Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-02-06
REAL WILL
Be COMPLETED
IN O0NA ANA
Regular Monthly Meeting Of
Road Commission Held al
Las Cruces Takes lmpor-
tant Action.

tant Action.
/. Especial Correspondence 10 Morning soufnall
las Cruces. n. NJ, Feb. 1.--Th'
early Improvement and opening up Of
The Canine Real In Dona Ana county
from the town Of Dona Ana north
WAS assured at the regular monthly
meeting OF the Dona Ana county road
board held In Las Cruces Monday
The board WAS In session Tor the en-
tire day. and transacted great
amount ~ business
A delegation Of citizens living in
that part of the Mesilla valley Hine
north Of Dona Ana met with the
hoard. The committee consisted of
Joseph IS. Taylor. J W. Stewart. and
A. F Barncastlc. hping the road
board deputies FOR the Dona Ana pre-
/ cinct They laid before the board the
urgent needs Of The citizens OF that
part Of the valley. and showed how
the opening up Of the Canine Real
would greatly relieve the present un-
satisfactory conditions. The board
/ decided 20 at once take steps to open
I MP this road. and an urgent appeal
was sent 10 the state highway com
mission 10 send down an engineer
TO survey the road. this being a part
OF the Canine Real. The state high
way The short distance that lies
between the towns Of Dona Ana and
scIdcn IN Dona Ana county is now
practically the only closed link N the
Canine Real between Ilnion on the
north and FL Paso on the south. With
this weak link strengthened and the
+ road opened up tourist travel VIII find
ita way down the Rio Grande valley
throughout the entire length of New
Mexico. one urgent reason for tho
opening and Improvement Of the road
is the fact that the Canine Real from
naton to tho southern boundary of
the state has now heon officially de-
clarcd "a link in the transcontlnental
route Of the National Old Trails AS
sociation and its Improvement rs es-
peclally provided for IN the Borland
bin. which Is now before congress az
Washington. quite apart from the in
terest of the tourist, however the
Dona Ana county road board has de-
tcrmined upon the Improvement of
this road. for the benefit primarily
ct the citizens Of the county and state,
who are vitality Interested in the mat
tor.
The board transacted q LOT Of rou-
tine business. including the auditing
OF bills and tho appointment OF o. b.
Wood as an additional road deputy in
the ChamhcfIno district. Several
road board deputies were present 10
consult with tho board In regard TO
matters Of Improvement The board
has ordered a number OF corrugated
Inverted slphons which 1t Is having
Installed In the roads Of the county
whore bitches cross roads. thus DOING
away with elevated bitches and ieav-
ing the roads over bitches perfectly
level
The board ordered vigorous legal
action taken against certain individ-
uals who had stolen or removed
county bridge property from the Vi
einity OF the bridge crossing the Rio
Granae az Anthony.
Notices weere ordered printed and
distributed. IN both English and Span
ish. warning the citizens not to flood
the roads from irrieating bitches. and
asking for the cooperation Of all
good citizens in stopping the practice
also setting forth the law and the
penalty for the infraetlan Of the same.
one OF the most important steps
taken by the hoard was in connec-
iion with the matter Of proposed good
roads legislation at the present ses-
Francis r. Lester, president of the
Dona Ana County Good Roadn Asso-
ciation laid before The board the inn
poriance OF some united action in the
matter Of correcting the deficiencies
Of our road laws az the present legis
latiye session. and after considera-
ton. the board decided 10 address a
letter TO the members OF the various
county road boards OF the state. ask
lng their assistance and cooperation
In The matter of road legislation. and
suggesting the calling Of county
road board convention az an early
date az SOME central point. At such
convention IL is proposed % discuss
not only the matter of needed road
legislation. hut the interests of county
road boards generally. aud the best
methods OF administering road mat |
ters in the various counties.
The board ordered the opening of a |
new road in the vicinity Of Hatch |
based upon a petition of citizens Of
that vicinity and authorized the re-
pair and construction OF bridges asked |
for.
The members OF the board unani-
mously decided to personally meet
with road board deputies and other
citizens from Dona Ana and the e0un- |
try north. on Wednesday, February |
i2th. for the purpose Of going over
the proposed route OF the Canine I
Real through that section. II is eN-
pected thai an engineer from the state |
highway commission Will also be pres /
ent az that time
The hoard decided to vigorously /
push the matter Of collecting the road /
tax in the various precincts of the
county to which end instructions were /
ordered issued TO IFS deputies. An
impartial and complete collection of /
the road tax viii be Insisted upon, aud (
iI was deeid I'd that dclinduents would t
be prosecuted, IN accordance With the 1
law
petition for the opening Of a new I
road IN the vicinity OF Rerino and
connecting with the Canine Real |
was granted and the road ordered I
opened.
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