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PAGE TWO THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1920 t?l lnto "uch contract. At this I. .- had 001 ret received con cuimna on freight rates for the stone rjregat entering Into construction. nd not until Feb. 10 did we finally get PproYal of a 40 cent per ton rate on tone aggregate, which cut the rate In firrect at that time to approximately naif the average rate over the pro Cram. We re-advertised and received bids on March 10. but one bid was pre sentedby "Warren Bros., This bid was rejected and we again called for bids April 22. at which time we received BWs from Warren Bros., Twohy Bros, nd a few small concerns, and awarded the contract to Twohy Bros. Co. on May I. The highway commission was at no time annoyed by criticism, if there was such, as we knew that such criticism was made with the best of Intentions. we also knew that to make a decl&ra tlon In public as to what we intended to do or were trying to do, would prove mobi cosuy to me taxpayers of our county. We sought and received cam petition In th various types of road way and accepted the contract which we deemed Hhe best, everything being Considered. The ten days' delay from Aprily 22 to May 2 was caused by the time required to compute the unit prices submitted by the various bidders and the time consumed by attorneys to ad Jse us intelligently, as to the legality et dios submitted. The highway com mission did not think at that time, nor od they now, that any time was wasted in taking ten days to arrive at a definite conclusion, as we believe that a contract involving $4,000,000 rfgntiully demands the fullest consid eration before final action is taken As we absolutely refused to divulge what we were trying to do, we are now able to show you the result of our idea at the beginning in planning the highway system of this county. You have seen todAy, being done what the highway commission were trying to do Yoa have seen in operation our idea of constructing our highways, and in no other manner tai our Judgment could these roadways be constructed In any reasonable length of time. There can be no question as to the contractors' ability to complete the entire program within the period specified in his con tract. ; To more fully protect the Interests of the taxpayers of the county, the highway commission has required ail inspectors, as well as other employes holding any position of responsibility to give bond to the county. We have hot done this through fear of any of those employes embezzling any of the foada, but rather to support such let lers of recommendation as they may hare, and If for any reason they cannot obtain bond from any reputable bond tnr house, we do not want their serv Ices. From personal experience in busi ness we always found this method the best recommendation. It is well knwn to all present that the most uncertain conditions that have existed in this country for many years was from July, 1919. to March, 1920, which resulted In the most difficulty In securing any number of contractors who might be renponaiMe, to bid on the construction of our entire program of roads. Secretary A. F. Jones of the com mission supplemented the remarks of the chairman by presenting a copy of a report by the commission to the heard of supervisors outlining briefly the operations of the commlsHion: The following is a copy of the report of the commission to the board of su pervisors read by Secretary Jones: May 12, 1920. Board of Supervisors of Maricopa C., .. Phoenix, Arli. , Gentlemen: i laxly in the month of March, 1919 the highway commission was appointed by your honorable body to submit map of highways for improvement in Mari copa county. We based our estimated cost upon the state of California cost of construction at that time. As all will concede, there has been consid erable advance in road material and construction during the past year. .The Incentive for road construction through ut the country was largely based upon the necessity of creating labor for the Unemployed, as the best authorities in the country assumed that when war Industries closed down there would be a vast population thrown out of em ployment, and in order to afford the opportunity for obtaining a livelihood for the supposed unemployed, which was an assured fact, based upon condi tions as they were then, the question ef constructing highways was the fore most argument with governing bodies , business organizations and the press, throughout the country. It seems the reverse conditions have existed, inas much as labor became more