Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-06

and owed by I. B. Catron. Berardinelli
however, refused to be bluffed and &C
cordingly through his attorney, Mr.. E. A
Fiske, filed a defense and demanded bill
of particulars. Seeing the hopelesness
of their suit, the Republican ex-chairnan
and chairman
DISMISSED THEIR SUIT
on June -, 1893, in the following Ian
guage;
"Now comes the plaintiff by her dis
trict attorney and says to the court here
that she will not further prosecute her
said cause but will dismiss the same. 1t
is therefore considered and adjudged by
the court that said defendant go hence
without day." Meanwhile the same suit
was filed against Catron and Judgment re-
covered.
Fourth. The public records of the
penitentiary board show that contract
with T. B. Catron was entertained, author
lied and entered into by the penitentiary
board. If contract was ever entered
into by that board with BerardnelIi, the
records Of the penitentiary have failed to
show It, and the recollection of anyone
ever connected with that institution fails
to recall it. r. B. Catron, his organ, and
anyone else is hereby challenged to pro-
duce such an agreement. The truth, as
everyone knows, is that
NO SUCH CONTRACT
was entered into and that T. B. Catron is
the only party which the territory ever
knew in this transaction.
The first step in the agreement between
tho territory and Catron was taken July
81, 1890, when the following action was
taken by the board: Co.,.
So. SANTA FE, N. NJ, July "a, 1890.
The board of penitentiary commission
ers met at the call of the chairman.
Present-E. L. Bartlett, Sol. General,
Antonio Ortiz y Salazar, treasurer, Tri-
nidad Alarid, auditor.
The board approved the following re-
solutions:
Resolved, That the board entertain
the proposition of Hon. r. B. Catron to
purchase and pay for pressed brick
machine, the same not to cost more than
twelve hundred dollars-sald machine to
be used by the convicts at the peniten-
tiary in the manufacture of pressed brick
which when needed are to be sold to said
Catron at the rate of SO per thousand
and credited upon said machine until the
same is paid for, and also that Mr.. Catron
shall furnish competent man to super
intend the making of such brick and
operate such machine and instruct the
foreman of the brick yard at the peniten-
tiary how tc work the same and the board
shall refund to Mr.. Catron the amount so
paid by him for such service in pressed
brick SO manufactured at said price of
So per thousand at the penitentiary.
Whereupon the board adjourned till
August 2, 1890.
ANTONIO 0. Y SALAzAR,
Attest President.
CELEsTINO ORTIZ,
Secretary.
The only reference that need be made
to the above is the statement that no
brick machine was ever furnished and r.
B. Catron continued to get brick at the
rate stipulated in the understanding
above set forth. About this time tho
penitentiary board then existing was
legislated out of life by the legislature
then in existence, the act taking effect
March l, 1891. In order, therefore, that
after they had gone out of Office, T.. B.
Catron might still get the benefit of the
exceedingly advantageous agreement of
brick at SD thousand, special meeting
of the board was held the day before they
went out of Office and the following reso-
luton, which it is said appears on record
in
7. B. oATRoN's OWN HANDWRITING,
was passed:
SANTA FEE, N. M, Feb. 20, 1891.
The matter of the contract with T. B.
Catron for furnishing him with brick be.
ing brought up by Mr.. Catron, and it APP
pearing that there was no written con-
tract with reference to the same, and
under the recent law it appearing that
the present board would cease to exist as
such on Monday next,
IN ORDER TO PROTECT MIR. CATRoN,
under the verbal arrangement heretofore
made by the board, and the authority
given to the board 80 to do at the meet
ing of July "a, 1890, found on page 497
of this book, the president of the board
is hereby directed to execute on his be-
half contract
WITH SAID I. d. CATRON
in accordance with the previous verbal
arrangements made with him viz:
TO DELIVER TO SAID CArRoN
in the yard at the penitentiary the full
amount of 100000 brick, at the price of
SO per thousand, with the privilege of
taking 100000 more at the same rate
upon his giving two days notice of his
desire to do so before the completion of
the delivery of said 100000 brick. And
upon the condition that none of said
brick shall be re-sold, but shall all be
used by The said Catron in the erection of
buildings for himself. And payments
under said contract to be
MADE BY SAID cATRoN UPON DEMAND
as said brick are delivered to him.
There being no further business the
board adjourned.
Attest ANTONIO O. SALAzAR,
CELEsT1No ORTIZ, President.
Secretary.
TRINIDAD ALAR1D,
T.. L.. BARTLETT, Auditor.