Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-30
STRONG RES.
OLUTIONS FOR
GOOD ROADS
Recommendation That Steps Be
Taken TO Secure Government
Aid and Highway super
visor Be Appointed

To the Chairman and Members Of
the Good Roads convention of the
Territory of New Mexico now assem-.
bled in Las Vegas, New Mexico. your
comnittee on resolutions very re-
snectfully beg 10 report as follows, to-
pwit:
"First-As attest.ng the general
and widespread interest taken by the
territory In on the important question
of good roads, II Is gratifying to
your committee 70 see that out Of
ihe twentyIwo (22) counties in this
territory, nineteen l9) of theem are
r0nresen'od In this convention by
large and respectable delegations Of
prominent citizens of said counties.
"Second-We heartily approve of
the practice heretofore adopted as an
experiment Of employing the convict
labor OF the territorial penten,iary
In the construction Of public high
wars The trial heretofore made in
that direction bv the emplOyerne OF
thu, character Of labor in the building
If the Scenic Highway between the
Cities Of rs Vegas end Santa Fe has
copclnsively shown that the practice
is not only feasible. bur practicable.
and practical 10 saw nothing cf the
obvious act of humanity extended TO
the unfortunates who perform the
work. in perrnittir" tho,n ~h''a ~
gagged in work of incalculable pub
liz utilitv. 10 cniov the comparative
l'hertv accorded them while SO en-
CARED.
"We. therefore. earnestlv recon-
rrerd to the proper authorities the
continued emplovment Of convict Ia
hor in the construction of public
hiehwavs
"Tr'~1-Wo heSnecte-''v coll the
attention of our delegate in con.
gress TO the great advantage tha
would accrue to this territory bv So
curing the financial assistance Of the
federal government in the ronstuc-
lion of public highways in this terri
tory. and we urgently request of him
that he use his best endeavors to se-
cure such assistance.
"Foufth--Jndging from the practi-
cal results that have been obtained
Ia other states in the Union. from
the existeice of an officer whose only
duty is to look into the proner con-
struction and preservation of public
highways we believe that the crea-
ton of such an office would result
in equal beneficial results: we there
fore recommend to the serious con-
sideration Of the annual good
roads convention to De held in this
territory the propriety OF recommends
ing the creation of territorial public
highway supervisor to the next ensu-
ing legislative assembly for the ter
ritorv Of New Mexico.
"Fifth-With a view Of keeping
alive among the people Of the terri
tory the interest now felt in the ques-
tion of good roads. and for the pur-
pose OF more advisedly to act in mat
ters relating thereto, we recommend
that there be now appointed to be
hereafter permanently kept In exist
ence. an executive committee. to be
known as the Territorial Good Roads
Committee of the Territory OF New
Mexico, which shsll consist In addi-
ticn to one member from each 'udi-
cial district. OF once member from
that this committee be narticu'arlv
charged with the duty OF studying
and contriving ,he hest methods ana
course to nursue in the matter of
having good and substa Ntial high
ways in our territory. and OF recon-
mending such measures as ts them
NAV seem most conducive to thee &C.
comnlishment Of tha, purpCse for the
} consideration of the proper authori-
ties
1--WE further recommend as an ad-
ditional duty devolving upon the In
aividual members Of that committee.
that they use they best efforts and
erdeayors in the organization OF GOOD
poads clubs in their respective juris-
1iction. :,
thatHssRHErASHR SETETETE ]
"S,vth - We further recommen1
that Territorial Good Roads con
ver,ion he held once In each and ev.
ery wear hereafter. at such umee ano
Mace as the convention may dtsis-
nate. and taat the board of county
commissioners in each county and
tho municjral government OF every
incorporated city and town in the ter
,itorv appoint such number OF dtie-
patcs 10 such conventions as they
NAV dtcide.
"Very respectfully submitted.
20. A. LARRAZOLO.
Chairman.