Road Projects Under Construction

Road Projects Under Construction in Arizona

NOVEMBER, 1935.

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DISTRICT NO. 1

G. B. Shaffer, District Engineer Pearson and Dickerson have contract 94% complete for grading, drain-ing and placing aggregate base course on approximately five miles of highway, beginning ¼ of a mile northeast of Mingus Mountain Summit and extend ing towards Jerome, N.R.H. 17. R. E. Lawrence, resident engineer.

F. D. Shufflebarger has contract 43% complete on the Wickenberg-Prescott N. R. M. 31 (1935), Phoenix-Prescott Highway. Joe de Arozena, resident engineer. State forces have work of grading, draining and surfacing approximately 8.2 miles of road on the Hope-Parker Highway, State Route 72, W.P.S.S. 112C 28% complete. Percy Jones, Sr., resident engineer.

Lee Moor Construction Co. has been awarded a contract for the oil processing by either road mix or plant mix method of 23.6 miles on the Ash Fork-Kingman Highway, extending northeast from Kingman, F.A.P. 80-G. C. S. Benson, resident engineer.

Packard Construction Co. have been awarded a contract for grading and draining approximately 9.3 miles of roadway on the Kingman-Boulder Dam Highway, State Route 69, beginning 40 miles northwest of Kingman and extending northwesterly, W.P.S.S. 102. M. D. Glessner, resident engineer.

Skousen Brothers have been awarded a contract for grading, draining and placing aggregate base course on the Ashfork-Kingman Highway, U. S. 66. Work begins at the eastern boundary of Hualpai Indian Reservation, about 60 miles northeast of Kingman, and extends southeasterly for 10.8 miles. F.A. 80-I. M. Kisselburg, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 2

F. N. Grant, District Engineer State forces have completed beautification work near Williams on the Ash-fork-Flagstaff Highway, U. S. 66,N.R.H. 89-D. J. M. Hobbs, resident engineer and construction foreman.

State forces have work 42% complete of grading, draining and surfacing approximately 1.6 miles on the Eager-Springerville Highway, W.P.S.S. 117-A. Howard Shelp, transit man in charge.

R. C. Tanner & Co. have work 7% complete of grading, draining and placing select material on 8.5 miles of roadway on the Flagstaff-Fredonia Highway, F.A.P. 95-H. The work bebegins at the Indian Reservation bound-ary, about 44 miles north of Flagstaff,and extends northerly to Cameron. H.B. Wright, resident engineer.

The Lee Moor Construction Co. have been awarded a contract for placing aggregate base course, shoulder material and cut-back plant mix on 18.2 miles of roadway on the Holbrook-Lupton High-way, F.A.P. 83-D. The work begins at Navajo-Apache County Line, about 21 miles northeast of Holbrook, and ex-tends northeasterly. A. J. Kerr, resi-dent engineer.

Ken Hodgman and Pearson & Dickerson have 4% complete contract for grading and draining roadway and plac-ing select material and aggregate base course on eleven miles of the Flagstaff-Fredonia Highway, F.A.P. 95-F. Work begins at north end of F.A.P. 95-B, about 92 miles north of Flagstaff, and extends northerly. J. M. Hobbs, resident engineer.

E. L. Yeager has been awarded a contract for the removal and salvaging of old pavement, placing select mate-rial and paving with cement concrete three-tenths of a mile of paving within the city limits of Holbrook; Holbrook Streets, N.R.M. 40 (1934). A. J. Kerr, resident engineer.

E. L. Yeager has been awarded a contract for the grading, draining and placing of select material, gravel side-walk, curb and gutter and cut-back plant mix in the city of Winslow; Winslow Streets, F.A. 20 Reo. and 22 Reo. Oscar Maupin, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 3

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer Geo. W. Orr has completed contract for grading and draining of approximately 4 miles of roadway on U. S. 60, located about 46 miles northeast of Globe, N.R.H. 99-G. A. F. Rath, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has contract 89% complete for the grading and draining of approximately 41% miles of U. S. Highway 60, beginning approximately 561% miles northeast of Globe

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And extending N. E. N.R.H. 99-I (1935) R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

R. C. Tanner and W. E. Hall have completed contract for the construction of a concrete underpass and incidental work on the Phenix-Yuma Highway, located on S. 17th Avenue in the city of Phoenix, N.R.H. and M. 30-D. Geo. E. Lang, resident engineer.

Ken Hodgman has contract 97% complete for the grading, draining and furnishing and placing of aggregate base course on the Safford-Bowie Jct. Highway, extending from Safford 6 1-5 miles south, N. R. S. 115-A (1935). A. W. Newhall, resident engineer.

State forces have work of grading and draining approximately 3.1 miles on the Clifton-Springerville Highway, W.P.S.S. 101 D 32% complete. W. R. Stevens, resident engineer.

