Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-08
WANT DEFINITE
PROPOSITION ON
HIGHWAY To CUBA
San Miguel Mining Company
viii Be Asked to Match Al
buQuerQue'S Contribution Of
$4,000 to Build Road

The board of directors of the
chamber of Commerce met last night
and took uo the proposition of the
Cuba road, In view of the fact that
more than $4,000 has already been
raised and solicitations were renewed
yesterday following inactivity during
the holidays and will be continued to-
day and until the 500, 00o IS raised for
the purpose of building the cut-off
from the Alameda bridge to the hog
| back it was deemed advisable to have
something definite from the San Mi
guel Mining company as to Just what
that concern would do IN case the
proposition made to Sandoval county
| for any reason does not materialize
The San Miguel Mining company
has agreed to do certain things if
Sandoval county will do thus and so.
There is no contract, however. at this
time between the mining company
and Sandoval county. The scheme
may go through as proposed and it
may not SO in order to assure Albu-
querque subscribers that their money
will be put to proper use It was dc
cided to present to the mining COM
pany the proposal, that it match Al
buquerques contribution of $50 900,
so that # Sandoval county should fall
down, and state and federal aid is not
Forthcoming, there will be at least
$4,000 available for road construc-
tion-$20.000 from Albuquerque and
an equal amount from the mining
company, the latter to I've spent on
the road extending from the northern
terminus of the cutoff to Cuba. This
sum. i was stated last night. while
not as large as should be expended to
build first class highway, would in
sure the building of fairly good
road, in case no additional funds were
available.
The counter proposition which will
be presented to the mining company
follows
Be it resolved by the board of di-
rectors Of the albuquerque Chamber
of Commerce that We offer TO the San
Miguel Mining company the following
proposition
(a) This chamber to raise a fund
of 100000 for the Cuba cutoff road,
to be made up by subscriptions and
by an appropriation by Bernalillo
county for that part of the said cut
off lying within said county.
OBJ If when said fund is raised it
will be applied to build said cutoff,
provided:
ca That the San Miguel Mining
company agrees to deposit to the
credit of the road fund an equal sum,
to be expended under the Joint super
vision of the district highway super
intendent the Chamber of Commerce
and the San Miguel Mining company,
on the road extending from the
northern terminus of said cutoff to
Cuba; and
C That the San Miguel Mining
company agrees TO maintain the en-
tire road from Alameda bridge to
Cuba as long as used by that COM
pany in the conduct of its business
BE it resolved, that this proposal is
in lieu of the proposed contract,
which we believe does not sufficiently
insure the completion of the road to
cuba.
This counter proposition, when
signed by the mining company, Will
assure the subscriber:
(a) That when his money is spent
there will b a road to Cuba
OBJ That his money will not be
spent at all unless the whole road to
Cuba is put in shape. In other words,
his subscription is conditional and
will not be collected unless all of the
requirements in the contract are met.
The committee named several days
ago to nominate directors submitted
the following list of names: A. Il.
McMillen Q. Bachechi, Nestor Mon
toya w C. Oestreich. Paul G.. Red
ington, II. b. Hening, Nj. l.. Fox, d.
+. Barton, c NJ Barber. j. p. Jacob
son, t. ~ Boule, G. T. French, Col
Alfred Grunsfeld, J. korber, George
Roslington. d. w Faw and ]. c.
Boyd. Eight directors are to be Sc
lected on January 81. Additional nom
| nations may be made by any twenty
five members of the chamber. pro-
vided the names OF such nominees are
placed on the bulletin board at least
ten days previous to the annual cleo
ton.
The outgoing directors are j. b.
Herndon, Louis llfeld, d. A. Macpher-
son. George A. Kaseman. w. G. Oest-
reich. A. Il. McMillen, Paul G.. Red
ington and P. f, McCanna.