Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-23
STATE WILLING TO
SEND 40 C0RvICTS
FOR Road Work
Penitentiary Inmates to Be
Sent to Rernalillo County
Provided County viii Feed
Them During Stay Here.

That the state Ia willing 10 loan
forty cohvicts 20 Durnnllito county to
be used In ruad work Tor nn Indefinite
length or time provided naFnAiiiio
county viii pay FOR lhelr auslenanco
during the time they arc engaged In
such work. is tho encouraging report
brought back 20 Albuquerque BY At
torney A. H. stroup. who returned last
night from Santa 70. whore nc. at
tended meeting OF the state road
commissioners. Mr.. stroup saws that
y is now aquarely up 10 tho board ol
county commissioners Of this county
20 accept or reject tho offer. The
forty conyicts 90 be furnished from
the penitcntiary viii all be able-h bod
led men, capable Of doing a fun days
work.
Mr. stroup Is much Interested in
the Improvement OF roads Ia Berna-
iillo county. Recently Mr.. slroup and
associates made a proposition 10 the
board Of county commissioners rela-
tive to Improving the road on the west
side 81 the Rio Orandc. leading south.
The county commissioners did not act
fayorably. saying there wns no fund
on hand from which 20 make an APP
preparation which would meet the re-
quirements Of the proposition, which
IL AZ follows:
To the Honorable Bossrd os county
Commissioners, BernaillIo County.
New Mexico.
Gentlemen:
Leading out from the city OF Albu-
queraue and running through the Rio
Grande valley are four principal high
ways two Leading north and one on
each side OF the river leading south
from tho city. Much money has been
spent on one OF the roads north OF
the city and a considerable sum has
been appropriated fog the other road
north. SO far as we are informed not
a single days work has been donated
by the people living alonE these roads.
The road on the west side OF the river
leading south runs Through one of
tho best agricultural sections OF the
county. n section that Is rapidly being
developed. Perhaps more land is be-
Ing put under cultivation Ia that part
OF the county than In any other al
the present time. One man atone has
placed In cultivation $50 acres ihin
spring and Is making a modern farm
Ia every respect Along this road lies
the only commercial apple orchard.
now bearing, Ia the county. Near
the county line ~ the fsleta pueblo
visited BY all tourists who como 20
Albuquerque. now only accessible by
rails Along this road are tracts OF
land that will he devolo ped whenever
they can be easily reached over a
good road and which viii ada greatly
20 the resources OF the city This
road Il designated by statute as The
Canine Real and has several large
acequlas which might be bridRed out
OF the Canine Real fund 20 the adj
vantage OF the road.
We wish 20 call attention 20 the
fact that the people on each side Of
the river south OF the city have at
different times contributed labor FOR
the Improvement of thoir roads and
that they have at ali times stood
ready 10 further contribute 20 this
end whenever your honorable body
has been able 70 aid them. We rec
ognize that we have received aid
from your honorable hoard but con-
ttnu ANAt We nave not ft|ttNtu Nltt
amount Of aid our iiberaiisy or the
importance OF our section deserve.
Believing that help from tho board
Of county commissioners o. due us and
that help should be given 10 those
who are willing 20 help themselves.
we, the undersigned. win give the
amount Of tabor set opposite our
names before the tenth az Juno on
condition that your honorable board
VIII provide for tho Expenditure OF "a
reasonable sum Ia Use near future
upon the road leading south from the
bridge on tho west sIec OF the river.
A. r. stroup--OHe man, -four
horses. one week.
y. A. Hubbell--Two men. eight
horses. one week.
Mrs. Felipe Hubbell--ono man and
team. one week.
r. q. IIornhy--ono man and team,
one week.
Dr. D. E. Wilson. one man and
team, one week.