Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-04
BOARD PROPOSES
RESTORATION Of
SANTA FE TRAIL
Work of Remaking Historic
Highway Between Arroyo
Hondo and Conyoncito Is
Undertaken by A, SeIigman.

SPECIAL pisrttch TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe. Nov. 3..-To restore the
old Santa Fe Trail as II originally
ran from the Arroyo Hondo To Can
yoncito, Is the work undertaken by
Arthur Seligman. chairman of the
road board. Although only 5000 was
at the disposal OF Marcelino Garcia.
who had charge OF the work, road
Of wondrous scenic beauty has al
ready been reconstructed between
Pena Negra and Escondido and by a
similar expenditure each year for the
next five or six years the old pic
turesque road will be completely re-
stored. 1t hangs on the slope OF the
foothills the entire distance. winding
in and out all the way to and up she
Canada de los Alamos and just before
reaching Apache hill, penetrates a
narrow canyon bursting out upon
view of magnificent distances. For
many miles II Hes through park
Of cedar and plnon and Just before
emerging from the Canada de los
Afsirnos, passes the historic spring II
The first stage sation out of Santa Fe.
where horses were changed
The road board has set a precedent
by adopting q budget for the coming
year, outlining how much Is to be
spent on each road in the county and
on new construction. This innovn-
ton by Chairman Arthur seligman is
In accordance with the principle he
hns consistently maintained that the
bulk OF the money available each year
should be expended for permanent
road building. The new roads which
have been constructed are therefore
carefully graded with drainage Sc
cured by galvanized iron pipes and
concrete drainways. the roadway be-
Ing made wide enough for the heav-
lest auto trucks to pass.
In addition to the $200 to be spent
next year again on the Santa Fe Trail.
three bridges are planned and $3.50
Will be expended ON the Santa Fe can
yon branch of the Scenic highway.
On the road to Lamy. twenty culverts
are to be constructed and $500 Is APP
Dropriated for that road. on the.
Cerrilos road concrete runway lis
to be built across Nine Mile arroyo.
On the road to Buchanan and the
cliff Dwellings $500 is to be expend-
ed under the direction of Ashley
Pond, On the road to Albuquerque,
one bridge. five miles out Of Santa
re. is to : be built, two cuiverts
twelve miles out of Santa Fe. Work
on the Santa Cruz or Taos road Is to
be continued In manner similar to
the fine piece of roadway Just built on
the northern slope Of Tesuque divide.
This road Is to get the biggest appro-
priation, $4,000. 1t also serves as a
picturesque road to the Cliff Dwell
ings. passing through the Indian viii
lagos Of Tesuque and San Ildefonso
and the quaint settlements of Guy
timungue and Tacoma. On the Nambe-
Chimayo road $3.50 Is to be spent
On the Cerrillos. Madrid. Golden and
San Pedro roads. the cut-outs are to
be widened and $1,000 is to be ex-
pended. Three culverts are to be
built on the Santa Fe-Galsteo road
and 5000 is to be expended in grad
ing. On the cerrdllos- Madrid road an
old abandoned well is to be filled. IT
is forty feet deep and twelve feet
across and therefore quite dangerous.
over the Tesuque q pile bridge is to
be built and runway constructed
across Santa Fe arroyo. The bridge
across the Ayyoyo Atresco near Cal
istea, which collapsed several months
ago, is to be reconstructed at an ex-
pense Of $1,000.
Thus every portion of the county Is
to be benefited but permanent con-
struction according to systematic
plan is to be the rule.