Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-19

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highway and over about four miles
of other main heavily travelled roads.
The first course of gravel WIS COM
pleted on the Canine real the even
ing before New Years. which ~ cX-
acty the date figured upon by tho
road board when u started the Wort,
OF the construction OF .he Canine
Real last fan. Tho second course Of
gravel has yet Co bc completed ON
part ct this road a large mileage
of finished gruvelcd highway. how
ever IN now open 10 the public and
tho matter of maintaining this high
way ~ the question that WAS taken
az very thoroughly by the board at
Sos meeting
20 Keep Road Repaired.
The board 10 carefully investigating
the ACCESSIBILITY 81 purchasing either
"a motor truck or light tractor SO
be put ON the road exclusively and
permanently for maintenance work
The plan IN 60 have this truck or
tractor which viii be- accompanied
by two w0rkmen, carrv with Il the
essentials necessary. together with "a
binder from the side OF the road. for
the repair of gravelod road. Gravel
without the water IN almost useless.
As small h0lcH develop In the surface
of tho road they will be- cleaned out
,horuughly wet, filled with gravel
and binder tamped down and 80 re-
pair the hole.
The board IL getting the benefit Of
recommendation from the state
highway commission. through whom
II h In touch with the state highway
departments OF other states where
motor trucks are being exclusively
used FOR road maintenance purposes.
The board desires to install this main
tonance patrol system az the earliest
possible date before the spring winds
have had time 20 injure the finished
gravel roads, which are now IN ideal
condition.
To Condemn Crossing.
superintendent Summers and I'm.
ginecr Lank " the Santa Fc railroad
company were present To consult with
the board In regard u crossing for
public highway az Mesquite. The old
crossing crosses the railroad conn
panys tracks zoe feet north of where
the main highway from the west
comes into Mesquite station The
road board wants the public crossing
at the place where the west side
highway comes In 90 Join the Canine
Real at Mesquite. but the santa Fe
railroad company has refused To-
grant this crossing. The road board
maintains that q IL an imposition
upon the west side farmers to have
every ton of hay hauled north from
Mesquite 10 go over the old crossing
and then south on the Canine Real,
"a total greater distance of about 1899
feet simply because the santa re
railroad company does not find Il
convenient TO give a right OF way over
crossing in the most direct and
practical place. After neing advised
that the railroad company would re-.
fuse go grant such right of way the
road board unanimously ordered that
steps be- taken 90 condemn the same
ON behalf OF the public Interests OF
the people OF the county
To Publish liOad ncpuFt.
lnasmuch a. the larger part of the
proceeds of the road bond funds have
now been expended ana different
methods ct road construction adopt.
ed By the board as the best la ita
opinion available. Il was decided by
the board To publish Il report 10 the
people OF the county upon The man
ner la which the funds are being tx.
pended. ana the methods uf road con-
structiun followed, and, ut his re-
quest the secretary of the h0urd
Francis y. Lester, wis authorized 60
prepare Gnd publish ON behalf Of the
board the report decided upon.
The general and increasing inter
est in road affairs Is shown at each
meeting Of the board by The increas-
ing large number ~ citizens from an
purts of the county who meet To- com
fer with a.