Projects Under Construction

APRIL, 1934 ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 17 Road Projects Under Construction In Arizona DISTRICT NO. 1

Geo. B. Shaffer, District Engineer Packard and Tanner have the surfacing and oiling of N.R.H. 80-B on U. S. Route 66, beginning near Crookton and extending west 8.96 miles, 29% complete. R. C. Bond, Resident Engineer.

Packard & Tanner have completed the grading and draining of 10.8 miles, N.R.H. 98-C, beginning at the Maricopa-Yuma County Line and extending east on U. S. Route 60. C. S. Benson, Resident Engineer.

Packard & Tanner have the grading and draining of 18.7 miles, N.R.H. 98-D, beginning a short distance west of Salome and extending northeast on U. S. 60, 92% complete. C. S. Benson, Resident Engineer.

Phoenix Tempe Stone Co. have the contract for grading, draining and placing of base course and oil processing of N.R.H. 72-A, 10½ miles, beginning 23% miles south of Prescott on U. S. 89 and extending southwest, 25% complete. M. Kisselberg, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson have the contract for the grading, draining and base course of N.R.H. 80-J, U. S. 66, beginning approximately 74 miles west of Peach Springs and extending 6.2 miles southwest, 97% complete. J. M. Parker, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has the contract for grading, draining, placing of base course and oil surfacing of approximately 224 miles on the Prescott-Ashfork Highway, U. S. 89, N.R.H. 61, beginning at Jerome highway junction and extending northerly, 18% complete. R. D. Canfield Resident Engineer.

State forces have the construction 3.10 miles on the Ashfork-Kingman Highway, U. S. 66, N.R.H. 80-F, consisting of placing base course and oil surfacing, 77% complete. Percy Jones, Sr., resident Engineer.

State forces have the construction of 3.41 miles on the Ashfork-Kingman Highway, U. S. 66, N.R.H., 80 E., consisting of placing of base course and oil surfacing 77% complete, Percy Jones, Sr., Resident Engineer.

Strong and Grant and O. A. Thorn have the contract, N.R.H. 80-G for the grading, draining and placing of base course on 23.6 miles of U. S. Route 66, beginning at Kingman and extending east 32% complete. L. W. Foster, resident engineer.

V. R. Dennis Construction Co. has completed the contract, N.R.M. 82-E, for the widening of the Yuma pavement, beginning at the south end of the Colorado River Bridge and extending south-west along Penitentiary Ave. to the east line of Gila street.

Vinson and Pringle have a contract for the construction of a railroad over-pass on State Route 84, about one mile east of Gila Bend, N.R.S. Project No. 100-B, 53% complete. Geo. E. Lang, Resident Engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has the contract or the construction of curbs and gutters, placing base course and mineral aggregate and oil processing by the road mix method, of approximately one-half mile within the city limits of Prescott on U. S. 89, N.R.M. 72-D 11% complete. R. D. Canfield, Resident En-gineer.

Rogers Bros. and Del E. Webb Construction Co. have been awarded a contract for the construction of two concrete bridges, located 16 and 18 miles east of Yuma on the Phoenix-Yuma Highway, U. S. Route 80, N. R. H. 82-B. Jack Dunne, Resident Engineer.

Vinson and Pringle have construction under way on three concrete box culverts and approaches, located about 2½ miles west of Gila Bend on U. S. 80, N. R. H. 56. Merle Brock, Resident Engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson have construction under way on approximately 15½ miles of U. S. 89, beginning at the south city limits of Prescott and extending south. N. R. H. 72-C. Work consists of surfacing and oiling. R. E. Lawrence, resident engineer.

W. E. Hall and Co. have been awarded a contract for the construction of three concrete box culverts, located 5½ miles southeast of Hot Springs Jet., on U. S. 89, N. R. H. 76. George Bange, resident engineer.

Wm. Peper Construction Co. have a contract for the construction of two concrete box culverts located about 114 miles southeast of Hot Springs Jet., N. R. H. 84-A., U. S. 89. Geo. Bange, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 2

F. N. Grant, District Engineer The New Mexico Construction Co. has construction 49% complete on the surfacing and oiling of approximately 15 miles of highway, beginning at the west end of the pavement and extending west, U. S. 66, N. R. H. 24-A and N. R. M. 24-A, A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Hodgman and MacVicar and Packard and Tanner have construction approximately 73% complete on the grading and draining of nine miles of highway, beginning nine miles southwest of Grand Canyon Bridge and extending southwest, N.R.H. 95-E and N.R.P.L. 4-B, on U. S. 89. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

The Southern California Roads Co. has the contract 25% complete for the surfacing and oiling of 1412 miles beginning at Holbrook and extending east on U. S. 66, N.R.H. 83-F, Floyd J. Beeghly, resident engineer.

Hodgman and MacVicar and Royden have the contract for grading, draining and surfacing approximately 18.2 miles, U. S. 66, N. R. H. 83-D, beginning at the Navajo-Apache Co. line and extending east, 43% complete. Floyd J. Beeghly, resident engineer.

Heuser, Garnett & Fleming have the contract for grading, draining and placing of base course on 13 2-3 miles, beginning at the east end of 83-D, and extending east, U. S. 66 N. R. H. 82-E, 43% complete. Floyd J. Beeghly, resident engineer.

Pleasant-Hassler Construction Co. has the contract for the placing of base course and road mix and other minor items of approximately 14½ miles, beginning at Concho and extending to the town of St. Johns, N.R.H. 78-A and 78-C, on U. S. Route 260. 40% complete. H. Pinnel, Resident Engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 3

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer Lee Moor Construction Co. has the construction of a steel bridge across the Salt River on U. S. Route 60 E. 99-E., approximately 43 miles north of Globe, 91% complete, A. F. Rath, resident en-gineer.

