The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-28
State Capitol News
SFEDERAL AID ROAD
PROJECTS COMPLETED
I otal Expenditures Upon
Hard Surfaced High
ways Is $340, 900

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SANTA BE, May 3A.-rhrce federal
AID projects In New Mexico ave been
etmpieted By the several contractors.
ana are now ready for inspection BY
nc state highway commission. The
Inspection viii be made by n. w.
HcCluskoy. assistant engineer, within
INC next week or 10 days.
Project No s. La Rosa q Bur
eeHs. Tucumcari. contractor, covers
gls miles between Tuoumcari ana
Montoya, In quay county. This road
- gravel surfaced. and the total cost
will be Approximately $4,000.
Project No. iG, the Lea County
CONSTRUCTION contractor,
covers 5.432 miles IN the Lovington-
carlsbad road IN Lea county. Tho
foad IL caliche surfaced and the con-
tract price ~ f3s.5ii1t.
Project No. Z. Mishou. Willard,
Clark and Teyssier, contractor, covers
he grading aud structures only on
1O.6g miles between Sandia and
Armilo. In Valencia county. The
aurfacing. which is Of crushed stone,
y being done by the highway com
nission. The contract price on the
Grading M structures was "A little
nbove $4,000.
Completion OF these three projects
makes a total OF four federal aid
projects 10 be completed In this state
'rhe first was No. 3, In Santa Fe
county. between the city OF Santa
Die and the gats to Lieutenant Gov
ornors benjamin = Pankey's anch.
Finished In March. The road h s.332
miles IN length. gravel surfaced ana
cost more than 100000. The total
extended upon federal aid projects
hat have been complete, Is. In round
Figures. $500 zoo
Deputy Collector
Adolph 4. Hiil, chairman or the
tlomooiatic county central committee
of santa Pc county and former as
Hlstnnt tetary Of state. has been
appointed deputy collector Of internal
ioyenue Tor the counties u Rio Ar
fiba. san Miguel. Santa Fe and Taos
DR.. Corfman Promoted
Or Lotus u CuffmaH. well konwu
iu New Mexico educational circles.
has just bccn elevated to the prcsi-
dcnCy 81 the University Of Mtnncsr-
"a. one Of the largest schools In the
United States. Hc h. not only one
uf the youngest. but also one Of the
highest nalaried university presidents
Ia this county. nr. Coffman was n
uf the principal speakers at twu OF
the annual conventions ~ the New
Mexico educational associations, both
~ which were held In A%lhuquer-
uup. one OF the Cuuvcn ions WAS six
4 wis MAhI INV CIV wa NAEH E-@H
AZ Il boy In salem. Ind, DR.. Coffman
attCuded the school presided over by
Prof. J. A.. Wood, VINO has lived ior
"a number ~ years In santa fe. ana
last year was principal Of the Nalen-
cia county high school, at Bclcn. lie
was gradui cd from indiana unlvcr-
sits IN 1886. In the class with Jonathan
H. Wagner, STATE superintendent OF
public instruction
Reject supplies lids
TIL. board Of pcuitcnttHry commits
|sluucTs. dt a meeting yea. crday, re-
Jcctud all bid rendered for the tur.
nishtug 81 % six months supply ol
cloth aud dry goods. the items re-
quitod included denim, ticking, tow
cling. drlling and canton tlanel and
IN, bids were rejected az being un-
reasonably high. some Of the QUO
tHtiuus on dp,im were as high AS 81
cents Il yard The clerk ~ the pcui-
t,u.arN Was instructed TO get In COM
-muuigstiou with a number ot the
army supply posts ana Warehouses.
To- see if the goods can be secured
from such concerns 80 much lower
prices. Contracts FOR groceries Tot
the same period We're awarded "a
several Sew McAico houses, iucluding
the Gross Kelly company ana tht
Charlps Held company, both ~ which
have houses IN Albuquerque, santa
Pee and Las Vegas,
Policeman Rcprinnndcd
Judge Reed Hnllutuan, of tnc mrs
judicial district court, gave a rcpri
mund to policeman Fred tatinach
Of the Santa Pc force, after he IA,
cited the ppac. officer Tor contempt
D. was said tina while a suit Tor Ill
Noroe WIS pending in the distric
court. ,.ttanuch had ordered IN
pIauutf. Mrs Lorcuza Nelsun, e
leave town. \ decree OF divorce IA
been granted To Mrs, Nelson, VIII
charged her husband with an3ndph
mcnt.
suit la Court 81 Year
A suit that has been pending In IN
district court here for some 10 year.
wt. disposed ~ yesterday through
decision Of Judge Reed holiomai
Irrs. siding Filed by William NJ. ber
ttr and wife. 81 Belen. the suit WA
DO uuiyt tltlr 10 the old lniVcrsii'
of New Mexico building, that stand
clos, to the railroad district iu IN
CITY uf santa Fr. The building
three story brick structure That 3
ia diI.pated condition and has hcol
unused tur some years. The defend
ant tu the ease were the lntNctsit'
nf New Mexico. the county board %
commissioners Of Santa Pc county
pud James ". NormDut, the las
named Of Albuquerque Norment
,Itiuf tu the property was based upui
tax sale Transaction. lndor IN
decision uf the court the pr"pcrt
belongs lu Mr. and Mrs. Berger, M
defendants having no Interest what
ever Normcut filed notice uI az