scarce than during the war industries as wel as a sharp advance in all materials for construction work, resulting in a pro portionate advance in price by con struction companies. After receiving bids on the 22d of April, 1920, for the construction of the authorized program of highways in Maricopa county, we find that the bid of Twohy Brothers for completed road ways, including culverts, will con struct roadways In mileage, of cement concrete, in the following widths and thicknesses. SIX Inches Thick 16" ft. roadways, 6S miles; 9 ft. roadways, 100 miles. To tal. 18 miles. Five Inches Thick 16 ft. roadways, 82 miles; 9 ft. roadways, 10Q miles. To tal. 182 miles. Four Inches Thick IS ft. rosdways, 101 miles; 9 ft. roadways, 100 miles. To tal, 101 miles. The exact mileage of the road pro gram, as laid out by the highway com mission, when the surveys are com plete, amounts to 283 miles. If roadways should be constructed ' n inches thick, the funds available would leave 115 miles of the urogram nnlmnroved. If constructed 5 Inches thick, would leave 101 miles unim proved; if constructed 4 Inches thick, would leave 82 miles unlmprovei. To complete the program of roads as laid out, of cement concrete, ! feet wide and 6 Inches thick, for the re maining 115 miles, would require 13, 25t.448.90; for the pi miles 16 feet wide, but 5 Inches thick, would reqJTre 12.657.938.12: for the 82 miles. 16 feet Wide, but 4 Inches thick, would require 11.825.924.34. These figures are ellm inatlng federal aid from our program and allowing $266,000 for overhead to complete the 283 miles of roadway; the $266,000 would cover ail inspection, en gineering, commission and office ex cense. Tou will please note that the esti mate Of the commission on 223 miles which would eliminate the 55 miles of state highways on our program, was ample under conditions on whlc hthe estimate was made for the construction of 223 miles of roadway, inasmuch as the censtruction in California was con fined to roadways 4 finches thick. To assume our program of 223 miles would be built 5 Inches thick, we would have a deficit for the construction of 41 miles; on a 4 Inch thickness we would have a deficit for the construc tion of 22 miles. Including federal aid for $500,000 which the commission had used in their istlmate of completing the estimate of 178 miles at the price bid for concrete roads, would construct 102 miles of 16 foot roadway 5 inches thick; 100 miles of foot roadway 5 inches thick, leav ing a deficit of 76 miles out of the 278. On the construction then in use by the state of California we would com plete with the $4,000,000: 100 miles of 9 foot roadways 4 inches thick, 123 miles of 16 foot oradways 4 Inches thick, which would leave 55 miles of the road ways unimproved. We believe the above tabulations will show beyond question that your high way commission had submitted a con servative estimate based on conditions then existing when the program was submitted to the taxpayers for their approval. Subsequent events and information gathered by the highway commission for what would be termed the most durable highways has convinced us that we cannot recommend road con struction of cement concrete less than inches In thickness, and we realize this construction shows a deficit of some 115 miles without taking into con sideration federal aid, and would cost $3,253,445.90. We believe it would be a part or wisdom .o construct the 68 miles of 16 foot roadways 6 inches thick and the 100 miles of 9 foot roadways 6 inches thick. The 9 foot roads would jnclude crossroads and stub ends show n on the map, reaching out Into agricultural dis tricts and contiguous to main roaas or roads accommodating sections im proved with 9 foot roads. The narrow er roadways that may develop Into the more heavily traveled roads could he made wider in the future, either by placing the 9 foot road on the side of the hlarhwav and adding to later of cement concrete or by constructing the 9 foot wide, 6 inch thick concrete in the center of the road an1 supplying rock shoulders on eacn siue as traei might require. This plan is being adopted in many parts of the country and we believe is one that would wen serve our community. We submit the above report to your honorable body and ask your opinion as to the advisability of caning lor bonds In sufficient amount to complete the road program as we have outlined, or that we proceed with the funds available to build the mileage as we have suggested and leave the unim proved portion for a further consul-, eratloa of all those interested; or whether we shall build less 