El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-23

government The grade appears higher
than some believe necessary. but il
was his opinion that the road should be
above any water that might break
through the canal and flood the coun-
try. This road cost S100,53S.O7 OF
this S141O6-16 is charged to grading,
and $14,427-S9 was expended for con-
crete work and for hauling adobe earth
as a top covering for parts Of the
grade that was sand, and also for tax
ing care of the numerous bitches that
ran near the, road. II has is feet of
rock and asphalt surface that cost 10
cents a square yard.
CIint-Fabens-San ElizariO Road.
This road is 9.s miles long and cost
S7S,S57. The metal center is IA feet
wide, and cost Il cents a square yard
The long haul made the rock expens-
i've.
In the city Of FL Paso the following
work has been done:
Oklahoma street extension .S11 S22 90
Franklin St. and Mundy Ave 1859
Resurfaeing Alameda avenue S,454OO
Payment of cement viaduct. 100000
Total characterization. s42.s72s9
Canutillo ............-..... -ss.s1s.OO
Gourehesne ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 3,108.30
Five Mile bridge ...-- 7.07s.3O
Total ...--................s 1s.5s4sO
Other Road Expenses.
The period during which the work
above enumerated was done extends
from January J. 1908, when the first
payment was made on the Ell Paso-
Hsleta contract, 10 January 1. 1912,
when the payment was made on the ce-
ment viaduct on DOniphau's drive
Among numerous other items expended
during that period, there was spent on
general repair road work in commits
siOner's precinct No. ?, s63S5; in pre-
cinct No. 3, 1885; in precinct No. I.
S11,853; on the Grandview and Hueco
tanks roads, S59145 IN planting, water
ing, caring for trees. s6906, which in
cludes $500 paid the Water Users as
ISOLATION for future water for the
trees, which payment, I understand.
was used by the association in its
fight that gave to US the Elephant
Before the hot asphalt treatment was
discovered more than 5000 was ex-
pended in sprinkling the road with
water and tar in effort to auay the
dust The engineering expenses dur
ing the period. which includes cost Of
surveys and general experimenting Of
road work. apprOXimates $4,000 Three
thousand dollars has been expended in
purchasing rightsofway. and approx
mately the same sum for a road guard
including the cost Of his motor cycle
and repairs for same And there have
also been other numerous demands up
on the road and bridge fund, such as
payment of proportional parts Of as
SCISSORS fees, county judges fees N
criminal cases, salaries OF commission
ers. salaFies Of permanent road crews
that work constantly in keeping our
road in repair, and other items Of eX-
pense difficult to classify
The city OF FL Paso pays so per cent
of the county tax The assessed vaIua-
tion of FL Paso county is S40.471. 900.
OF this amount the railroads are as
sessed S9.299, 664. The mileage assess
ment of the railroads is S2.623,0s2 the
rest being for rolling stock, Intangible
assets. yards. shops etc
Expressing my appreciation Of the
interest you have shown in the road
work in this county, and assuring you
that any time after the 27th I will be
glad TO give more detailed statement
of our work. I remain
Yours respectfully.
Albert S Eylar.