The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-24

poet that tu' important WON. Will h'
done Boa the direction Of t ,it, beau.
uful until America wis the wa
according Co CitN Manager r. He.
hen-,rcit who rerentl' Completed ,
close study ~ the thing tina Albu.
0uciduc viii do aud must du iu ordei
to become e progressive ui'N NJ cvcrl
respect
The paving OF street. the building
OF new sidewalks TO any extent, u
all other like improvements requiring
materials noeOed by ne government
tor the successful prosecution OF tn,
u involving the cNcnHiturc OF con.
siderable amounts OF money, and re
uulrlng the use of numbers ct labor.
crs. are things that are absolutely
banned by Uncle sam NJ the present
time" declared MIR Htbcnstrcit IA
the result of an executive or6ei issued
hy the government manufacturers
viii not furnish any road buildinE
material until after tie project has
been submitted 20 u approved bS
the recently created United States
highway council II rs Practically IN
impossibility now to obtain materials
tor public work or tho men 60 do II
Repairs are permissible only whom ur.
gently needed All az this rs right and
proper and no who i~ periodically
inClincG should think Tor % moment
of undertaking public Wura .hioh will
interfere iu any way even the slight
est, with thc ull-Impur'snt job u win
ming the war
Referring to the Evening Herald
editorial ui several days ago comment.
ing ON % paper read before the Ber-
nalllo County Medical sr"icty. lu
which the writer Of the paper took oc.
casiun 60 point out certain defects IN
sanitation IN Albuquerque, city Man
aged Hchcnstreit declared that u mum
her Of statcmcnts& contained in the pa
per were misleading o. persons not
familiar with conditions Boo Alhuquer.
que
cit ~ my understanding that tho
statements were made in an entirely
friendly manner ana hot 100 IL spirit ~
criticism said Mr. Hehcustrcit The
fact remains. however hat the de.
frCts pointed out cannot 80 rcmcdIed
in % practical way at this time De
fleets were Indicated without pointing
cut a solution OF the problem without
Offering q constructive suggestion
In the first place. the CITY Of Al
buquerque II quit on a hit-or- miss
plan There apparently never has
been - clty plan. with the result that
he city has grown 'te a tree. and
now needs trimminE. There has been
nee attempt IN Albuquerque 90 cstIh-
lish exclusive restricted residenD, dis.
,r.cts. and this has resulted INA th.
building pi costly residence ana small
sdut". frame and bricl, houses right
along side Of each other ia u waN.
however. this spells democracy. and
has - compensation The poor
man however. cannot afford &c.
mcnt sidrwalks. the paving. th. sew
go extensions and other convenience
an, improvements available to the
man with ample means. People ear.
not Doe forced against their viii TO a.,
paSIug and To force people OF small
means 80 build cement sidewalks M
outlying streets. little travelled. would
b" = hardship which many Of them
could not bear"
Tho city officials have paid close
attention 20 the local sanitation sit
untiuU " have beer for some ttuo
formulating plans a. improve every
t"t"ct II IN planned as soon AZ puH-
s,ble to undertake municipal garbage
collection hy the usc % motorized
vehicles More and more they are
insisting upon efficient fumigation of
houses lately vacated by those having
infectious or contagious diseascS. A
survey Of the city from the standpoint
%: street drainage aud grading Is 70 be
undertaken as quickly n the money
and men ayc available. The city IL
p%rep1TinE 90 cooperate TO the fulles,
extent with Surgeon J. W Kerr. Un,-
ted States public health service. who
has lately been ordered 10y Surgeon
General Rupert blue of the federal
government 20 make a h"alth survey
ni New Mexico. Tho cay officials
have placed themselves on record a.
iaNoriny q more active state board Of