The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-26
RES n 7 ROAD
{. LAW IS NOT
COMPLETE
Politics Muss Be Eliminated
from Highway Improvement
and Maintenance, Declares
Francis E. Lester.

Santa Re. n Al. June 2a.--Foliow-
irE "a confer p between FranSis r..
Lester. president of ~ New Mexico
Association OF Highway Officials, and
Governor w. G. Mcdonald and state
Engineer james A. French, announce
ment was made yesterday hat the
subject Of the governors address AZ
the coming session of that Organlxa-
ton, which n q feature OF the roads
meeting here late next month. would
he 'fThe State and the Roads" This
subject. il h anticipated, will include
statements tending toward a more
centralized control Of roads every
where and a cooperative effort 10
have better state roads, though the
governor has made no statement
about the matter.
Mr. Lester, IN discussing the situa-
| ton. declared hat the chief problem
confronting the meeting would be
how 90 secure better county admins
tration. THE present road board law
n Incomplete. he said. 1T has
worked well In some counties. but ia
others il has not lone "a well. and We
want To get II changed To make 10
work everywhere.
Since the enactment OF this Ian
the roads have been taken out Of pol.
itics. but there nav been efforts
made to throw them back into poll
tiles. These efforts must be rustrat.
ed. The meeting of the officials OF.
ganization Is the place for steps to-
ward needed road legislation to ne
taken ana / hope that they viii be
taken at this session.
Then there are seVeral laws Which
we need badly. We have no rule 90
the road law In this state applylng
to vehicles Except automobiles There
is "a good automobile rule of the road
but none which applies Go Wagons
This fault should Doe remedied. And
we must have "A law which Will pre-
! vent road flooding. The way ihilgs
stand now, "a justice OF the peace
must warn anyone flooding roads
n this warning mus be repeated
AZ the next offense. The Third time
II takes place the guilty person can
be fined about s.. New. filming a
"a s. for making a road impassa Die
tor "A week u a mighty small penalty,
II is Inadequate. This should be
fixed, These are but instances; there
are plenty OF other places where the
roads laws ought TO be amended"
santa Fe has become an active
coutendant for the next meeting ui
the road associations. the only rival
so far beink Roswell. The capita.
boosters expect to put up such "a fine
series 81 entertainment features and
TO provide such excellent accOmmO-
dations for the delegates that they
viii capture the sixth annual session.
hands down.
Albuquerque and Gallup are aiso
expected to enteS the lists as pros
pectiye convention cities and Las
Cruces may be heard from in this re-
gard.
Arrangements have been MADE
with the National Highways associa.
tion TO furnish a handsome souvenir
program for the meetings, with
stories OF the motorcades and of som,
OF the road wor which has been don,
In the Ftatcs Copies Of the Arizoni
program have been received at IN,
good roads headquarters here and ar,
very handsome. \ similar style vii
be used for the New Mexico program
This arrangement obviates the DOR,
rowing OF "A large number OF Natioaa
Highways association cuts and mate
rial which the local headquarters had
arranged to secure and In addition re
lieves the state division OF the ex'
pense Of getting out a handsome pro.
gram for use at the meetinEs.