highway, the petition be rejected.
Chairman Addams asked Vice-Chairman;
Hart to take the chair. It was regularly,
moved by Commissioner Barth, second-:
ed by Commissioner Adams and carried,;
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petition be rejected. Commissioner Ad­dams
resumed the chair.
The Secretary called to the attention
of the Commission the supplementary
reports that had been given each Com­missioner
of the labor employed on all
projects by the contractors. Commis­sioner
Mansfield requested a resume of
labor employees by compiling, stating
the number of persons employed and the
number of projects under way in the
State.
A communication was read by the Sec­retary
from the Van Buren Street and
Highway 80 Improvement Association
concerning the improvement of East Van
Buren Street.
A communication was read from E. L.
Farrin of Aztec, Arizona, requesting the
sale of 10 or 15 barrels of road oil to
improve the highway to his home. It
was regularly moved by Commissioner
Mansfield, seconded by Commissioner
Hart and unanimously carried, that the
request of E. L. Farrin and all further
requests from individuals for the sale
of supplies or materials be refused.
It was regularly moved by Commis­sioner
Hart, seconded by Commissioner
Mansfield and carried, that the Commis­sion
recess at 12 o'clock noon, October
6, 1931, to reconvene at 1: 30 P. M.
The Commission reconvened at 1:30
P. M., October 6, 1931. Chairman Ad­dams,
Vice-Chairman Hart, Commission­er
Barth, State Engineer O'Connell, At­torney
Salmon and Secretary present;
Commissioner Mansfield absent; Com­missioner
Trengove excused.
A communication was read from Mrs.
B. A. Walker, Hackberry, Arizona, con­cerning
drainage in front of her prop­erty
and was referred to the State Engi­neer.
Deny Flood Damages
A communication was read from J. H.
Schmidt, 1104 23rd Street, Douglas, Ari­zona,
presenting a claim for $280.00 al-leged
damages to his property at 23rd
and A Avenue in Douglas on August 9th
by flood, alleged to have been caused by
the highway. State Engineer O'Connell
stated his office was still making inves­tigation
of this claim. The Attorney
General read an opinion that, generally
speaking, the State would not be liable
for damage of abnormal floods. The
State Engineer recommended the claim
be disallowed as the flood this year was
not a normal flood. It was regularly
moved by Commissioner Barth that the
claim be refused. Commissioner Barth
then withdrew his motion until the ar­rival
of Commissioner Mansfield.
A communication was read from W. T.
Brinley, Willcox, Arizona, asking if the
Highway Department would permit the
State Engineer to aid property owners
in the vicinity of Double R Canyon in
the making of a survey for a road in
that section. The Commission instruct­ed
the Secretary to notify Mr. Brinley
there were no funds available for such
a work that was not on a State Highway
system, but that the Department's Lo­cating
Engineer would be glad to confer
with him.
A letter was read from a committee of
Chloride citizens requesting that the sur­vey
for the Boulder Dam Highway be
made so as to include Chloride. The
Secretary was instructed to acknowledge
receipt of the request and advise it would
be necessary to wait for the final report
of the survey party now in the field.
A letter was received from C. E. James,
Alpine, Arizona, requesting that section
of the road from Alpine to the New
Mexico State Line be made a part of
the State Highway System. Chairman
Addams turned the chair over to Com­missioner
Barth. On the recommenda­tion
of the State Engineer, it was regu­larly
moved by Commissioner Hart, sec­onded
by Commissioner Addams and car­ried,
the request be rejected. Commis-
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A letter from Geo. Downey, Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors, Yuma Coun­ty,
was read requesting the maintenance
of either of the sections of the road from
Vicksburg to Bouse, or Bouse to Quartz­ite,
being temporarily used as Highway
60 during the construction of the high­way
from Vicksburg to Quartzite, be
maintained by the State. On the recom­mendation
of the State Engineer, it was
regularly moved by Commissioner Hart,
seconded by Commissioner Barth and
carried, the request be refused.
