Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-11-13
OFFICIAL GRIST.
The ShrievaIty Contest-Judge Bells
Denial-TerritOrial Asylum
Figures Official
News.
THE sHRIEvALTY CONTEST.

THE sHRIEvALTY CONTEST.
The matter of Sheriff W. P. Cunning
ham, called upon to show cause why he
should not be displaced for not prompt
ly turning over funds of his collec-
ton, is under consideration before the
county board this afternoon. Judge Col
lier, at Albuquerque issued an order
directing the clerk of thessupreme court
to issue q writ of prohibition command
ing the commissioners not to act in the
premises, but the clerk, H. s. Clancy,
says there is as yet nothing of record in
his Office showing officially that Judge
Collier has succeeded Judge Lee, hence
he can not act and have his records
clear.
INSANE ASYLUM EXPENSES.
The report of Geo. W. Ward, steward
of the territorial insane asylum, for the
second quarter of his administration,
ended October 81, as presented to the
board at its last session, shows that the
supplies issued for August cost $33433;
for September, $265.12; for October,
$205.61, or total o. supplies during the
quarter, of $S05.06. There being an
average of thirty five patients, the average
per capita consumption per day WAS 251
cents, or 81 cents per meal.
There were additional expenses of fire
insurance for two years, $945; water to
date, $3.50; repairs, $121.60.
The supplies for the two quarters
amounted to $1,51S35; the salaries for the
same time, $2,6s5.95; other expenses, as
above, $572.23; making grand total for
the two uarters of $4,756.53. This gives
monthly per capita cost of $22.3O, or a
daily average per capita cost, during the
six months, of 7424 cents. If repairs to
building and destruction of articles by
patients, laundry and stable expenses,
and half years insurance, be included, the
amount realizing the sum of $493.96, the
cost of maintaining the patients is shown
to be $24.9O per month, Of 83 cents per
day. This includes every expense.
NOT AFTER IT.
| To the Editor of the New Mexican.
Silver City, N. NJ, Nov. IA recent
issue of your paper announces that in
case of vacancy in the Office of district
attorney, which Hon. j. A. Anchets now
fills, will be candidate to succeed him.
You have been wrongly informed. I
have not been, am not, don't want to be,
| and will not be an applicant for the
Office.
While such an aspiration may be the
outgrowth of laudable ambition, mine
has not yet been keyed up to that point.
Yours very truly, j. j. BELL.
| OFFICIAL NOTES.
The Union-P Peoples party convention of
Union county has nominated the follow
ing ticket: Commissioners, Chas. Schlet.
ter, Jose Apodaca, Francisco Gallegos;
| probate Judge, Juan g. Martinez; county
clerk, Luciano B. Gallegos; sheriff, P. L.
Pinard; assessor, w. W. Boyle; treasurer,
r. P. Ervien, superintendent of schools,
Eleuterio Armijo; surveyor, Fred VOL
ford, coroner, j. A. Cordova.
At a meeting of the territorial cattle
sanitary board at the office of Sec. Brooks
at Albuquerque, Gus Duval was appoint
ed cattle inspector, stationed at Her
mosa. Messrs. Saint and Hopewell agreed
to attend the general meeting of the
sanitary board at Kansas City on the 10th
inst. and will advocate matters of interest
to the cattle men of the southwest.
A new voting precinct has been formed
at Amizett, Taos county, and at conven-
ton of citizens the following named were
recommended to the county board for
appointment as precinct officers: Judge
Schroeder. for Justice Of the peace; John
R. Carter, for constable. Messrs. A.
Gusdorf, Thos. Ormoud and E. P. Hughes
we're named to look after public school
matters.
In tho district court at Albuquerque
to-day, O. N. Marion was appointed clerk
and Judge Collier then closed the term.
Justice Lee, the retiring judge, is to be
given banquet by the Albuquerque
bar.
| G. N. Holford, member of the U. s.
pension commission, is over from Las
! Vegas to-day taking testimony in several
pension claims.
An additional pension has been granted
Philip Bourguinion, of Socorro.