Geo. K. Thompson has the contract for the grading and draining of approximately three miles of the Globe-Show-low Highway 99F on U. S. Route 60, just north of the Salt River, 9% complete. A. F. Rath, Resident Engineer.

N. G. Hill & Co. have the contract for the construction of approximately two miles of cutback asphalt by the road mix method, N.R.H. and N.R.M. 8-A, beginning at 10th St. and Mill Avenue in the town of Tempe and extending easterly, 34% complete. B. M. Atwood, Resident Engineer.

All Arizona Engineering and Construction Co. has a contract for the construction of a timber bridge, located about 1½ miles S. E. of the town of Duncan on U. S. 180, N.R.H. 88-C. A. W. Newhall, Resident Engineer.

Phoenix Tempe Stone Co. has the contract for the widening and extending of the present pavement on Grand Avenue, mostly within the city limits of Phoenix on U. S. Route 60 and 89., N. R. M. Project 33-A, 19% complete. Jack Gilbert, Resident Engineer.

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Arizona Sand and Rock Co. have construction under way of 0.961 miles of widening on the main streets of Mesa, N. R. M. 8-B. W. R. Stevens, Resident Engineer.

R. E. Martin & Co., have the widening of 0.86 miles of Miami Streets under way, N. R. M. 91-A. Harry Jones, Resident Engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 4

W. R. Hutchins, District Engineer Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. has completed N. R. H. 18-G, a railroad over-pass located approximately 12.5 miles west of Tombstone on U. S. Route 80, J. R. Van Horn, resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. has the contract for the surfacing and oiling of N.R.H. 18-B and N.R.H. 18-C, which begins at the Cochise-Pima County line on U. S. Route 80 and extends west 12 miles, 99% complete. J. R. Van Horn, resident engineer.

Orr, Rawls & Lashmet have the grading, draining, surfacing and oiling of 2.1 miles of N.R.H. 79-B, beginning 16 miles south of Tombstone and extending south 2.1 miles, 95% complete. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

Heafey, Moore & Jack Casson have the contract for the construction of approximately 26 miles on the Casa Grande-Gila Bend Highway, N.R.S. 100-A, consisting of grading, draining, placing of base course and oil surfacing, 25% complete. Work begins at the Maricopa-Pinal County line and extends easterly. Geo. Lang, resident engineer.

Orr & Lashmet have the contract for the construction of a concrete and steel bridge across Government Draw, approximately 9½ miles south of Tomb-stone on U. S. 80, N.R.H. Project 79-C, 13% complete. Oscar Maupin, Resident Engineer.

O. F. Fisher has the contract for the widening of the existing pavement in the city of Chandler, N.R.M. 97-D, on State Route 84, 19% complete. E. A. Bickley, Resident-Engineer.

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G. L. McLane, Highway Engineer in Charge.

W. R. F. Wallace, Assoc. Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

F. W. Flittner, Assoc. Const. Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

W. P. Wesch, Assoc. Highway Bridge Engineer, Bridge Engineer.

J. H. Brannan, Assoc. Highway Engineer, Locating Engineer.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Route 4, the Ashfork-Flagstaff-Angell National Forest Highway: Skousen Brothers and Arizona Sand and Rock Company have completed about 15% of the work under their contract for oil surfacing 15.5 miles of this route, designated as the Ashfork Hill Section, on U. S. 66, between Ashfork and Williams. V. G. Watson, is resident engineer.

Route 7, the Oak Creek National Forest Highway: Haddock and Lindberg have completed their contract for grading Section H of this route, length 2.9 miles, extending south from the Flagstaff city limits.

Haddock and Lindberg also have the contract for grading Section G, length 9.7 miles, adjoining Section H and extending south to the top of Oak Creek Hill. Work on this contract is about 57% complete. E. J. McCracken, resident engineer.

Route 10, the Pine-Winslow National Forest Highway: H. J. Hagen has completed about 75% of the work under his contract for grading and draining the Strawberry Hill Section of this route, length 6.9 miles. This section of the route begins 3 miles north of Pine and extends toward Winslow. C. R. Brashears is resident engineer.

Route 11, the Payson-Colcord Mountain National Forest Highway: George Rowland has completed about 94% of the work under his contract for grading Section A, length 5.3 miles, of this route. Section A begins at Indian Gardens and extends eastward. D. L. Williams, resident engineer.

Route 12, the Globe-Holbrook National Forest Highway: Porter, Shelley and Shelley have the contract for grading the approaches to one of the small timber bridges on this route, about 16 miles north of Young. Work is about 15% complete. D. L. Williams, Resident Engineer.

Leo Frost has a contract for placing subgrade reinforcing material on various sections of a 7.6 mile stretch of this route, just north of Heber. Work is about 60% complete. L. G. Watters is resident engineer.

Route 20, the Springerville-Alpine-State Line National Forest Highway: O. F. Fisher has completed about 32% of the work under his contract for grading 6.8 miles of this route between Alpine and the New Mexico State Line.

Nelson and Nelson have two small contracts for grading the Springerville Spur on this route just north of Springerville. The work is about 25% complete.

R. S. Black has two small contracts for grading on the Eager Spur of the route and Rogers Brothers have a small grading contract adjoining. Work has not yet been started on these contracts. F. A. Bonnell is resident engineer on the Route 20 projects. Route 28, the Fredonia-Houserock Valley National Forest Highway.

The New Mexico Construction Company is about 45% complete on their contract for a crushed gravel base course on 28.9 miles of this route, between Houserock and the west boundary of the Kaibab National Forest. W. J. Nelson, resident engineer.

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APRIL, 1934 Route 32, The Chiricahua Monument Highway:

W. A. Rawls has the contract for grading and draining 2.5 miles of this route. This section terminates on Masai Point in the Chiricahua National Monument. Work is about 40% complete. F. J. Dixon, resident engineer.