O. F. Fisher Construction Co. has been awarded a contract for grading and draining approximately 6.4 miles of roadway on the Globe-Showlow Highway, F.A.P. 99-H. The work begins about 50 miles northeast of Globe and extends northeasterly. A. F. Rath, resident engineer.

Clinton Campbell Contracting Co. has been awarded a contract for the removal of old bridge and construction of new 3-span concrete bridge over Consolidated Canal, approximately two miles east of Mesa, F.A.P. 47, Mesa-Superior Highway. Geo. E. Lang, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has contract 1% complete for grading and draining approximately 4.7 miles of roadway on the Globe-Showlow Highway, F.A.P. 99-J. Work begins about 61 miles northeast of Globe and extends northeasterly. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

Phoenix Tempe Stone Co. has been awarded a contract for the widening of one-half mile of existing pavement with Portland cement concrete within the city limits of Mesa; 8-A Reo., Tempe -Mesa Highway. Geo. E. Lang, resident engineer.

State forces have work 6% complete for grading, draining a second of road between Duncan and Clifton, W.P.S.S. 13-A, Duncan-Clifton Highway. W. R. Stevens, resident engineer.

State forces are engaged in building a bridge at Canyon Lake, N.R.S. 106-A, Apache Trail. R. J. Holland, resident engineer. Borderland Construction Co. has been awarded a contract for widening existing pavement with Portland cement concrete within the town of Safford, F.A.

A. W. Newhall, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 4

W. R. Hutchins, District Engineer The Pleasant-Hasler Construction Co. have contract 60% complete for the grading, draining, placing of aggregate base course and oil processing by the plant-mix method of approximately 1235 miles of the Ft. Hauchuca-Bisbee Highway, N.R.S. 108-A. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

R. E. Martin has completed contract for grading, draining and the furnishing and placing of road mix on approximately three miles on the Tucson-Florence Highway, extending from Florence-Coolidge Highway Junction at Florence easterly, N.R.S. 111-В. Н. Pinney, resident engineer.

The Borderland Construction Co. has work 92% complete on the construction of 10.3 miles of grading, draining, furnishing and placing aggregate base course and oil on the Ajo-Tucson Highway, N.R.S. 110-B. Dan J. Lyons, resident engineer.

State forces have work of grading, draining and surfacing approximately three miles on the Nogales-Tombstone Highway. W.P.S.S. 109C 74% complete. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

White & Miller have contract 6% complete for widening and re-surfacing existing pavement on Tucson-Nogales Highway, F.A.P. 29 Reo. Work begins about 1.2 miles south of south city limits of Tucson and extends southerly approximately 1.5 miles. J. R. Van Hrn, resident engineer.

State forces are engaged in grading and draining a section of road between Nogales and Tombstone, W.P.S.S. 109D. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

Phoenix Tempe Stone Co. have been awarded a contract to replace existing pavement with new concrete pavement and construct cement rubble masonry retaining wall within the city limits of Bisbee, F.A.P. 79-I, Sch. 2, BensonDouglas Highway. B. A. Flickinger, resident engineer.

Phoenix Tempe Stone Co. have been awarded a contract to widen and re-surface existing pavement with cutback plant mix, construct a cement rubble masonry wall and a concrete culvert in the ton of Lowell, F.A.P. 79I, Sch. 1, Benson-Douglas Higwhay. B. A. Flickinger, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson has been awarded a contract to grade, drain and place aggregate base course on highway beginning a Elfrida and extending north 10.2 miles, W.P.S.S. 114 C., Douglas-Safford Highway. H. Pinney, resident engineer.

Daley Corporation has been awarded a contract to construct concrete over-pass structure and approaches, including plant mix, oil surfacing, about 12 miles west of Bisbee, W.P.G.S. 108-C. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Pleasant Hasler Co. has been awarded a contract to grade, drain, place select material and C.A.-2 plant mix on approximately 10.5 miles of roadway, beginning 12%½ miles south of the U. S. Military Reservation and extending easterly. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS PROJECTS IN ARIZONA

G. L. McLane, Highway Engineer in Charge.

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

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

R. Thirion, Assoc. Highway Engineer, Supervising Engineer.

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

W. J. Ward, Assoc. Highway Engineer, Locating Engineer.

R. M. Rutledge. Assistant Highway Engineer, Office Engineer.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION Route 3. Flagstaff-Clints Well National Forest Highway:

The grading and draining of section B of this route, 7.6 miles in length, beginning 8 miles north of Clints Well and extending north, was completed by Tiffany Construction Company on October 14, 1935.

The grading and drainage of Section C, 3.906 miles in length, beginning at the north end of Section B and extending north is under contract to Ernest W. Everly. The work is about 63% complete. F. A. Bonnell is resident engineer.

