Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-15
LINCOLN COUNTY
BOOSTERS FAVOR
ROAD BOND ISSUE
Comparatively Small Outlay Of
Money. viii Work Wonders
in Highway SYSTEM News
Notes Of Carrizozo,
SPECIAL eosr.srososses 70 ~o.mpo lOOss.ll

SPECIAL CONSEQUENCE TO MORNING JOURNAL
Carrizozo, n. NJ, May 14.--For sew
eral months past few good-roads
enthusiasts have been hammering
away on the proposition of issuing
bonds In a sufficient amount to put
the main arteries of travel In Lincoln
county in shape for fast travel at all
seasons of the year The work which
has been done on the roads here has
been excellent insofar as 1t was pos
sible with the funds in hand and the
result has been noticeable I'm the In
creased volume of travel. However, II
is pointed out that the work done has
been, for the most part, of tenn
porary nature-the work not having
been sufficiently well-panned and
executed to stand the ravages OF the
rainy seasons. The result Is pointed
to- therefore, as a waste of money and
labor in large part.
With miles of Lincoln county roads
very little will have to be done to
make them as good as the best in the
state. They are natural macadam
and to make them ideal will require
only q small amount of work in grad
ing and leveling, and in possibly in
stalllng a few culverts TO take care
of the floods. Other stretches need
considerable work TO bring them up
TO the standard.
1t is becoming more and more evil
dent to the taxpayers that by voting
bonds in sufficient amount, the
roads can be permanently repaired
and If built right there will be but
little money needed from year to year
to keep them in condition.
Portable Crushcr Needed,
1t is proposed that a,grader be pur-
chased and also Va rock-crushng ma
chine, the latter to be portable and
operated by q gasoline engine. This
rock crusher can be moved from point
TO point on the roads and a surface for
the roadbeds made in close proximity
TO the grading, thus saving a great
deal of transportation. With the great
amount of soft stone all over the
county, this idea is considered feas !
ible.
Another idea is to build the roads |
wide enough TO permit the passing of
two machines, or teams without any !
danger of a collision.
A number of the taxpayers have |
expressed themselves as favoring a |
bond issue for this purpose and it is /
understood they will take the matter !
up with the county commissioners and |
the road board in the very near future |
Ht StlNiStS Ol lne ulSlTltL attorney /
will be sought in presenting the mat !
ter to the two boards so that the law |
governing such a proceeding may be |
made clear to those officers whose |
duty II will be to carry the scheme |
forward to a vote The idea of num- |
Der OF those Interested in the issue Is |
TO arrange for'a sufficient amount to I
do all that Is necessary to put Lin |
coin countys roads In the best pos |
sible condition for all time: and they |
will therefore be in favor of what may |
be said to be a large bond issue.
On Geographic advices from the
officers at Roseberg. Washington. |
Sheriff Chaves last night arrested, |
and Is holding for further instructions, |
q man by the name of Jack Mangum. |
Mangum has been selling sewing ma
chimes throughout this section of the /
country for some time past. When |
questioned by the officer, Mangum adj
United his name and identity; but /
when he was advised that he was
wanted by the officers in Washington,
he endeavored to convince Mr.. Chaves /
that he was not the man wanted. He
then asked that he be given a free
moment, until local merchant could /
return from his dinner. This the sher-
iff gave him, with the understanding
that he remain In his custody. He /
eluded the sheriff, however, and when
located a short time later was in d I
shed in the central part Of town com
plctely covered over with waste paper
and paste board boxes. Il
william Chisip, a brakeman on the 4
Southwestern, lost his right hand at Il
Torrance last evening. He was going
over the train for some purpose, and 4
In getting down from the ton of a ear 4
the hand-iron on top of the car gave 1
way. In an effort to save himself,
as the train was i'm motion he en-
deavored to throw himself from the
bumpers clear of the track, but his
hand dropped upon the rail and was
instantly amputated by wheel pass
iup over II