The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-03-16
SALIENT POINTS or
NEW ROAD LAW


now on the statute hooks, was passed
hy the senate last week by a vote IT
- 10 J.. Senator Smith. ct Union.
was the only member who voted
against IL.
Republican senators and R,puhli.
can leaders caucuscd ON the mcnsurc
Tor "a period ct two hours. the SENATE
standing In recess during that time.
The caucusc~ resulted IN -cvcml
amendments. and these were adopted
before the hill was PASSED. The val
lent features ut the measure follows b
Creation OF a state highway com
mission ui three member. 90 be- ap
pointed hy the governor. hy aud with
the nd,irr aud consent uf the -cnntc.
no two ct whom shall hr residents of
the .amc udicial district. aud no more
than two shall be- of The same political
party No state ur count, official
BE- chgihle tut appointment Member
tu receive IS q day Tor not io exceed
no day. while uriuall, engaged "a
commission work
creation of office "t state hirhWu,
engineer. uccupuni o." De- appointed D,
the commission. mud iu give bond of.
'h.uuu Salary iu hp ilNpi hN the
rHmmi-.luu Commission Be- given di-
FRICTION to designate The state engineer
u- -iuir hghwn, engineer. be- when
event hp shall rrrru,c annually ~ Ouu
boo uldiiun iu the compensation nl
lowed ih' State engineer D., Section
'Il ui ihr tudihratuu. which g. a..
uuu 1914 iur- not affect office col.
.ili. hghUH, engineer. bHt u event
hr B. noi designated a- state hi-gwu,
ruri ,rr. Dec will hr uull tho water
boss "i the state, and will prcri,.
"nl, nOn annually State hishua,
engineer D. ei,cu nghl to nam assist
anti.
tur 90 work cu-tiug over 1000 th,
state highway engineer must call for
buds. letting contracts therefor @ d.
.prc'hci however. tlHt 10 uo -uti.
Factory hd 81 r.cri,rd the anrs mn
tr dome without l,tiu. o. contract
VI %n',ulu,, ut state road. Be- mad
81 'u % prntm itInn between -tltr mud
county,. Nui lu.- iuuu 20 utr cent -
-'.f, r'ld funds 'u Co., expended r.
aiuf.uur,,
slH. lr', Ct u.t io ,,,r,d uu, mI
Il"u.rd fec prp 81 t,Hd iu,l.
..fo highway ,uru Sion
iD.r.ri iu au]iicru,, i,,r,- tur r.l
iuH,'- D., thr i--uuurr uf ,~cruH,sf..
ui m~lchIrdnr,..
l'nuti- ct count, commissioners
arr Ii,,u general control aud man
us'mrut ct al ruud- aud bridge. boz
l''n uuIniir-. Trp,i-iuu b. mrdr Il
the appointment bN the stale highway
'"umi-si"u eft o. ,nunty highva, -mn
r.nirudrnt tor each rouut, ur 81.
i"" ur ruuuiIr- acting joint,
u'h u'crutrudrnt Geo receive boot o.,
o. coed rIho o. month. aud CO. super,
ih' expenditure lf $40 count, r,,.l
o'd bridge tuud- ~ count, 81 n
Ii' 20" lri hN contract. NI ruut.
'NIrI dIiur'- must be- mad, con aor.ts.
5000 WITH uniform system OF
counting tu b, prescribed by the
'atr highway commission
Formal assent 60 the PROV ,uu .
th, federal aId not BE- silru. Oh. .lI.
p%ird-ug h- good iaith io prl,id.
fund O." meet federal appropriation
"'iNu their rountir-, aud tu anIi.I
pate iho lcttr- 10, ISSUING certificate.
ui ud'hi,iuo.-
The ruud bll wn- ]ur.guull, iHfr.
ducri hy senator Tull,. uf Lincoln
chairman co. the cuair ,pmmtfo, n
road- and highway. The committee
prepared 1 substitute. aud lhr hf
pu-rd Uu- Ju amended ,ummtiir,
sub iitulr.
Th, hul wac considered Do, ib, sen
ate u committee ct ihr whole. and
pa rl n- soon n- ibr committee r,-y
and reported Wild, Ihr bdl WINS uu
drr consideration. Senator Smith ri
Union. attempted Goo amend o. Goo pro
Wide for tho appointment 81 thr STATE.
hirhuH, engineer b, the -u,cr."r u
stead 0i the state hIrhWu, rpumi
sion. bar h- amendment We tabled
OH motion of senator Tuily.
hn rmor Lindsey appointed chm.
Springer 81 Cola, county. William
N Atkinson of Ihn,r. cuuu', luI
Eugene krmpemrh Ut Nnlrurn ruuu
&, n, the state highway rummi .uu
under the new road law passed 90 Tins
sion "l the Legislature Springer
aud kcmpenich are Republicans AMI
Atkinson a Democrat.
DECISIVE Battles or WORLD