Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-11-03

OF 300 for Tees IN civil cases, trans
porsng prisoners. etc" we don't know
what tho "etc." may be- nor does any
ono else They certainly canuoi De
foSnd IN any records, county or other
For the year ending September o. 1900.
fhe sheriff hst received Cor fees I'm civil
vases. $500 80. ana has been allowed fof
transporting prisoner 500 %. making ~
total OF tso3.i5. Instead OF - 600 as
claimed In the circular Now iet W. re-
capiiulato.
From the court fund. .t..,,..f As1sg
From the general fund, ..,,.. A630.te
From civll cases and trans-
parting prisoners .....t..... n3I5
Unpaid bills .,...,.......,.,.., a.so.ooI
| Total ..,,,....t.........t. N1.lN.te'
This IL little less than ono-haN o.
the amount stated by McDod a co. as
what the sheriff EctA "in one year"
TheHe are absolute facts when from
this total ~ deducted all which the
Hhcfim has 10 pay 6ut Il will be- seen
4 that there IN no chance III his accounts
iating great wealth from his Office We
I cali special attention % this because
the circular seeks TO convey the Inn
precision thar al the money received nv
the sherif lnufes 10 his own oersohai
benefit
Now we come % the wicked schoo
] superintendent The charges aEains
him d. not seem very important He
has had under hi official control az 20
the end % june. ieeo me sum ~ SIS I
pi1ts AID ne is charged with getting
tao5 for his per diem while examining
( teachers spending 500 for postage
stamps and buying a typewriter for
| ti00 That appears 90 be- every thing q
which he 'ls accused. lis sins az
( small but the charges are untpthful
after an The circular states that there
4 are only twenty eight teachers in the
! county ousldo Of ths city. Barcias and
Oli Town u sccms impossible for
/ our 'rionda Co get anything right. ai-
\ iao1Tn "iakcn from the county rc-
/ Jrls Tnn ,oial number OF teachers
/ trtCs Use county superintendent - six
/ t-guf. N whom Xix are in Bareias aud
! uid Town
j Tho psr diem mentioned IL since
| 1uiE i3 1893 This covers .racticaily
an the examinations for two years II
i b to be- remembered that a very much
larger number 81 persons are examined
than the number employed ~ teachers
Some are examined who get No certifi-
oates. many others who 30 get ceriifi-
antes obtain employment Ia other coun-
tles IN the territory and ,dany who do
not even try go Rot employment At all
Anywhere. having applied Tor the ex-
Elimination merely 49, test 90 their
own ability The superintendent In
vites the closest scrutiny OF the record
"a 4UftHH "a ali
show that moi "a single day has been
Improperly charged Tor.
N A 10 the typewriter. Tor the purchase
or which the circular says there Is no
authority of law" the superintendent
could just as we'll boz blamed for buy
ms pens, Ink and paper. OF letter
book ur letter-press But the circular
lnns have unearthed only half OF the
iniquty There are two ypcwriters,
not one only They were not hough,
!, ffom Nestor Monioya. but from the
school directors in Old albuquerque,
Who had them as sohool property. but
Mad no use for thcm, and. worse than
II al, they are to-day actually worth
more than they cost
|, The postage account vs. not large, but
the perverted ingenuity OF the circular
!. iens seeks 60 make "a appear that il
, must have been Ell expended upon let
ters 10 twenty eight teachers. giyins
each one an average ~ more than one
letter day IA is difiioult 20 treat this
s,rt Of thins seriously and we doubt
(. very much u we are Justified In dcine
y'sp.
: We viii briefly say that the superin'
ttndont has good deal Of corrcspun'
dence with other people besides his
,eachora and that AT of his postage
!, Stamps are not used on testers. For In
stance. when the school elections are
hold. he distributes poll books IN all ih'
districts through the mail in marke,
contrast 10 the practice OF his prede
ctssOr, who distributed such thingE by
special messengers at a very large ex
ra-nse and without authority ~ law.
~ His rorresp1ndcutr includes MANI
: administration go the directors %
J every school district under his charge
, Ne receives and answers many letter.
from publishes of school books an'
y from publishers OF school furniture am
= apparatus.
y But why waste tune on these insight
!, hrant detaila7 ..4..4t
~ been an Increase IN the annual tax lev
y since 1885, but with the inPccurae
!. characteristic ~ the whole production
y iis aifhors manage go make three blum
= drt4 IN staring the ievles Tor the diner
" en- years. Thcy say that the levy 70
y 1898 was sel5 when Il realty was 80
y 1Ihey tive The levy FOR 1895 as 22l
When u really was ilS5 For The pres
70 eht year they give Tho levy as s&
z wheh a. Is really 5i55 they woui
= have tne public believe that an of thI
~ Increase Ia taxation ~ sue % The pres
- ebt county administration. suppressln
v the fact that Their, has been since -
OF q. large increase IN che amount ~ n
ne tfrriiorial levy and some increase
az b. amount ~ the city tax, oyer uelif
" ~ 81 which can The county oiiicia
~ eksfcise any control, The high raj
~ ttN yeif b tnie ln part to the fac, ma
= f9rhier ftties for county purposes bay
q mot feallt4d enough Cor county @,
ea pinses. and IN part bcC.uso no tax WI
- idNipi last year FOR Interest on certa