El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-03-21

way COMMISSION. line TebOlutlOu Wy
the county commissioners, received
by State Highway Engineer James "A.
French, say the county will furnish
its half Of the funds. There are
five projects included, the expense
being divided as follows: Road II,
Sections / and 2, $4,000; Road II,
Section 8, $4320; Road 4, Sections l
to 6, inclusive. $4,000; Road AZ,
Section 2, $4,000; Road 48, Sections,
3 and A, $4,000.
The commissioners Of San Miguel
county have sent in for approval OF
the project estimate for the road
from Romeroyille to the Guadalupe
county line. This road recently was
gone over by Frank Herman, Of the
state engineers office. 1t is a part
of the Ozark trail terminal in north
ern New Mexico, and part of a route
which brings in thousands of Texas
and Oklahoma tourists every year.
Reports from Albuquerque say that
government aid may be obtained for
the completion of the Tijeras can
yon road work. stopped for lack OF
funds. The state and Bernalillo
county nave used $4,000, raised
jointly, according to the Albuquer-
que Herald, in the work so far done.
It is proposed now by the state that
each raise $4,000 to complete the
road. Federal road officials are said
to have stated there is a possibility
of getting government aid, possibly
from the forest funds.
Reports
The following resolution was made
by the state highway commission on
December 10, 1917:
Resolved that a weekly bulletin
be issued by the state highway de-
partment, copies Of same to be mail
ed to the leading newspapers in New
Mexico"
Circumstances have prevented com
pliance with this resolution, but the
activities have been reported to the
Santa Fe New Mexican and publish
ed thereon as news from the state
highway department.
The county highway superintend-
ents have been requested to report
the road work done each month. Not
all OF them have complied with this
request. The information has been
made public as soon as 1t had been
received. It Is desired to give more
publicity to the work on the New
Mexico highways and On order to be
able to do this satisfactorily, 1t is
absolutely necessary to have reports
from our superintendent, district en-
gineers and road foremen.
Bridge signs n
The following resolution was pass
cd by the state highway commission
on July IL, 1917.
BE it resolved, that all bridges
and other structures upon the state
highways bear a sign showing the
maximum safe carrying capacity OF
the same, which shall warn all per-
sons from attempting to pass greater
than the safe load, notifying the pub
lie that any person who shall injure
the structure by passing such loads,
will be. held liable to civil and GRIM
inal prosecution"
The following wording is suggest
ed for use on the bridge signs:
THE maximum safe carrying ca
pacity of this bridge is .a... tons
on four wheels.
Amy persons passing larger loads
over this bridge will be held liable
to civil and criminal prosecution.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION,
Santa Fe, N. M"
information concerning the maxi
mum safe carrying capacity OF the
structures on the state highways will
be furnished by this department.
At is recommended that the county
highway euperintendents post such
notices Immediately at such bridge
structures as are liable to be over
and damaged thereby. 1t is
the intention of the state highway
commission, as soon as possible, to
place permanent signs.
silver city.Tyrone Road
Vic Culberson visited this office
to express his delight with the con-
dition of this road. This road is
IA 1.2 miles long. Mr.. Cnlberson
that he is able to- do eight
in Is minutes in his machine
this road.
Reports from county highway su-
perfntendents for work done in Feb
ruary, 1918:
Taoa County
q. v. Dieckman, county highway
superintendent. The Arroyo Hondo
bridge on State Road 8, Section 2,
which was washed out recently, Is
being rebuilt. The Cordellera and
Valdez BRIGGS are also being made
s~erviceable. Some road repairs were
made on these roads.
Quay County
d. N. Hobart, county highway su-
perintendent. Reports work on the
Dndee, Canode camp and miscellan-
sous county roads, and the prospect
future construction on the Canode
camp road.
socorro County
Paul B. Moore, county highway SUI
)erintendent. Reports repairs to
bridge on Road 1, Section
and Wagon Canyon bridge on
Road s, Section 2, repairs on these
and in Precincts 1 and 16.
This county has also applied for
tate aid for a project on Road s.,
/.
BernaltlIo County
"A. =. st. Morris, county highway
superintendent. Reports the mainte.
lance of miscellaneous county roads.
chaves County
w. G. Davidson, county highway
superintendent. Reports the grading
one mile and the maintnance OF