El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-08
100000 ROAD
SCRIP IS URGED
Taxpayers Appear Before
Commissioners; Walling
and Clifford Opposed.

The proposition to issue scrip to the
extent Of 100000 to complete the main
county road TO Anthony, n. NJ, and to
Fabens received the endorsement Of
majority Of Taxpayers present at the
meeting OF the county commissioners
court Monday morning Two OF the
county commissioners. ~ Walling
and James Clifford-are opposed TO the
proposition.
Robert Krakauer made strong plea
for the completion Of the road to the
New Mexico line But If you don't put
down a good road" he said, don't put
down any"
Hurts Trade.
Y r Orndorff also urged the building
90 ana miner valley road to the New
ATevico line. "I come in contact with
neople from New Mexico every day.
he said. "and they al declare that they
will not come to lei Paso any more than
they have to, because OF lh9 cVIiu L--l'l.I
of The upper valley road III II were
nossitle. L would favor TAX on We
bicles to secure money to build ana
maintain roads"
Commit, fudrre Adrian Pool, in eXpla-
,,rioD Of the proposition Of issuing
.criD declared that the tax rate Tor
esoo 6O0 issue would be IL cents on the
800 the first year. eight cents Ihe SCI SCI
ond year, and on down or an SNeIasS
OF about seven cents per 3e@i Ao-
e .s11o,,15 that take care OF principal
and INTEREST,"" asked John NJ wyatt
ut would" replied judge POOL -,
Then j don't believe me- ~, - -
,,,- oDDositfon from the taxpayers OF
me county" said Mr.. Wyatt Woult
,surrest that If contracts are let lnat
Inc contractors be required 10 HlaI1- -
lain decent roads on which 10 pass
around the work under constr ucIlOH'
Appeal for ROad-
Can, CuIett made a strong appear Lor
tl,e continuation of the work up the
valley and expressed dissatisfaction a.
tbe delays that have already oCCuItSu
on the work D6LWeeh LhS S4tJ anu 49,
Borderland Inn.
~ don't see what right five men
i,,-o-vvhat moral right they have-to
saddle 100000 debt on the people On
the county" said commissioner >. n
VVaUincr in expressing his opposition 20 !
No uIsn ANY proposed debt OF TINS /
kind should be submitted 20 vote OF
the people. 1 will not vote Ior me Is
suance of any more scrip also WISH /
fo state my position on bond issues l
sr, moi I'M favor of the issuance OF /
bonds. We are now paying $oO,VUO q !
wear interest on bonds ana tHdt S3V'VVu !
would 20 a long way towards DuiIuIHs
roads I'm the county / have always I
E
money for road building and malnten-
ance is the imposing Of tax on the
owners Of vehicles. Every automoDlle
owner should be required TO pay TAX
Of say so cents per horse power ana
other vehicles should also be taxed
Gravel Roads.
We can build gravel roads FOR SzSUO
oer mile The saving under what lt
costs to build concrete or bltuhtmc
roads would maintain such roads Tor ~
20 % ,-eare THE gravel roads i have +
seen are about the best that know OF,
and while I voted for concrete up the F.
valley. L believe now that am OBJ
posed to either concrete or bituhthic-
Opposed to scrip.
Commissioner James Clifford eN-
pressed the opinion that an average Of ,
seven cents for five years would not
take care Of the proposed scrip issue
and expressed himself as opposed 10
any further issuance OF scrip
The meeting adjourned at noon with
out any action being taken on the mat
ter.
The report Of architect H. NJ BeutelL
showing that the cost Of building the
fence and making other improvements
at the county hospital to be S42O5, was
approved II
Bids for the construction OF the coun-
iy poor farm building were opened and
The bid Of Beaudett & Cooper for S13,- 1
967 was accepted and county judge
Pool was authorized to sign contract
with the company Other bids were as
follows: Pitts g. Denning, $14,250; Mic ]
Iuriale, S14,17O: W. H. Eubanl- $780,
nc; Jolly & Morris, $15,613-
Commissioner J. II. Walling Issued a
iigned statement stating that while he
signed orders TO legRlize the Issuance I J
# scrp TO pay for plumbing work in the I
rev court house he wished to go on ]
-ecord Of being opposed TO the con- ?
itruction Of the auditorium with the }