Commissioner Mansfield arrived at 2 :00
P. M.
The claim of J. H. Schmidt, previously
read by the Secretary, was again brought
up. On the recommendation of the
State Engineer, it was regularly moved
by Commissioner Barth, seconded by
Commissioner Mansfield and carried,
Commissioner Hart voting "No," that the
claim be denied.
A letter from Mrs. J. H. Fisher, Box
201, Douglas, Arizona, presenting a claim
of $100.60 for alleged flood water damage
to her property near Douglas was read
by the Secretary. On the recommenda­tion
of the State Engineer that the flood
in question was an abnormal flood, it
was regularly moved by Commissioner
Barth, seconded by Commissioner Mans­field
and carried, Commissioner Hart
voting "No," that the claim be denied.
The Secretary presented numerous let­ters
and communications from citizens
~equesting the proposed route of U. S. 60
from Showlow be established so as to
include the towns of Concho and st.
Johns.
There being no further business to
come before the Commission, it was reg­ularly
moved by Commissioner Mans­field,
seconded by Commissioner Hart
and unanimously carried, that the Com­mISSIon
adjourn at 2:45 P. M., October
6, 1931, pending call of the Chairman.
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State Projects Under Construction
DISTRICT NO. 1
Good. B. Shaffer, District Engineer
Martter and Bock have the grading,
draining and sub-grade stabilizer on nine
miles beginning at Crookton and extend­ing
west to Seligman, F. A. P. 80-B, 75
per cent complete. Floyd J. Beeghly, resi­dent
engineer.
V. R. Dennis Construction company
have construction on grading, draining
and placing of sub-grade stabilizer, min­eral
aggregate and oil surfacing 14'h
miles, which begins 1'h miles eact of
Quartzite and extends east towards Sa­lome,
F. L. H. P. I-A, 27 per cent com­plete.
Percy Jones, resident engineer.
Lee Moor Construction company has
the construction of 7.2 miles, grading, .
draining, surfacing and oil processing, F.
L. H. P. 1-C, beginning near Gonzales
Well and extending towards Quartzite
39 per cent complete. Percy Jones, resi­dent
engineer.
Ralph Pleasant has construction of sec­tions
E and F of F. A. 98, 24 miles
grading and draining, beginning 16 miles
east of Quartzite and extending east, 55
per cent complete, Barney Hodgin, resi­dent
engineer.
Packard and Tanner have been award­ed
a contract for the construction of 1.1
miles located approxlmatelly 11 miles N.
E. of Congress Junction, . Geo. Lang,
resident engineer.
Pearson, Dickerson and J. C. Morse
have been awarded a contract for the
oil processing, by the Road Mix Method,
of approximately 17'h miles, beginning
at Kingman and extending west. M. Kis­selberg,
resident engineer.
DISTRICT NO. 2
F. N. Frant, District Engineer
O. F. Fisher has the grading, draining
and surfacing of 7.8 miles, beginning one
mile east of Williams and extending east
to Pitman Vallely, F. A. 89-D, 84 per
cent complete. W. T. Halloran, resident
engineer.
Packard, Tanner and Morse have the
grading, draining and surfacing of nine
miles, beginning at Pitman and extend­ing
toward Flagstaff, F. A. 89-E, 92 per
cent complete. R. C. Pond, resident en­gineer.
Veater and Davis have completed the
construction of F. A. 95-B, (Cameron to
Ridge, 40 miles on U. S. Route 89). H.
D. Alexander, resident engineer.
DISTRICT NO. 3
R. C. Perkins, District Engineer
Robert McKee has completed the grad­ing
and draining of 13.7 miles, F. A. 87-E,
Geronimo east. L. C. Bolles, resident en­gineer.
Chas. Willis and Sons have the con­struction
of 10.8 miles of the Globe­Show
low highway, beginning 'h mile east
of Globe and extending northeast, F. A.
