Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-16
Commercial Club Learns With
Panied Surprise That County
Is Indebted to Captain Gill
enwater in Sum of $4,000.
SURPRISE SPRUNG AT
MEETING LAST NIGHT
Citizen Who Saved Albuquer-
que From Disgrace During
Irrigation Congress ModestIy
Requests Repayment of Sum.

iiSH0NSAS tiSPNJ iiSllt " Odii'i
A situation as unexpected as 1t was
startling was injected into the meet
ing Of the Commercial club last
night, called for the purpose of TAX
ing action with reference to the con-
struction of a road from North
Fourth street and Mountain road In
Albuquerque, to the county limits,
some ten miles away. connecting
with a road to be built through SAN
doval county, and with the Canine
| Real, already completed to Algo-
| dones, twenty-one miles north of this
city.
The meeting was progressing In
! splendid shape. Governor Mills had
made a happy and clever speech, in
| which he assured the gathering that
! he personally, as well as the territor-
al engineer, Vernon l.. sullivan, and
the good roads commission, as an
organization were ready, willing and
anxious to cooperate with Bernalilo
county and Sandoval county In the
completion of the road north. to con-
meet with the Canine Real. Cow
ernol Mills told Of the offer OF the
commission to appropriate $4,000 to-
ward the construction of the road,
and Sandoyal subscribed several
thousand dollars each TO assist In
the work. Engineer sullivan. when
called upon, explained the manner
in which he believed the road should
NJ built, preferable ~ rayA and
clay. topped with D,i and had esti-
mated that the road from Albuquer-
Que 20 the limits of Bernalillo county,
will cost approximately $1,000 a mile
Mayor r. II. Lester, chairman of
the committee. appointed last week
to look after the Canine Real on
behalf OF the Commercial club, made
report, in which he outlined the
trip OF the committee TO Santa Fe,
OF the subsequent interview with
Governor Mills and other territorial
officials; of the success of the mis-
sion. and finally Of the fact that
there was 5000 In the general raad
fund of Bernalllo county. on Novem-
ber L. 1910: that Sl,500 was in the
Canine Real fund. and that $1,000
viii be received in the Canine Real
fund from the United states forest
service on January ist 1871.
Governor Mills, Mr., sullivan and
Mr.. Lester. each in turn, had spoken
OF the great need for the road be-
tween Albuquerque and the northern
part OF the territory; and of the ag-
and determination with
which other cities ana counties in
New Mexico had gone after better
Upon completion of Mr., Testers
report, which was quite extended ana
which contained all data and figures
available from county records, Mr.. A.
b. McMllen made motion as fol-
lows
''That it is the sense Of this meet
Ing that the requirements of the teH
ritorial road commission for the
building of the Canine Real from
North Fourth street to the county
line, be complied with, and that the
OF Bernnlilo county
he requested TO make an approprla-
ion for the work from the FUNDS
AVAILABLE"
II was following the motion made
~ Mr. McMillen, which was sec
,nded. that the sensation Of the eve-
ling was sprung, the springer of the
aid sensation being Captain w II.
supervisor OF road dis
rict No /. OF Bernalillo county.
In low tones Captain Gillenwater
,epan the recital of story, the full
urport OF which at first failed to
each All those present at the meet
,g. But il very quickly developed
hat the county OF Bernalillo was
ldebted to Mr.. Gillenwater In APP
the sum Of $4,000. And
ir. Gillonwater did not believe that
here should be appropriated FOR the
OF any roads In bsrna
llo county. any money from the
eneral road fund. until the money
ne him was paid.
Briefly. and in concise language.
Ir. Gnlenwater recited page or
lstory which took his hearers back
, the summer and fall of 1908, the
ear in which Albuquerque had the
onor Of entertaining the Seven
cnth National irfigWuon congress.
r Gllcnwater was at that time
,ad supervisor Of road district No.
"A position at an times one OF much
.ief and little glory Just before the
rigation congress, however. the job
,s "A real rnnst. some months be-
re the irrigation congress, things
gan 10 happen in a bunch. II was
scovered quite suddenly by the
ard of control of the congress and
hers Interested in H. that a road
as absolutely necessary between
e city Of Albuquerque and Traction
,rk situated in Old Albuquerque.
me two miles west The board OF
ntroi Kept hot on the traii OF MIR.
llenwater with the demand that
q road be built. The county COM
ssioners We're panied TO learn OF
e necessity of the road and would
glad 70 do everything in their
wer 10 build the road and appro-
lated such money as they had In