El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

Campbell. 1888 square yards az a cost
Of S3.257.
Light bitulithic-Mesa avenue. from
River to Blacker street 10,36424 square
yards at a cost of S18,167.19; alley,
blocks 21S-219 Campbell, t155.56 square
yards at a cost of S1,7S2.66; Roosevelt
avenue, from Putnam to Wesc BOuIe-
ward, S196-55 square yards at a cost Of
12,999.S3; Bliss street, from PiedraS
to Stevens Is, 6S5-4O square yards at q
cost of S3O.S5229; PorfiriO Diaz street,
from West Main to West Boulevard.
42S5-09 square yards at a cost of
$6,77I62; North Kansas street, from
Blacker to Cincinnati, 1920 square
yards at a cost of S19.2S7: Nevada
street, from Ange to Newman, 1O,937.S1
square yards at Il cost of S16,S92O4.
Asphalt macadam-NOrth KANSAS
yards at a cost of S3,25026; North FL
PasO street, from California to Cliff.
3359.3l square yards at cost Of
S7,1S5-28; TularOsa street, from Piedras
to Stevens. 17,232.62 square yards at a
cost of S30,354.53; Arizona street. from
Golden Hill Terrace 10 Hutton street,
52I3-2S square yards at a cost of
$7,162-34; Dallas street. from Montana
to Arizona 3243 square yards at a cost
of S3,S9L05; North Florence street.
from Missouri to Hill street. 1885
square yards at a cost of 21,415; Fast
Montana street, from Piedras to Ste
vens street, 17,4S6.1S square yards at a
cost of S24,335.20. Total square yards
to be laid. 155,945.72; 5.31 miles of So
foot. roadway; total cost $249,3S9.37
(estimated).
Parking in Suburbs.
The Government Fiji company has
started paving $4,000 yards CT roadway
in that suburb of the city just beyond
the city limits. This IS to cost about
$4,000 and the streets are to be parked
with a 20-fOOt strip on either side.
The Manhattan Heights company IS
also engaged in paving over a mile of
streets, at the company's expense, all
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sides.
The COunty's Road Work.
In keeping with the progress made
in city paving the county has kept up
a pace that excels that of any other
county in the state. Within the bound
miles of asphalt macadam roadway. VI
this two miles were built during the
year 1912, being that part of the coun-
ty road which is a continuation OF
Montana street along the Fort Bliss
road and Dyer street to the Country
Club The county has just voted an
issue of $4,000 in bonds for further
Besides the paved road. the county
of FL PasO has about % miles Of graded
dirt roads and some big road improve
ments are planned for the year 1913,
including the extension of the present
road from Fabens, 30 miles east OF
FL Paso, to Fort Hancock, 81 miles
from this city.
FL Paso county fares well in the
bridge line. There are three across
the river which were built by the
county One of these is located at
CanutiIlO, the western end of the coun-
ty: another at COurchesne, six miles
northwest of Ell PasO. and a third at
northwest of FL PasO, and a third at
Fabens. which is 30 miles southeast
of FL Paso. This bridge connects with
the Island" a strip of Texas territory
on the Mexican side of the present bed
of the Rio Grande-
More Bridges To BE Built.
Another bridge is to De erected at
Montoya between the Canutillo and
COurchesne bridges. This will be built
early in the year 1913
Besides this, there is being planned
a free international bridge between the
cities of Ell PasO and Juarez- Accord
ing to present plans, the Mexican gov
eminent will bear One-half this eX-
pense and the city of FL Paso the other
half a meeting for the purpose OF
opening negotiations was held by
mayor c. E. Kelly of FL Paso and mayor /
Juan n Medina OF Juarez late in De-
cember.
The spirit of unrest in Mexico has !
retarded the progress of this plan, |
which has been under way for seine |
time.
ono sv-aI1ovr doesn't make a summer |