The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-03
A SIGNIFICANT A

men OF AiHuNatfaae 80 t"h
or Of real estate on North
Fourth street. called attention to Al
condition. in coarse OF a statement in
yesterdays Herald. which should
cause property owners generally 20
rive careful thought to h matter Of
street paving whenever Il IL proposed
and wherever It Is proposed. After
referring TO the almost ~unhearable
dust plague which AFFECTS North
Fourth street househoiders. this man
directed 20 vacant houses
on this street: houses which h said
were vacant because OF the dust
nuisance.
''rhere are no vacant houses on
West Copper n said this man.
~and there were many vacan houses
on that street before Il was paved"
This statement IL literally true. Be-
fore Copper avenue was paved vacant
houses on that street were not insre-
qnene since IL was paved no houses
have been vacant for long: ever in It's
least desirable blocks.
This Is not true OF Copper avenue
alone. II is a condition which Will
always be shown By a comparison he
tween streets that are paved and
streets that are o Houses on paved
streets will be kept occupied. even at
higher rentals. while houses on m
paved streets remain vacant. Resi-
dence on a paved street IN desirable
for many reasons, not the ieest OF
which IL h absence q the dust nuis-
ance. Residence on a paved street
means residence In q growing. i'm
proving district. and therefore a de-
sirabie district. People VINO rent
houses like 20 live In an improving,
growing section. just as do people
who build houses.
There Is no speculation IN street
paving. The value Il adds TO real
estate frontage IL definite, tangible
large and permanent. The property
owner who objects to paving the
street IN front OF his property is
short-sighted. He is not exercising
gocd business Judgment and hrs econ
omy is not sound.
Street paving nowadays can be Sc
cured upon terms 80 advantageous
that the property owner generally re-
allies his valuation increase long be-
fore he is called upon for the Fash
outlay for laying the paving. Pay
ments can be arranged so that they
fall like a small Increase in taxes.
spread ever a period OF years.
The paving Of East Central avenue.
n project now likely 10 De realized in
the very neal future, will advance the
upbuiiding Of that street by half a
dozen years or more In fact II
never will build UP In some Of ts
seciions until the street Il paved; and
Il is an understanding Of that fact
which has helped bring property
owners into such Unanimous senti-
ment for University boulevard.
The North Fourth street situation
II one which needs fixing, for the
city's best Interests, as well as for
the interests of the property owners.
Aside from Central avenue It Is the
most travelled street In the city. Il
is part OF the states principal auto
mobile highway. II Is the avenue
leading 20 the city's principal produc-
ing district II should be put in shape
for comfortable use for the welfare
Of the city. II for no other reason.
The property owner who objects 10
street paving certainly has a right to
his objection whether Il Is soundly
grounded or not hut IN this matter
OF street Improvement h majority
rules, and where a large majority
want 10 go forward, as appears ~
be Tho case on North Fourth street.
that majority mould not permit the
objections Of a small minority 20 hold
up tho bottermcut
There were a number Of property
owners who objected 60 the paving 81
West Central avenue. II Is a safe as
serton that not n Of those mon
would have the strcct go back 20 the
old condition, even II he eolid get
i2H per cent interest on the money
that has been tied up in paving since
the pavement was laid.
TIiE AUTO-TERROR.