Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-06
Property Owners Wiling to
Share Any Reasonable tx
pense to Secure Modem
Thoroughfares in Business.
Center,
MATTER IS RAPIDLY
BECOMING URGENT ONE
General Sentiment That Albu-
QuerQue Cannot Afford to Be
Behind Other Growing Cities
of Southwest,


Is Albuquerque ready Tor paved
slfeetsg
That Albuquerque ~ not only ready
for them but must have them vs. ths
consensus Of opinion Of the down
town business men. A canvass 81 iht
merchants ana property owners aioli
Railroad avenue from First 10 Fouttt
street shows pretty conglusiNeiN th3l
they wan the main business street oi
the city, at least. paved. More imam
this, there IS pretty general disposi-
lion To stand fof any reasonable en-
pcnNe Ia THE matter Among twenty
81 Twenty-Five of the leading business
men on Railroad avenue The Morning
Journal found only n or Two who
mad any doubts about the proposition.
III a believed that NOT only VIII
paved streets in The business section
add q hundred fold to The appearance
" the riiy but that the beneficial eff
fset on business % the Innovation VIII
soon make the expense a negligible
factor. II Is the general feeling that
Albuaneraue N already behind her
sister " IN the southwest ia this
matter and That paving Is getting 10
he an urgent necessity.
The paving OF thN streets is q me-
ceasisy. said Albert Faber when asked
his opinion on the matter yesterday.
They are paving the streets in HI
Plse and IN fact IN an the southwest
ern own IN Aihuaueraue's class, We
amt AFFORD to he behind, I don't
think expense should stand IN the WAS.
80 paving them. THE beneficial efecy
on business would De incalcuiahie,
Pave them by an mems, said NJ
Manaeil enthusiastically. in answer to
"a query. Never mind h cost A
town b not a modern town unless
81 has ravcd streets especially IN the
business section. Ia q square er TWO
on Railroad avenue Is paved YOU WIZ
see the property owners all over the
city falling over themselves 10 follow
wuit. III the sumuttr tiFne the dust
nuisance Viii he 1one away with ana
the eifV viii moi need 10 pour tons nt
water ON the streets "a keep the dust
aowu The town wlii be d hundred per
cent more htalihfui with the dust out
uf the way Another thing Gin he wiu-
ter time of the wet season after pFefS"
rain, even though ne q light one.
wagon h0assS ~ sand ana ashes have
to he dumped lntn tine streets BY the
city 10 make ia possible - aet acroNs
$50 along them. When the mNd dries
thF city has 90 Aging lts Wagons cat
ana cart the dirt awas again II VIII
iwsansifS the gitN immensely 20 pave
the streets ana wiil save money~Tn
The end. Pave them. by ai means. I
don't think the tribe of expense
should he considered
Fl believe III the streets are to ne
paved ~ If Railroad avenue is 60 BE-
paved, the street should he graded up
property and maUadamsred said Ar
shar Eversgt 5vwtivD believe ~
would be a mistake Go pave The streets
with brick or asphalt or such material
Thc principal benefit OF The paving
wnUla be che raising 81 the grade of
the street and the resulting drainage,
While / do NOT own property ON
Railroad avenu i1 The business sew
fian. said simon stern eiothler and
therefore should not perhaps eN-
press an opinion. I believe Il would b.
a ffne Thug for business n Is an
improvement The eity needs. I UNI
del stand the street a company
weUid haze % ptNc Us right Of weN
and Una would helm materially la
iessenins ihc expense 10 property
owners AS q business man / ana sure
it would he s good thing for the city.
NJ depends ou thv disposition ~ the
property owuers.
~ir would bc a fine thing for the
atty. said Manager ~ s. ReSenMAla
az the Rotnenherg Schiass Cigar com.
panY. J San quite willing 10 share
The expense OF paving the streets and
think the Time has come when the
city should have them. The building
of rsalent sidewalks ana she resulting
dement's Is si the pr1pt want that &
Wauld naN go pave the streets
a. } Mslos tbt Railroad aYenua
sroeer 3 heartily n favor Or me
proposition. t Wouid De most as-
sueealy g good tasfs for business
said AIR. Maio1 Wfh conYlctien
wtH aI.ffE NAV ~f share rr have tNF