Road Projects Under Construction

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS Road Projects Under Construction in Arizona DISTRICT NO. 1.

G. B. Shaffer, District Engineer.

Geo. W. Orr has contract 45% complete for the grading, draining and surfacing of 2.1 miles of highway 35 miles northeast of Kingman, Ashfork-King-man Highway, W. P. G. H. 118-A. Percy Jones, Sr., resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. has contract 25% complete for grading, draining and oiling approaches to the Wickenburg Bridge, Phoenix-Prescott Highway, N. R. M. 59 and 84-C and N.R.H. 59. Joe De Arozena, resident engineer.

N. G. Hill Company has contract 36% complete for oiling 19 miles of highway beginning 30 miles northwest of Kingman and extending toward Boulder Dam W.P.S.S. 102-A-B and C, Kingman-Boulder Dam Hwy. M. D. Glessner, resident engineer.

E. L. Yeager has contract 24% complete for the Oil Surfacing of 25.3 miles of roadway near the Boulder Dam on the Kingman-Boulder Dam Highway, F.L.H. 2-A, B, C, D, & E. C. S. Benson, resident Engineer.

State forces have roadside improvement work 100% complete at Ashfork Junction on Ash Fork-Flagstaff Highway, F.A.P. 89-B Reo., R. I. H. Pennel, resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. has been awarded a contract to construct a reinforced concrete underpass and approach at Wickenburg, Blythe Wickenburg Highway, W.P.G.M. 98-I. Joe De Arozena, resident engineer.

White and Miller have been awarded a contract on the Yuma-Gila Bend Hwy. W. P. M. H. 82-A, beginning in Yuma and extending southerly about three miles, and consisting of furnishing and placing aggregate base course and widening the existing pavement with cut back plant mix. M. Kisselberg, resident engineer.

Pearson and Dickerson have contract 36% complete, W. P. M. H. 96-D, extending from Jerome to Clarkdale approximately 4 2-3 miles, and consisting of grading, draining and placing select material A. B. C. cut back plant mix. J. A. Quigley, resident engineer.

Phoenix-Tempe Stone Co. have contract 3% complete on the Wickenburg underpass, W. P. G. N. 98-1. The work is located in the town of Wickenburg and consists of the construction of a reinforced concrete underpass and approaches. Joe De Arozena, resident engineer.

State Forces are grading, draining and surfacing 1-2 mile of roadway on Prescott-Jerome Highway, A. F. E. 8968, Non-F. A., between Whipple Junction and U. S. 89. H. Pinney, resident engineer.

State Forces have started roadside improvement on 4.3 miles of the Prescott-Jerome Highway, W. P. H. 36-A, between Prescott and Jerome Junction. H. Pinney, resident engineer.

State Forces have started laying dust palliative on 10.8 miles of the Ashfork-Kingman Highway, F. A. 80-I, between the Hualpai Reservation and Pica. D. L. Henderson, foreman.

DISTRICT NO. 2

F. N. Grant, District Engineer The Lee Moor Contracting Co. have contract 98% complete for placing aggregate base course, shoulder material and cut-back plant mix on 18.2 miles of roadway on the Holbrook-Lupton Highway, F.A.P. 83-D. The work begins at Navajo-Apache County Line, about 21 miles northeast of Holbrook, and extends northeasterly. A. J. Kerr, resident engineer.

Packard Contracting Co. have contract 93% complete to grade, drain and place aggregate base course on 4.5 miles of the Showlow-Springerville Highway, W.P.H. 105-A. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has contract 100% complete for the grading, draining and surfacing of 9.6 miles of the Holbrook-St. Johns Highway, W.P. H. 42. A. J. Kerr, Resident Engineer.

Ken Hodgman has contract 92% complete for grading, draining and dust palliative on 7.7 miles of highway, beginning 14.7 miles north of Flagstaff and extending towards Cameron, Flagstaff-Fredonia Highway, W.P.H. 95-J. Sam C. Redd, resident engineer.

R. C. Tanner Company has contract 35% complete for grading and draining 13.1 miles of highway between Ortega Lake and Concho, Showlow-Concho Highway, W.P. S.O. 104-A. H. В. Wright, resident engineer.

Packard Contracting Company has contract 62% complete for grading, draining and placing aggregate base course on 10 miles of highway beginning 17 miles east of Showlow and extending easterly, Showlow-Springerville Highway, W.P.H. 105-L. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company has contract 77% complete for grading, draining and dust palliative on 3 miles of roadway about 38 miles southeast of Holbrook on the Holbrook-St. Johns Highway, W.P.H. 6-A. Oscar A. Maupin, resident engineer.

O. F. Fisher has contract 28% complete to grade, drain and place aggregate base course on 15.5 miles of roadway on the Showlow-Springerville Highway, W.P.H. 105-C. J. M. Hobbs, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Co. has contract 66% complete for the grading, draining, placing aggregate base and asphalt treated surface on 3 miles of roadway on the Holbrook-St. Johns Highway, W. P. H. 6-B. Oscar Maupin, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Co. has contract 25% complete for the construction of a reinforced concrete subway at Winslow on the Winslow-Pine highway, W.P.G.M. 107. A. J. Kerr, resident engineer.

Tanner Construction Co. has contract 60% complete for the grading and draining of 3.9 miles of roadway on the Showlow-Concho Highway, W.P.S.O. 104-A, Schedule 3. H. B. Wright, resident engineer.

Ken Hodgman has contract 62% complete for the grading and draining of 1.0 mile of roadway on the St. Johns-Sanders Highway, W. P. S. S. 113-B. R. W. Wilkerson, resident engineer.

