El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-20

Las Cruces. n. NJ. Jan. 2O.-The
Dona Ana county road board is follow
ing up the appointment of it's deputies
in all the precincts of the county by a
systematic plan OF bulletins, which go
out to these deputies at various inter
walls Bulletins l and 2 have already
been issued. The first contains the
general instructions and statement CT
policies, which are summarized in the
following quotations from the bulletin:
THE road board desires the coopera-
ton Of its deputies in a number Of
ways, among which the following have
already been determined upon:
The most effective application pos
slble IN each precinct of the road tax
which the law requires annually in
either cash or labor.
The dragging of all roads when
moist conditions prevail where drag
ging can be done advantageously.
Prompt attention to repairs urgent
" needed on roads or bridges in each
precinct.
The stopping Of the flooding OF
roads and the enforcement OF the law
in that connection.
Better care taken OF the county
road machinery property.
The advice of the deputies on all
road Improvements needed in the var
ious precincts"
The bulletin limits the authority Of
exceeding S25, unless specially au-
thOrized by the board; and this expense
is for the present confined to the DRAG
sing OF roads and to the making Of
urgent repairs. The bulletin also
states that the board has fixed as the
rate of pay for. day labor sLOO a day,
and Tor team work from $500 to $500
per day, depending upon the team:
this being left to the judgment of the
deputy A days work shall consist of
..
the deputies for the making out of
bay rolls and bills, and a book for the
Keeping Of accounts. The board has
also contracted with the lowest bidder
IN the county for furnishing all luna-
Der Tor bridges and similar purposes
for the present year
me bulletin closes with the words.
The example set by Dona Ana. county
IN road administration is being CLOSELY
watched by the other counties Of ON
state. Let US make our record for
clean businesslike administration and
tor a better condition of our highways
one of which any citizen of orr state
can wen be proud. To bring this about
we dsh LOT tne nearly and unselfish CO
operation or every road board deDufv -
Bulletin No. is of special Interest
at TINS time, because it refers to the
collectlon and expenditure of the road
Tax One OF the objects of the Dona
Ana county road board in aDnof1tine,
every
clnct is to secure a more effective an
pIlcauon of the road tax than has
heretofore existed. The bulletin. which
VIII be of much interest to other
counties. states that "one of the main
OBJECTS IN appointing a deputy for the
county road board in each precinct Is
70 enoeaYor to secure a more efficient
coIIection and application of the road
TAX required by law. There is room
Ior great Improvement in some pre-
cIncts upon the manner in which this
"ork mas been done in the past.
receipt signed by the deputy ,s
70 De given to each citizen when mis-
tx IS paid, but no receipt shall he
gwen Ior labor performed uDon the
roaos unless a full days work is per-
FORMED In a manner satisfactory to the
uePGty or foreman in charge. A day's
"o ok snau consist of nine hours.
me county road board win author
lie the Payment of a competent fore
man VINO understands road repair and
construction work, at a rate not ex-
ceeqlng $3.50 per day; providing that
Such foreman superintends a working
gang OF not less than six teams or an
equivalent number of day laborers
E In the expenditure and application
or road tax deputies are urged to col
Iect as much of the road tax as pos