New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-09
ROAD BUILDING
PROGRAM IN STATE
IS TAKING FORM

1RAL AID PROJECTS. FOR.
REST SERVICE ACTIVE.
TAOS ROAD STARTED
The highway construction program
in New Mexico is rapidly taking
form and before long much actual
building will be in progress. Bids
are opened this afternoon for the
construction Of over forty miles of
road In Chaves, Colfax, and Santa
Fe counties. These are federal aid
projects that have been approved
by the governmnt
Plans and specifications for a num-
Der of other Federal aid projects
are being prepared and will soon be
ready to submit to the government
for approval.
According to reports received by
Leslie A. Gillett, State Highway En-.
gineer. from the district engineers
and the county road superintendents
much maintenance work is under
way on state and county roads.
Stats Enginssr lnspsets Reads
Leslie A. Gillett, State Highway
Engineer, left Monday to inspect
rosds IN the sixth distr;st, which
includes Curry, De Baca. Quay.
Roosevelt, and Guadalupe counties.
District Engineer d. w. Jones Of
Portales Is showing Mr.. Gillett over
the district. The Alamogordo cross
ing near Fl. Sumner will be looked
over and concrete overflow cross
ing is likely to be devised instead
of a bridge. Mr.. Gillett had to cut
the inspection short as he had to
be in Santa Fe this afternoon to
open bids for the construction of
four projects in Chaves, Colsax. and
Santa Fe counties.
Mora County Sends Funds.
A check for &,s00W has been re-
oeived by State Highway Engineer
Leslie A. Gillett from the county
commissioners of Mora County to
apply on maintenance Of the roads
from Colmor to Watrous, from Roy
to Wagon Mound, and from Las
Vegas to Mora. The state will con-
tribute a like amount. District En-
gineer w. r. Smythe of the fifth
district will supervise the work.
Santa Fs.Taos Road
Work is ready to begin on the
construction of the Santa Fe-Taos
road under the supervision Of the
District Engineer J. c. Harvey of
the Fourth District. He is moving an
outfit into Taos County and will
start work near Ranches. Taos
County contributes about $,sW0
and the state a like amount. Con-
struction will proceed as rapidly as
conditions will permit.
Forest Service Building Roads
The Forest Service is active in
road and trail construction m the
various national forests IN the state.
Work has been resumed on the
first section of the Glorieta-Pan
chuelo Project in the Santa Fe forest
in San Miguel County. Work was
discontinued the first of the year
on account of weather conditions.
This road begins at the Valley
Ranch and the first section of as miles
follows the Pecos River. This seq
tion is q cooperative project, the
state contributing $4,000 and the
$lS.mW Sections two.
three. and four, being l2.7s miles,
will be constructed by the govern.
ment out the $o,O00O00W appropria.
ton made by the last Congress for
the building of roads and trails in
national forests. The estimated cost
of these three sections is $85,W0M
Senior Highway Engineer Wheeler
of the Federal Bureau of Public
Roads of Albuquerque Is in charge
Of the construction.
Bids will be advertised for soon
for the construction of section Cl
of the Highrolls-Weed project in
Otero County: This connects Cloud
croft with Weed in the Alamo ma
tional forest. With this section COM
pleted there will be a good road
from Alamogordo through Highrolls,
Mountain Park, and Cloudcroft to
Weed, making the pine clad Sacra-
mento mountains accessible for
motor traffic. The farmers in Cox
and Penasco canyons will have an
outlet for their produce. Otero |
county will contribute $lS.mW. the
meeting this amount.
Bids for the construction Of Sec
tions A and B. are being advertised
for.
The contemplated project in the
Datl national forest in Socorro
County has been placed on the de-
ferred list The road runs between
Reserve and Horse Springs in
western part Of the county and is
thirty-one miles long. The estimate |
ed cost is $l33W0 and the state At
this time would not be justified m
in its construction to
the extent Of fifty per cent.
Highway Ensinssr Busy
The last few days contractors and
others have called on the State
Engineer with reference to |
or roads. Among con-
tractors here this week are Odell |
Brothers of Colmor and ]. v. jenkins |
Of Denver,
]. S. Bright district engineer of
the Bureau of Public Roads with |
headquarters at Denver had business
with the Highway Engineer yester-I
day w. H. Long Highway En-
ginneer the state with the Forest
Service also transacted business with |
the Highway Engineer yesterday.
Federal Read Equipooae
The Government has begun the
or road equipment to
the states, the first being trucks |
that were bought for war purposes
and are In excellent condition Some |
thing like 1900 trucks In an win
70 to the states and z,O0 to the
Forest Service IN the west.
The first shipneats Of trueks %