Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-05-26
LArp GRANTS IN NEW mExIco.
Gov. otero In Washington on a VERY In
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Gov. otero In Washington on a Very Iip
portant Mission.
Gov. M. A. Oiero has arrived in Wash.
ington. The purpose OF the governors
visit is to elect lands donated In quan.
tity by ne last congress for the suppor,
OF the schools, for irrigation and fol
other purposes in the territory. Under
the aei OF congress OF June u, 1898. there
was gisnted to the territory OF New Max.
leo for the support sof the, common
schools. sections ~ and 30 in each town.
ship, except In the case where such sec
tions formed a part OF a government req.
~ervation. when contiguous lands OF equal
extent were 10 be selected. Fifty Sec
lions OF the Incorporated non mineral
lands within the territory are granted
Tor the purpose Of erecting public build
ings at the capital OF the state OF New
Mexico. when the territory shall have
become a state. Lands to the extent OF
TWO townships In quantity are granted
Tor university purposes. and, In addition.
5000 acres or non mineral. u%nsppropri
ated land and all the saline lands In the
territory. One hundred thousand acres
were gran ed for the 9 OF the Agricu-
tural college.
The proceeds Of the sale Of such lands
are to constitute permanent funds TO he
safely Invested. the income to be used for
the purposes OF the New Mexico uni.
yersity and Agricultural college. IL WAS
further provided that 8 per. centum OF
the proceeds OF sales OF public lands
lying within the territory, which shall
be sold by the United States subsequent
to the passage Of the act, after dedncting
all the expenses incident to the sales,
shall be paid to the territory. to be used
a. a permanent fund. the interest of
which only shall be expended for the
support OF the common schools of the
territory.
IRRIGATION GRANTS.
For irrigation purposes the grants
made we're as follows: For the estab.
llshment OF permanent rese rvoirs for
irrigsting purposes, 5000 acres; for
the Improvement Of the Rio Grande. in
New Mexico, and for increasing the sur.
flow OF the wsterin the bed of said
river. 100000 acres; for the establish.
ment and maintenance OF al asylum for
The insane, $4,000 acres; for the estab.
llshment and maintenance OF a school
Tor the deaf and dumb. so, 900 acres: for
he establishment of q reform school.
10000 acres; for the establishment and
Of normal schools, 100. 700
'cres; for the establishment and msinte.
nance OF an institution for the blind.
10000 acres; for a miners hospital for
miners, $4,000 acres; for the
establishment and maintenance of a
military institute, $4,000 acres; for the
Enlargement and maintenance OF the
erritorial penitentiary, $1,000 acres.
The act further donated to the terri.
DRY OF New Mexico the building known
the palace, in the city OF Santa Fe,
oil the lands and sppurtenances ,
onnscted Herewith. IL IL rot forth In !
act that 1t Is Intended only 81 a par :
ial grant OF the lands to which the ter. /
itory OF New Mexico may be entitled !
Ipon Its admission into the union as a
tate. The governor. the surveyor. gen
raj and the solicitor-general of the ter.
ltory were named ~ u commission, act. 1
NJ under the direction OF the secretary I
I the interior, to make the selections of :
II lands granted In quantity.
Gov. Otero says that since the legis .
OF the territory has voted TO accept
he land grants enumerated. a large '
lumber OF applications for leases have
een made. He has no doubt that the ,
venue derived from the lenses which !
III be made will be amply sufficient 10
rovide New Mexico with a school fund =
'hich will permit the maintenance OF Az =
bod public schools rs are to be- found IN
OF the states OF the union. The do.
atoms made for irrigation purposes. the
thinks. will greatly advance the Z
movement In the territory.
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