El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25
2 7SDER new regulations OF

= ! NDEh- new reg 44AL4Qla OF Lne
Teas highway commission pro-
- viding for a new method Of mo-
tor car licensing based on Horsepower
instead OF the old perpetual registra-
ton plan FL Paso county VIII receive
funds for highway maintenance that
viii place its roads high up in the
ranks OF the country's best road sys-
tens. The new plan went into ef-
feet July T..
Through its moisty in the state IL
cense income. the county will receive
a pe-quisite OF $4,000 per year
Backed by this sum. an elaborate
road building and repairing plan VIII
be put into operation soon
Even under the old plan Of a flat
rate OF 80 cents for county registra-
tion. which was only assessed once.
Fl Paso county developed a road sys-
TEN equal to any in the state. by is
suance Of bond. The average auto
tax viii be about s4.25 per year, and
this county viii receive half OF this
In addition 70 this sum. the county
receives half Of the chauffeurs' IL
cense fees. which viii net about $3.50
per year to be devoted 20 roads
Maintenance viii be made through
[ the budget and road levy
VIII Make uepairz-
The county commissioners have
T begun repairs on the county road be-
] tween FL PasO and Tsleta and others
[ which received the brunt OF the army
traffic when dozens OF army truck
I trains were operated over them daily
/ The old cap on the county ROAD can
probably be saved. it is believed
The highway system or the county
{ comprises a main boulevard SO miles
/ Ions. from Anthony TO Elbens. WIN
roads on either side in the 1s-el4-
Clint section and many cross ROADS
Fl Paso was ahead OF all otn=T
l cities in the country IN the number or
square yards OF bitulithic street pave
meut laid in 1915, according TO stare
meuts OF contractors. and that Wa
/ done at a cost OF % cents less per
/ square yard than the lowest city or
I Texas in the list. This adds 20 the
I counry's magnificent driveways-
Concrete Road Success
Concrete sUrfacing OF Douiphan's
I drive has so far proved great sue
] cess. il was first used on that 70
miles OF highway between FL Paso
I and Anthony on the New Mexico state
3 line Reinforced concrete bridges
/ were also constructed across all
I waterways by Lee Moor. an Fl Paso
I road builder. while he was laying the
I slabs 20 cap the road. The upper val
/ ley road connects at Anthony with
] the Canine Real. the translate high
I way OF New Mexico This passes
/ through Las Cruces. Socorro and Al
3 buquerque to Colorado.
Good Roads to Fort.
BituIithic was employed in the
| building OF a road 10 Fort Bliss on
I Maple avenue from Dyer street at a
] cost OF S44ST.25. providing good
I highway connection all the way from
I the fort 10 the city Another road
] leads from the south end OF the reser-
] walton 20 Dyer in Richmond Terrace
| Repairs which have been made 10
/ the roads east Of Fabens gives FL Paso
county the longest highway I'm the
world, 136 miles IN length The total
mileage OF earth and gravel roads In
and 215 OF that distance are paved or
surfaced for automobile travel
some Leading Roads.
! The leading roads with their mile
I age and character Of construction are
as follows
Upper valley. cement concrete. 20
miles: Fl Paso. Ysleta. FabenS. con-
/ crete with bitulithic cap. IS miles.
north loop. bitulithic and concrete. "a
] mile; Montoya loop. gravel. seven
| miles; Clint-San Elizario. bituminous,
l two miles. Fabens-Sierra Blanca.
I gravel and caliche. So miles: Sierra
/ BIancl-Culbersou county, gravel and
] earth. % miles; Socorro-San Eiizario,
! earth. ten miles.
sign PostinEs Outside HiEhwnya
An ambitious program for signpost-
| Ing the main highways convergins