P. 99-8, 45 per cent complete. Carl Bran­nen,
resident engineer.
. Lee Moor Construction company, has
the grading, draining and sub-surfacing
of 11 'h miles of the Globe-Showlow high­way,
beginning at Salt River and extend­ing
south, F. A. P. 99-A, 19 per cent com­plete.
Gus Rath, resident engineer.
Dudley Stone Products company has
been awarded a contract for the sub-sur­facing
of approximately eight miles,
which begins approximately six miles
east of Geronimo and extends east. L. C.
Bolles, resident engineer.
DISTRilCT NO. 4
W. R. Hutchins, District Engineer
Stanlay Jaicks has completed the con­struction
of F. A. Projects 25-B and 86-D
9.2 miles extending south from the Pima­Santa
Cruz county line, 92 per cent com­plete.
Sid Smith, resident engineer.
Ralph Pleasant has completed the con­struction
on the oil processing of F. A. P.
94-E, which begins at the Pima-Pinal
county line and extends south 8.3 miles.
J. R. Van Horn, resident engineer.
Skeels and Graham have the grading,
draining and placing of sub-surfacing of
13 miles, F. A. P. 97-B, beginning at the
south end of the Sacaton Bridge and ex­tending
south, 83 per cent complete. Joe
De Arozena, resident engineer.
Skeels and Graham have the surfacing
and oiling of five miles, beginning at the
north end of the Sacaton Bridge and ex­tending
northwest, 98 per cent complete.
Joe De Arozena, resident engineer.
Skeels and Graham have the surfacing
and Oiling of two miles beginning at
Coolidge and extending north, F. A. 94-B,
99 per cent complete. Joe De Arozena,
resident engineer.
William Peper has the construction of
2¥.: miles, beginning approximately five
miles north of Bisbee and extending
north, F. A. P. 79-G, 80 per cent com­plete.
C. S. Benson, resident engineer.
N. G. Hill company has the surfacing
and Oiling of approxlmatelly 17 miles
from Casa Grande to Picacho, 53 per
cent complete. J. R. Van Horn, resident
engineer.
Skeels and Graham have been awarden
a contract for seal coating approximately
22'h miles of the Tucson-Florence high­way,
F. A. Projects 90-A and 18-A.
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Traffic Changes
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the natural roads connecting our wIdely
separated communities and they marvel
at the extent and condition of our
higher type roads.
The comparison between a good oil
surfaced road and a good natural sur­faced
road is accentuated by gOing di­rectly
from one to the other. We are
not inclined to change our speed while
traveling from one type to the other
and this, on the part of the traveler,
is wrong. The natural road will not
stand up under as high speed as the oil
surfaced road and therefore our main­tenance
forces are losing ground. So it
can be truthfully said that a road is
not always bad, when the general con­clusion
is arrived at by drivers who at­tempt
to hold to constant high speed.
It often is mental rather than physical.
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Bureau Of Public Roads Projects In Arizona
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
C. G. Willis and Sons completed Octo­ber
24, the grading of Forest Highway­Oak
Creek Hill Section 7-C. The project
beginS at the top of the oak Creek
Canyon, 13 miles south of Flagstaff,
and extends to the bottom of the hill, a
length of 2.8 miles. Cost of construction
was approximately $187,000. E. J. Mc­Cracken,
resident engineer.
Lord and Bishop completed in October
the contract for oil surfacing 26 miles
of the Grand Canyon Route 3 from
Bright Angel point to Cape Royal, at
an estimated cost of $285,000. This proj­ect
was located on the north rim of the
Grand Canyon National Park and in Co­conino
county. W. J. Nelson, resident
engineer.
Portions of Sections "A" and "c" of
the Payson-Holbrook Forest Highway
Route 11 are under betterment and im­provement
work by day labor. Portions to
be so improved total ten miles in length
and will cost approximately $12,000. D. L.