Route 7. Oak Creek National Forest Highway: NOVEMBER, 1935. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 21

Under way. G. E. Nelson, resident engineer.

Route 30. The Globe-Showlow National Forest Highway:

Shousen Brothers have the contract for grading Section B of this route, extending from Showlow 4.527 miles east, and placing reinforcement on Section A, Showlow 4.5 miles southwest. Work is about 55% complete. C. R. Brashears is resident engineer on 'his project.

Grand Canyon National Park Highways:

G. R. Daley and Vinson and Pringle were contractors for grading and placing subgrade reinforcement on all of Grand Canyon Route 8, Hermit Rest, length 9.1 miles. The project extends westerly from the village of Grand Canyon to Hermit Rest, along 'he rim of the canyon. The work was completed on October 12, 1935. J. H. Brannan was resident engineer.

The placing of a seal coat on Section H of Route 1, all of Route 10 and Sections A, B, C, D and E of the Cameron-Desert View Approach to Grand Canyon National Park is under contract with Lee Moor Contracting Company. The length of the project is 32 miles. Work is about 42% complete. V. G. Watson, resident engineer; V. T. Darrow, assistant resident engineer.

Petrified Forest National Monument Highways:

George W. Orr has contract for bituminous treated surfacing on Sections A, B1 and B2 of Route 1 and all of Route 2, Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. The length of the project is 25.3 miles. Work is approximately 5% complete. V. G. Watson, resident engineer.

SURVEYS:

The Horsethief Basin Survey, extending from the Black Canyon Road near Canon to the Horsethief Ranch at an elevation of 6,000 feet is under way. F. J. Wade is the locating engineer.

HIGHWAYS AND BETTER HOUSING

(Continued from Page 5) which to pay off the loan, if he so desires, in small monthly payments.

And while we consider the topic of housing for the visitor, there is another point of interest which is deserving of more than passing mention here. Tucson and Phoenix, as well as other communities in the central and southern part of the state, year by year are attracting an increasing number of winter residents. These people, for the most part, are of a class which has accumulated unto itself sufficient of this world's goods that it can demand and expect to receive such of the comforts and luxuries of life as it cares to pay for. They come largely from Eastern and Central centers where housing has reached a higher degree of perfection than it has attained in the newer and more hastily constructed cities of the Wes. They are accustomed to luxury and they demand comfort.

Surveys conducted or sponsored by The housing administration indicate that Arizona needs new residences, and particularly those of a type which will meet the needs and requirements of the winter visitor. And it needs accommodations in both the northern and southern mountain districts suitable for the summer resident.

There, again, scarcity of capital has been the drawback in previous years, an obstacle which no longer need stand in 'he way of progress and development. Both Modernization Credit Loans and the 80 per cent 20 year plan approved by the Federal Housing Administration, easily secured, monthly-payment propositions, present the people of Arizona with the opportunity to attract to themselves limitless potentialities in tourist business.

But let's not confine the advantages of proper housing to tourist accommodations and tourist trade. After all, the homefolks are to be considered. And there is, too, the old, old problem of keeping Arizona dollars in Arizona tills.

There is probably no single item of greater drain on Arizona wealth than vacations and summer residence for Arizonians and the members of their families. California has reaped, and still is reaping, an annual golden harvest in funds garnered from dwellers in the Southwestern mountain regions. Construction of summer homes by Arizonians in cool and wooded mountain districts has increased materially with development of highways in the past few years, but such construction has been for the mos part out of reach of the small business man and salary earner because again, of the difficulty of providing capital.

How many times, in Tucson or Phoenix, have you heard the inquiry along about the first of May, "Where in the world can I send my family for the summer months?" The answer, generally, "To the coast." And the local resident spends a hot and weary summer by himself.

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RIO GRANDE OIL COMPANY There's an answer to that, too, in the Federal Housing Administration's program. Within a hundred or two miles of Phoenix or Tucson or any other Arizona city, along or close to the best of highways, are innumerable pleasant and attractive sites for summer cottages. Many of them may be had practically for the asking. A National Housing Act modernization lean will do the rest, if the cottage and built-in equipment are to cost not more than $2,000. The loan is repaid, like buying your automobile, in easy monthly payments over a period of as much as five years, and the use of the money costs not to exceed $5 on each one hundred dollars, for each year.

A summer cottage in the mountains, then, is brought within the reach of nearly every individual whose income is of sufficient proportion to own a car. For example, $1,200 is borrowed with which to build a cottage and that will build a nice one interest and fees for a five-year period are computed, and the total is divided into 60 monthly payments of $24.95 each. The home is yours, built where and how you want it, except that it must conform to standards set up under the National Housing Act.

