Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-31
TREASURERS AND CLERKS.


A bill introduced by Mr.. Dolan pro-
vides that the county treasurer shall re-
ceive a salary of $500 per year from Janu-
airy / 1890. 1t provides that he shall keep
an Office at the county seat. The same
bill also provides that the board of county
commissioners shall fix the salary of the
clerk OF the probate court at not to exceed
$500 per year. 1t provides further that
the clerk shall render statement to the
board of the amount of fees received as
clerk of the probate court, clerk of the
board of county commissioners and re-
corder of deeds, and if it be shown, after
deducting the amount paid for station
cry, ETC., his receipts equal the
sum OF 5000 for six months,
then the elerks shall receive no salary;
but if the fees do not equal that sum, then
one-half Of the annual salary shall be
paid him. Under this law the county
clerk can not make more than $1,000 per
year. All money received by him above
that amount, after paying clerk hire, is
refunded to the county.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BILL.
Representative Foster, chairman OF the
committee on education, is very busy get
ting the educational bill ready. The
salient features of the measure are: The
office of territorial superintendent OF
schools is created, that official is to be ap-
pointed by the governor, by and with the
consent of the council, and is to hold office
for two years territorial board of educa-
ton is created, consisting of the governor
as president, the auditor as treasurer, and
the school superintendent as secretary ;
the latter appoints the teachers upon GER
titicates from local boards; each school
district is authorized upon a vote to col
lect taxes for the maintenance of its
schools, there is also a small territorial
tax to be levied All fines in justice of
the peace courts and proceeds from sales
of estrays 20 to the school fund the sher-
if collects the school taxes and they must
be kept in separate fund schools must be
kept open at least three months in each
year, and reading, writing, arithmetic,
orthography and the English language
must be taught The bill will be reported
the latter part of next week.
COUNTY LINE DEFINED.
Something on Mr.. Dolan's bill estab-
fishing and defining the boundary line be,
tween Dona Ana and Lincoln counties
will prove OF interest to our southern New
Mexico readers. The first section reads
That the line dividing the counties Of
Dona Ana and Lincoln shall be as fellows
to-Wit: Commencing at the point where
the range line of the public survey of the
United States between ranges 10 and |
east of the New Mexico principal meri.
dian crosses the second standard parallel
south; thence south to the township
line between townships - and
10 south of the base line
thence east upon the said line between
said townships twelve and thirteen to g
point due north of point where range
line between ranges twelve III and thir'
teen [13] south of the 4th standard para!.
lei south, interRects the 9th standard
parallel line between townships twenty
five 1851 and twenty-six 1851, thence due
south to the intersection of said range
line and along said line to the southern
boundary of the territory. Said line shall
be the eastern boundary OF Dona Ana
county and the western boundary Of Lin
coin county.
Section reads: Upon the passage O
this act it shall be the duty OF the count,
commissioners OF the counties of Dons
Ana and Lincoln to employ competent
surveyor to survey said line and establish
permanent monuments (not more thar
tive) on said line, one to be at the start
ing point described in section l OF this
act, and one at each corner or anglo OF
said line, and the others, ii necessary, Al
most suitable points on said boundary
the cost of which shall be borne equally
by said counties, and provided the cost O.
such survey and monuments shall moi
cost to exceed $3.50.
THE HOSPITAL BILL.
After an animated discussion the hos
pital bill No. II, to amend sections 1860
1861, 1862, Compiled Laws, was finally
passed in the house this afternoon. This
is Mr.. Baldwin's bill and he explains its
purport by saying that at present the
charity hospitals are allowed 1925 pei
week for each INDECENT patient, with the
maximum appropriation limited to $500
per monitor enough to pay for keeping
about twenty-five patients. Now he pro-
poses to equalize things by providing
that the maximum sum pail Santa
Fe institutions OF this character by
the territory shall be $1,000, provided
they care for patients enough at the
rate OF 1925 per week to reach this
sum, and in case of caring for lesser
number the pay shall stand as it now is,
1925 per week. For the Grant county
charity hospital the appropriation re-
mains as it is at present, $3.50 per month,
but an additional appropriation OF $500
per month is by this bill given to Sisters
of Mercy hospital at Silver City, under
the same restrictions as govern appropria-
tons to the st. Vincent's hospital at
Santa Fe. Mr.. Baldwin says this meas
ure is passed solely in the interest of the
miners and that class of friendless labor
ers who must be cared for by these hos
pitfalls.
CAPITOL CRUMBS.
Col. Fountains resolution to facilitate
business in the house is working like a