El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-17
ROSWELL'S STREET
PAVING is DELAYED
Legislature Fails to Pro-
vide Law; Institute Is
Again HOnored.

Roswell, n. NJ, June 17.-BoswelIs
Z streets viii 60 unpaVed for another
/ year, due to the failure of the first
I state legislature to pass an adequate
I improvement law Several city proD-
! erty owners had prepared a petition
/ asking the mayor and CITY council to
/ esta olish paving district to be paved
I bE the citizens owning property IN It.
alter making the request, and fur
! tner maEang arrangements to make the
improvements, the property owners
found that the present law was IN eff
feetiTe, and many law suits would re-
suit should the majority force obstinate
ones TO pave
They then went to the legislature.
asking 1t to pass a paving law that
would allow them to make the imurOve-
ments- The lawmakers refused to do so.
Under the present law OnsT 20 per
cent OF the assessed valuation Of the
property in the Improvement district
can be legally expended for improve
ments, and If any should refuse to agree
TO expend that amount there is no re-
course
The New Mexico Military institute IS
recognized as distinguished Insti-
tute-9 Col. J. ". Wilson. suDerintenl-
ent, has received the following telegram
from Francis j. heEHaH, adiHtant gen
eraI;
mated distinguished Institute for 1912
0y order Of the secretary of war"
1his makes four years in succession
that TINS Young school has been num-
nered in this class, despite the fact
that more than a hun1red competed
Tor the honor OnlY ten out Of the
hundred are recognized
The designation allows the institute
a cadet each year appointed to the req
ular army service The appointment
under this honor for this year will very
likely 90 to Jack Pryor. of California
an honor graduate of the 'l2 class. He
vail be made a second lieutenant.
a. r. shore was the cadet VINO re-
eelTed the appointment last YEAR H.
IS now a second lieutenant at Fort Bliss.
Moose install.
The loyal order Of Moose has installed
new officers as follows.
Past dictator, W. H. Erwin. dictator
Obadiah Burden; vice dictator. i. G..
Nations; prelate, NJ. BOcs; secretary.
A ~ Rlsdon; treasurer. L. H Smell;
sergeant at arms, Glenn Everman; inner
Boone.
More Funds Needed.
Iniess The mercF~~ts chip in $1,000
and allow the county commissioners to
finish over mile Of the Nescalero
sands road, it VIII be unfinished for the
ueAb elGnL OF ten months.
The state and county money has run
short The stretch IS five miles and
$50 feet long. Jim West, the CONTRACT
or, VIII complete four miles Of it nv
the middle of next week. and it viii Be
the best road in this section of thu
country, according to county commit.
sloners, W. NJ Atkinson and Tom ID.
White. who have been over &c.
Quietly but effectively the Pecos Val
|rran HHlnra.r s
-he plans for the second annual exp0-
sltion to be held here September 1S
-s and 20. The finance COMMITTEES viii
start out the first of next week to Sc
Glley arc the members.
Dr. Frank \. Brown has chosen his
helpers ON the amusement comrlitfso
hey, are W. II. Slime, CIV Leland.
laude Hobbs and Bernie Pruit, az
Gland is the secretary.
a regular mornIr- operation OF the
lUWNAg nrrrg In