New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-22
OVER TWO HUNDRED
At QUAY COUNTY
ROAD MEETING
PEOPLE OF THAT COUNTY
PLAN TO VOTE A LARGE
BOND ISSUE TO IMPROVE
OVER TWO HUNDRED MIL.
ES OF ROADS

According to the latest issue of
the Tucumcar' American the great
est good roads meeting ever held in
Quay county was that at the court
house Monday evening December
llth. Nearly two hundred and fifty
people were present representing
every community in the county. The
meeting was under the auspices of
the Quay County Chamber of Com
merce, and the purpose Of the meet
ing was to discuss ways and means
of building more and better roadS in
Quay county. Messrs. Devor and
Street were called upon to explain
the present cond tions Of the roads,
and showed that something should
be done in order to be in the march
of progress that is being made by
other counties. J. NJ. Stark was
then called upon for practical sug-
gestions. Mr.. Stark is a civil cngi-
neer and has studied the road situ-
alton in this county. He believed a
bond issue to be the only practical
solution of the problem With the
assistance of other tax payers he had
drawn up schedule. showing approx
imately 226 miles of roads in the
county needing immediate attention
and estimated the cost at Sl38.6O0
1t was suggested that if bonds were
voted, the amount should be suffi-
cient not on'v to bui the roads. but
to buy machinery for their mainten-
ance. ID. ]. Finepan was then called
rron to furnish figures showinc the
cost ~ bond issue to the taxDavers
md stated that bond issue of $50
600, would cost one mill, or one dol
lar in every thous md of assessed va
'nation. This amount would provide
fer the retirement of the bonds n
thirty years, and under this p'an. citi-
zens paving taxes on 81 900 worth of
property. would paw one dollar each
wear toward a good system of roads
Various citizens were called upon to
express their opinions on the matter
c. Cisco responded for Nara VISA
FEED Mcfarland for Logan; w. L.
Ratson for Endee; M. c, Jones for
Glenrio: ]. McLaren for Quay; L. A.
Petit for Plain; Roy Smith also fer
Plain; 3. l.. Francis for House: and
about fifteen other delegates repre-
senting districts to the south OF Tr-
cumcari, all of whom spoke in favor
of the bonds. The general senti-
ment was in favor Of the bonds and
it was regarded as the only means
available. After discussion at length
il was decided that committee of
one citizen from each precinct be
appointed to meet in Tucumcari, De-
cember 2Sth, to form an organiza-
ton, the purpose of which will be to
see that the money derived from the
sale of the bonds shall be euuitably
divided as to different localities and
properly spent in a manner satisfac-
torv to the residents of each section.
The representatives of the vari-
Gus precincts were instructed to see
that meetings be held in their re-
sDective precincts on their return to
their homes to elect delegates or
representatives on this committee.
Arrangements for these precinct
meetings are now being made. II is
proposd that this committee shall be
permanent and their duties will not
be completed until the bonds are
sold and the roads built.
A large delegation Of Roy citizens
were present to take up with Quay
county the matter of opening a road
from Tucumcari to Rov, which viii
necessitate bridging the Canadian
river at some point near Dripping
Springs. II was decided that this
road would have to be constructed by
private subscriptions, as money from
the bond issre could not be used to
bridge the canadian. A suspen-
sion bridge was discussed and it was
suggested that several thousand dol
lars could be raised among the citi-
gems of Tucumcari. Roy, French. Ra-
ton. Mills and Springer to open no
this road which has long been need
ed. AS result OF the Monday even
ing meeting. two car loads Of citi-
zens visited the proposed bridgesite
on the canadian. Tuesday, and ].
M. Stark took measurements and
other data to be used in securing es-
Inmates from bridge companies, to
thus ascertain the cost of construct
ing a suspension bridge.