Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-09-07
lNJURIOUSTO NEW MEXICO
Do Nothing Policy Of Surveyor Gem
eral Vance.
Ht SHOULD Be RETIRED.


and contemplate proceedings ia con.
ncctiun with the business OF the sur.
veyor generals Office Ia New Mexico,
that in connection with private land
claims caps tho climax
For 1875. record book shows. ap.
prupfiutci 10y congress $4,000 for pr.
vatu land surveys. at the close OF
year books show paid out SigS.2b, bal.
nnco turned back into treasury.
For 1893. appropriation by Congrcas
iot private land surveys. $4,000. ~
the close OF year books show paid uut
$iS2b2, balance turned back to treas.
ury.
For 1900 appropriation uy congress.
$1,000 surveyor general let's cun.
tracts for only Si,Nb5.36. and all cN-
Cept a couple OF hundred dollars turn
od back into the treasury As a re-.
suit oft $50 much going back into tho
treasury and the surveyor general lot.
tins such small contracts congress
cut tho appropriation fur 1901 down
a. $4,000 loss of $4,000 " dclogats
uf NCw MDE.eu does NOT pay some at
ttntion to congress and still moro fn
The Surveyor general office the next
congress may cui down the appropria.
tiun Tot private land claims Co 10000.
ports Dee true that have been quietly
circulating around che territory for
several wears chat tho present survey.
cr general stands in with the large
grant uauur llr until their grants
are auryyD they oacapc an territory
county. school aud city taxes.
But Co rDtufn Goo lhr surveyor gen
erals report tor 1899 During tho
year seven contracts. Nos a2G 351
both Inclusive were lDt ~ contracts
under special Instructions: NJ con
tracts being surveys and corrected
surveys OFF private land claims Some
90 the seven surveys af public lands
included surveys uf some small bold.
inst 1llr owners of small holding
must uUtp patience As there aIr
nearly q 400 small holdings and bt
surveying tHu each year. ull will h.
surveyed In about % 300 years. The
owners must hlt, patience Pa
ti,uCp' the hoIguyDd husband cried.
a. the ta3rH rolled down his chcei,
and his friends tried 90 console him
iu his rreat grief Patience. you say
That's just what ann owing about
. asked Patience uho nurse gIrU he.
furs W, started from home Ou This
funeral be- ahp auUil have m.. aud sine
said no. II ths people off Nra Mexico
were ashu" if th"y wanted thDit prnE
'ut surveyor general fIr another fuur
years th, UE oft $500 ont OF utory iuI
would rims ont loud ana distinct $50,
$50 NO NOt for tuai nor any other
position Tho people .huUld lUt thDif
,rios ring ont tli tsry ring loud and
lOug around Ono cora of ihr president
Uut tu I.tUu tl thH report fnr lNnH
cal u i.
appealing over hi own signature that
Sl1UUu arc needed for SURVEYS and
SHOW measurement lt2 Nr Gods
For mineral surveys fi GOO deposited
Rejected gl surveys of d. o. Brown
under contract gHI GAS 1899 cuu
tracts are Gatt"2 and tN9S we're 3ii
325 then lYl must have been for lN't
or 1895. Five or siN years tfom tim,
contract b. luf tIll acted on it uuiga
Nork1 Hut 600 thy report Patent.
There are Zoo this Office patents 90 pri
vat" land claims which have not a
been delivered to the patoutcos. som,
at which have been Iu This office foI
many years and some measure.
should hc taken tu compel olaimauts
Co take Uut thoIr patents aud paw tho
government ono half the costs of sUr
Noy ing AMI Plating toe same as rr
uulrod hy laW but which law has not
yet boz any instance been enforced %
this territory For proper ami iu
cause revoked the commission Hl
United StHtrsugpuy IMMORAL Survey
or Walter q NauWuu ou October -
1898 and the commission uf g.. e.
Cotton. United States Deputy M.uug
Surveyor February y 1922 and rH
ported thH same to your office. An.