El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12

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I the county on this road, near Plateau
and this will be easily overcome
When the rest OF the Fort Worth-El
Paso highway is completed, Culber-
son county will have. its stretch
ready, I can assure you.''
the right OF way was given the coun-
ty for this road. It was promised that
lSiela- Land owners along the north
loop route, acting on this promise.
had even graded the road free OF
charge, ne said. It is now in bad con-
dition and needs working badly. It
was the consensus of opinion Of the
commissioners that urgent repairs be
attended TO on this road at once and
that next year the entire road be
looked after. The matter was re-
ferred TO the county engineer, who
was instructed to ascertain the de-
STABILITY OF scarifying the road on a
IS foot width basis.
VIII Investigate Mail Road.
A petition signed by ". H. Akard
and others asking that the san Jose
mail route road be repaired was re-
ferred to the county engineer and
commissioner George Pendeu for ac-
ton. The road is about two miles
long and IS said to be almost impass-
able Commi ssioner Pendell said the
mail carrier recently had an accident
In which his wagon was badly dam
aged on this road
Turn Down Bridge Project.
Charles B. Stevens was another
petitioner at this meeting. He re-
quested that a bridge be built north
Of the Country club and about eight
miles north OF FL Paso, asserting 1t
would mean the further DEVELOPMENT
OF 1000 or 5000 acres The commits
sioners informed him that the cost
Of wooden bridge is now almost
that Of q steel span, and the latter
would cost nearly $4,000, more than
could be expended at this time, when
the commissioners were improving
only main or military highways.
Mr.. Stevens said that would salts
y him II the commissioners were
not building roads through additions.
Commi Pendell challenged Mr..
Stevens TO cite one addition through
which a road was being built. Mr.
Stevens did not do so.
No Action on Seed Suggestion.
That the county commissioners
would do wen TO appropriate about
$4,000 for the purchase OF seeds for
farmers OF the valley was another
suggestion OF Mr.. Stevens. He said
that seed is so high now that dealers
cannot carry the farmers. and that
the banks are unable TO finance them.
Mr.. Stevens added that every cent ad-
vanced farmers last season for seed
had been repaid No action was taken
by the commissioners on this sugges-
ton.
Urges Work Toward Newman.
Judge Pool brought 10 the commits
sioners' attention the fact that work
has been started on the upper end of
the Alamogordo-El Paso road and
that the object was to have this road
completed for summer traffic He
suggested, therefore, that the COM
to make plans FOR the building Of its I
link OF road. from Fort Bliss to New |
nan. The matter was referred to the |
,ounty engineer and commissioner r. !
2. Lyons.
A petition signed by J. J. Mundy. /
". r. Henley and others was received /
5traighten the river channel between /
canutillo and Vinton and thereby re- 1
lain about 1000 acres. which II was /
said, would become productive as q /
-esult Mr.. Henley was present and /
said he had discussed the matter with /
exclamation officials and they were 1
favorable 70 the plan J. A Smith 4
endorsed this. The cost would be /
bout $500 ii was said. The matter
vas referred TO the county attorney
Ind the county engineer
Get Complaint Against Constable.
- suggestion LldL Lne commits
iioners Investigate the alleged con-
iuct Of John Hardy. constable at Can
itillo, was received from ". NJ Daily,
postmaster at that place. Mr.. Daily
aid he was insuited by the constable
Turing a prohibition discussion the
morning after the election. The post
master also alleged that II. II. Bailey,
ustice Of the peace, was present dur
ng the argument. He added that the
Unstable is "overbearing and insult
ng to women and children" He re-
uested that the court Investigate the
natter with a view to determining
the constable should be allowed TO
AIRY arms. The matter was referred 1.
o the county attorney.
A petition OF the Tri-State Tele-
hone company for permission to
rune trees along the valley road in
rider that low poles could be used
Tas granted. II appeared that the
ompany is unable to secure any
aore high poles and It wanted to so
rim trees that wires strung along
DIV poles would not clash with trees.