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

fthe projects are divided into pnits and
Ecertain uriitsd which appa1 emily leaf
| from nowhere to nowhere are picked
bfor construction first The answer Is
! this Most of the highways in the
state are in good condition except for
! certain difficult stretches. No high
4 way is better than its worst link. 1t is
/ the worst link that is picked out for
| immediate construction so that the
/ highway is in fairly good condition as
soon as that worst link has been made
good link.
The state highway commission has
concluded its first session and mapped
out a consistent and extensive road
program for the present year, to
which however, other projects will he
added from time TO time as applica-
tons are made and approved.
At present actual construction is
Under way only on one federal aid
project. that from Tucumcali to Mon
toya, known as federal aid project No.
8. II is 20 miles long and forms part
of the Ozark trail The work is be-
ing done under private contract.
Bids Asked on Four Projects.
Bids are being advertised for four
projects and will be opened on April
"a in the office of State Highway En-
gineer l.. O. Gillette by the state high
way commission. Two of these pro-
jects are in Chaves county. on pro-
jects s and > respectively being
and 5R miles in length respectively.
running from Roswell to the Plains
country to the east. The third is for
ten miles of road out of Santa Fee to-
ward Las Vegas and Roswell to Pan
keys Gate, a stretch of ten miles
The fourth is section A of road No, /,
from Ration to the Colorado state line.
On these roads. therefore. dirst is like
ly to fly before the end of May.
Forest Cooperation Projects.
The cooperative project from No
gal to Captain not to exceed $425, 600
has been approved. This project is IN
Lincoln county.
Construction is to begin at once on
the Hondo Mescalero forest co-opera-
ton project in Otero county, which is
to cost $4,000.
The Cimarron-Taos forest cooper
alton project, which was to have taxi
en- two years. will probably all be
built this year, as first estimates have
been lowered and it is found to be
advantageous to complete the con-
struction in one year. At least the
state highway commission has given
its approval to the proposal made by
the forest service to cut the time of
construction in half at considerable
financial saving.
Action on the Tijeras- Ellis ranch
forestry -state-county project was held
| in allegiance until readjustment of
pr oportionate cost to the state has
taken place. This readjustment has
practically been made and assu es the
approval of the project. Similar re-
adjustment was asked on the Glorieta-
Panchuela project along the uppe"
Pecos and final action by the State
highway commission awaits such re-
| adjustment. Similar is also the status
of the Datil forest reserve project.
Federal Aid Projects In the Making.
Location survey has been ordered
to proceed Immediately on sections 3
and of road No. in Chaves county,
from Roswell south to the Eddy coun-
| ty boundary.
Notes are being prepared for final
presentation on fedora! aid projects
s and Is from Carlsbad east to Mon
ument. Eddy county having pledged
to meet its share of the construction
cost. ....,
Location survey has been ordered
on road "a, from Artesia to Hope in
Eddy county
Survey notes are being worked up
ing continuation of the Carlsbad Mon
ument road. The project is for IL
miles and will soon be ready for ad-
vertiSng
In Lincoln county, project No. II