Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-08
PREPARING FOR THE
FLOODS OF NEXT
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COUNTY SURVEYOR URGES
REPAIR OF BRIDGES
Structure Over ChamlsaI Ditch
to Be Rebuilt At Once to
Save Wear on the Alameda
Dyke-0ther Repairs Rec
commended.


At the meeting of the Bernalillo
county commission in TIE court house
yesterday, County Surveyor Pitt Ross
presented a report on the condition of
the county bridges and on general
river and dixie, conditions. The report
upon which the commissioners took
immediate action, is as follows:
January 7. 1907.
Gentlemen:-At your direction |
have examined the condition of the
bridge over the Rio Grande and the
smaller bridges over the Chamisal
ditch and desague on the Sandoval
road.
one bent on the south approach to
the river bridge needs new piles and
three other bents need braces; other
wise the bridge is in fair condition.
The bridge over the Chamisal
desagua is in dangerous condition and
! have posted warning signs upon il,
by direction of you chairman. This
bridge should be raised eighteen
inches and three new bents put in
with new sup%erstructure, extending
the bridge forty feet to the north at
which point IN earth fill will be re-
CURED for an approach. This fill
should be protected with posts and
plank for a distance of %thirty-five
feet on the east side.
The bridge yer the Chamisal ditch
is impossible and travel is now around
it and over the point of the dixie on
the south side of the bridge. The
bridge should be rebuilt, new material
being required for about three-fourths
of the suDerStructure.
The repairs and new work above
mentioned "a be made for about
500
The most serious matter for your
consideration at this point, however. is
the Chamisal desagua which has been
for some years a menace to the Ala
media dixie n the bridge approach,
growing to such proportions hat
prompt action is necessary to avert
greater damage TO the bridges and 10
protect the dixie from its e%ncroach-
ments.
Three-quarters of the present flow
of the river now enters the channel
which only a few years since was a
small intake for the Chamisal ditch.
The headgates of this ditch are now
destroyed and more than half of the
water from the channel now flows in
the %desagua; the ditch in some. places
having been cut out to a width of fifty
yards. This channel should be
damned at the location of the former
~headgates and this current turned
back to its natural course. The ex-
peIlse of this will be about $3.50.
Respectfully,
PITT ROSS.
County Surveyor.
Bridge Ordered Rebuilt.
After considering the report the
commissioners unanimously voted to
advertise for bids for the %reconstruc-
ton of the bridge oven the Chamisal
ditch on the Sandoval road, which,
through being out of repair has forced
travellers to drive over the Alameda
dixie to the damage of that structure.
The bids will be considered at the next
regular meeting of the commissioners.
The county surveyor was also ordered
to take up with the commissioners of
the Chamisal ditch the matter of re-
moving or repairing the headgates to
that ditch, which, as shown in the sur
veyor's report, now endangers the Ala
media dixie. The commission proposes
to have all bikes in sound condition
against the coming of the spring
floods. o.
County Buys Team and Wagon.
Several bids were received at the
meeting Monday offering to sell horses
to the county in response to he re-
cent advertisement for a team. The
commissioners looked over the stock
offered and finally purchased a team
of large mules from r. F. Welsh,
which. with a heavy road wagon in
cluded. brought 5000. The outfit will
be put 20 work at once on the county
roads where the assistance of the
county is needed.
The probate clerk yesterday for
warded to all precincts the notices to
judges of election of their appoint
ment TO serve at the justice of the
peace election TO be held next Monday.