Cameron-Desert View Approach to Grand Canyon National Park:

Vinson and Pringle have completed approximately 80% of the work under their contract for constructing the Dead Indian Canyon bridge. A. W. Schimberg, resident engineer.

The Morrison-Knudsen Company has completed about 72% of the work under its contract for grading and draining 10.9 miles of this route between Dead Indian Canyon and Cameron. J. Η. Brannan is the resident engineer.

Skousen Brothers have about 68% of the work done on their contract for subgrade reinforcement on 17.1 miles of this route. J. H. Brannan, resident engineer.

Petrified Forest National Monument Highways:

Whiting Brothers have the contract for constructing seven multiple-span concrete bridges on Routes 1-A and 2. The work is now about 99% complete.

The Del E. Webb Construction Company has completed about 80% of the work under its contract for constructing a railroad overpass on Route 1, near Adamana.

Everly & Allison, contractors for grading 5.3 miles of Routes 1-B1 and 2 and miscellaneous construction on Route 1-A, have the work approximately 65% completed.

Everly & Allison also have the contract for base course surfacing on a portion of Route 1 and all of Route 2; total length, 21.8 miles. Work is about 25% complete.

Leo Frost has the contract for grading Petrified Forest Project 1-B2, length 3.5 miles, and work is approximately 75% complete.

L. G. Watters is resident engineer on the contracts in the Petrified Forest.

Kingman-Boulder Dam Highway:

The Weymouth Crowell Company has completed about 60% of the work under its contract for grading 3 miles of this route, near Boulder Dam.

The grading of 10.8 miles of this route, just north of the above section, has been awarded to M. J. Bevanda. Work has just begun.

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H. L. Lyon is resident engineer on the Kingman-Boulder Dam projects.

SURVEYS:

The survey of the Catalina Highway near Tucson is being continued under the direction of G. E. Nelson, and is now about 50% complete.

F. J. Wade is in charge of a survey party running about 22 miles of Arizonana Forest Route 9, from Payson to Strawberry Valley. Work is about 50% complete.

BUILDING SOIL FOR A FUTURE EMPIRE

(Continued from Page 7) to the writer, right here around the upper end of Roosevelt Lake the mean annual rainfall runs from about fifteen inches at the lake shore to twenty-five inches and more a few miles up into the hills. Now, this is distinctly not a desert condition. Old timers say that the Tonto Basin once bore a real grass cover when white men first entered it. I, be it known, raised fine crops of wheat year after year in Montana on fifteen inches of rainfall. To be sure, in Arizona the evaporation, on account of the heat, is far greater. But may it not be taken as settled that on any area where fifteen inches is precipitated that by storing the runoff we can keep this moisture in the soil, to grow more and better forage plantsWe are today not irrigating and farming over 2 per cent of the state. Our mines are failing us a means of livelihood. We are quite evidently go-ing to become mostly an agricultural and tourist state. We have practically learned this broad lesson. But there are incidental phases we must bear in mind. For one thing, if we can make this state pleasantly habitable even here and there, and open up a network of roads and trails, we can depend ab-solutely on a great influx of both sum-mer and winter visitors, who will put enough money in circulation to keep our developments under way.

We must develop our scenic spots, our marvelous ruins of an unknown past (when there were people living all over Arizona in far greater numbers than even today-not so long ago as to imply a climatic change in the interim). We must let the outside world know what we have and what we are doing and what a wonderful state this is to live in, any time of the year. We have to fix it so we can slip from the low lands up into the cool hills whenever we feel like it.

We know that it is our "white man's cattle" that ate off the original vegetative cover, or ate it too thin, and we shall have to cut down plenty on ourgrazing for awhile. But we are engaged in building up an agricultural state, and must protect our farmers and stock growers who are here, willynilly. There is a solution; we have to find it, as quickly as possible, that is all.

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So let us be optimistic and try to gain perspective or find in some way a fulcrum for our imaginations.

As an example, consider a philosophic stockman who said to me recently: "Why must we worry because the lake is filling up with mud? You engineers know how to build dams, don't you? I'm telling you that your grandchildren and mine will be having a fine irrigated plain of the best of soil right where the lake sets now. Why not?"

NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Notice is hereby given to every person who may offer to labor or to furnish materials, machinery, fixtures, tools, or supplies to be used in the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any portion or portions of highway work in the State of Arizona being constructed, altered, repaired, or improved under contract by L. G. Vinson and Burt M. Pringle, transacting business in the Counties of Maricopa and Coconino, State of Arizona, as a partnership under the style and firm name of "Vinson and Pringle"; that before entering upon any employment or furnishing materials, machinery, fixtures, tools, or supplies to be used on any contracts of the said partnership that they first require the agent purporting to represent the said partnership for his written authority to enter into the contract on behalf of the aforesaid partnership.

The aforesaid partners have designated certain persons as their agents and have given to the said agents written authority defining and limiting the powers granted to such agents, and notice is herein and hereby given that the partnership will not be responsible for the payment of any claims for labor, materials, machinery, fixtures, tools, or supplies which are furnished to any such project or contract unless the rerequisition and order for the same has been given in writing and signed by a duly appointed and authorized agent within the scope of his written authority.

Dated at Phoenix, Arizona this 13th day of February, 1934.

L. G. VINSON, BURT M. PRINGLE.

Doing and Transacting Business in the State of Arizona, Counties of Maricopa and Coconino under the style and firm name of "Vinson & Pringle".

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Applied by the Arizona Highway Depart-ment have been approved.

No bid will be considered unless it includes or is accompanied by a certificate duly executed by the bidder stating that the bidder is complying with and will continue to comply with each approved code of fair competition to which he is subject, and if engaged in any trade or industry for which there is no approved code of fair competition, then stating that as to such trade or industry he has become a party to and is complying with and will continue to comply with an agreement with the President under section 4 (a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act.

The attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provisions covering subletting or assigning the contract and the use of Domestic Materials. A Proposal Guarantee in an unendorsed Certified or Cashier's check of not less than 5% of the gross amount of the bid is required. A copy of the Standard Specifications, Issue of October, 1930, with REVISED AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS is required. The right is reserved to reject for cause, any and all bids.

Labor lists shall be obtained from the Yavapai County Re-employment Committee Chairman, Mr. Ben B. Shim-onowsky, Prescott, Arizona.

The minimum wage paid skilled labor employed on this project shall be in accordance with the classified rates attached to the Specifications, of which the minimum is sixty-two and one-half

PICACHO PASS, A CIVIL WAR KEY POINT

three regiments. With these, poorly equipped and poorly trained, the Confederates planned their invasion of New Mexican territory. In the picture at this time steps Lieutenant-Colonel John R. Baylor, Second Mounted Rifles, C. S. A., who occupied Fort Bliss and later came to occupy Mesilla.

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Word of the occupation of Mesilla came to Major Isaac Lynde stationed at Fort Fillmore. He dispatched Captain C. G. McNally to verify the occupation. What followed was swift and sure. McNally and his detachment advanced cautiously. Suddenly they found Lynde and four 12-pound howitzers immediately behind them. Lynde opened fire, which the Texans returned. McNally lost his saber with the first shot and was wounded with the second. Lynde hastily retreated, and the reconnoitering party was taken prisoner by the Confederates. All surrendered at San Augustin Springs on July 27, to Baylor. Treachery was suspected but never proved against Lynde.

Five days later, August 1, at Mesilla, Baylor issued a proclamation in which he declared himself governor of the Territory of Arizona.

There followed the organization of the government, the judicial districts, the state officers, and Mesilla was designated as the capital.

Colonel Canby was by no means idle while this Confederate activity was going on. He raised troops, appealed to Colorado for help, and received it, and was ready for action. The force was small, however, he having reported to the adjutant general of the army that he could raise only 19 of the proposed 32 companies of men.

About the 10th of August, Granville H. Oury was elected to the Southern Congress at a convention held in Tucson.

"Governor" Baylor found, immediately after signing his now famous proclamation that the life of a military governor in a frontier territory was not half the fun he had anticipated. Immediately the Indians went on rampage, and Baylor, not being versed in such matters could think of nothing more strategic to do in coping with the sit-uation than to poison a sack of flour. After eating bread made from this flour some 60 of the natives died. Their revenge came later, however, for Baylor was relieved of his command and his governorship for that very episode.

Things looked equally black to Can by, especially after the Apaches and the Navajos decided that Union as well as rebel camps were fair game. They attacked Pinos Altos on September 27, but a detachment of Arizona Guards, a volunteer organization, which had arrived the night before, assisted the citizenry and the Indians were driven off with little damage done. Shortly after this, a wagon train, a day or two out from Pinos Altos was beseiged for 14 hours by the Indians but were rescued By the same Arizona Guards who again rode up at the psychological moment.

But help was on its way to Canby from two directions. Troops were on their slow way from Colorado, and the famous California Column was threading its way from the coast, and by November, 1861, under the command of Captain West, was at Fort Yuma to protect the settlers and the ferry across the Colorado river.

The Confederate Congress, on January 18, 1862, recognized Arizona's claims to territory-hood, and passed its Enabling act in which "the institution of slavery in said territory shall receive all necessary protection, both from the territorial legislature and the Congress of the Confederate States."

Again there were movement and counter movement among both the Southern and Northern forces. Canby received a report from El Paso saying Sibley and his force had arrived there about a month previous, that is, about December 17, and that on January 16 they had left there for Fort Thorn and that the force was badly provisioned and equipped. The report further states that "they have no money and their paper is only taken by the merchants, not by the Mexicans.

From a letter written by Captain Hunter on April 5, at Tucson, to Colonel Baylor, one learns of the occupation of Tucson, on February 28, by the Confederates. He says: "After a march, made as rapidly as practicable, from the Rio Grande, attended by some violently stormy weather, but without any accident or misfortune save the loss of one of my men, (Benjamin Mayo) who died at the San Simon, I have the honor of reporting to you my arrival at this place on February 28. My timely arrival with my command was hailed by a majority, I may say the entire population, of the town of Tucson. I found rumors here to the effect that the town was about being attacked by a large body of Indians; that the military stores of the Federal Army to a large amount had been burned at Guaymas and that troops from California were on the march up the Gila River for this place; and these reports were so well accredited that a few of the citizens, more ultra in their Southern feeling than the rest, were about leaving rather than fall into the hands of their Northern foes, to sacrifice all their interests in this place, and look for safety among their Southern brethren on the Rio Grande."

The beginning of the end of Confederate occupancy and supremacy in New Mexico and Arizona resulted from a quarrel between the Confederate commanders Sibley and Baylor following the Confederate victory at the battle of Valverde, February 21. The Valverde victory was a sorry and unnecessary defeat for the Union forces, had Canby directed his men in better fashion, for his force was the greater in number. Confederate losses were less than the Union, and the day was theirs.

What the real start of the quarrel between Baylor and Sibley was seems forever lost in the unwritten pages of history, but it waxed strong for a time. Baylor accused Sibley of being an "infamous coward and a disgrace to the Confederate States," saying that "he doubled himself up in an ambulance during the battle of Valverde and hoisted a hospital flag upon it for his protection."

Sibley was already on the march to take Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The battle of Apache Canyon and Pigeon's ranch intervened, however, and were victories for the Union forces. These routed Sibley, who went post-haste for Texas and never again invaded New Mexico.

