The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-22
BARELAS BRIDGE
SAID To Be IN
DANGER
Big Rise in Rio Grande Elk.
pected Tomorrow and Wash
Already Effected Threaten
Structure, Say Men Most In
terested.

with the highest water on record
az this season due here tomorrw, aud
no preparation made against IL. the
IarUbtH bridge b. believed to be- In
danser OF being Carried away. Cuun-
Is uiicials to whom the danger was
pointed out today said they had done
an they could. and knew OF no way
" protect the structure from the
threatened peril according 4. q.
Stroup and others Interested In tho
maintenance Of the bridges ami roads
who are indignant az what they rali
the du-nothing attitude OF the oii-
cials.
saturday ana sunday the roadway
west " the bridge avs washed by %
rise in the river, and heroic work was
necessary to keep the road from be-
ing carried clean away. Today Il
was reported from buchanan. twelve
miles above Santa Re. tina the highest
water cvcr noted at this senson WAS
" past that point. which means
mat The Hood run b. due here some
time tomorrow.
Nhcn h water runs with any
strength ot current here the river
sweeps in the form 81 a big = at the
bridge one loop OF whicl} takes In
of the piers. Two years ago when
the bridge was washed away the WI
ter swung I'm at that loop. backed up
al the webs tEat old the piers to-
gcthcr and ran lengthwise Of the
bridge, making rapid work ct under
INNING the supports That 81 the
Hanger imminent nov.
'lt Is imperative that the current
az the river be turned by "a new cham
MOI. shld Mr.. Stfoup IN discussing
the situation this afternoon. lin order
I" save the bridge from threatened
obstruction II the current runs UNI
dcf the bridge Instead Of at 10. there
ih no reason why The river shouldn't
run through without harm Tor ages
nut OF " goes against the pier. ID win
wreck the bridge to u certainty 90
Inc necessity for turning tho cur
rent luts been recognized hy the
county and 90 the last meeting of IA.
u"Ard oi county commissioners J. X.
sanchez was given the contract 10 sink
twenty-five pilcs for "A diagonal rxtcr.
sion 81 the hrcakwater. designed ga
send the current from the bridge an
% roadway. Tardy action ON mat
Work IL q Of the grounds for come
plains says Mr. Stroup.
Mr. Stroup called the attention IF
county Commissioner Manuel spring
cr To the danger facing the bridge H..
DAY, and waa told, he says. that after
siNinE- the contract Tor driving IN
piles 90 sanchez the commission .
crs had exhausted their power TO 40
anything When he called the atton-
ti"n of PIT Ross. county surveyor. d.
tho situation, Mr. stroup says Ne was
informed that everything the surveyor
could du was being done
What they are doing said Mr.
Sirour cuustically, this afternoon. 'l
nothing And { wish someone would
tell mo whs they can't do something
Everybody In authority seems L. 81,
sitting back waiting Tor something ta
happen Their, Be- e. pile driver on IN,
scene but Dick SANCHEZ seems 90 bs
waiting for the bridge to wash AVA,
before proceeding with the work.
What q" do lsdon't know I ha,,
appealed tp everybody ! can reach
With authority, and ! haven't any idol
~ what move one can take except O.
maxi" charges 81 dcreliction ln dut,
ln the mchnwhiic. rho water r. comm.
down, and the bridge Is simply 4
shining mark for b.. Three huudra
dollars nave already been spent patch.
ms tho road, vet tho county author,
iiios seem to feet uo Impulse 10 bcstll
themselves and save a further draiu
un the puolic funds