In Safford last summer a group of individuals pooled resources for the construction of a nearby community of model mountain cottages. The work will be done during the coming year.

At Flagstaff, the 20-30 Club, which ranks as one of the livest and most progressive civic bodies in the state, has launched a program for a model mountain summer home, to be constructed under the Federal Housing Administration plan. The project was proposed a little too late for completion last season, but construction will be commenced during the early part of the coming summer, the first of a series of such cottages to be built in the vicinity of Flagstaff during the 1936 season. Individuals may build cottages in the Northern Arizona mountains, it is estimated, for as little as $15 a month with an FHA loan.

The own-your-own-mountain-cottage movement of the Flagstaff 20-30 Club has attracted attention in numerous other sections of the state, and plans are being discussed for construction of model cottages in mountain regions close to numerous Arizona towns.

Groups also have indicated interest in the possibilities offered by construction of communities of such cottages as rental properties, which brings us back again to the proposition of suitable housing for the visitor within our borders, a measure that will do more, perhaps, to keep him here an extra day or two or an additional week or so than any other single factor.

Pleasant valleys, pine-clad hills, scenic grandeur, climate in sufficient variety to suit every season, well developed highways into remote regions, attractive business establishments along the way, and, essentially, comfortable housing facilities, will attract in the years to come many millions of trade dollars to Arizona. There is no element of doubt about it.

Hospitality or conversation" one of them remarked later, but they talked to her on range topics; the condition of grass, fatness of the cattle, possibilities of a good calf branding and other cowmen's items of conversation.

Meantime their ponies grazed off some distance and to the rear of the cabin and while one of the boys kept the woman busy, the other went off around the log cabin ostensibly to round up and bring back the straying ponies. Enroute he made a hasty but careful survey of the conditions around the rough log shed which was used for a stable with a small pole corral around it. In one corner of the corral he found signs of recent digging. Also there was a large dark spot on the floor of the corral which he at once decided was made by blood.

The blood from a butchered calf would make just about such a spot.

For several days after this event a man with a pair of field glasses watched the Dilda place from a rocky cliff not far away.

Eventually Dilda was seen late one afternoon dragging a husky young calf by the saddle horn into his corral. Circling back on the range the watcher discovered its mother tied down in a bunch of cedars. When the calf had been disposed of Dilda planned to return and turn the cow loose. In this way there would be no incriminating mother cow bawling round the place seeking her missing offspring.

A warrant was then sworn out for Dilda's arrest, the intention being to give his place the once over as soon as he was locked up, and see how many hides of stolen calves could be dug up around the corral. The warrant was placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Murphy who saddled up his horse and rode boldly out to the Williamson Valley ranch to make the arrest. A local cowman enroute to the post office met Murphy on the road to Dilda's camp. He warned the officer that Dilda had a bad reputation and to be mighty careful how he handled his arrest. "Keep your eye on him," was the rider's last word as they parted.

When at the end of the second day Murphy did not return, Sheriff Billy Mulvenon, sensing the possibility of something amiss, rode out to the Williamson Valley cabin himself in search of his deputy. Arrived at the Dilda's cabin he found the woman alone. She denied having seen anything of the deputy and her answers as to her husband's whereabouts were decidedly unsatisfactory.

Knowing the woman could not escape Mulvenon rode post haste to the nearest ranch where he secured a team and buckboard and, having deputized two men at the ranch, the three rode back to Dilda's place, arrested the woman and then began a systematic search of the cabin and its vicinity.

Quickly they uncovered a couple of fairly fresh calves' heads buried near the house. Further search revealed nothing else outside of the cabin, so they decided to take a careful look at it.

Almost at once they discovered signs in one corner of the room that the board floor had been taken up and replaced. Underneath it they found plain evidence that the ground had been disturbed as if a large hole had been dug in it and the earth replaced.

A little work with a shovel and poor Murphy's dead body was found just a foot below the surface.

Very easily the half witted woman was induced to tell the story. She said that Dilda, always on the lookout, had discovered Murphy riding toward the cabin. She said her husband knew Murphy was an officer and suspecting his coming boded him no good, seized(Continued from Page 11)

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Officer's body into the cabin, took up several of the floor boards, dug a shallow grave in which he placed the body. Then, knowing that somebody would very soon be hunting Murphy, Dilda saddled up Murphy's horse, packed some grub and bedding on his own horse and, coward and monster that he was, rode off into the night leaving the poor half witted woman, his wife, to face the difficulty as best she could.

