El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-01
WHATEVEnITHE WIDTH, YSLETA
ROAD MUST BE REBUILT SOON.

" THATEvER differences may arse as to the width
w necessary for the paved road between FL Paso and
Ysleta, the fact remains that the present pave
ment IS gong to pieces and something must De zone soon
or loss to the county and taxpayers viii be tremendous
Even If at war cannot afford to let our
public Improvements Stop what IS Of more importance we
afford to those have already made GO TO
RUIN FOR THE SAKE OF SAVING A FEW DOLLARS
The pavement between e Paso and Ysleta needs re
building at once; surface IS absolutely necessary
The present base is said to be ample but the surface must
be renewed The present road IS TOO NARROW; in re-
constructing the pavement It must be widened Just how
much It should be widened IS question The present plan
widen It by the construction of shoulder Of con-
crete four feet in width each side filling in the center
the present btuminoUs base, with btuhic. This
would give roadway "a eet wide If this IS too wide
then the concrete shoulder to two three feet on each
sdenot less than two feet anyhow. The main thing IS
to build the shoulders to hold present pavement and
then esuTace the present bumnOus base before the pres
ent pavement deteriOrates until worthless.
Money spent VIII SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOL
LARS WASTE. W. ". Turney, who headed the petition
for the bond for the work, estimates that the
county viii lose 100000 If the pavement is let alone for
another year IN its present state to say nothing OF the IN
convenience and danger to drivers The county commits
oners have passed resolution not to issue OF the
bonds than necessary Tor the work II they ind that
It is only necessary build twofOOt shoulder each
side then they cut the width Of the road and leave
the balance Of the bonds unsOd.
Citizens petitioned for sufficient pave
the road "A feet vide The election has been called for such
ISSUE but with the commissioners pledging themselves
spend than IS necessary to do the work, the
voters ought feel safe voting the entire and
leaving it TO the discretion of the commissioners.
To Tesurac6 the road without widening It with
crete shoulder each side would be mistake It ap
parent every person who has driven the road
that dirt viii not hold the pavement the sides The
pavement HAS BROKEN BADLY AS A RESULT OF ITS
LACK OF PROTECTION IN this
California IS the pioneer state building btumnOus
roads with cement aprons the side and the work has
been successful C. H Lester, who has toured by automo
bile than any other FL Pasoan and who has Travelled
all sorts Of roads, states that the shoulder
apron best method for holding the pavement place
and protecting It. On roads California the apron
IS very narrow, he says, and IS still effective But, with
out the cement the side the pavement breaks easily
where heavy vehicles off onto the dirt the sides
Mr.. Lester considers An APRON NECESSARY.
The estimated Of the pavement from FL Paso to
Yseta many to be high That another question
that the commissioners must consider. Taking into
deTao1 that the concrete road from the Santa Fe
ing north of FL Paso to Anthony n. H. built at
Of $4,000 mile, the estimate Of $4,000 for par
TALLY rebuilding the Ysleta road high Ihe
should and perhaps viii give this further earnest
consideration At any rate the taxpayers would be usti
in asking for further Details which, doubt the
mssoneT and their advisors would be glad to give The
whole Of the pavement between the Santa Fe track and
Anthony built and much grading necessary fer
this outlay OF $4,000 mile Very little any grading
necessary the yseta road. The that the
estimates much too high which event there would be
another big saving TO the taxpayers
Whatever the cost 50 long as the people get value for