El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-15
CITY To GET
SCENICPOINT
Purchase Considered BY
Mayor Lea an Important
Step in Scenic Drive.

The prospects are bright for the ac-
/ curing Of the right OF way for the
scenic drive before many months.
Mayor Tom Lea is greatly encouraged
over the outlook and believes that
/ within n short time the necessary
| property will have been secured with
out great outlay on the part of the
: city.
( It is expected that some time dur
! ing the present month title to Scenic
/ Point. overlooking the new high
school and the city. will have passed
! into the hands of the city. r. N.
! Dudley. some months ago. purchased
/ the point for the city and plans are
now being laid for transferring the
/ title to the property.
Mayor Outlines Plans.
Discussing the plans Of the city with
reference TO the scenic drive and
various roads reading Go g. mayor Lea
said
THE city intends to grade Curri
street from Mesa avenue to the point
where the Mesa car line stops, near
Kansas street Stanton street Will be
paved from Rio Grande TO Blacker
street, on the Mesa. We are now
street up to the high school, and eX-
peet to pave it within the next 30
days.
working out with tile city engineer 4
plan to continue Ange street. which
ends at the east side Of Scenic Point,
and if found practicable the street
will be carried along the hill side
and reach the top Of the mesa near the
old stone house.
storms Is Assisting.
%. storms, who is the largest prop
erty holder on the mesa. is not hight
trying to work out with AR Kerbey.
another heavy holder on the mesa,
plan which ] hope yill not only prove
satisfactory but will make the drive
q reality. ! anticipate that Mr.. ker-
hey will be in FL Paso some time this
month, at which time ] hope, with all
my heart. that q plan for the scenic
drive viii be adopted without great
expense TO the city We could have
instituted condemnation proceedings
before this to secure right of way but
we felt that Mr.. Storms sincerity in
the matter could not be questioned
and that we could finally work out q
plan that would be satisfactory 10 all
concerned.
THE securing OF right of way along
the rim Of the mesa. through the prop
erty owned by Mr.. storms anc Hr
kerbey. Will enable us to connect up
with the street further east, dedt-
Gated to the city by Peter Kern. owner
OF Kern Place. This will give us right
of way to the foot Of Mt Franklin
and with little trouble connection can
be made with the road leading to
Crazy Cat mountain.
To Continue Cliff street.
cliff and River streets arc now be-
ing opened between oregon street and
Mesa avenue. and the idea is to con-
tinue Cliff street around the north
side Of the Sunset reservoir connect
ing with Hawthorne place. making an
other link i'm the scenic drive
Il don't know who owns the canyon
on the west side OF at Franklin.
known as Winter park. but some man
can perpetuate his name by dedicating
Il to the city for scenic development.
A dam could be built I'm that canyon
that would store the flood waters
from that mountain and make 1t
beauty spot.
'The main project Of this council
is to procure during THIS administra-
ton the right OF way On the rim OF
the mesa, whether any actual work is
done or not on the development Of the
drive I consider the purchase Of
Scenic Point as one Of the most i'm
portant things done in connection
with the proposed drive"