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(Continued from Page 21) To be entirely outside the realm of the pos-sible. The communication was ordered received and filed.

The Secretary read a copy of a letter addressed to Honorable B. B. Moeur from Milton S. Dreyfuss, Executive Secretary of the Associated Tire Dealers of Pima County, stating they wished to "Protest against the recent practice of the Arizona State Highway Department in wiping out all possibility of the tire dealers in this state doing any profitable business with the said department." The letter requested that the Arizona State Highway Department give its business to the tire dealers of Arizona and at prices that will yield them at least a minimum of profit, which they state was the case before the tire companies themselves took this business away from the independent dealers of the state.

Mr. W. F. Frerichs, Purchasing Agent, was called in on this matter and he advised that a month prior to October 1st, on which date the Code was abolished, the Department had been buying from small dealers throughout the state and allowing them a nice profit. However, since the abolishment of the Code, he had received a letter direct from the General Tire and Rubber Company of-fering the Department a very low price on tires and, calling in the various tire dealers and meeting with them, he was told they all could sell tires to the DeDepartment at the same price offered by the General Tire and Rubber Company and still make 12% per cent. He further advised that the General Tire and Rubber Company, as well as the other Major Companies, had established sev-eral key dealers throughout the state, who could make 12% per cent profit on the tires sold to the Department. Mr. Frierichs pointed out that there has been a raise in the price of tires which shouldn't affect the Department, however, he would like to be given an opportunity to meet with the various tire dealers in the next few days and report back to the Highway Commis-sion at their next meeting. The Com-mission agreed that the matter be al-lowed to remain as it is at present, and they asked Mr. Frerichs to report to them the results of his meeting with the tire dealers.

Chairman Dowell stated for the rec-ord that the Arizona State Highway Commission had been represented at the Convention of the American Associa-tion of State Highway Officials held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, by Commis-sioners Barth, Vyne and himself, as well as several of the Engineers from the Department.

It was regularly moved by Commis-sioner Vyne, seconded by Commissioner Mansfield, and unanimously carried, that resolution transferring funds in the amount of $14,348.68 be adopted.

The U. S. Indian Service also requested permission to cross the State Highway with their transmission lines on Highway 87 between Coolidge and Old-berg near the Casa Grande National Monument, and between Coolidge and Picacho near La Palma, as well as on State Highway 287 between Coolidge and Florence near Coolidge. Assistant Attorney General McDougall looked into the law concerning the construction of a power line over the highway and advised the Commission that he could find nothing in the state law pertaining to this and, if there are any regulations, it is a matter of regulations rather than a matter of law, and as far as the Highway Commission is concerned, there is no liability. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Vyne, second-ed by Commissioner Mansfield, and carried, Commissioner Barth voting "No", that inasmuch as the request does not include the installation of poles on our right of way, the Indian Service be granted permission to cross the highways at the places above mentioned, providing, they meet the pro-visions for safety set forth in the Na-tional Electrical Safety Code.

It was regularly moved, seconded, and carried, that the Commission adjourn at 12:30 P. M., November 15, 1934, to meet again at 2:00 P. M. November 21, 1934.