Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-02
To Build Public Roads
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lied 10 cmploy a competent civil engi-
neer, from time TO time as may
who shall under tho dlrec.
ton Of said superintendent, survey
and locate said road. said engineer 70
be paid not TO exceed the sum OF I'VE
dollars per day and legitimate ex-
penges for each day actually and
necessarily employed. 10 DO paid by
the respective counties In which said
work il done, and the board OF coun-
~ commissioners of any county
through which said road passes are
hereby authorized and required to pay
said engineer upon vouchers drawn
by the said superintendent OF the pen
itentlary, the amount due him for the
work done In said county out OF the
road fund, or the general fund OF
the county.
Sec. 8. The boards Of county com.
missIoners Of the several counties OF
the territory through which said pub
lie highway passes are hereby author
lied and required TO secure the right
of.way for said highway wherever
necessary, and to construct the neces-
sary bridges thereon, In accordance
with the laws Of the territory now in
force relative to tho procuring Of right
OF way for public roads and the con.
struction OF bridges.
Sec. g. At the time provided by
law for the making of levies for pur
poses Of taxation, the boards Of coun
ty commissioners Of the several coun
ties through which said public high
way passes. are authorized to make
a levy Of not Il exceed n iAill upon
The dollar Of taxable property In the
county. the funds derived from which
levy shall he exclusively used In the
construction OF tho necessary bridges
along said public highway In the
county wherein said levy Is made.
See. Z. In Incorporated cities and
+ wns along said public highway. tht
municipal authorities shall construct
aud maintain said public highway.
Sec. i. SO mr. as practicable al
bridges ana cnlyerts along said public
highway shall be constructed OF tim
Der. stone or concrete. and no struc
t1ral iron shall be used In the COZ
ttruction of any bridge except where
absolutely necessary.
Sec. .. At suitable points alone
said public highway, and At place.
Of historic interest, there shall b.
erected stone monuments common,
ratiSe thereof. which said monument.
shall be erected by labor Of pen'
Il Itiary convicts.
Sec, 10 There shall he erected d,
The southeast corner OF the nuhll,
plaza in The city of Santa Fe. immed
lately opposite the old Exchange ho
igl, known as tho Fonda" a stone
arch, With suitable Inscriptions marx
ing the same ms a principal point or
tho Santa Fe trail: seid arch shall BIZ
constructed by convict labor upon
plans TO be secured and selected i,
the board OF p~enitentiary cnmm's
sioners and tho mayor and city coua
III OF the city of Santa Fe.
Sec II. The sum OF ten ~thousant
dollars II hereby appropriated out d
any funds In the territorial treasur,
TO- carrying on the work proyide5
for by Chapter So of the Session
Laws Of 1908. and the work provide,
for Try this act. payable on the vouch
ers OF the superintendent Of the peni
Tertiary upon warrants drawn BY tn.
territorial auditor for the purpose 4
paying the necessary extra guarls
and for the purchase OF tools, imp,e
ments- blasting material and supple!
necessary In the prosecution Of sal
work, and the territorial auditor shat
on or before the first day Of May 1905
and annually thereafter. levy a ia,
OF u efourth Of one min on the do.
lar upon all taxable property In I'll,
territory. which levy shall be certifiel
by the auditor 20 the boards OF county
commissioners Of the several coun
Ties OF this territory at the same tisat
rs other territorial taxes are LOWED
and SO collected. and the money de
'i"ed from such levy shall be used
fsr carrying on the work provided fnr
bv this &C.. ana shah be peia 1et On