Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-31
COMMISSION MAKES
APPROPRIATION
FOR ROADS
ALLOWANCE FOR
THE UNIVERSITY HILL
Under Way 10 Open West
Central Avenue 80 Feet Wide
From Fourteenth Street to
Fair Grounds,

That the Bernalillo county COM
omission is prepared to do its full
share in the campaign Of road i'm
provement Instituted by the Berna-
lilo county good roads association.
land now being heartily seconded by
the city government, was shown at "A
Especial meeting of the commission
yesterday when the general disposi-
ton Of county road funds for the
balance of the present year was dis
cussed at length and appropriations
made. Captain W. II. CLEARWATER,
supervisor for the third district, con-
sisting chiefly of the city Of Albu-
querque, and environs and commits
sioner Eugenio Barela of the Sec
ond district were present and report
I'd to the commissioners work done
and in progress and their plans for
the balance of the-year. MI. Barela
Is at work on the extension Of North
Fourth street and expects to bring
that road into first class condition to
Che county line before undertaking
other work He also has supervision
Of Old Albuquerque, and a portion
of the extension of West Central
%tvenue. but has yielded the care Of
hat work to Mr.. Clearwater.
Mr.. CLEARWATER showed the work,
which has been done on University
lill, and what 1t is proposed to do
before the end of the year and also
went over carefully with the com
%missioners the plans for the work on
Central aNraptYa traet nr ErprrtapntI
street. Upon motion Of Chairman
Grunsheld, the commission appro-
priated SO, 900 of the balance in the
Froad fund for this year to pay for the
work on University hill and West
Central venue With this appro-
p~riation it will be possible for Mr..
CLEARWATER to proceed at once to
complete the work thus begun and to
give the city and county a first class
road from the university to Traction
park. 1t has been impossible to pro-
coed with the grading of West Cen
tral venue until the completion of
The Fourteenth street conduit. This
IS now about complete and the fiji
to be made will proceed at once.
IT is proposed to make Central
avenue fun eighty feet wide from
Fourteenth street to Traction park.
and this matter was discussed at
some length by the commission West
IF Huning Castle, there are several
houses, which extend into the road.
and the commission yesterday gave
notice in writing to property own
concerned to move back to the
line within ten days. While it will
probably impossible to widen the ave-
nue to the full width at once, it will
be done as rapidly as funds will per-
NIT. The property owners from
Fourteenth street TO the end of the
Huntng grounds. have given the nee
essary space, the commission having
moved back the fences, so that there
viii be little further delay in the
work.
Fo the first time since the o|rgani-
of the county the commission
has the county affairs in such shane.
and the road business is so organized
that active and effective work may be
done. and the next two years, with a
continuation Of the present policy.
will see first class highways from one
end of Bernalillo county to the other.
II rs work mat has long been needed
and for the lack of which Albu-
querque has suffered seriously. The
commissioner are determined to
build roads Just as rapidly as the
county funds viii permit. aud with
the active cooperation OF energetic
road supervisors results are sure to
come.
The commissioners let a contract
10 the standard Plumbing company
for the construction of 800 feet of
sewer extension west of the court
house. az the contract price of s215.
that being the lowest bid.
County Surveyor Pitt Ross. report
ed that 1t would require 5000 cubic
yards of dirt To make a nm. which is
desired in m, road to the stockyards.
commission took tho matter un-
der consideration
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