Williams. resident engineer.
Harry Hagen completed on October 28
the contract for the grading of 5.6 miles
of Section 2-D, Swift Trail Major For­est
Development Road, in Crook National
Forest, Graham county. The total cost
was approximately $7,200. L. G. Watters,
resident engineer.
Jack Casson completed the first week
in November his contract for the sur­facing
by the plant method of 35 miles,
Sections "A," and "B" and "c" of the
Grand Canyon-South Approach Road in
Coconino county. Total approximate cost
DEPENDABILITY-of
construction was $227,000. V. G. Wat­son,
resident engineer.
Everly & Allison of Des Moines, New
Mexico, have the grading and draining
of 16 miles through the Petrified For­est
National Monument in Apache and
Nava.jo counties. Estimated cost of con­struction
is $115,000 and work is now 70%
complete. E. F. Strickler, resident en­gineer.
Hodgman & MacVicar have the con­tract
for the grading and drainage of
20 miles of the Pine~ Winslow Forest
Highway Route 10, beginning approxi­mately
seven miles north of Clint's
Well and extending to the North Forest
Boun<iary 30 miles southwest of Win­slow.
Contract time began June 27th
and work is now 70% complete. Esti­mated
cost of project is $112,000. C. R.
Dalton, resident engineer.
R. S. Black has the contract for the
construction of 6.3 miles of the Pine­Winslow
Forest Highway in Coconino
county. The project begins at Clint's
Well and extends northeast to a con­nection
with the south end of the 20
mile project under construction by Hodg­man
& MacVicar. Estimated cost of
construction . is $48,000 and contract is
now 60% complete. C. R. Dalton, resi­dent
engineer.
Heitsch & Bitten have the contract
for placing a seal coat on 19 miles of
the Grand Canyon-Desert View Route
within the Grand Canyon Nat ion a I
Park. Estimated cost is $14,000 and work
is now 20 per cent complete. V. G.
Watson, resident engineer.
Bids were opened August 20 for gnid­ing
and draining two sections, Units 4
and 5, of the Payson-Holbrook Forest
Highway. Lengths of the units are 0.5
mile and 1 mile respectively. Rogers
Bros. were low bidders of Unit 4 and
H. 1. Turley was low bidder on Unit 5.
Award has been made. Estimated cost
of construction for the two Units is
$5400, an<i work is now 95 per cent com­plete.
Glenn Shumway has the contract for
four Station Contract Units south of
Heber on Section B of the Payson-Hol­brook
Forest Highway. The estimated
co t is $8,000 and work is now 75 per
cent complete. D. L. Williams, resident
engineer.
Bids were opened at the Grand Can­yon
on September 24 for sub-grade re­inforcing
and oil surfacing by the plant
mix method 17.199 miles of the Grand
Canyon-South Approach Road. Geo. H.
Oswald was the successful bidder and
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awar<i has been made to him on the
basis of his proposal. The total esti­mated
cost is $135,000. Work began on
October 22 and is now 20 per cent com­plete.
V. G. Watson, resident engineer.
Howard· Smith et al of Thatcher, Ari­z:
ma, has the contract for grading two
station contract units of the Swift Trail,
26 miles southwest of Safford. The
combined lengths of the projects are
0.8 mile, estimated cost $2700 and work
is now 25 per cent complete. L. G.
Watters, resident engineer.
Charles Ballard of Snowflake has the
contract for moving and re-erecting an
80-foot steel span bridge from Leroux
Wash near Holbrook to Buckskin Wash
near Heber. Work began November 2.
D. L. Williams, resident engineer.
R. L. Sharp of Nutrioso submitted
the low bi<i on October 27 for placing
2300 cubic yards of subgrade reinforcing
material on 2.2 miles of the Clifton­Springerville
Highway near Springerville.
A ward has been recommended to Sharp.
