El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

fSsDeo5s sIS9: Park W. Ian. iurv
fees of the county court ESQ: J. A.
Fscaieda. refund of Pr II transporta-
ton, s271.54; p } "a. wards d fines,
Thurman. e. IS fees, etc, S591431;
courthouse addition No. 2, sale of bonds
Sal sdo 5,J- corporation OF San Elizario
deposit, s1o0; INSTANTANEOUS F1iS'6O;
May Yet Build Road.
DAsnite the fact that the PROPOSE
ton of issuing S15O,OOO worth of bonds
for the nurpose of constructing a road
fro,o Eabens to Fort Quitman, a point
On the eastern edge of the county, was
Safesfed Tvhen submitted to the voters
at a recent election mere rs strong
possibiIitv that the road Will yet be
b,1iif iudging from the action taken
nv the commissioners court Wednes-
dav afternoon. The suggestion that q
iurv he appointed to lay out road.
IIun1ine- from Fabens in that direction
was made by coInmi ssioner I. D. Love,
" a. Sierro blanca. I'VE need a road"
said the Commissioners, running
through the county to Culberson coun-
~" AS outlined by the commissioner,
the duties of the jury VIII pc TO make
a trip over the proposed route, ana TO
report back to the 1I COZ
Tenort whether in its opinion a dirt, or
= road buiIt of other material, should
be constructed. Those - @PPoanIe4 On
II
Cannn- i [. Campbell, j W. Lanler and
Arthur Mumphris-
traverse the county a!oae ene ~ roau;
should be placed wherever IT would do
tbe most GOOD. and where a good road
could be built, No trouble ,; IN Sc secur-
ing a right of way IS antclPated
ExDert to Teach Farmers
That the farmers in the valley may
have the benefit of being taught now
to raise their products 10 me PES pes , ao
evidenced by the interest tnat was
shown in the matter by county JUDGE
Eylar The Judge stated tnat ne was
in recent of a letter from the depart
ment at Washington in which IL was
stated that the services OF an expert
demonstrators could be secured AS was
explained by the Judge, the S;eFe,-t
emf parts of the county, which would
in effect comprise experimental Sta
tons The expert would then conuuct
for the benefit of the farmer, classes
wherein ne would give them 1nstruc-
tions as to the best methods OF farm
ing The government. he stated was
willing to cooperate Win InS ' ~ ~ - -
in maintaining these experimental
1t is probable that other names. viii
be added to the committee appolnteo
some time ago to look into the mat
ter of the Irrigation laws for the
county, and to assist in securing the
experimental farms for the valley.
Island Returns Canvassed-
The commissioners canVassed the re-
turns of the island bond election ana
declared the election carried ID. ".
Camp. NJ. Sanchez and 7. Sierra were
! appointed drainage commissioners Oh
II. C Myles was before the commits
sioners on a proposition OF getting
them to make some repairs to the ROAD
on the island. He stated that the
bridge connecting the island. with the
mainland had been damaged somewhat
by the recent flood of the Rio Grande,
and requested that some repairs De
done to that. Judge Eylar stated Inat
as the owners on the island were going
to spend a large amount OF money IN
improvements, he considered the couh-
ty ought to make the repairs. county
surveyor, J. W. Eubank, was instruct
ed TO make a trip to the island for the
purpose of ascertaining the costs OF
making the necessary improvements.
1t cost sheriff Peyton Edwards Just
1892 to take his special posse to Sierra
Blanca following the report that Next
can rebels had invaded Texas soil and
were looting. Although only two
horses figured in the reported invasion,
and looting, commissioner Love said
that the sheriff's trip had good Ell
feet The bill was ordered paid
A bill amounting to $146S-94, said TO
have been incurred in April, 1910, fol-
lowing the breaking through of the
waters of the Rio Grande, at Washlng-
ton park, during the flood of that
month, was ordered paid The county
it was said at that time, obligated it
self to pay the amount, as the Work
was done for the protection OF the land
in that vicinity.