Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-26

the same, in default of which payment the
proper authority will be instructed to
collect the amount due, according to law.
Yours very respectfully,
W. L. THORNTON,
Governor of New Mexico.
TO THE COUNTY BOARDS.
Also in the same connection the follow
ing draft of letter has been sent to the
several county boards.
To the Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners of the County of
SANTA FE, N. NJ, July %, 1898. Gentle
men: The territorial auditor has pre-
sented to this Office statement of the &C.
counts of the sheriffs and ex -officio COL
lectors of the several counties in this ter
ritory for the years 1891 and 1892.
1t appears that -, sheriff of
your county, for the years 1891 and 1892,
is indebted to the territory in the sum of
St..
1t is impossible to ascertain from tho
| auditors books whether this indebtedness
is upon account of moneys collected and
unaccounted for or whether the sheriff
stands charged with uncollected and worth
less accounts for which he would be en-
titled to credit upon settlement.
1t is possible that much of the aforesaid
indebtedness is for worthless and uncol-
lectable accounts.
This is a matter to be ascertained by
your honorable body, and most respect
fully request that you take immediate
| steps to audit and settle the accounts OF
said sheriff for the years 1891 and 1892
| giving him all credits to which he is en-.
titled, and that you report to the terri
torial auditor the result of your finding
SO that the territory may take such steps
as are necessary to protect it from loss.
Any delay upon your part may occa
sion great loss to the territory. The
sheriffs are the best paid of all our terri
.nrlal officials, and there is no excuse fol
their failure to comply with the law.
The credit of the territory and of thu
various counties ic largely in the hands O
the collectors, and of the county commits
sioners who are authorized to see thai
they perform their duty, and make
prompt settlement of all moneys collect
ed.
| Hopiug'that you may give this your i'm
l i
fully yours, w. 7. THORNTON,
u Governor of New Mexico
: HERE'S GOOD NEWS.
Writes the Silver City correspondent
, of the Ell Paso Times: "The work of re
building the capital building at Santa Fl
! will undoubtedly be commenced on Of
} about September l, with the material al
ready on the ground saved from thu
burned structure and the aid of her citi
, The structure can BIO put in shape befor'
Z the assembling of another legislature
The capital is at Santa Fe, and Santa Fl
! is the place for the capital"
LAS VEGAS WINS 1T.
After all, it looks very much as if La
: Vegas would secure the location of tn
branch agricultural experiment. station
which the Legislature designed should b.
!. located in the northeast. The law pro
. vides that such branch station shall b.
located along the line of the A., t. d. s.
road somewhere between Glorieta ant
Ration mountain and it was SO worded il
order to give Colfax county chance tt
come in and make bid for the institu
ton, but the fine italian hand of Hon. j
}. D. W. Veeder seems to have got in 1t
/ work and Las Vegas now stands goo,
show for securing the prize. Hon. Robt
Black, of Silver City; Hon. Numa Ray
mond and Prof. Blunt, of Las Cruces
representatives Of the agricultural colleg
are at Las Vegas for the purpose Of &c
: lecting the building site. .
THE oHAvEs COUNTY NORMAL.
Territorial Superintendent Amad,
, Chaves has notified our County Super
intendent j. D. Bush, that the terri
torial board of education has determines
i not to hold any more normal schools thi
summer, and by reason of this the norma
school did not open at this place yester
9 day. The suspension of the Albuquerqu
!. National bank, tying up about 100000 O
l the territorial funds, and the consequen
!, uncertainty of being in condition t
promptly pay the conductor, is the reason
for this determination. Supt. Chave
, says that this years funds will be adde,
to that of next year, and will enable tn
board to hold long sessions next sum
= mer.--Roswell Register.
III OFFICIAL BITS.
Z Hon. j. Fl. Walker, the new register O
i. the Santa Te land Office, arrived iron
e Ration last night. His commission is OF
It pected daily.
n The territorial board of equalization
y under the new law meets twice year, il
e in January and in August, on the frs
Mondays of the month. Accordingly
the board will meet on Monday week afte
next, August 6.
At a meeting of the territorial World
r. fair board yesterday afternoon thos
employees at Chicago recently stricke
from the rolls we're formally notified tina
their names had been stricken from tn
pay list. Several bills were also audite
and ordered paid.