The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-18
STATE OFFICIALS
TO Be INVITED
TO ROAD MEET
Local Will Consider Matters
Connected With Convention
Scheduled for Next Month.
BUSINESS MEN X
TO ATTEND SESSION

One Of the matters 10 DE attend
10 by the local good roads o%rganiza-
at is meeting Monday night
VIII be The issuance of the custom
AIRY invitation tu the state highway
officials and to an county road boards
20 attend. either In person or
through some representation. the
annual meeting of the New Mexico
Good Roads association. which viii
be held here MAY . and 10. There
are "a good many other matters to
De taken up and as most Of them
are of such a nature as TO concern
the entire community, all the local
men who care to do so, are invited
To attend. whether they are mem
beers OF the association or not.
The annual meeting OF the state
association Is always the event Of
the year In roads circles. In the
past the association has not had the
universal support from all quarters
10 which 81 is entitled. This year
AN effort viii bc made To- bring IN
those boosters who have So far done
their road work without co-oporat-
Ing with the association. Though
not generally known. there are "A
good many OF these In the state.
Prelimlnarios for the state meet
liAh VII NMftN hItMNN Nnt NNlfNt MNNl
attention Of the local boosters from
now until the date net for tho sos
sion, but there are many matters
Which VIII have 10 be- settled by the
local ut It's meeting one 81 these
viii be- the issuance OF invitations To
an ccunty road boards and state Of
uciais to attend Nomlnaliy this
matter Us Ia the hands OF the state
association itself but Il Is expected
that a good many OF the details. his
among them viii Dee delegated to
he care of the local men.
The last annual meeting was also
held in this city, and was a great
success.
Because matters connected with
the Improvement of local roads.
which is the field OF the local or
sanitation, are Intimately connected
with the Industrial development OF
the o.tN. the local officers have
decided To invite an local business
men. whether members OF any good
roads organization or not. 10 attend
lthoir meeting Monday and lend the
benefit ut their suggestions and ad-
Vice loo the handling of road mat
tiers. II is ais hoped to Interest
mon he road work and max them
permanent members OF the roads or
sanitation.
The local viii also consider plans
Tor increasing IFS membership at this
meeting The membership has
d~Indled To- % very small figure and
several plans proposed for holstering
up tho roster hav failed for various
reasons. larecly drought the atten-
uuu given POS ttt public 10 the late
election Whi'h prevented much Ina
forrest being given roud matters dur.
ing the past month.
ActiNc stand against Flooding
With spring and The opening of
The irrigation bitches the usual road
nuoding by careless or irresponsible
persons has begun. and the officers
Of the local haVe been besleged Tor
the past few days with complaints.
particularly on the road south Of Is
lcta.
Among the steps which have been
taken Co a%hruRate this nuisance tho
officers have notified the authOrl-
ties of the flooding. and asked them
10 enforce the law against lf. and
have sent warnings 60 the persons
believed 30 be responsible for IT,
Later action win doubtless be Of
mere stringent nature.