Sheriff Mulvenon hurried back to Prescott with the woman, turned her over to the jailer and with a couple of Indian trailers set out to "get his man." The trail led across the country toward Kingman. Sheriff Rosenberg of Mohave County was wired to be on the lookout for the criminal. Together with a couple of additional Indian trailers the two officers followed the trail from daylight to dark. It finally turned east, evidently to throw any one off the scent. It led close to Ash Fork near where Dilda was captured as he rested himself and horses one noon. Taken to Ash Fork for safe keeping Mulvenon had a hard time keeping Murphy's friends in Ash Fork from lynching Dilda. He got his man out of town by a ruse and eventually landed him safe in the Prescott jail. Dilda was indicted for murder, tried at once and sentenced to be hung on February 5, 1886. The murder was committed about December 20, 1885. Quick justice! There were no aggravating and discouraging legal delays in those days such as our criminals of today are enjoying.

On his trial Dilda said he was from Texas but gave no reasons for his presence in Arizona. All he would ever admit was that he kept a constant lookout for officers, fearing they were after him for some crime committed in Texas. He said from his appearance he felt sure Murphy was an officer so he took no chances but shot him from ambush in the cabin.

Prescott at that time was rather a small community but the center of all northern Arizona. The killing of Murphy, one of the most popular officials who ever lived in Arizona, caused intense feeling against his murderer. As the day for the execution approached this feeling grew more and more bit ter. Under the law it was the sheriff's duty to prepare a gallows for execu-tions which he did by erecting it in West Prescott among the pines with the famous Trumb Butte standing in the background. There were few, if any, houses in West Prescott at that time. The location offered a fine spot in which to carry out the law's decree.

For some unexplained reason the denizens of Prescott's undergrund world, gamblers, tin horners, prostitutes, cappers for the games, etc., interested themselves in Dilda's cause. Many of them visited him while he was in jail. None of them knew him before the trial but before the hanging they plead his cause for him wherever they could find listeners. The day of the execution finally arrived. On February 5, 1886, Presscott was very much alive. Cowboys, ranchers, miners and others came into town from all over Yavapai county. Dilda was in the jail under the court house waiting the hour for his taking off, 10 o'clock A. м.

At that time one of the leading gamblers of Prescott was a middle aged man known locally as "Take It Easy Johnson." For some unknown reason "Take It Easy" had decided to espouse Dilda's cause. There was very little he could do but, as he declared, "He would see to it that Dilda passed out in grand style."

So early that morning "Take It Easy" corralled all the saloon keepers, barkeepers, gamblers, faro dealers, crap shooters, musicians, soiled doves and "swampers" about the saloons and lined them up on "Whiskey Row," west of the court house. They were dressed all in their "store clothes" and 90 per cent were well "soused." Lining the motley crowd up on the wooden sidewalk, "Take It Easy" acting as grand marshal, led them to the county jail for the purpose of bidding the murderer "goodbye."

Arrived at the jail and standing in the runway in front of Dilda's cell "Take It Easy Johnson" as master of ceremonies introduced each individual of his caravan, men and women, to the condemned murderer. Each person made a low bow and bade him farewell. Many shook hands with him. When all had been through this cere-mony, Johnson, the smooth, polished gambler of those grand old days, stepped forward, took Dilda by the hand, and said, "Dilda, I have brought and introduced to you all my friends. We will see you through this little af-fair. Take it easy, Dilda, and goodbye to you." Then Johnson, followed by his sporting friends, left the court house in regular formation and marched across town to the site of the exеси-tion. They made quite a long procession as they streamed along the streets. The day was declared a holiday. Stores were closed, business of every kind suspended, territorial and county offices empty for the Capitol was still at Prescott and all gambling games shut down during the "ceremonies."

The saloons did a rushing business up to the very last minute, when the at'endants, barkeeps and swampers on duty closed up and joined the crowd in West Prescott. Nobody wanted to miss the pleasures of the day. It was indeed a Roman holiday.

Following these groups came a wagon in which Dilda was sitting on the coffin that was to be his "wooden overcoat." Around the wagon and following it on horseback were several heavily armed peace officers headed by Sheriff Mulvenon. They could not make out exactly what "Take It Easy Johnson" and his friends might be inclined to do at the last moment. Mulvenon was taking no chances on this mob of half drunken hombres, ms of them the very dregs of frontier humanity.

Arrived at the gallows, the wagon was stopped in front of the half dozen steps that led up to the platform; high enough so every one could see what was going on.

Between the Sheriff and his chief deputy with all the other officers scattered round about and the entire company of the well known body of "Prescott Greys" lined up clear round the platform, each man armed with a long tifle, with the redoubtable Captain "Buckey" O'Neill commanding, the execution was well safeguarded.

Dilda climbed from the wagon, strode firmly up the steps, down which he would never walk, stepped to the center of the platform. Right over his head swung the fatal hangman's noose. The man was as calm and unruffled as if he was about to be married instead of hung.