The Union defeat at Valverde speeded up the approach of the Colorado forces which left Denver February 22, and reached Raton Pass March 7. The battle at Apache Pass was a fierce one but became a mere skirmish in the light of events at Pigeon's ranch where the confederate forces were completely routed. When they reached the rear of the enemy, the Unionists spiked the canon, bayoneted 1,100 mules, burned 64 wagons, and destroyed all Confederate supplies. This quite cleared one front of Southern forces, leaving only those occupying Tucson, and the Confederate sympathizers in the Gadsden purchase to be taken care of by the California column.

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It was first planned to move the column by water to Guaymas and then through Chihuahua overland and through Sonora thence into Arizona and New Mexico. This plan necessitated gaining the permission of the Mexican government to transport troops over foreign soil, which was given, but the activities of the Confederates speeded up the plans, and Brigadier-General Wright, commanding the Pacific forces, wrote to the War Department for permission to change his plans and send his troops into Arizona through Fort Yuma.

General Carleton was given command of the California Column, and early in 1862 sent an advance force under Lieutenant Colonel West into Arizona. From this force, one Jones, whose first name and rank have been lost, was sent out with dispatches for General Canby to tell of the plans and movements of the column. Just previous to this, Captain Hunter, of the Confederate forces, had occupied Tucson.

Jones was unaware that Tucson had fallen into Confederate hands and walked into their midst, dispatches and all. He was promptly put in jail and languished there for some time until he succeeded in getting word out through a friendly Union sympathizer. Jones was not the only Unionist to be captured by Hunter and his band. Captain Mc-Cleave, commanding Company A, was sent to look for Jones, and fell into the hands of a detachment of Hunter's men at the Pima villages on April 6. Sending good troops after bad, Captain William F. Calloway with a larger force was sent after Jones, McCleave and the captured troops. While at the Pima Villages, news was brought to him of a rebel detachment advancing toward him. This force consisted of 16 men under the command of Lieutenant Jack Swell-ing. Against this detachment, Calloway sent 12 men under Lieutenant James Barrett.

They met at Picacho Pass, and Arizona's one battle took place, April 15, 1862. Barrett and two of his men were killed, three others wounded. Two of the rebel force were wounded and three taken prisoners. The three men killed were buried where they fell.

After this, Calloway, having been joined by West and several other offi-cers of the California Column with quite a body of men, retreated to Stanwix. Why the retreat was made, when the force was so much superior to Hunter's, has never been explained. However, from this point on, the advance of the California Column was consistent. Soon, the Confederate troops were pressed be-yond the Rio Grande, and Tucson was again in the hands of the Union forces. Here, Carleton who had closely followed his advance column, set up his martial government, and quickly proclaimed himself military governor of Arizona.

Carleton then, on August 7, had moved up the Rio Grande and on the 15th made Mesilla headquarters of the Union-ists for the District of Arizona. Canby was soon sent East and Carleton given command of his troops.

Carleton found his troubles were not over, even though the Confederates had been chased well into Texas. There was the Apache to be dealt with. The hostile Mescalero tribe, especially, made life miserable for the already exhausted troops. They were sent repeatedly on expeditions to try to conquer the savages. Carleton gave orders that "there is to be no council held with the Indians, nor any talks; the men are to be slain whenever and wherever they can be found!"

So, Arizona must not only be won and held from the Confederate forces, but she must also be held against the natives to whom she belonged by prior right of occupation.

Carleton was not to accomplish this, Braver, bigger military men were to come later. But, as the head of the California Column, Carleton, despised as he was, and still is in some quarters, did Arizona much good. Many of the valiant men who fought side by side with him, met Arizona for the first time during the campaigns, loved her and returned here to make their homes, and it is from this group of pioneers that many of the first families of Arizona have sprung-families who have helped to build the "baby" state into what she is today.

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

(Continued from Page 21) (62%) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid unskilled labor shall be fifty (50) cents per hour.

Funds have been programmed for the construction of this project in the amount of $100,000.00. In the event contract unit prices indicate a total cost of the project as planned in excess of the amount of funds programmed for the project, the length of the project will be shortened, if necessary, to keep the cost of the work within the funds allotted thereto.

T. S. O'CONNELL, State Highway Engineer.

Phoenix, Arizona, April 6, 1934.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

N. R. M. 63-A (A. F. E. 521) GERONIMO-SOLOMONSVILLE HIGHWAY BIDS OPENED APRIL 25, 1934 SEALED BIDS will be received until 10:00 Α. Μ. on the above date, and then publicly opened and read at the office of the Arizona State Highway Commission, Phoenix, Arizona. No bids will be received after the time speci fied.

All bids must be marked upon the outside of the envelope "State Highway Contract, Geronimo-Solomonsville Highway, N. R. M. 63-A", and MUST CLEARLY SHOW THE NAME OF THE BIDDER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE. THE ATTENTION OF BIDDERS IS CALLED TO STATE STANDARD SPECIFICATION 1-2-7, "DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS". EN VELOPES MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.

The work lies entirely within the town limits of Pima and consists of widening the present pavement and lengthening one culvert and is to be completed on or before June 30, 1934.

PRINCIPAL ITEMS AND APPROXI MATE QUANTITIES

155 C. Y. Roadway Excavation 200 C. Y. Structural Excavation 1,500 Sq. Yds. Concrete pavement 1,500 C. Y. Base Course 60 C. Y. Concrete 4,700 Lb. Rein. Steel AND OTHER INCIDENTAL ITEMS No Contractor shall be eligible to submit a bid until duly licensed as a Contractor in the State of Arizona and until his certified statements of Finan cial Resources, Construction Experience and Equipment, made on forms supplied by the Arizona Highway Department have been approved.

