The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-12

M|M| ~ |E" $50
W authority than ms chair
man ~ sht house commlitee On roads
,na hlshwasa ar Rlotd wha y an
~nfuentlal member ~ tht Rspnbll.
IN maiesib that inst mainrisx han
40 |ntrntlon Of seeklnr 10 abolish the
tate hlehnay conpmisslon. and that
ia reua iceIAlstlon III only abolishlng
'nlfnded n directed howard Inc conn
rohd ooerds Al the opening -
~ session there was definite express
sion from membefs 81 the majority
faterlhe the aboiIrhins of The state
hlphpes commission larscly Il an
peafpa because Governor Mcdonald
aad sonsethlns 10 DO with "a Assaults
NE powers q the executive are
apt w popular with the majority NOW,
however. a. tnes were three o. fou
feka $50. The members have had
ME 70 hear from home n d con-
dershle number have rad pretty
iefnltc word from their constituents.
Moreover the indepcndent thinkers In
fhe majority ave a time 10 think;
ana Inc idea o. permitting them
elves 70 be ssed for n satisfaction
n political or pirass studss does NOT
tpeal' 10 their sober second Thought.
snufnlnn to the state hlshway COM
tselons a ccntral Authority b naces-
ry Ia euccssnfui state hlshway pro-
aEotion. lnst rs a central authority n
n~sfesssry in manaeins sny big busi-
moss Forsy cf the states. after hun
'ictlns sruuna through al the mazes
4 la'ei road administration. have
aamc 10 or back D. tho state highway
,smmisslou. with large directory
lowers ns the one best be, in sue
sannl highway construction To
hase abolished tisr .ronsinissinn would
hnse bccn a sefioas backward stop
as Mr.. Veal % Rssvei, pointed on
f~oreetuIiy enough IN hie micrysew 81
the Herald mis- week. Quite aside
from ~ necessity II W. are Ga par
iiclpssc 10 the benefits % any ma
l.unal road buiidinE appropriation
DE state highway commission Is es-
scniial 20 efficient use Of our state
and local rord funds. ~ our coun-
lies an arc permitted 60 build along
Individual lines We will not set far
in fact We VIII not get anywhere al
SOL Our counties tried Coins is lone
i,r years No efficient road work
ever was done Ia New Mcxieo until a
central authority and direction were
provided Next % being abolished
me Creates danger oqr central au-
lhority faces now IL tina, Of being
stripped Of ~ powers; authority ove-
ilrertins eosn'y gork 40 q general
way. over the buIldine OF bridges
iss efaciont supervision which b. 80
essential to p~ermai.nt construction
be majority if II linkefs with the
state hlsbway commission al an
hould extend. rather thaA reduce, H.
oowers u the majority wishes 20
nakc the popular move this Wiu be
~ course The majority may I'M
nis We hope u does
Tbs chief phj~tions % tns county
rend boards are two Thc frst b.
that. being under the control pf the
tate highway cpmgaission they hte
neni all their energics Go building
paris a. the central highway l,ay-
nr necessary locul foadVors lndono
rhe other b. that the county road
boards ave been plating iouirr aud
isins their power 20 cnera' or innu-
nee voters. Ar Go the first tntre
Gems to b. ample ground fpi the
iucism in raany Of the eountie 200
orr own coanty ID pops Ans and Boz
2 81 tao otherr thc r'als mo-t
eded happen 70 hpee baon lait of
ace hiEhaays. and with tnfI, h1s
zen ro criticism whatever Uut n
eferai ~ the counties 30 scous iu ue
lIe ihat neeied ipcai wofs has been
oeaiccted and AN The non and cn'
,irs put nto the trunk liues iu which
Toe State naturally To- most Interested
ae coumy claims that much trade
ar been turned away iron, its eoun
scat and into another county py
81 policy But d should ne remem-
5erod iqat uuder the old ron super
isor System We he'd 40 oad work 81
uy kind in ans ct h couniies We
RI getting something Tor our money
Low IN ai the counties iet "a better
ysiem he provided before "a road
boDtds are wiped out
A. 10 tho charse ~ politicai use
- the road boards ihis aiao seems
70 81 true IN some counties The ~
ldence shows that men hired on rood
work hste been aslsed, urged ana 80
.ome Instances even ordered 60 vote
Ior thln ticket or that candidate
whfls the charges ~ this nature