Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-05
WANTS MORE
GOOD ROADS
Council Discusses Purchase
of Steam Roller To Do
the Work
WILL BUILD TWO BRIDGES
Plans Approved For One on
Palace and Other Don
Gaspar Avenue.
A Steam Roller.

A Steam Roller.
A steam roller, that will roll nine
thousand square yards per hour traV'l
cling two and a quarter miles in 60
minutes was the subject OF much
discussion at the council meeting last
night.
Good roads now is a theme that
arouses interest anywhere and when
the steam roller, familiar perhaps toi
many who attend political conven-
tions but which has not been seen
doing its work on our roads, came upI
for discussion a wave OF enthusiasm
swept over the room.
Where is Chairman l. Sparks OIL
the board of county commissioners,
asked Mayor SeHgman in a stage
whisper. Mr. Sparks did not arise,
| but word was passed around that he
was at the meeting of the Chamber OF
! Commerce. He was sent for ana
soon afterward appeared. He was
told of the toast to which he must
respond and he said:
1T is quite true that the county
has been thinking of buying a roller
for county roads We want to see a
bigger and better campaign for road
building inaugurated Mayor Selig-
man is of the same opinion. And as
regards the purchase Of a road roller,
we do not know but that it might
4 hl nty nd hA nj
understand that the city would ues it
two or three months. 1t must be
remembered that these machines
work with remarkable celerity. They
are hard workers and quick workers
to boot. Two months use would ac-
complish a vast amount of good road
building They certainly plow up
the earth in great shape"
Il Mayor Seligman then spoke briefly
on the same thema
F. W. Pearce, representing the j.
! |. Case Threshing Machine Co. of Ra
cine, Wis, then took the floor and
! answered questions about the road
roller under discussion. He said it
would cost $4,000 f. o. b. Racine, that
. it weighed about ten tons and that
2 it was SO horse power. He said tie
l cost per day to run it was slight, as
it used but half ton Of coal per day
and one man who would not have to
. be paid more than $3.50 per day,
= could run it. 1t is steam steered and
can be turned in a "a foot circle,
: When he stated that it would roll
=. 5000 square yards per hour, there
. was a gasp of astonishment and one
iof the councilman said: That's
}, what we need in this section"
+ The matter of cooperating with
: the county commissioners to get the
steam roller was referred to a com
mittee consisting of Mayor Seligman
d and Councilmen Armijo and Lopez.
e More Hydrants.
y On motion of Councilman Baca the
a city was authorized to get twelve
# more hydrants at a cost not exceed
l. ing $25 each,
Many Licenses.
City Clerk Delgado reported that
?, $1S5 had been collected from the
licenses in March.
', Marshal Sena reported that ten per
J. sons had been arrested for drunken
VI ness and being disorderly and all eX
d cept one who was ordered out of the
city, were fined s. each and costs.
Money in Treasury.
i The city treasurer reported thai
l. the balance in hand is $10,365.7S
i Will Buy Machine.
S Chairman l. Sparks of the board o.
S. county commissioners stated this
II afternoon that the commissioners anC
2. the committee appointed by the coun
IS Gil met this morning and decided tC
. PURCHASE the steam grader and rollel
which will cost about $4,000, with al
equipments. OF this sum the city vii
}. pay half and the county the othe1
half The roller and grader will there
,e fare be used by both the city anC
e county, and it is thought that it vii
al supply the needs of both.
i The roller will be shipped at once
ID AMI representative of the Racin,
is company will come here with it an,
id set it up and also give demonstra
t tion. 1t will be tried out on the roa,
If between here and Santa Cruz.
,p New Roads Planned.
1t Mr.. Sparks said that with the hal
W cf this machine the county hopes t
r, complete that road to Santa Cru
IS during the month of May. Fror
ID Santa Cruz it will be moved into tn
hi south end of the county and build
road to Cerrillos and also one to Ga
isteo and Stanley.
Will Build Bridges.
G. City Engineer Walker then submit
al ted plans for the two bridges, one t
I'd be erected at the Arroyo Sais on Pa
d. ace avenue and the other on Do
IS Gaspar avenue. The first bridge wi
p. cost $1,000 and the second about $50,
ge Inc plans seemed eminently satisfa,
Id tory and it was decided to advertis
be for bids so that the work may be b,
e. gun at an early date. These are in
lie provements which will prove of gres
I'd service to the city's residents.
a Pavements.
II, The matter of building sidewalks
erl compliance with the councils ord
E. nance was then discussed and it wa
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