No bid will be considered unless it includes or is accompanied by a certifi cate duly executed by the bidder stat ing that the bidder is complying with and will continue to comply with each approved code of fair competition to which he is subject, and if engaged in any trade or industry for which there is no approved code of fair competition, then stating that as to such trade or in dustry he has become a party to and is complying with and will continue to comply with an agreement with the President under section 4 (a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act.The attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provisions covering sub

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letting or assigning the contract and the use of Domestic Materials. A Proposal Guarantee in an unendorsed Certified or Cashier's Check of not less than 5% of the gross amount of the bid is re quired. A copy of the Standard Speci fications, Issue of October 1930, with REVISED AMENDMENTS AND SUP PLEMENTS is required. The right is reserved to reject for cause, any and all bids.

Labor lists shall be obtained from the Graham County Re-employment Committee Chairman, Don Pace, Saf ford, Arizona.

The minimum wage paid skilled labor employed on this project shall be in accordance with the classified rates at tached to the Specifications, of which the minimum is sixty-two and one-half (62%) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid unskilled labor shall be fifty (50) cents per hour.

Funds have been programmed for the construction of this project in the amount of $10,000.00. In the event contract unit prices indicate a total cost of the project as planned in excess of the amount of funds programmed for the project, the length of the pro ject will be shortened, if necessary, to keep the cost of the work within the funds allotted thereto.

T. S. O'CONNELL, State Highway Engineer.

Phoenix, Arizona, April 6, 1934.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

N. R. M. 43 AND N. R. M. 67 (THATCHER STREETS A. F. E. 526) (SAFFORD STREETS A. F. E. NO. 523) GERONIMO-SOLOMONVILLE HIGHWAY BIDS OPENED MAY 4, 1934 SEALED BIDS will be received until 2:00 P. M. on the above date, and then publicly opened and read at the office of the Arizona State Highway Commis sion, Phoenix, Arizona. No bids will be received after the time specified.

All bids must be marked upon the outside of the envelope "State High way" Contract, Geronimo-Solomonville Highway, ay, "N.R.M. 43 and N.R.M. 67", and MUST CLEARLY SHOW THE NAME OF THE BIDDER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE. THE ATTENTION OF BIDDERS IS CALL ED TO STATE STANDARD SPECIFI CATION 1-2-7, "DELIVERY OF PRO POSALS". ENVELOPES MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.

The work, which is located within the towns of Thatcher and Safford and is approximately 2/3 of a mile in length, consists of concrete pavement widening, and is to be completed on or before June 30, 1934.

PRINCIPAL ITEMS AND APPROXI MATE QUANTITIES

2,000 C. Y. Roadway Excavation 1,100 C. Y. Aggregate Base Course 26 C. Y. Class "A" Concrete 2,100 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel 7,100 Sq. Yds. Concrete Pavement AND OTHER INCIDENTAL ITEMS No Contractor shall be eligible to submit a bid until duly licensed as a Contractor in the State of Arizona and until his certified statements of Finan cial Resources, Construction Experience

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and Equipment, made on forms supplied by the Arizona Highway Department have been approved. A certificate of compliance on the prescribed form which will be furnished for that purpose shall be signed and submitted by all bidders, in accordance with Executive Order No. 6646, issued by the President on March 14, 1934. Only bids accompanied by such certifi cate shall be considered or accepted.The contractor to whom award is made shall require subcontractors and deal ers furnishing equipment, materials, and supplies to sign similar certificates before making awards to or purchase from such subcontractors or dealers, copies of which shall be furnished to the contracting officer.

The attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provisions covering sub letting or assigning the contract and the use of Domestic Materials. A Proposal Guarantee in an unendorsed Cer tified or Cashier's check of not less than 5% of the gross amount of the bid is required. A copy of the Stand ard Specifications, Issue of October 1930, with REVISED AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS is required. The right is reserved to reject for cause, any and all bids.

Labor lists shall be obtained from the Graham County Re-employment Committee Chairman, Mr. Don Pace, Safford, Arizona.

The minimum wage paid skilled labor employed on this project shall be in accordance with the classified rates at tached to the Specifications, of which the minimum is sixty-tuo and one-half (62%) cents per hour. The minimum wage paid unskilled labor shall be fifty (50) cents per hour.

Funds have been programmed for the construction of this project in the amount of $30,000.00. In the event contract unit prices indicate a total cost of the project as planned in excess of the amount of funds programmed for the project, the length of the proj ect will be shortened, if necessary, to keep the cost of the work within the funds allotted thereto.

T. S. O'CONNELL, State Highway Engineer.

Phoenix, Arizona. April 13, 1934.

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Up the number of accidents occurring on the highways and stated that in the case of an accident he felt the case should be investigated and the proper action taken by the courts. Mr. E. V. Miller, Safety Engineer, read a report on accidents as compared with previous years and Commissioner Vyne stated something should be done about this and the Highway Patrolmen should be instructed to prosecute all drunk and reckless drivers.

A letter was presented by State Engineer O'Connell from Mr. E. M. Whit-worth relative to the Yellow Busses in the ownership of the Pacific Greyhound Lines carrying a Manufacturer's stock fuel tank capacity of 140 gallons, consisting of two 70 gallon tanks, and requesting permission to discontinue the collection of taxes on fuels on these busses in excess of 70 gallons. Attorney McDougall advised that taxes is supposed to be collected on all gasoline in excess of the stock specification tanks. On the advice of the Attorney General, it was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Vyne, and unanimously carried, that if the registered capacity of these busses is 140 gallons, they be allowed to enter the State and not be taxed in excess of 70 gallons.

A delegation of property owners on Grand Avenue appeared before the Commission thanking them for awarding the contract on Grand Avenue and asking that a sidewalk be built with the funds that are left on the project. State Engineer O'Connell pointed out that $231,000.00 was the total amount set up for the projects on Grand Avenue, East and West Van Buren Street in the City of Phoenix and all the money would be needed in their construction, and further, that according to regulations of the Bureau of Public Roads the projects could not go over the amount programmed. If they did the projects would have to be cut down to the programmed amount.