9 root roads and a greater mileage of 16 foot roadways. We feel that our function is to serve the taxpayers along the lines they most desire, and after submitting our opin ions as above outlined, we now await the recommendation of your honorable body, as well as of the taxpayers of our oounty. Respectfully submitted. MARICOPA COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMISSION. Attest: B. E. Hackett, Chairman. A. Vones, Secretary. P. T. Hurley, Member. J. O. Peterson, Member. A. A. Carrick, Member. R. C. Perkins, Chief Engineer. Offers to Halt Suit Mr. Hackett then asked Mr. Saxton who has been in the city for several days in the Interest of his asphalt clients. If he would not address the meeting, but he declined. George Purdy Kullard, of counsel for Twohy Bros., then referred to a recent con ference held between the -local repre sentatlvs of Twohy Bros, and Mr. Sax ton who had suggsted an arrangement by which, if a proportion of asphalt roads were laid by Twohy Bros. In place of cement concrete roads, all dif ficulties could be cleared up and the funds now tied up by legal process would be made promptly available. Some discussion ensued between Mr. Bullard and Mr. Saxton In which the latter's position as representative of the asphalt interests was made per fectly clear. v Mr. Twohy In a brief statement ex pressed the intention of his company to proceed with its contract, assured that .it would receive a square deal from the people of Maricopa county. Mr. Saxton was then urged by Mr. Hackett to speak for himself and he did so quite fully, painting a glowing nicture of the way out of all difficul ties bv modifying the program for a system of cement concrete roads by mixing in a portion of asphaltio roads, although, he said, his principals would not Insist upon fifty-fifty, as had been originally suggested. He said he did not know whether the Chicago attor neys who have taken the action in tying up the funds were paid by the asphalt interests or not but he was equally positive that all legal obstacles would be removed if the road build ing program was modified to include asphalt ic roads. Between Two Interests Mr. Dwlght B. Heard spoke as follows: "This meeting has brought out the necessity for more light on the" high way situation. It is quite evident that we are between two gigantic in terests which are at loggerheads over this, probably the largest contract for cement concrete roads ever let in the United States. This contract was let to Twohy Brothers, a firm of high est standing, and with a record for thorough and efficient work, an evi dence of which we have seen tpday. I will say for Mr. saxton mat ne Is a man of splendid nerve. He came to me the other day in company with Mr. Welch of the Chamber of Com merce and explaintd, his proposition whereby a group of Chicago banks would handle the county bonds to. the amount of 3,000.01)0, now tied up by litigation, providing the asphalt in terests were given half or at least some of the work. "The people of this county are in no mood to entertain such a proposition. The thing for Mr. Saxton to do is to go back to his friends and tell tnem that the people out here live up to their obligations and conduct their business on the square, and to warn them that the quicker the suit which is now tying this matter up is dropped, the better it will be for the asphalt people. Now is the time to let it be known that Maricopa county is not going to be made the victim of any hold-up policy on the part of any man or set of men. On the contrary, we are going to play the game on the square. "A Jesse Check?" "One of the Interesting things brought out by Mr. Saxton is that there is no longer any question but that the asphalt people are back of the suit which has tied up the bonds The bonds were bought by a syndicate of bonding houses, including some of unquestioned Integrity and standing. As a guarantee of good faith they put up what was supposed to be a certi fled check for $200,000. "'loull rind that it was only a Jesse check,' we are informed by Mr. Saxton. I don't know what a Jesse check is; I never heard of one before, but La mtold It means a 'phony' check. I do not believe that this bond buying syndicate could afford to have any thing to do with a phony "check. The Central Trust company of Chicago, which acted as trustee for the syn-J dlcate of bond buyers, is of high stand- I lng. I know the president of the trust1 company, Charles Dawes, and believe his good offices can be secured to ob tain' Justice for Maricopa county, and if the people of Maricopa county will take the stand