Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-19

or district, but siisply to do the worb
where it is most needed and where 4
win give the most benefit to the city
This was anSut the time the peopl,
Of the Highlands were holding indis-
! nation meetings to protest against the
J condition of their streets. They hat
failed to see any sign of the $3.50
000 sewer system with graded strets
thrown in.
Attached to this report was an eN-
fhN 5N the street commissioner show
ins chat $500 had been expended in
work on the following streets: West
rileras avenue West Central avenue,
I Park avenue. ~ Eighth street North
Eleventh street and North Twelfth
street Ia other words the district
1 between entral avenue and Tijeras
avenue between SiNth ana Fourteenth
streets. The stree commissioner re-
ported
AS NEARLY gE ESTI-
MATED THE AB Xxx HAS
COST $500 \ BLOCK
When the street commissioner made
his report at the end Of the irst year
of this administration. dated April Is.
1908, it showed that aside from the
work on Central avenue ana Tijcras
avenue, and the connecting streets
three blocks had been graded on North
broadway two blocks on South Arno.
one block on East silver three blocks
on East coaf thrco blocks on East
'',e one hlpcl on NN..e. Lead
The work on the Ccntral-Tiicras
avenue district was wen done II had
frequent personal supervision by hay-
or Lester a good foundation was
laid. and good topping put on. Three
blocks OF the work done IN the ligh-
lands, that ON NOrth Broadway. in
which there are four er five houses
only, was well done
The street commissioner report
showed the Central-Tiieras avenue
district to have cost 5000, or 5000
block
The work done in the Highlands
aside from North Broadway was
surface work us will be seen by an
Inspection Of the streets now
ct at the end OF the year the cost
of operating the street department
was more than S20.000, or just one
hundred per cent greater than in the
year before
Save for the grading of High street.
the street department has done no
permanent work this year Such
grading as has been done in the High
lands is surface grading. II will not
stand up through the first series OF
heavy rains. High street. where large
sums have been spent. has no ade-
quate system Of drainage The other
streets have no drainage at all. save
such as nature provides. which usually
is into the front yards ana cellars OF
the property owners.
As the result of this two years OF
street work by this administration the
city has to show in permanent results
the Central-Tiieras avenue district
one steam roller, value when new S3,-
100. and one street grader, value S256 I
The steam roller during the past
wear has been particularly notable for
IT'S efficient inactivity
The city has made total cXpendit-
ure of S346,O0O. the sewer system is
lust started. and the only people who
have received any enduring benefit
from the pledge OF Mayor Lester and 7
lls associates to give us sewer sys-
tenn and system Of graded streets ,
are the favored residents Of the dis
lrlct between Eighth street on the /
sast, Fourteenth street on the west, (
'ental avenue on the south and on
some Of the streets one block west OF .
riieras on the north.
In outlining its policy" May is, /
sos, the street committee urgently (
proposed paving the business district. (
Il asked for report from the city .
attorney on the city's authority The (
'ity attorney promptly presented such .
report.
In its second report, September II. /
1908. the committee again referred .
% paving recommending it
ON September :, 1909. fifteen .
months after the committee outlined
ts policy the council passed "a pro-
isional order of the city council Of
he. city OF Albuquerque To pave cor
ain streets.
The city engineer was ordered to
prepare estimates. ana furnish costs
If various materials.
There the matter has ended. Nuth- .
ing more has been done Las Cruces.
DE and life in its city government
las paved streets other cities in
Sew Mexico have systematic grading
'f their streets and drainage Gat
he business district of Albuquerque
emains unpaved-a mud hole when
ain falls and bump-the bumps
when the weather is dry.
There is no prospect of paving. paw
ng will not be successful until drain-
ec is provided. There is no drainage
provided. fer this administration. in
= tilNIla 20 Keep NltliH It's , Io".VNN I
on It's SS06,00O sanitary
ever cut out The storm water sewer
There are no funds Tor such a sewer
nd no funds can he obtained.
II has been put forward bv sup
,orters Of this administration that
treet work has Seen delayed and held
'ack because it was unWise To repair
~ streets until the sewers are laid
I is wcil known that a very large
,art "f the sewer trench runs i'm the