Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-17
COUNTY BOARD CAN
CONTROL FLOOD
REGULATIONS
Valley Farmers Who Permit
bitches TO Leak OF Who
Maintain Nuisance. Are
Amendable to Law.

$50 action bias IS get p,.u iaa,n
D., tt, board oi county commisaipn.
OF. 90 tuc report submitted fast Ncch,
h, 3D. Committee from thc ,pmmcrcla.
.uh. calling attention 90 the law olth
reference To- irrigation water ana
ditaho-
~, law governing tAo flooding &
lpads and lands With waste water is
plain. according TO Tho report gotten
up ts Dis committee ana every JUS
tD, OF ihe peace in the Nal4ous cuun'
uce COZ tnc territory. is given iuli ~
fn3tuN TO proceed against an, Of
fender
The county comm ssioucrs, under
Oh, Law. are directly ompo"crSd Win
.u1hority 10 see that the Law b. 'u-
forced ana that the justices of the
peace do their duty,
Tho report of the Commercial club
ommttt,. sets forth tac Ian in this
respect iu fuiG
Not ouly in the county but within
tuc cEy OF albuquerque, are pools OF
Hutn.. some OF them covering hun
dr'ds of yards OF land. whore mos
quitovs breed and where disease
conveying scum collects on the SUI.
face. Tho water. ia every case. ~
caused b. the OVERLOOKING OF lands
which are not properly drained.
bitches are turned into pasture lands
and the water left standing In pools
for months despite the fact that the
conditions arising are q constant men.
nee to public health.
County roads are overlooked for
weeks a; time and In addition to
ihe damage done to traffic, the harm
worked on the roads, is at times al
most ,rrsparabIe
rho por, OF the comm .ttce is a.
follows:
80 IA, hnnoraoi, board % county
oommisiusnrrs Gentlemen
Numerous complaints having been
made regarding the condition Of ia,
public Highways leading into the city
uf Albuquerque On account of their
being flooded by persons irrigniing
the adjoining fields and no adequate
remedy having been applied. the
Commercial club. at It's regular meet
Ing last Tuesday night. appointed "A
committee consisting OF 4. -. stroup.
Geo. = klock. ana 4. j. Bryant to
investigate this matter ana ask the
RlNN'i upon NnbUl tniN
duty dcvolyes 10 aci In the promises.
On investigating tn. law. We md
that the compiled laws OF 1897 sec
upns ls5i 10 1854. inclusive, trcai
~ this sraasp Tiny follow
sec. 1861. u shall be the duty OF
the justices al the pcac. in their re-
spcctiNe precincts, To reauir, the
farmers and every othoy person. not
To- let the water loose on the roads.
nor To make excavations or dams. noy
distractions that viii in any manner
cmbarrass the free travel OF tn. road
Soc. 1862. II any person or per-
soDS shall refuse or neglect TO do So
he shall be required the second time
and on his not complying then. he
shall be considered as vioia,or OF
tho law, and fined by the correspond.
inE justice of the peace. live dollars
Tor having disrcgarded the legal or
der OF the justice o. the peace
Soc. 1868. Tn. justice of the peace
Who snail neglect 10 comply with tn.
dnties imposed upon him In this act
on being found guilty shall %. fined
IN any sum not exceeding ten dollars
nor less than FIVE dollars.
S'r. 1854. The county commits
~ioncfs stall ~sc that the Justices al
t1s' peace comply with the rsluire-
uu"nt~ of this art, ana si,aI, so. tl.s,
the prsNisiOns 81 this act IN. faith
iut'y carried into ciIet; they may ~,
9'irc them officially. or b, inroruns
ton Ia 'Omp,, Herewith. when IN.
ca-c shall ~ rcQuii,'.
section 81 ~ Chapter l2& Of tn.
sossion laws ~ 1905 provides ~ col
lows; Is. =
Soc. 81 No person or persons. cor
poration or company. shall dam tn.
waters of any stream So as Ia cans,
IN. Same TO overflow any road. 81
damage or weaken the abutmonts
walls or embankments OF any bridg.
or any highway Any person or per
sons corporation or company vioat
ms any OF tn provisions OF this see
tion snail forfeit the sum Of fifty dol
lars 30 the county ae -ponalty, anC
shall DO llabl" % the county ana 1,
my person or persons. corporation ~
company COR any damages resulting
fherefron.
In our JUDGMENT the statemen