Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-17

belng five niles near Captain on Tie
R I, ~ c2Ffizzozo road ready for
1.-The seven mile Stretch from Border
Hill to Picacho Hill on the same road
was approved and the survey will he
made as soon as practicable
Applications were also approved
and surveys will be made at once on
the following:
Curry county, Texico to Clovis,
Ozark Trail road.
Curry county, Clovis south to
Roosevelt county line.
Guadalupe county. - miles or road
No. 8, Santa Rosa to Tucumcari
Guadalupe county. six miles. road
No. So, Santa Rosa to Las Vegas.
Plans are being worked up ready
for advertisement on project No >,
the proposed concrete highway from
Las Cruces south toward FL Paso the
first unit to be III. miles, bona Ana
county has alreadN{ent up its proper
ton of the cost SO &
Preparations are also being made
to advertise for bids on federal aid
projects Nos. and IL between Los
Lunas and Gallup, total Of 81 miles
Plans are also being prepared for
J,
Ration to Cimarron, 40.7 miles.
Investigations Ordered.
Investigation has been ordered on
the federal aid projects in San Miguel
county as we'll as on the road from
Clayton to Ration, known as road pro-
iect No. 81. Also on the highway in
Mckinley county forming part of the
Los Lunas- Gallup road.
Investigation has been ordered If
the Ocean-to-O Ocean highway from
SoCorro to Springerville, and on the
road out of Socorro south along the
Rio Grande. Investigation has been
ordered on the proposed hard surface
road from Silver City to Santa Rita III
Grant county.
A surveying party will go into the
field by May on the survey of the Be-
nalilloSan uan-Farmington highway
authorized by the last legislative as
sembly.
County-Statc Aid Projects.
Approval was given the $1,000
county-state aid project from Taos
Junction bridge down tho Rio Grande
Canon to Pillar -postoffice in Taos
county, where the new road viii
strike the present Santa Fe-Taos road
The worst hills on the present road 10
Taos will be cut out by this proposed
construction of seven miles down tho
canon.
Investigation was ordered of the
approaches to the fine new Red river
bridge at ROmero'S crossing on the
road from Wagon Mound to Roy in
Mora county. Tho approach into and
out OF the Red ri er canon calls for
sCme :-eavy construction.
The cDuptV-State aid urNiect fer y;
south approach to the new bridge
over the San Juan at Pennington was
approved.
1t can readily be seen from the
above that road building will employ
many men in New Mexico this year
and that a splendid start will pc
made on an extensive road program
that will make available for COM
merce and tourist travel. hundreds
upon hundreds of good highways in
The state. OF course. next year and
the year following, still more is to be
done so that in three years, the high :
Ways of New Mexico will measure NJ
to the roads being built in any of the
adjoining states. Highway Engineer
Leslie O. Gillett is gathering about
himself very competent force of en-
gineers, road builders and clerical
help. while the state highway COM
mission under the experienced guild
ance of Chairman Charles Springer Is
attacking the difficult problems to be
solved with vigor and efficiency. The
requirements of the federal govern
ment in federal aid projects are very
eXacting and assure the very best
construction for the money available.