Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-23
Proceedings OF County Commi ,siobers Of
january II, 1899.

Proceedings Of County Comm. siopers of
january II, 1899.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
Present; Hon. Max. Frost, acting
chairman; Hon. Juan Garcia, commits
soner; Ignacio Lopez, clerk.
The minutes OF the last session were
approved.
The settlement of the shortage Of ex-
Collector Frank Chavez, on account OF
the fact Of the district attorney being very
busy IN court, was laid over till next
meeting.
The following letter and resolution were
read:
INSANE ASYLUM OF New MEXICO,
Office of the Secretary and Treasurer,
Las Vegas, n. NJ, Jan s, 1922
To the Hon. Board OF County Commissioners OF
Santa Fe County.
Gentlemen: Enclosed please find
resolution passed by the board OF d!rec-
tors of the New Mexico insane asylum.
The board is doing all in its power to pro-
vide place for the insane and is anxious
to open the building and provide for them
as soon as funds can he had. The direc-
tors hope before the first Tuesday of next
month to receive your answer, so that
action can be taken at that date toward
opening the building.
Please convene your board and act on
this report. Yours respectfully,
BENIGNo ROMERO,
Secretary and Treasurer.
P. S.-Please let me know as near as
possible how many insane there are in your
county.
Resolved, That the board of directors
Of the New Mexico insane asylum, by
reason of want OF funds otherwise to
open and continue the asylum, until
provision is made therefor by the legis-
lative assembly of the territory, requests
the board of county commissioners of the
several counties of this territory to ap-
propriate and apply to the support of the
insane of such county, rs cents per day
for each person from such county sup
ported and kept at the insane asylum
and that the secretary be instructed to
send copy OF this resolution to the board
OF county commissioners OF the several
counties. with a request for an early
reply.
The following resolution was adopted:
UHeIeas. tHc seC1eIaTy anu treasurer OF
the board of managers of the insane
asylum of New Mexico has requested this
board to pass resolutions agreeing to pay
the sum of rs cents per day for each in
sane person placed in charge of the man.
ayers of the territorial asylum, such re-
quest being made for the reason that the
territory is without funds to pay for the
keeping of such persons at the present
time, now therefore be it,
Resolved, That this board pay to the
managers of said institution the sum of
70 cents per day for each person sent
from this county to be placed in said
asylum, and that the clerk of this board
make out list of such insane persons
confined in the county jail and of such
insane persons now supported at the
county expense and that they be sent to |
the asylum as soon as possible, under
the charge of County Commissioner Juan
Garcia and two guards.
The following statement of the refund |
OF the bonds of the New Mexico and
Southern Pacific railroad was ordered
spread upon the record.
Statement Of Indebtedness OF the County
of Santa Fe to be Refunded Pursuant
to Resolutions Of its Board OF Couu-
ty Commissioner, Adopted
September 23, 1891.