The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-01-15

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sne iuturo welfare. happiness y
COMFORT OF these young heroes.
With this object In view. the fed
efei government has several projects
under consideration Tor submission TO
mo congress. should these projects
o. any OF them, hocomo law. we should
no prepared. hy appropriate lcgiala-
ton enacted NJ this time. 60 co-operatc
with the federal government In the
execution thereof. This can and should
he done o only with a view % pro.
viding -rcmunemtive employment 10
these Young men. hut also for The an
ditlonai purpose OF bctterinE our con-
ditlona ~ home. aud % further dcvcl-
oping the natural resources Of our
state. Among thcee various projects
n the important subject Of highways.
Highways.
These public a OF communlrn-
ton and travel have been tho subject
OF very careful and constant attention
hy all civilized peoples IN all neesL
Good roads are absolutely indispun.
sable. 10 much 10. that many lines OF
useful endenvor and industry depend
IN n great measure on them. our
mines cannot b.. properly developed
without good road facilities; the farm-
or needs them for the easy trnnnpor-
ta,ion 81 his products; and the travel
inr public nj large demand them. In
other words. they are Indispensable.
A. YOU know. tho congress has made
vcry liberal provision for the constitute
ton OF highways all over tho nation;
but In order 20 take odvantaEc OF this
federal appropriation. W arc re-
quircd TO furnish our quota OF tho
money necessary Tor their construc-
ton. IN order 20 meet our quota -nr
the building o. roads In conjunction
with the federal government. and be
enabled otherwise 10 kcep our roads
In good repair. the state highway COM
mission finds that the money derived
from "a one min tax levy, provided BY
1917. h. insufficient. and I, therefore.
recommend that said tax levy be in
creased 10 one and one. half mills on
the dollar. upun oil taxable property
Furthermore, with the law ~ II
stands, the state highway commission
finds itself Incapable OF carrying on
highway construction In the state. on
the broad ana liberal lines desired
With a view, therefore. OF giving
ample power 20 our state highway
commission I'M Ibis matter. I ccom
mend that the existing Law he changed
80 that u shall provide that al moneys
In tho state road fund. after setting
aside sufficient amounts tn provide
interest aud n sinking fund Tor state
us ~ ~ ~ 1T MNNH WV
cost Of administration. shall be used
in the discretion of the commission 10
meet county appropriations and fed
orul nliotmcnta. for federal I'M state
aid proiecta, and 10 construct immo-
diatolY and maintain highways whore
most needed, without rUrurd Co county
lines.
Motor Nchicic Licenses.
IN connection with public highway.
-. L.. L.HH 800. a.. Al
law EoYcrmlng motor vehicles. and 90
tho moneys derived from the licensing
thereof n would seem that the iasu-
Ing OF licenses for motor vchicios. aud
un tho work connected Herewith
would moro properly come within tho
province n M state highway commits.
sion ! am reliably informed that %
connected with the ISSUING OF such o.
conscH. and number plates Tor such
vehicles. could he made n the same
we're handled hy tho state highway
commission. Resides that. in Wow ~
Tho character OF tho work that is 10 hs
performed hy this department W
would be- in r. better pOsition 10 rn.
force the law, than would the Score.
tHrN of state. whose duties are Of u
quite different character ana naturo
Furthermore. I believe thnt tht
mooney des Oh from the motor vehicle
licenses prnpcrly heinurH 20 tho uHts
road fund. and should not ho diverted
e. other purpose. Therefore. I rec.
ommcnd that u law he passed direct.
inu that 600 moneys derived from MOI
or vehicle license fees be- turned into
tho state treasury. without deduction
Tor cost ~ collection. and placed to tho
credit OF tho state road fund. thai the
issuing Of such licenses. tho rrEisfra.
ton thereof the issuing Of number
plates, and ail other things connected
herewith. De placed within the Iuris-
diuon Of the state highway commits
sion. and that onr laws relating Co
motor vehicles on public highways. Doe
ao revised uH 20 make them conform
lH Tor Ha possible. with the laws OF
other states on that subject
in view 81 tho fact that ON ufruuut
of tho wHr. nttlo lf nuN road con
strurtion could nc "a % during itF con-
ununnce. the state highway commits
sion could not avail itself tu any cont
LEGISLATION enacted hy tho 11i7 extra
ordinary session of the Legislature,
which provided for iho ISSUE Of corti-
ncutes by counties FOR road conHtrur'
tion.
T. tho fore. recommend 10 ou HAT
tho provisions made in uild lsEisla
ton. to-wit. bon section a, chapter B. of
N"H 'H "| 20"
nr extended 10 cover ~ made effect.
lNc during the years 1913 and 1890
Drainage.
Among other public works which I
am Informed viii be- recommended hy
the federal war labor policies board
Tor favorable consideration ht the COM
gross, iH ~ looking 20 tho rvclhmu-
ton Of AN area equal a. about $780,,
0on, 0oO acres of land fur no purpose
of providing homes for returning roll
diorH and othorE This project ln-
cludca 10 large area of vutof- logged
aud swamp lands iu Ncw MosIro. uHu.
cipully in the ltlo Gmude whitley Tn.
dor directions from tho rcrrpttrN Of
no interior, this project Will ho rec
ommendcd. for %faNornhl, action. Co the
conrrcsH Fos the purposs oi ,o-opcr-
utnE with tho federal government in
that and other drainage and lffiFl-
ton projects tud OF urriur uu early
commencement uf that work. there
Will convene ut salt Lake civ ltnh
ON tho 18Th OF this month t toprcsou.
uitiyo delegate convention Of several
western states ! have appointed Two
delegates to represent Sew Mexico IN
that convention hope utt hrne-
fft|fI rUHUIfa MAY rUTUU fnurUfrum.