Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-25
OPENING STREETS.
A Rafting New Law Authorizing the
Condemnation of Property
Therefor,
An ACi of the Recent Session in Which
Santa Feans are Specially
Interested.

is of greater interest, especially to tn
people Of Santa Fe, than the following:
Section ALL public roads, street
and highways, not in any incorporate,
city or town, shall be established, opene,
or changed according to the provisions o
this act.
Sec. =. All public roads, streets anC
highways shall. be not less than thirty
nor more than sixty feet wide. to be de
termined by the board OF county com
missioners, from time to time, according
to the utility and necessity OF such road
In cases where road shall be widened
it shall be done according to the provi
sons hereinafter provided for opening
and establishing new roads.
Sec. 3.-All public roads, streets and
highways shall be cleared oftrees and limbs
OF trees and other distractions which NAV
incommode horsemen and carriages; and
no stumps in any public road or street
shall exceed six inches in height; and
wet grounds and small water courses and
acequias shall be bridged in such manner
as to enable hOrsemen and carriages to
pass in safety
'stN' AAIC 1bhlilf SUI NENoI IL LIltIt
be one, and il not, the coroner of each
county shall be ex-otficio commissioner OF
roads and bridges, and shall receive such
compensation for his services as may be
prescribed by the board Of county COM
not to exceed in any event
the sum of $3.50 per day for each and
every day he may be actually employed,
and such allowance for expenses incurred
by him while acting in that capacity as
may be allowed by said board, and 80
cents Tor every plat he may be required to
make or have made. Such commission
erS shall not receive compensation as
county surveyor or coroner, as the case
may be, for the time that he is actually
as commissioner Of roads and
bridges. Said commissioner shall render
to the board OF county commissioners an
ltelnized sworn account stating the num-
Der OF days or parts of days he has been
engaged in the duties OF road commits
siOner, and also an itemjzed sworn &C
count OF any and ali expenses incurred BY
him while acting in that capacity. Such
accounts shall be rendered to the board
Of county commissioners at each regular
ii said commissioner shall
render any other than a true and correct
account, as hereinbeiore provided, he
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a
sam not less than $780, or imprisonment
n the county jail for not more than three
or by both such fine and innris-
in the discretion If the court try
ng the case.
Sec. 5.-Applications for the establish
nent of the new roads. streets or change
VI roads or streets shall be made By petit
lon to the district court, held in aud for
he county wherein said application is
made, and for this purpose the said court
hall be open al any and all times wher-
yer the Judge thereof may be; said petit
ion shall be signed by at least twelve free
holders OF the precinct or precincts
through which said proposed road or
treet may run, three Of whom shall be Of
heir immediate neighborhood, specifying
he proposed beginning, course and ter
nination thereof, with not less than two
oints named on the direction OF such
Dad or street.
Sec. 6.-Notice of such intended appli- /!
alton shall be given by printed or written |
and bills put up in three or more public |
'laCes in such precinct or precincts, at |
east twenty days before the day on which
he said petition is presented to said court |
Sec. THE district court shall, when /
UGH petition is presented to him, and up
N proof OF notice having been made, as
equired by the next preceding section, !
proceed to hear the testimony of such |
witnesses as the respective parties inter
sted may introduce, and il said court |
hall be of the opinion that the facts in |
he case justify it, may make an order re-
uiring the road commissioner to view, !
urvey and mark out such road and make
eport thereof within ten DAYS from the |
making OF such order. The road COM
missioner shall takei ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
light OF way OF gil persons who may give
UGH, and shall state in his report the |
James OF all persons who have made such |
the names OF all persons
sho have failed or refused to give such |
with the reasons therefor,
nd the estimated costs OF all bridges, ii !
my, that may be needed on said road or
treet, which reports, rights OF wav and
tldlo Diihll JC ilCu Will Viz NlSIk Vi Sulu
curt at any time and be free to the in
pection OF all persons interested therein.
Sec. S.-lf any person or persons, |
through whose lands such proposed new
Dad or street or change or road or street |
hall run, shall fail or refuse to reinquish |
he right of way for the same, the said
district. court shall appoint, by order of
ecord, three disinterested freeholders of
he precinct or precincts through which
aid road is proposed to run, to act as
commissioners to view the premises and
ssess the damages which the owners
nay severally sustain by reason of the
0cation of said new road or street or
hange OF road or street, which said COM
aissioners, after having been duly sworn
, faithfully and impartially perform
heir duties, shall proceed to view the
remises and shall return, under oath, to
he clerk OF said court, on or before the
rst day OF the next regular term thereof,
UGH assessment of damages setting forth
he amount thereof, and the clerk shall
lie the same should the premises OF
lore than one owner or other person in
rested be included in the same proceed
lg or order of the court, then the dam
,es assessed to each tract of land shall
e stated separately, together with the
anne of each person interested and
oecific description OF the property or
femises for which such damages are as
,ssed, and until the damages so assessed
e paid, either by the original7signers Of
le petition or some one for them, to the
erson or persons entitled thereto, or into
lie hands of the clerk Of said court in