El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-13
DEMAND IS MADE
FOR PAVED ROAD
DOWN THE VALLEY
Seth Orndorff and Delega-
tons Storm County Com
missioners' Court.

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missioners' Court.
Seth orndorff, "antf' ring candidate
for county commissioner. leading dele
cations from Socorro. Clint, Belen, Fa-
bens and San Elizari0, stOrmed the
county commissioners court when the
court met Monday morning
Orndorff and the valley delegations
came before the county commissioners
with long petitioners asking Tor road
from SocorrO to san Elizario- Con-
demning the Stag product IN no uncer-
tain terms the petitions asked the con-
missloners to build them an aspnalI
macadam road Commissioner Jullah
AlarcOn siding with the petitioners
made a motion that macadam ROAD
six miles in length be built between
San Elizario and SOcorrO Inc mo-
tion was finally lost because there was
no second to it.
Paved Road Wanted.
Il make a motion that a paved road
be built between Socorro ana San
EliZario" said commissioner Alarcon-
Are you speaking Of a sag roao-
suggested one Of the commlssloners-
I'VE do not want a slag road, ex-
claimed Orndorff If we cannot geI
a rock road, then give US a graded
road we win be thankful for any
thing that we can get.
we have a motion before Us, SAID
county Judge A. S. J. Eylar. W nat viii
be done with the motion? We have
to have a second"
at is a cinch that viii not second
the notion" said commissioner Ike
Lowenstein. Let the next admins
tration build the road for them They
presented petition here one tiIne, ask 81
ing for a road and about the time We
started to build the road another peti-
ton was presented with practically the
same signers- -.
THAT was a Stag road" declared
Orndorff 1--WE do not want Stag road
We would rather you gave US Just a
graded road. I can show you Wnere
heavy wagons went through that Stag
road There are chuck holes in 1t"
They flooded that road on purpose,
said commissioner Lowenstein- LOOK
at the lower END OF It and then the
upper. You will see the difference
We haven't been able to finish IT on
account OF that flooding"
We'll, We have a notion again sug-
gested judge Eylar. is there second
7 will second a motion to build
whole road, not a part" said commits
sioner James Clifford we haven't
funds 10 build a paved road will
make motion to build that road Wnen-
ever we have the money"
Promises But No Action
'sPromisest Promisesr' said Orn-
dorff That's all we have been get
ting. You could say that you would
build a railroad down the valley when
you got the money. VIII you agree to
spend $50, 900 on the rOadF'
we have this motion before US,
Judge Eylar reminded the commission
ers again
7 for one" said Lowenstein, will
not second it. That's cinch-
We'll, there's no second The motion
is lost" said commissioner Clifford
The motion IS lost" supplemented
Lowenstein, Tets transact other ousi-
ness"
u would like 10 know" asked Orn-
dorff, IF that $50 900 appropriation SCI
aside for the Socorro road has been
transferred 10 some other fund
at has not been transferred said
judge Eylar.
THE different funds" explained com
missioner Clifford. were never segre-
gated We sust name the amounts
The north loop road cost more than
We intended"
yes" said Orndorff. "and I can show
you where heavy wagons went through
that road. I would like TO konw." Orn-
dorff continued. who selected the COM
mittee that went 10 Douglas TO inspect
the roads? You paid the expenses OF
that committee. didn't your
Yes" replied judge Eylar, Il think
the expenses were paid That Is my
recollection. I was out Of town when
the committee went on that trip
1T did not look like a representative
committee said Orndorft- There
were two men on that committee who
were accompanied by their sons. both
not p years old. would like TO know
who selected that committee inasmuch
as the county paid the expenses"
After the road discussion had cooled
down some, George Pendel. candidate
for county commissioner from Tsleta
without opposition. arose. 1T seems a
strange thing to me that people who
were voted in office by the voters re-
fuse to second a motion that would re-
suit in great benefit to the farmers OF
the valley" he said.
Grand View Wants Protection.
Grand View residents appeared be-
fore the court to state that they had
suffered considerable damage on ac-
count OF the recent heavy rains. Large
rocks. the flood petitioners stated, had
been washed down from the mountains
on lawns and private lots. 1t was sug-
gested that the street railway COM
pany build a culVert in the flooded
district The culvert, 1t was believed,
would direct flood waters and thus
prevent damage.
VIII Hoard stated that residents on
Mckinley avenue had damned up por-
tons OF the avenue and that this had
resulted in much Of the water being
thrown on other property. The petit
TONERS stated that II the street car
tracks were not on Fort Boulevard
they would not be troubled with flood
waters. The matter was referred to
county surveyor J. W. Eubanks and an
engineer Of the street railway COM
pany.
District Numbers Changed,
The county commissioners passed an
order changing the Concordia district
number thee bNSk to two The cleo
tion on the proposition OF issuing $685.
600 worth OF school bonds occurred on
May g. On May II the commissioners
redistricted the school districts giving
Concordia district No. 8. The bonds
were issued as from district No. 2.
Three was the number given the smell
ter district in the redistrictinE. Fabens'
district at the time given No. y. was
changed back to seven This was done
8 In the Conanrala afstrfct % that tla