Survey;;
Payson-Indian Garden-Colcord Survey,
Forest Highway Route 11, beginning at
Payson and extending eastward for an
approximate distance of 40 miles, to a
connection with the Young-Holbrook
Highway near the Gila-Coconino county
line. Survey began March 15th and was
completed the first week in November.
J . H. Brannan, locating engineer.
Hermit Rest Survey and Hermit Rest
to a connection with Bass Camp Sur­.
vey. Locate<i on the South Rim of the
Grand Canyon in the Grand Canyon
National Park. Approximately 12 miles
in length. F. H. Horton, locating en­gineer.
A resurvey has begun of the line be­tween
Grand Canyon Village and Bass
Camp and Mannikaja Spur to the west.
J. H. Brannan, locating engineer.
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Bids will be opened at the Grand
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draining 7.1 miles of the Cameron-Des­ert
View Approach Road to the Grand
Canyon National Park.
Bids will be opened at the Petrified
Forest National Monument November 19
for placing subgrade reinforcement, by
three station contracts, on a portion
of the Petrified Forest Na'tional Monu­ment
Highway, now under construc­tion.
Plans and Specifications have been
prepared for the grading and draining
of 6.3 miles of the Lower Canyon Sec­tion
of the Oak Creek Highway. Bids
wil! probably be opened the latter part
of November, although at this time a
definite date has not been established.
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Our Famous Ghost Cities
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of gold just as in the days of '49. It is
estimated that over $400,000,000 in gold
alone, have been produced in this area.
Nuggets are still found. Within a few
hundred feet of the road, near the Gon­zales
Well, was found the record nugget
of the camp, worth nearly $1,200.
Aside from gold, there are many other
interesting attractions for the vacationist.
In the S-H mountain range, undoubtedly
named by some godless mule skinner,
close to Tyson's Well, the remains of
many ancient Indian villages are found.
The matates with which they ground
their corn are still in place and the
near-by smooth rocks are covered with
hieroglyphics telling the story of a de­parted
race. These picture rocks, as the
hieroglyphics are called by the natives,
are found by the dozen.
A few miles to the north of Quartzite
is found a petrified forest about ten
miles square in size. It differs greatly
from the petrified forests of northeastern
Arizona. It is believed that some con­vulsion
of nature made this old forest
the bed of the Colorado river and later
movements raised it again.
We should, as a state, take measures to
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preserve and maintain such places as the
Ehrenberg cemetery, Fort Tyson, this
petrified forest and the picture rocks.
Once destroyed, they can never be re­placed
and surely they deserve a better
fate than that. We must take care of
them for future generations before it is
too late. At all events, a trip over this
part of Highway 60 should prove both
interesting and instructive to all students
of Arizona history. The road is good, gas
stations abound, water is available every­where
and good hotels or camping place.>
are plentiful. It is a trip worth while.
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What is said to be the only bridge of
its kind in the world-a huge petrified
tree-was recently reinforced with a con­crete
girder because it had been weak­ened
by people crawling over it.
Ben D. Cooley
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Phone 23342
122~ N. First Ave. Phoenix, Ariz.
We do not know how many years
a highway of Gilmore Asphaltic
Road Oils and Binders will serve.
We have been laying them
for only 25 years.
Gilmore Oil Co., of Arizona
P.O. Box 787, Phoenix, Arizona
Native Arizona
Cedar Posts Johnston & Murphy Shoes
Luxite Hose, Men's and Women's
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Last a Life Time in the Ground
Accepted Standard of State and Bureau of
Federal Boards
Vic Hanny Co. Produced by
Corva Cedar Products CO.
36-42 N. Central Twin Fronts Phoenix ASH FORK, ARIZONA
24 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS NOVEMBER, 1931
Road Conditions, Arizona State Highway System
These conditions were reported as
of November 4. Changes will occur
on roads under construction accord­ing
to progress of the work. (Editor's
Note.)