Quickly his hands were strapped behind him. He steps on the trap in the floor, the hanging noose is slipped over his head and close around his neck, his eyes are bandaged, the trap is instantly sprung and the murderer is dropped four feet through the trap door into space. A tremor passes through the crowd standing as close to the platform as the line of "Prescott Greys" would allow them to. The last public hanging in Yavapai County has become a matter of history. Dilda is dead. He has paid for his crime. He has seen his last roundup.

It was just at this point that the incident occurred which set the whole ter-

tinguished subject many an unhappy moment.

As the body of the condemned man dropped with a sickening thud, with everybody's nerve at the breaking point, the Captain of the Prescott Greys, a man who was as reckless in danger as any human being that ever lived; who knew not the word fear and who was supposed to be possessed of an iron nerve; this officer, standing at the right of the line of his men, his sword drawn as the guard "presented arms"; dropped in a dead faint. While the county doctor listened to the fast fading heart beats of the murderer, others, among them Judge Hawkins, ran to O'Neill's aid. He quickly recovered himself, was helped to his feet, his sword picked up and handed to him. In a moment he was able to give the commands to his company that marched them back to Prescott and their armory.

Of course, it was just the missing of a single heart beat, but none the less, O'Neill's mortification and embarrassment were something almost pathetic. He was afterwards Probate Judge, Sheriff of Yavapai County, Mayor of Prescott, one of the first volunteers to be sworn in for the Spanish-American War and finally Captain of Troop "A" of Roosevelt's Rough Riders. He lost his life at the fight on San Juan Hill, Cuba, the first engagement of that war. One of Arizona's best beloved heroes.

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(Continued from Page 13) Greater than some of those of the road builders on the Aqueduc Highway, especially in the desert sections, where it was a constant problem to keep water in the radiators of the automotive equipment, and keep fit the men on the job.

Both the aqueduct and the Aqueduct Highway were constructed after geologists had selected an alignment least likely to be affected by earth movements. The route passes over several major fault lines, the tunnel sections of the aqueduct being built in earth blocks between the fault lines. Over the fault lines, the aqueduct is brought to the surface and the water will pass in such places through huge pipe lines.

Though some miles of the highway were blasted out of rock along the Colorado River, these were, in fact, easier miles than those over the "bad lands." On the eastern half of the aqueduct, only in one place had highway construction ever been attempted before. This consisted of a few miles of ancient plank road which had been laid down during an old mining boom.

Figures made available in November, 1934, reveal that about a hundred sight-seeing and tourist cars a day are already using the new highway. Many tourists branch off on the highway which meets the ferry at Parker, and continue their sightseeing in Western Arizona.

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(Continued from Page 14) straight out Center Street there would be the advantage of avoiding two schools and eliminating all right-angle turns, while locating the underpass near Barnette's Dairy means there will be flood conditions to contend with as well as certain grade crossing conditions. The Secretary read the Minutes of January 26, 1935, wherein a large delegation from the Town of Wickenburg appeared before the Commission and stated they were unanimously in favor of the Underpass going straight out Center Street. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Barth and carried, that the State Engineer be instructed to continue with the plans, as are now being drawn for the underpass to go straight out from the present bridge site at Wickenburg, and the City Officials of Wickenburg be notified that the underpass will be constructed at this location. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Barth, seconded by Commissioner Angle, and unanimously carried, that resolution of respect to the late Judge W. J. Parker, be adopted.

State Engineer O'Connell recommended, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, that inasmuch as the low bid on this project is considerably above the estimate and inasmuch as the time limit for the completion of the project does not seem sufficient, that all bids received on the BensonDouglas Highway (Lowell Streets) F.A. 79-I, Sch. 1, A.F.E. 8057, be rejected. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Seale, seconded by Commissioner Barth and unanimously carried, that subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, the recommendation of the State Engineer be accepted.

State Engineer O'Connell recommended, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, that the contract on the Benson-Douglas Highway, F.A. 79-I, Sch. 2, A.F.E. 541, be awarded to the low bidder, the Phoenix-Tempe Stone Company, in the amount of $13, 797.50. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Barth, seconded by Commissioner Seale and unanimously carried, that the recommendation of the State Engineer be accepted.

It was regularly moved, seconded, and carried, that the Commission adjourn at 3:45 P. M., October 15, 1935, to meet again at 10:00 A. M., October 21, 1935.

October 21, 1935.

The Arizona State Highway Commission met in regular session in their of fices in the Highway Building at 10:00 A. M., October 21, 1935. Those present were: Chairman Dowell, Vice-Chairman Angle, Commissioners Addams and Seale, also, the State Engineer, the Secretary and Assistant Attorney General A. I. Winsett. Commissioner Barth was absent.

The Secretary read the Tentative Minutes of October 15, 1935, and they were approved as read.

