The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-03
Second Day of Good Roads
Meeting Complete Success;
Splendid Program Of Papers
and Speeches.
HISTORY OF $5OO,0OO
BOND ISSUE Is TOLD
Governor Mcdonald, Attorney
General Clancy and Other
officials Participate Active
ly in Affairs Of Day.

ly In Affairs Of Day.
The session OF the sixth annual
meeting of the state good roads assoc
citation held this morning was the
iiveSt held thus far and was IN ntrik-
Ing CONTRACT with sessions yesterday
morning and afternoon. During the
morning tho governor and state en-
gincer came In. with l.. 3. Wilson. OF
Raton, and whole crowd Of boosters
who were not on the progvam.
Though the Attendance was tnuch
better IL still was small However.
today Il made UP for the small sine
with Increased pep and ginger. Il
was a hustling, bEsiness-iike session
all the way through. The program
was good and those who were slated
appeared as per schedule. which also
WAS In pleasing contrast to yesterdays
events. when tour or five men nchod-
uied 10 appear failed to arrive.
The session mainly concerned itself
with bond Issues and maintenance.
every speaker streasins one or both
points.
The auditing committee reported.
approving the accounts Ok the treas
ursr and secretary. and the meeting
settled down 10 business promptly.
I w. c. Reid. OF rhla cily. was tho
first speaker his aubjeot being 'erhe
Legal Aspects OF State Good Roads
Map" Mr.. Reid sald that this was
ia broad subject. which allowed him
10 talk about most anything he dcsir-
7 ed. and as he believed good roads
should precede good roads maps. he
would talk about them. Maintenance
was his theme. and he scored the ex-
listing laws for failure TO provide
means of maintenance ana 10 require
that the highways be kept up. lie
/ congratulated the association on tho
sentiment u had created throughout
the state ana urged the adoption Of
a system Of maintenance based on
that Of the railroads. with a man or
men assigned 10 each section OF tho
road 10 spend all their time working
the highways lie said that this would
cost much less than letting a highway
90 To ruin and then rebuilding Il. as
seemed 10 be tho policy OF some OF
the counties. lie suggested hat main
tcnance be provided Tor out % the
funds paid In for automobile licenses.
and. at the risk Of taking step
backward suggested tolls for automo-
biles over long through roads. saying
that the counties. which sot no great
benefit from these. should not be
forced TO maintain them.
In discussing this address, Francis
T.. Nester. of Mesinlia Park. urged
maintenance during the wet seasons
only. ~ water was the most expen.
sive and least available necessity t9i
maintenance work. lie estimated
la. = L.. a. f.
valley roads when they were moia
from rains would he q reasonable
. figure Tor maintenance. The plain
A roads, hc said, could be repaired a
{ dryer scasons than valley roads. be
3 cause OF the difference of material
2 but urged surfaced roads as heinz
g easter 10 maintain az an times.
y Judre richardson, President Rolpl
4 Twitchen aud senator H. B. Holt par
a ticlpated in further discussion. IN
e. basis OF il being TO arrive at the fact
r. with regard 10 the adequacy OF IN
= motor license funds as a source o
= maintenance revenue.
Attorney General Frank W. Cianc
was next on the program. He "a
hearsed every step OF the road bon
, issues's progress since It's authorizatic
by the legislature IN 1912 and Dc
ciarcd he did not see how the astal
y news for the bond buyers. nillol
Thompson ana clay. could find an
@ fault with the arrangements made Il
i the disposal oG the issue lie declal
= ed ne believed the funds from the,
would be available In very fes day
j. Mr. Clancy made Il clear that II
funds were not "a be appurtlened
p, the various counties Cor their expel
o dlturc. but were a. be expended by y
state highway commission In the al
- ferent counties In ameunis propo
y tionatc 20 the contradictions ca,
Icounty made toward paying of Il
'e bonds through It's receipts from ii
m one mill levy provided for. lie ave
- red thar this levy. though likely TO
a reduced % one-third OF min wi
NJ the Increase OF the valuation ire
one-third % full valuation, would
Of an that was necessary to pav OF
Issue OF double the size of the or,
ent one. MIR. Clancy scored "a biz
with statement that he favored
at centralized authority for roads a
m another 'one for collecting taxes !,
I'm making assessments.
IN senator n. y. Holt, uf Las crut
as spoke ON THE Rond Issue QueSti
al -.