New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-18
HIGHWAY WORK IS
PROGRESSING AND
MORE ROADS OKED
ROSWELL TO SANTA FE AND
LOOP FROM ALBUQUER.
QUE THROUGH Sandals
AMONG THOSE THAT ARE
NOW PLANNED

One OF the important actions of
the session of the state highway
commiss on just completed in Santa
Fe was to arrange a distribution Of
federal aid road building funds, ap-
portioned according to the counties,
so that county commits ssioners may
know what amounts of federal aid
money are avaible for their uses. and
may make their county plans accord
ingly.
Applications Received
Applications for federal aid were
received from the counties of Guada-
lupe. Curry. Luna. Eddy, Chave,,
Dona Ana, and Socorro.
On account Of oil excitement the
land office is now receiving more
revenues than ever before. but the
force has been so busy that only an
estimate can be made of what Is
being taken in.
The state corporation commission
for the month Of March received
$1,000 in fees from new companies
organizing and other sources.
A curious remittance to the public
treasury this week was $o3s to the
state council of defense from the
sale of pe'ts of various predatory
animals killed under their direction
last month
Roswell-Santa Fs Route
If the people of the state vote the
&UO,0O0 bond issue for good roads
one OF the projects that will be taken
up by the state highway commission
under the building program thereby
assured will be thoroughfare from
Santa Re to Roswell, 200 miles in
length. Such was the attitude of the
commission at conference with
lead ng road builders of the state
during the commissions meeting
here. The proposed road would trav-
crsc prairie country most of the way.
it runs east of albuquerque and does
not intersect the railways 1t would
bring the counties Of Santa Fe, Eddy,
Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe and
Torrance closer together commercial
w. The route was designated a state
highway through the passage of a
hi in the legislature introduced BY
BENJAMIN F. Pankev when he was
reDresentative from Santa Fe county.
Urged bv the federal forestry SER
vice which is to assist in the con-
s'rrction Of the highway from Taos
70 Cimarron. the state highway COM
mission set aside funds for the work
and L exrected the road will be
completed this year
Improve Deming. Silver CITY
Three thousand dollars from Grant
county was applied Monday toward
additional improvements TO the road
from Deming to Silver City. Funds
are in hand for the Deming Mogoi-
ion: Silver City-Lordsburg; and
Silver -H:llsboro roads.
For Fl. Sumner.Santa Rosa
A thousand dollars ives received
from Guadalupc county to apply on
the state aid road from Fl. Sumner
to Santa Rosa.
Approve Gallup Road
The Hondo- -Mescaiero federal aid
road to cost $4,000 was approved
this week. as was the Nogal Hill
Captain highway carrying $4,000
Approve Gallup Road
One of the big federal aid projects
Of the state has been approved By
Washington this week. This is the
highway from Albuquerque to Gall
lup. which is to cost it is estimated
$4,000
Open Convict Camp
A camp OF fifty convicts is being
arranged for by District Engineer
James Harvey, to work on the Santa
Fe to Taos road. the work to begin
at once, from the Taos end. Mr.
Harvey has gone on an inspections
trip over the proposed route.
Roswell -Carrixoxo.
A seven mile link in the road from
Roswell, to Carrizozo which has been
improved and is in excellent con-
d tion from Roswell TO a point Is
miles west will be taken up at that
place, Border Hill near the Chaves-
] incoln county line and improved to-
the base of the Picacho hill This
is a $4,000 project and will be sub.
mittcd 10 Washington for federal
aid $4,000 IS to be expended on a 10
county 5000 is 10 be spent Jointly
mile stretch out Of Captain. Chaves
county. S9Ob is to he spent IN
Socorro county from Magdalena to
the Arizona line: in San Miguel
corrty s4N00 : to ge spent Jointly
by courtv and e'7te on .he Las Nr-
gas 20 Fncino HIGHWAY
Epanola Bridge s,kei
Pcsiien Of Esnanoia, d s'-e a
t-; Ice across the Santa Cruz liver
there. and have asked District En-
r;0ser Kenreth A Heron to secure
state funds in addition TO a srbscrin-
ton that is being taken locally