El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-14

~ PASO COUNTY needs a bond is
sue of not less than $4,000. if
- not S1,OOO,0O0. for the repair Of
present roads and the building Of new
roads in tire county
This was the sentiment Of the bust
ness men ana taxpayers who met with
the county commissioners Saturday
afternoon at the. courthouse at the in
VitatiOn Of the commissioners. The
meeting was a friendly discussion OF
the needs for better and more perma-
memt roads IN FL FaSO county. OF the
kind of roads TO be built and the
necessity for voting bonds at once for
the Improvement Of the roads
Favored Concrete Roads.
Concrete roads were favored by a
majority Of the citizens who were pre-
sent at the meeting although il was
decided at the meeting that in the
event that the bond issue was carried,
the commissioners should not be com
mitted to any one class OF road In
stead il was voted that five business
men and taxpayers be selected by. the
county commissioners TO confer with
them as the representatives Of the
taxpayers Of the county and that they
recommend the kind Of a road to be
built IN order that, when the bond is
sue was put before the people at the
bond election. they would know what
kind Of a road was to be built with
the money which they were voting in
the form Of bonds
commissioners Interested.
The county commissioners partici-
pated in the general discussion OF roads
and road building and showed that
they were deeply interested in giving
Fl PasO the best paved roads in the
state. Seth OrndOrff who has been
making a special study of roads ana
methods OF construction while in East
Texas, spoke for the commissioners
and declared that ii was not a matter
Of how much was to be spent on road
construction work hut hour "a
was spent He pledged the commits
siOners to build the roads of the coun-
Y, If the bond issue was voted, to the
best Of their ability and promised thar
the county commissioners and the BUSH
ness men and taxpayers would COOPER
ate IN every possible way in an effort
TO give FL Paso the best possible roads
Tor the money that was to be spent
County Should Aid City.
MI Orndorff referred TO the recent
trip Of the commissioners. He told or
the roads near Dallas and declared
that he had abandoned the idea thar
the county should spend all of its
money in the county and none in the
Improvement Of the city He told of
the Dallas causeWay over the Trinity
river which was built by the county
in the city of Dallas and how il was
lighted from the new courthouse He
said that, since the city paid majority
OF the taxes, II was entitled to con-
sideratiOn from the county
Concrete Roads
C. n Newman. R N Dudley. c B.
stevens. J. n Wyatt, A. COurchesne.
Julius Krakauer, c. z. Kelly, z T.
White. R B Stevens and others spoke
N favor Of a road bond issue. G. II
Newman made a motion that it was the
sense OF the meeting that the county
needed 70 repair the present road sys-
TEN ana TO construct new roads. A.
Courchesne spoke in favor of concrete
roads for FL PaSo's climate and other
natural conditions and declared that he
ilad arrived at this conclusion regard
less Of his interest in the cement bust.
ness He said the heat in simmer
liaue DlIumen paving unSuited for this
ioca The top coating of concrete
with bItumen was also discussed and
II was declared that even this was be- 4
ing abandoned in other sections by the (
restitution Of padded horseshoes for
the old kind to prevent horses from /
roads
Committee of Five.
A general discussion followed as to 4
should be committed to one kind Of !
road 1t was the general opinion Of
ne meeting that, while concrete was
favored as a construction material il
woQ!u pe pest not to recommend any /
PARTICULAR road material to the com
nlssloners- However, it was suggested
mar the committee of five be selected
~ the commissioners to cooperate with
lne commissioners in getting the hest
possible roads for Fl Paso If was also
decided that this committee he a71f7o--
-1ed 10 recommend the kind Of roads 10
ne DullE and, with the approval Of the Z
{ commissioners. the amount Of the bond
issue to be voted
r NJ Dudley urged that as 90 80
possible, II be recommended that an
road work be let under contract and