The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-04
FRENCH RECOMMENDS
100000 ISSUE OF
BONDS FOR HIGHWAYS
State Engineer Submits Biennial
Report to Governor; More Than
Four Hundred Miles Of Roads
Built During Last Two Years.

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one OF the Outstanding features of he
report is q recommendation made hy
MIR. French that The state Of New Mex
lico ISSUE bonds In the sum OF 50. 00o.-
1000 fot road construction.
Such an issue of bonds. MIR. French
points out. would enable New McNiro
To take advantage of the federal aid
act to the extent Of Sl.t1O.O0O and Co
complete the system OF state high
ways now planned. the total cost of
which Is placed al Sj.t69, 25". 90 this
total. S1.e5O.00O has been already eN-
pended ON highways forming e. pau
OF the proposed state system.
The plan Of the state Highways of
New Mexico, SAYS Mr.. French, after
%eNpiaining that the passage OF the fed
cral aid act made available to New
Mexico the sum of Si,it0,u0o la the
five-year period from July l. 1916 Co
June 80. 1921, "has been forwarded
to the secretary OF agriculture Tor
his approval, and upon his favorable
action. the various road projects mas
be taken up from time 80 time'gs
| finances permit. The program Tor tho
! nve-y ear period submitted To- him will
require some new legislation, and
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eral assistance.
The estimated cost Of the state
system as outlined is S5.t69,2 $50. %
We deduct from this the cost 81 the
work done to date. amounting To- ST.
250,00O, we have an estimated cost Tor
work set TO be done OF about Si.gtu.-
600. To meet his amount the state
funds viii net about $500. 0OO. In tho
4 aLanH HUr. - H-..N $50. al. .LH.
under the provisions of ,hc laws now
In effect. with allowances made Tor
some increases as valuations Increase.
As stated. the apportionment under
the federal aid bill will ataouut Co
iti.l5O.Uuo. which must be mot with an
/ equal amount Of state funds. THIS
means that we Wis have 20 Increase
our state income by $3.50. 600 iu the
next five years. To- meet tho federal
assistance. and this can be done only
By nu Increase in taxes, subscription
county donation. ur bonds --ues.
The forest service funds tor rDlf
work viii approximate $4,000 Juuu-
aliy FOR the nest five years OF 90 total
of S21u.oU0. Hy meeting the federal
apportIoumcut We Will have fund Ter
tho flyo-ycar state highway program
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l~,,rn,ble license. to "a. .,trtIe. and
I'm. l~s,,.pp ~ , tax nn am horse.
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furnished tn The ro9d canine a' $50
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maintained out of the road FUND BOZ
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b,r.c-Jr,vp vehicle. TINS tax uirr.
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Income o]peratlyc several v.ars hen.
ana should probibit the uso o. mar
row tjrcs ana tho sale or manufar
tro within the state Of narrow-t.ro,
3 wagons This would not ho "a hard
a sbin a., tb. dealers or ono tho own
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