Arizona's Federal Fund Allotments

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS Arizona's Federal Fund Allotments During Year Reach $40,000,000 Total

Through the combined efforts of Governor B. B. Moeur and Arizona's congressional delegation, Uncle Sam has generously opened his purse to Arizona. Approximately $40,000,000, in addition to CWA funds, has been allocated as this state's share of the federal emergency fund allotment.

Much of this money has not been expended, although it is "earmarked" for Arizona. Governor Moeur has just returned from Washington with reasonable assurance that Arizona will be allotted sufficient additional money to carry the state's 24,000 unemployed through the summer.

State highways and nearly every branch of the federal government operating in Arizona have been benefitted by emergency appropriations.

The following projects and allotments are exclusive of CWA expenditures: Remaining RFC allotments $1,350,000 From PWA Funds-Federal (Taken from PWA releases): Yuma Drainage $ 120,000 Proportion of $6,164,050 allotted to U. S. Indian Service, Arizona projects 3,378,200 National Parks, physical improvements....... 68,900 Postoffice at Nogales 135.000 War Dept. for Army Housing and Construction, Fort Huachuca 262,748 Biological Survey 6,400 Signal Corps, War Dept., Fort Huachura 850 Militia Bureau, War Dept., National Guard Camps 26,755 U. S. Indian Service Indian Day School, Phoenix 102,000

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No matter now to reclaim this old designated width of road.

Yet under the co-operative spirit of CWA in some instances this handicap to development and beautification was overcome. Admitting the need of some such rejuvenating scheme the property owners, irrigation service organizations and public service corporations offered co-operation in a grand way.

Because of the large amount of tax money saved in such development and because of the adaptability of every phase of the improvement to a high labor percentage over material and equipment required these projects prove to be commendable for the Emergency Relief program.

The accompanying pictures give an idea of the nature of work done on the Phoenix-Cashion Highway and the need of the improvement. Eleven miles of right-of-way has been reclaimed to full width by removing irrigation structures, power lines, houses and orchards. Five miles of heavy clearing and grubbing of trees was done in clearing this road-way for future development. All drain-age structures and irrigation structures were lengthened to permit development of a four-lane traffic highway. Sand and gravel pits operated by CWA labor furnished materials for concrete struc-tures, and concrete pipe for the job was made in a plant operated by the Civil Works organization. Ninety per cent of money spent on this work has been for labor.

Beautification is being emphasized as As part of the plan of highway develop-ment, and in conformity with this a scheme of beautification was carried out, including the planting of four miles of palm trees along the right-of-way line.

A halt is now being had on Civil Works projects and the first phase of the program known as CWA has been brought to a close.

This is expected to be followed by a second phase now being organized with a view toward operating over a longer period. Unlike the first phase, complete plans and estimates are to be sub-mitted and the projects are to be thoroughly planned before work starts.

This second phase of the offensive in battling the depression is organized under the head of ERA and PWA, which is designed to lead the United States well into the New Era.

Hard Roads Save Cash To Automobile Drivers

Automobilists and property owners of the state of Michigan are saving more than $1,100,000 annually as a result of the construction of 775 miles of pavement to replace that same amount of gravel roads in 1930, 1931 and 1932. These figures are contained in a report of the Michigan State Highway Department. If the annual saving from the entire mileage of paved highways now included in the state road system were figured, the total would be more than $10,000,000. Another $1,627,000 will be saved annually if 2,583 miles of existing gravel roads in the state system are replaced with concrete, the report declares. "Good roads save more than they cost, not because the initial cost is less but by virtue of the fact that the cost of surface maintenance and vehicle operation is less," explains the report which was prepared by A. C. Benkel-man, research engineer of the state department.