Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-09-06
To IMPROVE THE ROADS.
Committee OF Cycle club submits Petit,
TO County Commissioners.

Committee of Cycle club Submits Petition
TO County Commissioners.
A committee of the Cycle club, com
posed OF Mayor II. ". Clancy, &. q. Hall
II. BrOckmeieT, K. l.. Washburn, 2. n
McCanna and Fred ID. Lewis, to-day sub
mitted the following petition 10 the
board OF county commissioners:
We. the undersigned, as committee
representing the Albuquerque Wheel
club, which, within tiye days Of its In.
ceptiOn, has reached a membership of
| l7O, residents aud citizens OF the city OF
| Albuquerque, and which will undOubt-
edly have a membership OF over 800 be-
| fore the end OF the present month,
respectfully show that said club is or
gauized for the purpose OF raising funds
TO improve roads in and around Albu.
queTque 80 that they will be '6t for
| bicycle use.
The first work proposed Ia the improve
ment Of the road leading from the east
ern line OF the city up the hill TO the
! high lands above. There Is no road In
tue county which Is 30 much used by the
people generally as Is this road or by such
great numbers OF heavy teams. It's pres.
ent condition Is such rs 90 make ID both
dangerous and expensive To all persons
using II. over some 20, tiOns OF it, IL
will be necessary TO diminish the steep
ness Of tho grades. and 20 construct at one
side a special part for bicycles. la doing
this work II will be possible at the same
time, with some assistance from the
county 10 put the whole OF the road in
good condition for all kinds OF use.
We expect 20 raise and expend on this
work several hundred dollars but 20 prO.
duce entirely satisfactory results we
need some help from the county.
We therefore respectfully ask that you
give this club authority and permission
to enter on the proposed work as soon as
We have funds available, which will be
on or about the first Of October next. and
that you appropriate from the county
treasury IA much money as can be spared
for this purpose, or II IL shall seem pre-
feTable To do 80, that you place at the dis.
pOsal Of the club for thirty days, two or
more wagons, teams and drivers 10 work
under the direction OF the engineer who
will be employed % plan the work.
We pledge ourselves that II this course
Is taken the public will receive more
than full equivalent for the eXpendi.
ture OF the public money.
Upon the presentation OF the petition
and a brief oral statement OF the pur.
poses Of the new club, Jesus Romero
chairman OF the board. said in sub.
stance, that il was with great pleasure
he received the communication and
learned Of the formation OF the club. and
expressed the wish that there might be a
similar organization in every town In
the territory, which is especially needed
In view OF the ill.adyised action nf the
last legislature In sbOlishing the office Of
supervisor OF roads and transferring its
duties 10 the justices OF the peace, who
are 10 receive the magnificent cOmpensa-
tiOn Of g. per annUm for their services.
He said this seemed 10 have the effect OF
stopping nearly all work on the roads.
The board took the matter under ad-
yisement, expecting TO make a decision
later In the day. The remarks OF the
chairman indicated a most friendly dis
position, and there can be no doubt that
the board will do az much as the linan-
cial condition OF the county will permit