The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-13
Chairman of County Road
Board Declares Bond Money
+. Could Not Serve More Use
full Purpose.
WILL COOPERATE WITH
CITIZENS TO GET 1T
Grading and Paving of East
Central TO Institution He
Believes Most Necessary of
Needed improvements.

Il regard the grading and pavinE
OF Central avenue from tho end Of the
present asphalt 80 n University OF
New Mexico M the most important
and most Immediately necessary OF
ali tho Improvement needs OF this city
and county" said John $. Beaver Of
the neraailiio county road board this
afternoon. "and l am personally In
favor OF proceeding with that paving.
II Il a be done. Immediately. No
better use could be made for the
money coming 20 this county through
the sale OF the state highway bonds
than 10 lnves it In This construction.
and I viii favor such use 9TH mo-
ney II u can be brought about
The STATE university" Mr.. Beaver
continued. "is the most important in
stitution this city has. We owe 20 hat
institution every bit OF support that
can he given IA and We should CO.
operate with Il IN its bstterments and
its progress 10 the fullest extent. This
expression represents no change Of
sentiment on my part. I have felt
for years, as have many others Of
the business men OF this community
that more Of the concerted effort
should be made TO the unl-
versity. II was this feeling which
caused me as a member Of the city
council. some years ago. to advocate
strongly the expenditure OF large
sums OF city money In cutting down
the grade 10 the university. The
council approved the course taken by
the street committee In that matter
and the result was hat tho grnde
was reduced materially and the most
hills eliminated our money
was exhausted before we could cut
the hump that remains just Ia
front Of the Presbyterian sanitarium,
and Just inside the city limits.
THE street will FIRST have to be- re-
duccd 90 grade by the elimination OF
this hump. when hat has been done
there VIII follow CUTTERS and side
WATTS. Tho county already has vol
upteered TO pt IN the cutters and
10 the pr ecrty owners would
lay sidewalks and ~ proposition H..
pending. But tho grading and pavingl
will cost a very considerable sum OF
money. and the county road board.
even II tho state highway money b..
made available. cannot do the Job
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sent OF tho state highway commits
sion. under whose supervision this
money must be spent Next we must
have tho complete cooperation OF
Albuquerque: and finally We must
have the cooperation of the property
owners along tho street. an the way
from broadway 10 the university
grounds"
"The value Of this Improvement 20
property along Il H. 80 great that /
do not believe there viii oc much
question - tine hearty backing and
cooperation Of tho property owners.
But the state highway commission,
which b final authority over the
highway bond money. must hc shown
that this " the best use to which our
share OF the money can be put To.
do his Wc must have an expression
from the people ~ Albuquerque. A
"a matter OF fact. while I am readv to
90 all ] can 10 bring about this ucc1
cssary improvoU cnt right now, IL Is
really straight mp 10 the people 81
This city n thoy want 10 believe
tho matter can boz arranged and tho
work done nov I.hclieye o. should
oo done and 7 am ready 10 help.
Mr.. Beaver believes, alHo that part
OF Tho state highway bond money
might Rcli be used In contemplating
the Jcmez road. as n matter Of direct
benefit 20 Albuquerque. Bnt the uni
yerslty highway he considers tho most
Immediately important of all tho road
work ahead OF Bcrnhillo county and
Of an street Improvement ahead Of
Albuquerque.