El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-10
$4,000 FOR
PROVEMENTS
Work on Roads and Bridges
in Ell Paso County Out
lined by McClintock.

Proposed road and bridge improve
ments 10 be made in FL Peso county
viii cost approximately $4,000 &C
cording 10 an outline Of estimates made
by the county surveyor and presented
before the county commissioners court
az their Tuesday afternoon session It
is planned 10 secure the sum for the
improvements by a bond issue which
viii be called at a later date, when
definite estimates are obtained.
The various estimates that county
judge z B. McClintock presented 10 the
commissioners follows:
Judge Presents Estimates.
Refacing OF FL Paso-Ysleta road for
Il miles, Sl75.00O
Paving : l. miles of SocorTO-C Clint
road. $100, 000.
Refacing and widening ! L. miles
OF 4sleta Cross road, $4,000
Bridge on upper end Of Island, Sl5s-
Crawling 10 miles Of North Loop
road, $4,000.
,ImprOyements on roads near Sierra
Crawling three miles Of. San Jose
road, $500
Crawling two miles Of Belen Cross
road, $1,000
Crawling two miles Of Clint Cross
road, $1,000
Hueco Tanks road. So zoe.
These estimates do not provide for
Improvements either on the Alamogor-
DO. borderland route 10 Deming. y. NJ,
roads in the upper valley across the
river. or 10 the Hill road to Sierra
Blanca
To Prepare Estimates.
The commissioners took no action on
surveyor TO prepare definite estimates
and the county surveying force will be-
gin making its surveys Immediately.
II order 10 facilitate the work the
commissioners allowed the COUNTY
surveyor TO employ an extra Of
lice man al a salary not TO exceed S135.
The commissioners allowed the
county surveyor $500 to construct
concrete bridge at Fabens The new
bridge VIII replace a wooden structure
and viii be Il feet wide and - feet
In length.
$1,000 For Charity.
An appropriation Of $4,000 for the As
sociated Charities for the present year
was approved by the commissioners
II VIII be paid 10 the association in
monthIy instalments- Richard Z
burges, president. and Robert Kra-
Iauer. vice president Of the Associated
-harities, appeared before the commits
,4oners and requested the approDri-
itlon which IS the same sum which the
court donated TO the associate last
year.
Mr. Burgess explained 10 the commits
'leAtfs ABOUT me work the Associated
.harities was doing for the poor of Il !
'aso in asking for the renewal Of the
appropriation he said that during
ne past year the association had car
ned on its work in a most efficient and
7co-.omlcal manner, and TO opposition
u the county commissioners to a re-
lewal OF the donation. stated that there
as no other method by which the
money could be obtained to carry on
me work OF the association.
To Remit Taxes.
Mr. Burgess also obtained the consent
Of the commissioners to remit S1I2f6
m taxes on five lots at the corner of
Florence and Second streets. which are
owned by the public library. The Ii
Drary VIII sell the lots and purchase
DOCKS for the public library
Mrs Charles de Croft petitioned the
commissioners 10 repair the Belen cross
road on the North County road loon.
The commissioners will inspect the
road this week
The December bills of the county
were approved by the commissioners
ana the commissioners Will confer with
local bankers Wednesday to arrange
Tor loan to the county to meet the
december accounts The sum which
VIII be asked by the court has not
been made public