El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-27
FL Paso. Texas. August

Ell Paso. Texas. August 25, 1914
Editor FL Paso Herald:
I notice in your paper, in the &C
count of proceedings Of the county
commissioners that the mayor Of the
city has a great scheme for taking
care of the pavements that have failed
in the city limits, laid by contractors
supposedly under a guarantee why
did the mayor select two streets on
opposite ends Of the city, that were
laid by the same company, or its sue
cessors. and which are miserable fall
ures in both instances2
If a guarantee was given on this
work why did not the atty see JhaI
II was kept up by the contractor The
two streets that the mayor has got
the county to agree to repave are
Mun0y avenue and what is called the
Magoffin avenue extension II no Donu
Tor maintenance was given then why
not2 II il was allowed to expire,
which may be the case on Alundy ave-
nue.. why did not the city require the
contractors TO put the street in first
class shape before the bond ran outE
It seems to me that the mayor might
have selected two other streets, ones
outlet from the city both east and
west. say for instance. Texas street
on the east and West Main street on
the west I cannot see why the mayor
wishes to pass Roosevelt street, which
IS a new paved roadway, and more di-
rect with less grade on II, to get TO
Mundy avenue ask you, Mr.. Editor,
to take your map Of the city and tell
me why the direct routes are passed
in order to hit Mundy avenue; better
still, take a ride out and see the exact
conditions.
I think that the taxpayers are en-
titled to some protection and suggest
that some OF them. the large ones at
least, look into this matter and see
why we must spend our money to make
repairs to a pavement that has failed.
1 think that we should go further
and ask the commissioners TO tell US,
which they promised 10 do two years
ago when we gave the money to build
the roads, what il is costing this
county and taxpayers per square yard
to do the work that they are doing at
present, and let US judge whether or
not we are getting what is due US
for the money.
I am Informed that the $3.50 coo that
we voted and gave the commissioners
to spend on roads has all been eIpend-
ed. excepting about $4,000 Ny in
formation came straight and am sat
isfied is true as to these amounts II
so. Will the county please tell US where
the money was spent and what the
pavements have cost the people per
square yarut
It is not necessary TO call the at
tention Of the public 10 the condition
OF Nundy avenue and Nagoffin avenue,
as they all know that they are prac-
tically impossible. but I think that IL
Is due time that the public should ask
the powers that be why this condition,
and as I say. why our money should
be spent on these two streets TO make
repairs that should not be necessary
in the length Of time that they have
been laid VIII the work that the
county viii do on these streets be any
different, or better. than the work
that it has done in the past2 If they
have made failures in the past. what
assurance have we that this Will not
be the same2
For several years I have paid my
taxes without q humble, but I think
that IL is due time that we wake up
and take some interest," in these mat
ters- If we viii, We will get what is
due US Tax Payer.