New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-30
STATE HIGHWAY
Department IS
ACTIVE ON ROADS
MORE CONTRACTS FOR CON.
.sTRUCTION OF FEDERAL
AID ROADS LET. WAR DE.
PARTMENT TRUCKS AND
TRACTORS ARRIVING

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mission is showing commendable
speed in getting started on the broad
est possible program of construction
OF state and Federal aid roads. Work
is actually under way as far as avail
able funds will permit.
Certificates of indebtedness, anti
cipating tax levies, can not be Is
sued until the tax levies are made
IN June. But it has been decided
to sell Ss0OO000O of certificates inn
mediately after the leyies are made.
Charles U. Strong, State Treasurer.
is therefore advertising for bids on
this amount of certificates dated
July |. 1919. bearing six per cen,
interest. and due July 1921. Bids
will be opened on Tuesday June
24th.
Surveying parties are IN the field
making Investigations of proposed
Federal aid Projects, completing the
investigation of projects already de-
cided on, and running the lines and
establishing the grade on projects on
which work is ready to begin.
The Highway Engineer Leslie A.
Gillett is adding to his Office and
field force to be able to take care of
the work that is rapidly developing.
]. A. Klassnor. for many years in
the bridge aud building department
OF the Santa Fe Railway as Super
intendent, has been selected as sup
erintendent of construction of Fed
eral aid project No. 8 in Chaves
county, Walter Burke. a graduate OF
the School of Mines at Socorro, goes
to the drafting department; Manuel
Sanchez succeeds Clyde Walter as
Chief photographer, Walter retura-
ing to the Reclamation service at
Denver; and Howard Stech, OF the
School of Mines. becomes HYDRO
grapher.
Mr. Gillett and his assistant \. O..
Peabody are spending much time IN
the field, looking over road pro-
jects in various parts of the state.
Mr.. Peabody is Just back from a
visit to Tucumcari, Santa Rosa, 1t
Sumner, Clovis, Portales, and Ros-
well. Mr. Gillett is now in the third
district, which includes Bernalillo,
Valencia, Socorro, and Mckinley
counties, looking over several pro-
jects and comforting with local road
officials.
Mescalero Sands Road
Arrangements have been complet-
ed for constructing Federal aid pro
ject No. 8 across the Mescalero
sands on the Roswell-Lovington road
in Chaves county by force account. J.
L lap 4
is already on the ground and has
established camp. Some machinery is
at hand and more will sosn arrive.
This is a troublesome stretch Of road
that in the past has hampered trans
portstion between Roswell AMI the
plains towns very seriously M.
klsssner is well qualified Tor thts
kind OF construction.
cswell-Comanehe Syringe Road
The bid OF Olson & Burnhsm os
Laterne, Oklah )ma for the grading
ard surfacing o! Federal AID prolsot
No. II from Roswell to ComanChe
Sp' ings has beeu approved The cost
will be aboN SlOO0O tor de
Sc. .enteen milec. This is a section
of the road TO the plains.
Santa Fe Trail
Work will begin soon on Federal
aid project No. ) from Santa Fe to
Farkeys gate, a distance Of u.ne
II lies The contractors Mishon ~
Miller have loaded their outt': atI
Preblo. Colorado, and 1t IS ,spect-
ed that il will s:iive III a short time |
a surveying patty IS now ~ work
setting stakes. establishing grads !
etc
Union County Sends Funds
The commissioners OF Union coun- !.
ty have remitted $4,000 to the
Engineer to be used in CO.
operation with the state in maintain
ing the high way through Clayton
that runs north from Nara Visa to
the Oklahoma line.
Torrance County Sends Funds
The Commercial Club of Mountain |
air contributes $4,000 for continu-
ance of work on state highway No. !
10. II is expected that this will be
used on Red Hill near the Abo Cam
yon. I
Proposed Taos County Project
The commissioners of Taos coun- |
ty have submitted to the state high |
way engineer a Federal aid project
from Reconado near the Rio Arriba
County line TO Cieneguilla for con-
sideration. This is part OF the
Santa Fe-Taos road which is very
rocky and rough. The distance in
cluded in the project submitted is
eight miles First class construction |
will be required II is estimated that
il will cost si2,m000 a mile or around
sl00Oo0o0 for the project This pro-
ject II is hoped NAV be ready for
actual construction by 100.
Bridges Damaged
The high water in the Rio Grande I
this week did some damage to sew
erai bridges. but IN no case was the
damage serious.
The bridge across the Rio Grznde |
at Espanola is being repaired under
the direction of district engineer y
G Harvey. Some of the piers set
tied somewhat and are being repair
ed.
The bridge at Rrcknan in Santa |
Fe county is being repaired under
the direction Of county road super
Thorp. The new work on
the approaches 70 this bridge settled
during the high water
The bridge az Bernaiiiio in Sandc-
val County vas somewhat damaged |