Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-21
TRUCKS WILL Be
DISTRIBUTED To
MUNIC|P PAL|TIE5
State Highway DepartmeI I
Has Motor Propelled We
hicIes for Cities and State
Institutions.

Especial Correspondence to The JournnL
Santa Fe. April 20.-The Kahn
bill recently passed by congress
and approved by the president on
March Is. 1920, provides among
other things, the following;
THAT any state highway depart
ment to which is assigned motor
propelled vehicles and other equip
ment and supplies transferred
herein to the department of asri-
culture NAV, in its discretion, ar
range for the use of such vehicles
and equipment for the purpose OF
constructing and maintaining pup
lie highways with any state agency
or municipal corporation at a fair
rental"
In accordance with the above the
New Mexico state highway com
mission, at its regular quarterly
meeting on April 16, 1920. decided
to distribute trucks to the various
municipalities and state institutions
insofar as the supply of trucks ~
the storage nlant ~ Los Lunas WI
permit. The trucks to he dis
tributed will he on contract and
rayment Of $500. which covers
life rental on the truck or as long
as same is in serviCeable condition.
The institution renting the truck
to keen same in renair and use
same in the Improvement of public
highways.
The trucks to be distributed In
clude standard makes such as the
Velie, Springfield, Peerless,
Packard. FWD, Pierce-Arrow,
Moreland. etc. Practically all of
the trucks to be distributed are
brand now and each truck is worth
several thousand dollars. 1t is an
ticipated that the highway depart
ment will be flooded with applca-
tions for these trucks, therefore ii
is required that applications reach
the state highway commission
Santa Fe. N. NJ, on or before May
90 1920.
The distribution of these trucks
will no doubt be taken advantage
of by many towns and institutions
for the improvement Of roads
streets, etc, as the term public
highways" has a very broad mean
ing. This provision in the Kahn
bill is much more liberal than the
original law covering the distribu-
ton of war department equipment
Anv county. state agency or insti'
tuition or municipalitv desiring q
truck or trucks should bear in mind
that their applications must he ir
| the hands of the highway commits.
sion before May 90 in order that
| the same may he considered by the
Icommission and eouita BILE distribu.
| ton of trucks available made.
The case in the federal cour
wherein Ramon Martinez brought
suit against the D. e. r. G. railroad
for damages amounting to $25.00(
for alleged injuries received was
concluded last night. the Jury fail,
ling to agree and were therefore
discharged. The vote in the jury
room was seven for rendering {
Judgment and five for no cause Of
action.
The new citv council met las
evening with Mayor Winter in the
chair, It was reported before the
meeting that there would be a no
contest and some bitterness ovel
the selection Of officers for The
next two years and that figh
would be staged against Celsc
Lopez for president of the connci
as successor to Marcelino Ortiz
Everything was harmonious anC
| the expected scrap was not hrough
out. Celso Lopez was easilv win
ner and all was peaceful and com
placent.