State Engineer O'Connell recommended, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, that the contract on the Holbrook Streets N.R.M. Project No. 40 (1934) A.F.E. No. 6639, be awarded to the low bidder, E. L. Yeager, in the amount of $39,543.94. It was regularly moved by Commissioners Addams and Seale, seconded by Commissioner Angle unanimously carried, that the recommendation of the State Engineer be accepted.

Mr. Ned Creighton appeared before the commission, as statutory agent for Morrison-Knudsen of Boise, Idaho, and calling attention to the requirements of the Commission that a contractor shall file a CPA statement with the Department six months prior to the acceptance of his bid, stated that Morrison-Knudsen, last February, filed with the Department their annual CPA audit as of January 1st and, inasmuch as making such statement entails a great deal of expense, he requested that the Commission accept in the interim between audits a certification of the company's executive officers, namely, the President and the Secretary, in order that they might have the authority to bid on work coming up in the near future.

Commissioner Addams stated the rule requiring a contractor to file a CPA statement every six months had been made when conditions were so uncertain and, inasmuch as things had improved since the "New Deal" to such a great extent, he felt the request should be granted and that it should apply to all contractors. Mr. Creighton endorsed Mr. Addams' remarks that business conditions had improved and pointed out that the certification the executive officers proposed submitting would be very definite and clear, as they have their monthly reports from which they will be able to compile and make up a six-months' statement. After further discussion, it was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Seale, and carried, that the previous instructions requiring the filing of a CPA statement by a contractor every six months be terminated as of this date, (October 21, 1935) and all contractors wishing to bid on Arizona highway work be required to submit an annual CPA audit, together with any other statements that may be required by the Department to prequalify a bidder.

It was regularly moved by Commissioner Angle, seconded by Commissioner Addams, and unanimously carried, that a resolution transferring funds in the amount of $12,510.88, be adopted.

State Engineer O'Connell apprised the Commission of the fact that he had received a letter from the American Association of State Highway Officials appointing him on the committee of International Highway Relations, and he inquired from the members of the Commission how many of them planned to attend the annual Convention of the Association to be held in Miami, Florida, from December 9th to the 12th inclusive. Commissioners Addams and Angle signified their intention of being present and other members advised that they would make known their wishes in the matter at a later date. State Engineer O'Connell mentioned that if Mr. E. V. Miller, Safety Engineer, can be spared from his work, and no objection is raised by the Commission, he would like him to attend the Convention. No objection was voiced by the Commission.

NOVEMBER, 1935. ARIZONA HIGHWAYS Afterncon Session

State Engineer O'Connell informed the Commission that Mr. Ed. LaZar had contacted him with reference to taking pictures of five projects on highway construction for the movies, in order that the people of Arizona may know what the State Highway Department is doing. Mr. LaZar's first quotation was $500 and after discussing the subject with the State Engineer, he had reduced it to $150. The Secretary was instructed to write Mr. LaZar that there are no funds available for this purpose.

Commissioner Angle stated there is a very acute traffic condition in Tucson north from the City Limits at Drachman Street to the Junction of Highways 80 and 89 and inasmuch as there is $20,000 set up in the budget for work from Rillito Bridge to the County Line for which there is no use, he asked State Engineer O'Connell if it would be possible to transfer this money to a widening project to relieve the traffic congestion, and what would be the necessary steps to take. State Engineer O'Connell suggested that inasmuch as the first program hasn't as yet been approved, that the Commission instruct the holding up of that program until the approval of the program, and then request any changes they may desire. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Angle and seconded by Commissioner Seale that $40,000 of State Funds be set up on a widening project from Drachman Street north to the Junction of Highways 80 and 89. The motion was lost, with Commissioners Angle and Seale voting "Yes" and Commissioners Addams and Dowell voting "No."

A letter from Mr. C. P. Giragi of the Winslow Mail stated they would like to withdraw their bid on the Maps for 1936, providing it would not inconvenience the Department, because of the fact that while the bids were under consideration by the Commission, their plants were swamped with work, and it would greatly inconvenience them to accept the job under the present circumstances. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Seale, seconded by Commissioner Angle, and carried, Commissioner Addams not voting, that the request of Mr. Giragi be granted for the reasons stated in his letter.

It was regularly moved by Commissioner Seale, seconded by Commissioner Addams, and unanimously carried, that the contract for furnishing 50,000 Maps of Arizona for the Year 1936, be awarded to the next low bidder, the Manufacturing Stationers, in the amount of $1,286.26.

It was regularly moved, seconded, and carried, that the Commission adjourn at 3:20 P. M., October 21, 1935, to meet again at 10:00 A. M., October 28, 1935.

The Arizona State Highway Commission met in regular session in their offices in the Highway Building at 10:00 A. M., October 28, 1935. Those present were: Chairman Dowell, Vice-Chairman Angle, Commissioners Addams, Barth and Seale, also, the State Engineer, the Secretary and Assistant Attorney General A. I. Winsett.