they should on this matter there should be no more mon keying." Now Against Asphalt Among the speakers was Stanley Howard, whol n a vigorous address etated that at one time he had been In favor of asphalt roads, but that now he was mostc ertairrtyd ead against them in view of the facts that had been developed. Walter Bennett then iwved .spressions of opinion as to de sirability of calling an early bond elec tion to complete the road building project weer then asked for by the chairman, and as a result of the dis cission and after there had been sev eral statements in favor of additions to the road building project, particu- i larly the South Tempe road. That the board of supervisors be re- j quested to proceed without delay toj have a bond election for the purpose J of presenting to the people an issue of fi.dOO.OOO to complete the Maricopa county road program as outlined by the highway commission. This motion, seconded by James Hainmels of (Men dale, was unanimously adopted after con.siderable discussion. Later in the meeting Mr. Heard sug gested that the representative citizens should constitute themselves an activ committee to get behind the new bond Issue. ''There has been some question in my mind up to this time as to whether it was advisable to subit the additional bond question at this time, but there is no longer any question. This meeting is a concrete evidence that the people want this county road building completed according to orig inal program. Many taxpayers, of course, will f'el apprehensive, and to Overcome this natural apprehension we need a complete and effective organi zation. We have the nucleus of an or ganization right here today. Let us in creaset his to a committee of 100 and then go to bat on this vital Issue. In Fight for Road Program The following men were then en rolled In the fight for a completed read program for Maricopa county: (T. A. Robinson, Peoria; Clinton Camp bell, George S. IrWin, N.. L. Norwell, Dr. F. D. Rowell, all of Gilbert; Ken neth K. Marshall, Peoria; R. S. How ard, Route 1, Tempe; John L. Irwin, L .L. Pearson, C. C. Green. Glendale; A .C. Bartlett, Phoenix; John L. Meyer, I'eoria; A. A. Carrick, Glendale; L H. Kipp, Phoenix, route 6; J. J. Gould, Phoenix; John A. Bradahrfw, Phoenix; C. Brooks, Glendale; George W. Peter son, Mesa; Dwight B. Heard, Phoe nix; H. C. Thomas. Phoenix: Frank G Hammels, Glendale; J. Stanley How ard, Route 4, Phoenix; Vernon L, Clark, Phoenix; Rudolph Kuchler Phoenix; V. D. Johnson, Mesa: C. H Akers, Phoenix; Fred H. Perkins MUSIC PUPILS WILL APPEAR III CONCERT The pupils of R. II. Bloern will be heard at the First Baptist church to- Phoenix; C. M. Zander, Phoenix; Wil liam r;. lions, jtsut-Keye; c it, liuos t. Phoenix;. J. H. Lewis. Glendale; Ed ward K. Parker, Phoenix; ' I-Aanard Mets. Mesa; H. O. Hobde, Mes;f. K. S. Townsend. " Route 5: C. W. Peterson3 Phoenix; L. W. North, Phoenix; C. A. Baldwin, Chandler; C. T. Hirst, Phoe nix; Dr. R. F. Palmer, Mesa; W. M. Beach, Mesa; H. C. Baldwin, Phoenix, route 6; W. R. Wayland, Phoenix; Fred A. Woolsey, Route 6; D. L. Lewis. Mesa: W. W. Pickrell, Chandler; Wal ter Bennett, Phoenix; Henry L. Peter son, Chandler; C. S. Dingle, Mesa; Roy Murray, .Phoenix; J. H. Dobson, Chan dler: Warren Mc Arthur, Phoenix; C. I. Tinker. Glendale; George A. Johij- sor.,Me sa; W. E. Walters, Mesa; Don ald McQueen, Mesa; W. K. Bowen, Mesa; Howard S. Reed, Phoenix, Jack Fraser, Mesa. . , The Bonding Syndicate Following are the members of the bond syndicate which purchased the $4,000,000 Issue of Maricopa county 5 per cent road bonds. These bonds have an average life of 22 Vi years and were sold at a premium of $32,500. One quarter of these bonds, or $1,000,000, already have been paid for and the money, together with one-fourth of the premium, turned over to Maricopa county. The balance is held up owing to litigation in the Illinois courts. Those who purchased the bonds are as follows: Bolger, Mosser & Willa man, Chicago; Elston & Co., Chicago; C. W. McNear & Co., Chicago; Whita ker & Co., St. Louis; Mississippi Val ley Trust company, St. Louis; Terry, Briggs & Co., Toledo, Ohio; A. T. Bell & Co.. Toledo, Ohio; Bosworth, Cha nute & Co., Denver: Graves, Blanchet & Thorn burgh, Toledo, Ohio; Watling, Lerche & Co., Detroit, Mich.: and Keane. Higbie & Co.. Detroit, Mich. night in the following program, to which the public is invited: Ah! Moon of Delight (Persian Garden) Uncle Rome (Barry's song) ... .Homer Cecil Crabb Smiling Through Penn Miss Ruth Thomas Air With Variations ........ 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