Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-02
MAY SOLVE PAVED
STREETS QUESTION
Contractor Tersway Proposes
to Sell City Macadam.
izlne Machinery.
PRICE OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE

On Monday nIghi the siiy council
will be presented with a proposition.
which, y accepted, may solve the
paved streets question:. 80
y. ,. Tersway, a cpnlracior enrRfed
IN laying a macadaml1od road foF the
government between For WinRnte
and Wingafe station on the Santa Fe
railroad. VII have completed hle con.
tract with the government. In about
two weeks, when he viii wish % sell
his road building machinery. The
machinery. according to Mr. roraway.
was purchased new previous 20 the
beginning % the Wingnto road, whlrh
was less than a year ago. and 10 IN
perfectly good condition. Il IN
ciudes a rock cruaher, steam roller
and various other utensils and tools
necessary 10 laying a macadRmixed
read Although authority las not
bee given for the publication of the
price al which Mr.. TeraNag holds
this machinery. Il Il known 70 the
council. and seems very reasonable.
IN fact, according 20 a gentleman who
knows the value Of such machinery
the price az which Mr., Tersway offers
his machinery % - city 10 but a
trlfic morc ii,in what tho freight on
Il would be from the factory laid down
IN Albuquerque. Or about Onc.half %
the frei ccst And considering the
unQnestiOnably low price Of che ma.
chlnery, and the apparent great need
of something being done toward i'm
proving the streets. the proportion
seems TO BE- one worthy 81 the care
/ iul consideration 81 the council.
Tie necessity 81 improving the
/ streets 81 Albuquerque was never
more apparent that a. present. They
are almost impossible with mud and
are a black eye % the city. aud 4
war this fact thar brought the city
council aud Mr. TersWay together.
Daring his stay Ia the city last week
I Me. Teraway WAS about the city some
and saw the existing conditions. and
u occurred 20 him that the city might
I ind q buyer for his road building
I plant Il vas quite evident 10 him
I that the city needed some new streets.
80 he sought out MAYOR Mckee, and
the mayor thought SO favorable OF the
( proposition that he PROMISED 10 brlnE
the matter up before the council and
have Il investigated.
N speaking OF hls proposition 20 the
4 city, Mr. Tersway said.
The price nj which / offer my ma
chlnery TO the cts ~ iust aboat half
{ what ] paid Tor q less than year ago.
u win hc q cheap ~, Of machinery for
lag cliy u v can he nsod. but that Is
question 20 be- investigated. n the
city had plenty ~ rock handy. would
say shat q would be- good PROPOSE.
lion at twice lhc price. There Il no
besscr road than tho crushed rock
road. and this machinery Ol milne will
10 the work 70 perfection"
Thou Mr. Tersway Inquired how
far ID Nas 20 whore rnck could be-
found in large quantities. When told
ihal Il was ten miles 10 me mountains.
Ae shoot biz head. ~ viii break You
up 10 haul rock ten miles" he said.
y was told" k1 continued, "thal
large pebbles and coarse sand could
be found on the mesa close 20 the city
ia considerable quantity. II that Ia
80. those pebbles viii make he nnest
road In the world. That Flint rock
grlnds np hne and makes a very solid
road
When asked what the cost would
bc. Mt. TerHway said that depended
entirely upon how far the material
had to be- hauled. with rock close
At hand you can macadamize a forty
i0ot stree, wlth q six-inch layer of
crushed stone. for about ei.5e per
fgent foot. With the stone az some
little distance from the city the cost
would be- much more. varying with
the distance I, had 10 be hauled or
shipped, ny using the pebbles found
on the foot hills, ] think that forty
foot street could be- macadamlaed a.
" per front foot.
Mr. Tersway left yesterday for
Wingnie 10 complete his contract
there. after which he will return to
the city II skr city does not bay his
machinery he VIII ship Il to his head.
quarters az Denver.