A report signed by Mr. Wm. J. Horan, Field Auditor, addressed to Mr. E. M. Whitworth, attaching a statement of receipts of the Lightning Delivery Company from June 13, 1933 to February 28, 1934, was read. The report showed that the Lightning Delivery Company reported their tax returns on $4,198.39, while the receipts from haulage and drayage amounted to $26,550.00. Attorney McDougall advised there are several methods that can be used in the collection of these taxes, one being the holding of a hearing and if the Superintendent of the Motor Vehicle Department is satisfied after holding the hearing that they have evaded the taxes, their license can be revoked. If the Superintendent does not want to do that he can refer the case to the Attorney General to collect the sum of money due. After some discussion, it was regularly moved by Commissioner Mansfield, seconded by Commissioner Vyne, and unanimously carried, that the Superintendent of the Motor Vehicle Department be instructed to proceed in this case, and other like cases, in the enforcement of the collection of the taxes.

A report was read from Attorney McDougall on the status of the cases referred to him at the last meeting concerning delinquent motor vehicle fuel distributor's taxes accruing in the year 1931, with particular references to those cases referred to in Mr. D. B. Hutchins' report to the State Engineer under date of February 8, 1934. The report stated all the cases referred to with the exception of that of Mr. S. A. Spear and Mr. C. N. Martin are on file in the office of the Attorney General and each case is being examined with a view of instituting legal action in the courts. Mr. McDougall verbally reported that the case of Mr. C. N. Martin has been settled and Mr. S. A. Spear was making arrangements to file his returns with the Motor Vehicle Department. He further advised he had no report to make on the irregularities reported regarding gasoline refunds as this report has been referred to Attorney General La Prade.

Commissioner Vyne asked if there were any way the Department had of limiting the amount of a load a vehicle may carry. He stated there have been two cases in the last few days of trucks hauling copper getting away on the grade coming from Prescott this way, and he assumed they were overloaded or had defective brakes as one of the drivers stated the brakes wouldn't hold the load. State Engineer O'Connell advised that just this sort of cases are to be discussed by the Safety Council at a meeting of the Western Association of State Highway Officials to be held July 2, 3, and 4 in Olympia, Washington.

Chairman Dowell advised that Mr. Frank Shedd stated he would wait the final disposition of the other cases before requesting final settlement of his claim.

The Secretary presented letters from Insurance Companies stating the rate of insurance on staff cars for fire only would be fifty-five cents per hundred valuation and $1.08 per hundred valuation for both fire and theft. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Mansfield, seconded by Commissioner Barth and carried, that the staff cars be insured against fire only.

It was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Vyne, and carried, that the resolution regarding the establishment, location and relocation and specific designation of the Prescott-Jerome Highway, designated F. A. P. 19-B, be approved.

It was regularly moved by Commissioner Mansfield, seconded by Commissioner Vyne, and carried, that a resolution relating to the execution of agreements by the State Engineer or the Deputy State Highway Engineer with cities and railroads necessary to provide for the construction of highways, underpasses and overpasses be approved.

It was regularly moved by Commissioner Vyne, seconded by Commissioner Barth and carried, Commissioner Addams absent from the room, that a resolution transferring funds in the amount of $61,446.00 be approved, transfers being as follows: From A. F. E. 2620, F. A. P. 68-B, St. Johns-Springerville; A. F. E. 2652, F. A. P. 78-B, Holbrook-St. Johns; A. F. E. 6601, F. A. P. 89-F, AshforkFlagstaff; A. F. E. 6622, F. A. P. 80-A, Ashfork-Kingman; A. F. E. 6624, F. A. P. 80-A, Ashfork-Kingman; A. F. E. 6653, F. A. P. 89-E, Ashfork-Flagstaff; A. F. E. 8906, F. A. P. 62-A-B, Prescott-Ashfork; A. F. E. 8915, F. A. P. 95-D, Flagstaff-Fredonia; A. F. E. 8951, F. A. P. F. L. 4-A, Flagstaff-Fredonia, total amount $61,446, to be transferred to the following: A. F. E. 27, Maintenance Section, Gila Bend-Picacho, due to extraordinary expenditures for building shoulders on F. A. P. F. L. 3-A in this section; A. F. E. 3601, a betterment, Solomonville-Clifton-Duncan, by reason of insufficient funds to com-

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It was regularly moved by Commissioner Vyne, seconded by Commissioner Addams, and unanimously carried, that on the recommendation of the State Engineer and the Superintendent of Equipment bids be called on suitable Oil Spreader equipment.

On the recommendation of the State Engineer and Superintendent of Equipment, it was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Vyne, and carried, that bids be called on obsolete equipment. Commissioner Vyne requested that notices advertising the sale of this equipment be sent to all Public Bodies, County Boards of Supervisors, Army Camps, Forest Supervisors, and others.

It was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Vyne, and carried, that on the recommendation of the State Engineer and Superintendent of Equipment, the Willys Knight Coupe being used by the Accounting Department be disposed of and bids be called for the purchase of a car in the $800 class, such as a Ford, Chevrolet, Plymouth or Studebaker.

State Engineer O'Connell presented a letter addressed to Mr. W. C. Markham, Executive Secretary of the American Association of State Highway Officials, from Mr. G. D. Macy, State Highway Engineer of New Mexico, concerning action taken by the New Mexico State Highway Commission with regard to a revised route for U. S. Highway No. 70. No action was taken on the latter.

