Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-11-05

erage annual salary does not exceed, IL
it reaches 5000, far less than Colorado
or other states pay where county sup
e~rintendents do not work under the pc
culiar difficulties with which New Mex
| leo school superintendent are COM
PEELED to cope.
The increase in the income of county
assessors does not amount to one half
of the 100000 stated in the sheet. The
total income of the assessors in the ter
ritory does not exceed $780, 600 "a year, or
an average of 81, 500 per assessor, which
is certainly moi excessive compensation
for an assessor who does his duty faith
fully and is compelled to pay many in
cidental expenses. Nor does the in
crease in the mileage of the sheriffs in
conveying prisoners to the penitentiary
amount to one quarter the sum given.
There was no increase in the COVER
nor's salary of $4,000 for incidentals.
Five hundred dollars were appropriated
for the secretary, and that is the same
amount that "a appropriated for four
years to Governor Otero's predecessor,
a Democrat.
The increase in the fees of district at
torneys through the collection of de-
linquent taxes, said to amount to $4,000,
has not realized, for very few properties
have been sold under the law. But, it
would not be excessive compensation
for collecting hundreds of thousands OF
dollars worth of bad debts which are
due the territory, and which If collected
would put ample money into the terri
torial treasury. In many counties like
Santa Fe, the district attorney has not
received a cent for his work in connec-
ton with the tax cases.
:. The increase in the fees of the district
clerks does not amount to $40, 900 a year
as is so brazenly stated. Every cent in
creased fees collected by the distric,
clerks is turned over to the territorial
treasurer and the clerks are paid a sal.
r airy.
The tax levy for the territorial schools
. amounts to over $3.50, 900, and not only
s23. 400, and in addition these school:
. and the public schools hav an income
= from the leasing of territorial lands.
:, 1t must also be remembered that thu
original coal oil law was passed by I
Democratic Legislature and signed by
Democratic governor, and that wherev
err there was an increase in %appropria'
tons it was demanded by the growth
and advancement of the territory, blu
instead of amounting to $4,000 i
amounted to less than $50, 1000, and ha4
been more than met by an increased in
4 come due to the more efficient service o
men who have received a slight increas'
in CONDENSATION for their services. TIL,
n territory was never in better shape fl
nancially, and instead of a defcienc.
n as under Democratic administrations
there will be a surplus in the territorial
treasury despite the fact that the bond
ed indebtedness of the territory ha
: been reduced the past year; instead o
thieving. dishonest officials, the terri
a tory is in the hands of competent, hon
e est public servants, and instead or NeN
r. Mexico territorial, county and cit,
bonds going begging for below par, the,
bring a nice premium n outside capl
v talists fight in order to secure then
No, the record made by the Republlca
party in governing the territory, tn
d county, the city, will compare very raw
orably with the record Of the Demo
Gratis, in fact it is the only party tina
is giving or ever has given New Mexico
e Santa Fe county and Santa Fe city
e decent, honest and economical govern