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<br />...'>.< <br /> <br />SABINO ARCHULETA <br />REDWING, OOLO. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />w. E. SMITH <br />LA VETA, OOLO. <br /> <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />HUERFANO COUNTY <br /> <br />VVALSENBURG. COLORADO <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />September 7, 1937 <br /> <br />U. 3:' War Department, <br />Engineer Office, <br />Little Rock, Arkansas. <br /> <br />Gentlemen: <br /> <br />The Board of Uommissioners of Huerfano County have <br />gi ven much thot to the pro blems of erosion in this county for <br />the reason that during the year 1936 county roads were damaged <br />to the extent of some $80,000.00, represented by the destruction <br />of forty-three bridges, two of them steel structures. But the <br />history 0 f the past years cannot be regarded as a true index of <br />the future for the rerison that each year the arroyas ann rivers <br />in question widen and change their beds so that the future cos t <br />of maintenance of highway structures is likely to be larger than <br />in the past. <br /> <br />But while the cost of highway maintenance is a serious <br />problem, there is another angle which is perhaps more serious. I <br />refer to the annual destruction of promIctive farm lands and graz- <br />ing arelis. Over- grazing lind improper flirming methods lire respons- <br />ible for this last menlice. <br /> <br />The Board of Comrniss ioners very earnestly recorninend to <br />the War Department and. the Department of Agriculture, that a compre- <br />hensive program .of flood and erosion control 1)e established in <br />this county as soon as possible, and the J:loard of C(jmmissioners <br />hereby agree to cooperate, in every practical way, and particularly <br />they agree to fIrnish all easements and rights of way ,necessary to <br />any program that shall be finally adopted. <br /> <br />The Hoard of Uomrnissioners of <br />Huerfano vounty <br /> <br />by.......................... . <br /> <br />C. M. Johnson, Chairnan <br /> <br />Attest: . .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. .. <br />Damacio Vigil, County Clerk <br />