The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Peter T. Robertson, Attorney At Law, Yuma, Arizona, relative to a franchise granted Mr. J. I. Adams to construct and operate an electric power and light plant at Salome and Wenden and the territory immediately adjacent thereto by the Board of Supervisors of Yuma County and making application for the use of the highway right of way for transmission lines for this purpose. State Engineer O'Connell recommended that no further encroachments be allowed on the highway right-of-way. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Mansfield, seconded by Commissioner Barth, and unanimously carried, that the petition and request be denied.

The Secretary read a communication from the Eager Chamber of Commerce asking the inclusion in the next budget of the oiling of a piece of road connecting Springerville and Eagar and extending East on No. 71 for a distance of 3½ miles. It was regularly moved, seconded and carried, that the communication be answered and filed.

A communication signed by J. N. Heywood and Wm. C. Smith, President and Secretary respectively of the Highway 77 Association, transmitting a resolution passed by that Association relative to the complete standardization of Highway 77 at the earliest possible date, was presented by the Secretary. The communication was ordered received and filed.

It was regularly moved, seconded and carried, that the Highway Commission adjourn at 4:45 P. M., March 19, 1934, to meet again at 4:00 P. M., March 24, 1934.

March 24, 1934

The Arizona State Highway Commission met in regular session in their offices in the Highway Building at 4:00 P. M., March 24, 1934. Those present were Chairman Dowell, Vice-Chairman Vyne, Commissioners Adams, Barth and Mansfield, also, the Secretary and Assistant Attorney General McDougall. State Engineer O'Connell was absent and Deputy State Engineer Smyth acted in his absence.

The reading of the Tentative Minutes of March 19, 1934, was postponed until the next meeting of the Commission.

Deputy State Engineer Smyth recommended, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, that the contract on the Phoenix Wickenburg Highway, N. R. H. 76, (A. F. E. No. 8928) be awarded to the low bidder, W. E. Hall and Company, Alhambra, California, in the amount of $15,688.47. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Vyne, and carried, that the recommendation of the Deputy State Engineer be accepted.

Deputy State Engineer Smyth recommended, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, that the contract on the Miami-Globe Highway, N. R. M. 91-A, (A. F. E. 517), be awarded to the low bidder, R. E. Martin and Company, in the amount of $17,679.65. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Vyne, seconded by Commissioner Addams, and carried, that the recommendation of the Deputy State Engineer be accepted.

Deputy State Engineer Smyth recommended, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, that the contract on the Phoenix-Prescott Highway, N. R. H. 84-A, (A. F. E. 8926), be awarded to the low bidder, the Wm. Peper Construction Company, in the amount of $9,937.40. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Vyne, seconded by Commissioner Barth, and carried, that the recommendation of the Deputy State Engineer be accepted.

The Secretary read a letter from Mr. W. A. Sullivan, Secretary of the Gila County Chamber of Commerce, asking the Highway Commission to include in the 1934-35 budget the sum of $2,000 in the betterment fund in the Counties of Gila and Pinal to be spent on U. S. 180 to build tournouts and road approaches to this highway. The Secretary was instructed to refer this letter to the District Engineer for investigation and report.

A letter was read by the Secretary from District Engineer F. N. Grant, reporting on a communication from Mrs. W. J. Micklethwait requesting information as to placing signs on the right-of-way, and advising that the Women's clubs in each town on Arizona U. S. 66 wishes to put up a sign on the right-of-way at the entrance to each town. After consulting Mr. E. V. Miller, Engineer of Plans, and having discussion on the matter, it was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Barth, and carried, that the request be denied. Commissioner Addams made a motion that inasmuch as there has been a saving effected on contracts let between Phoenix and Hot Springs Junction, that $2,000 be used to make soundings for the Wickenburg Bridge, provided, that the Bureau of Public Roads will approve the transfer of funds from these projects for this purpose. After discussion, the motion was seconded by Commissioner Mansfield, and unanimously carried.

Mr. E. V. Miller, Engineer of Plans, advised that State Engineer O'Connell requested him to take up with the Highway Commission the matter of guard rail. He stated an order for guard rail had been placed with the Purchasing Agent and to date there had been no award made or call sent out for bids for the reason that no authorization had been given for any alternate plate guard rail except for the Resiloflex guard rail. Various types were discussed and it was regularly moved by Commissioner Vyne, seconded by Commissioner Mansfield, and unanimously carried, that the State Engineer be requested to prepare plans and specifications on the Tyton, Duro-Guard and Tuthill plate guard rail to be submitted to the Bureau for their approval.

Mr. Miller reminded the Commission that an order had been placed with the Purchasing Agent for guard rail and asked if it was the pleasure of the Commission that alternate bids be called on this, and was advised that it was.

A letter addressed to Mr. S. G. Dowell from the American Automobile Association, Washington, D. C., concerning recommendation of the National Touring Board Advisory Committee, which can be done to make travel over our highways easier, more pleasant and more expeditious, was presented. The Secretary was instructed to forward each Commissioner a copy of this letter.

A letter addressed to Mr. T. S. O'Connell from Mr. G. L. McLane, signed by F. W. Flittner, of the Bureau of Public Roads, was presented to the Commission. The communication stated it was understood that $200,000 allocated on the revised program to Showlow, Springerville and Ortega Lake Concho route is to be returned to Project 60 and 78-E and it would therefore be necessary to submit a revised N. R. H. program and also a revised program for secondary and municipal projects if any additional changes are contemplated, including also, the required landscape projects. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Barth and carried, that the Department proceed with the original plans as set up in the budget on 78-E and 60.

Commissioner Barth reported that he had made a trip to the Southern part of the State, that he had gone to Douglas, then to Rodeo, and back over the Chiricahua Mountains on 81 to Douglas and on to Nogales over Highway 82. He stated that he thought many good improvements had been made on these roads and he wished the roads over the rest of the State were as good as Highway 80.

It was regularly moved, seconded, and carried, that the Commission adjourn at 4:45 P. M., March 24, 1934, to meet again at the call of the Chairman.