U. S. Route 80, Yuma to Rodeo, 518
miles. All paved, oil surfaced or grav­eled-
comlition good. Two and a half
miles under construction, Bisbee Hill, two
short detours, good condition.
U. S. Route 66, Topock to Lupton, 396
miles-gravel surface, oiled or paved.
Condition good excepting nine miles un­der
construction east from Seligman, one
short detour and three mile detour, good
condition. Sixteen miles under construc­tion
east of Williams. Traffic using old
road.
U. S. Route 180, Florence Junction to
state line, 183 miles-gravel or oil sur­faced---
condition good. Construction east
of Geronimo nearing completion.
State Route 88, Apache Trail, Apache
Junction to Globe,83 miles-gravel sur­face.
Condition good.
State Route 73, Cutter to McNary, 104
miles, gravel surface Cutter to Rice and
White River to McNary, other unim­proved.
Fair condition.
State Route 71, Coronado Trail, Clifton
Junction to Springerville, 157 miles­gravel
and partly surfaced. Condition
good, Clifton Junction to 40 miles north
struction between Nogales and Tucson.
Condition good. Three short detours.
U. S. Route 70, Holbrook to State Line,
109 miles-Gravel surfaced, condition
good to excellent.
State Route 79, Prescott to Flagstaff,
91 miles-Gravel or oil surfaced to Se­donia,
Sedonia to Flagstaff graded and
drained. Condition good excepting for
construction in Oak Creek Canyon which
at times is impassable. Sedonia to Flag­staff
slow in wet weather.
State Route 74, Wickenburg to Ehren­berg,
134 miles. Surface mostly low type
improved. Fifty-one miles under con­struction
from Gonzales Wells east. De­tour
county road Quartzite to Bouse to
Vicksburg. Other detours slow when wet.
State Route 81, Douglas to Safford,
128 miles-Gravel surfaced. Condition
good.
State Route 87, Chandler to Picacho,
51 miles-Gravel or oiled surfaced ex­cepting
13 miles under construction Sac­aton
Dam to Coolidge. Detour rough.
State Route 187, Sacaton Dam to Casa
Grande, 13 miles-Gravel surfaced. Con­dition
good.
State Route 83, Vail Junction to So-of
Clifton. Cherry Lodge to Hannigan noita, 28 miles-Gravel surfaced. Good.
good except when raining. Alpine to
Nutrioso god. Nutrioso to Springerville
good excepting caution by 7.3 miles un­der
construction near Springerville. This
road will close with winter snows.
U. S. Route 89, Nogales to Fredonia,
660 miles-gravel, oil or paved surface to
Flagstaff, graded and drained to Cam­eron.
Forty miles under construction
Rock to Fredonia. Nine miles under con-state
Route 82, Nogales to Tombstone
Junction, 70 miles-Gravel surfaced.
Good.
State Route 84, Tucson to Gila Bend,
124 miles-on surfaced Tucson to county
line, gravel surface to Casa Grande. Part
surface to Gila Bend. Road under con­struction
Picacho to Casa Grande.
STATES INCREASE GAS TAX
Ten states have increased their gaso­line
tax this year. The increases are as
follows: Arizona, 4 to 5; Arkansas, 5 to
6; Maine, 4 to 5; Massachusetts, 2 to
3; North Carolina, 5 to 6; North Da­kota,
3 to 4, (suspended pending refer­endum
election;) Oklahoma, 4 to 5;
Utah, 3 1-2 to 4; Washington, 3 to 5;
Wisconsin, 2 to 4.
With the recent increases there now
are five states that have a 6 cent gaso­line
tax, twelve with a 5 cent tax, eight­een
with a 4 cent tax; nine with a 3
cent tax, and four states and the Dis­trict
of Columbia with a 2 cent tax.
The 5 cent tax is universal in the
Canadian provinces.
Gurley
Instruments
Are Building
Arizona Highways
Arizona Representatives
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