State Engineer O'Connell recommended, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, that the contract on the Ft. Huachuca-Bisbee Highway, W.P.G.S. 108-C-A.F.E. 612, be awarded to the low bidder, the Daley Corporation, in the amount of $39,900.98. It was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Angle and unanimously carried, that the recommendation of the State Engineer be accepted.

Chairman Dowell advised that the Board of Supervisors of Cochise County had made a request that any overages occurring on the Ft. Huachuca-Bisbee Highway, W.P.G.S. 108-C, be applied to the construction of approximately 2.5 miles of highway, which will eliminate a grade crossing located at Hereford and connect Hereford with the Stark Overpass. A letter signed by Mr. Har-lie Cox, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Cochise County, covering this request, was read by the Secretary.

State Engineer O'Connell recommended, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, that the contract on the Ash Fork-Kingman Highway, F.A.P. No. 80-I, A.F.E. 6623, be awarded to the low bidder, Skousen Brothers, in the amount of $136,665.51. It was regularly moved by Commission-er Barth, seconded by Commissioner Seale, and unanimously carried, that the recommendation of the State En-gineer be accepted.

State Engineer O'Connell recommended, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads, that the con-tract on the Douglas-Safford Highway, W.P.S.S. 114-C, A.F.E. 8109, be award-ed to the low bidder, J. A. Casson, in the amount of $91.894.29. It was reg-ularly moved by Commissioner Barth. seconded by Commissioner Seale, and unanimously carried, that the recom-mendation of the State Engineer be ac-cepted.

On the recommendation of the State Engineer, it was regularly moved by Commissioner Addams, seconded by Commissioner Barth, and unanimously carried, that the bid on Bridge Timbers and Piling to be used on the NogalesPatagonia Project W.P.S.S. 109-C, be awarded to the low bidder, the J. D. Halstead Lumber Company of Nogales, on their bid in the amount of $2,510.95, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads.

Mr. W. C. Hornberger, of the Arizona Edison Company, appeared before the Commission with reference to their request, made at the last meeting, for permission to lay a 4-inch gas line along the edge of the present pavement from the City Limits of Bisbee to the Warehouse of the Arizona Edison Company, and presented a permit granted by the Board of Supervisors of Cochise County in 1906, under which the present gas line was constructed. Attorney Winsett advised the Commission that he had gone over the paper presented by Mr. Hornberger and found it to be a permit and not a franchise, and in his opinion, it is revocable. He brought out that since the time the permit was granted by the County the highway has been placed under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Highway Department, and he recommended that the Commission require that the gas line be laid according to the wishes of the Engineering Department. Mr. Hornberger assured the Commission that there would never be any necessity of tanning this line and that it would be constructed and located exactly according to the wishes of the Highway Engineers.

Afternoon Session

The Commission reconvened at 2:00 P. M., October 28, 1935, all members present.

State Engineer O'Connell presented a report on the danger of flood waters from the Santa Cruz River near Sahuarita. The report stated that on September 1st, 1935, at a point about 2½ miles South of Sahuarita, the Santa Cruz River washed out 300 feet of good soil for a distance of 800 feet on the East side of the River, changing the course of its channel, and bringing the new East bank within 300 feet of the highway; said flood overflowing its banks near Sahuarita being caused by the blocking of a bridge over the Santa Cruz on the Twin Butte Railroad, which bridge, abandoned and not maintained, collected debris between the piers and turned the flood over the bank and down the highway, covering the highway with water over two feet deep. The report pointed out that new floods will wash out more of the east bank in the future and serious damage may result unless the channel is changed to its original course. It recommended that in order to change the channel to its original course, a deflector made of rails six feet apart and lined with mesh wire fence, which, including materials and labor will cost within $1,000, be constructed to turn the current, and that the bridge above mentioned, be removed and the blockade cleared away before the next floods; and in the event of a new project being started, that the grade line be raised and further flood protection placed. The Commission did not see fit to act on this matter at the present time and requested the report placed on file for future reference.

A copy of a letter addressed to Mr. G. L. McLane by Mr. C. H. Sweetser on October 24, 1935, was read by State Engineer O'Connell. This communication pointed out that the W. P. Highway and Grade Crossing Programs for Arizona did not contain allotments for Highway Planning and, stating that it is necessary to provide for same, requested that the State prepare modified programs including the Highway Planning and prepare and submit immediately, a project statement for the Highway Planning. Mr. O'Connell also presented a copy of a letter addressed to Mr. G. L. McLane by Mr. Chas. C. Morris under date of October 26, 1935, stating that all the information at hand on Highway Planning, covered by Regula-

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