State Forces have roadside improvement 25% complete on the Ashfork-Williams Highway, W. P. H. 89-D & F; and 67% complete on Flafstaff-Williams Highway, W. P. M. H. 24-A. Sam C. Redd, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 3

R. C. Perkins, District Engineer State forces have work of grading and draining approximately 4 miles on the Clifton-Springerville Highway, W.P.S.S. 101-E 80% complete. R. W. Gardner, resident engineer.

Harry Hagen has contract 94% complete for grading and draining 3.2 miles of roadway near the Gila-Navajo County Line, F.A. 105-D, Globe-Springerville Highway, A.F. Rath, resident engineer.

Heuser and Garnett have contract 72% complete for the grading, draining and oiling of 8.8 miles between Coldwater and Buckeye, Phoenix-Yuma Highway, W.P.G.H. 46 B. & C. James A Parker, resident engineer.

Daley Corporation has contract 100% complete to construct a concrete and steel underpass between Glendale and Peoria, Phoenix-Prescott Highway, W. P. G. H. 48. George E. Lange, resident engineer.

O. F. Fisher Construction Company has contract 100% complete for grading, and draining approximately 6.4 miles of roadway about 50 miles northeast of Globe and extending northeasterly on the Globe-Showlow Highway, F.A. 99-H. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

Allison Steel Mfg. Co. have a contract to furnish structural steel for the Boulder Creek bridge on Apache Trail Highway, nonF. A. project Lee Moor Contracting Co. have contract 32% complete, F. A. 105-F and F. L. H. 6-A, Unit 3, beginning 7 miles N. E. of Navajo county line about 70 miles N. E. of Globe and extending northeasterly approximately 107 miles, work con-sisting of grading and draining roadway. A. F. Rath, resident engineer.

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Tiffany Construction Company have contract 27% complete for the grading and draining of 3.9 miles of the Mesa Superior Highway, A. F. E. 8077, Non-F. A., near Florence Junction. Frank A. Berg, resident engineer.

State forces are laying oil cake on 8.2 miles of the Safford-Douglas Highway, A. F. E. 8122, Non-F. A., near Safford. R. D. Canfield, resident engineer.

State Forces have the LaBarge Creek Bridge 60% complete on the Apache Trail, A. F. E. 8801, Non-F. A. R. J. Holland, resident engineer.

DISTRICT NO. 4

William R. Hutchins, District Engineer Pleasan-Hasler Co. has contract 99% complete to grade, drain, place select material and plant mix on approximately 10.5 miles of roadway, beginning 12% miles south of the U. S. Military Reservation and extending easterly. W.P.S.O. 108-B. Mark H. Layn, resident engineer.

Lee Moor Contracting Company has contract 23% complete to construct a reinforced concrete overpass and approaches at Cochise on the Douglas-Safford Highway, W.P.G.S. 114-D Gene Gilpin, resident engineer.

Arizona Sand and Rock Company has contract 38% complete for the grading, draining and oiling of 14.4 miles of road way between Casa Grade and Sacaton on the Casa Grande-Sacaton Highway, W.P.M.S. & W.P.S.S. 122 R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson has contract 60% com-plete for the construction of a concrete and steel structure underpass at Doug-las, on the Benson-Douglas Highway, W.P.G.M. 79-H. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

J. A. Casson has contract 65% com-plete for the grading, draining and pav-ing of 0.4 mile of roadway adjoining rew underpass at Douglas on the Benson-Douglas Highway, F.A.P. 79-J, Schedule 1. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

Vinson and Pringle have contract 35% complete for the construction of a conConcrete and steel bridge over White Water Creek on the Benson-Douglas Highway, F. A. P. 79-J, Schedule 2. A. J. Gilbert, resident engineer.

State forces have completed placing dust palliative on 4 miles of roadway about 15 miles N of Tucson, Tucson-Florence Highway, W.P.S.S. 111 C.D. D. A. Flickenger, resident manager.

Tanner Construction Co. has been awarded a contract for the construction of a concrete and steel overpass structure and approaches, Tombstone-No-gales Highway, W. P. G. S. 49, at Fairbanks. D. A. Flickinger, resident engineer.

State Forces are doing Roadside Improvement on Mesa-Ruins Highway, F. A. 97-B. R. C. Bond, resident engineer.

State Forces are laying Dust Palliative on the Douglas-Safford Highway, A. F. E. 8120, Non-F. A. from Wonderland Junction south toward Douglas. D. A. Flickenger, resident engineer.

Spook Cities Whisper of History

The stamp mill of the Tombstone Min-ing and Milling company. One of the hell-raising, rip snorting towns that sprang up in the shadow of Tombstone during early days, it has joined the ranks of Arizoan's ghost cities. Adamsville, Pinal County, the site of Arizona's first modern flour mill, was one of the most prominent settlements in the Southwest in its day. Once famed as a town of "bad men," its absence of law and order caused its law abiding citizens to abandon it and form the settlement of Florence a few miles up the river. Its ruins are fabled to guard the lost loot of a notorious gang of bandits. The remains are accessible to motorists traveling the Tucson road via the Casa Grande ruins. The above examples are typical. There are many more. Ehrenberg, Gila City, Calabasas, Galeyville, Christmasall are ghost towns of Arizona's yesterday.

achella woods and was exhibited at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. A five-piece bed room suite was made by the Arizona Cactus Curio company of Phoenix. Most articles made, however, are smaller in design. This unusual industry is not a large one, but is expanding as the demand for its unique products grows.

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