Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-01-24

September, II also requires the terr
'orial board OF equalization to NEE
on the second Monday In September
sufficient time is not given the audito
to properly check up the assessmen
rolls. and to have the proper correc
tions made when needed, would r
commend that either the time for tn
assessment rolls To be at the auditor
office, or the date for the meeting O
the board of equalization be change,
so as to give the auditors Office SUI
ncient time for checking up the as
sessment rolls: and in this connection
] would also suggest that the auditor
be given ample power to enforce thu
| correction OF any assessment roll b,
the assessor when the same has beer
returned Incorrect. either in REGARD
to figures or abstract.
| find by the auditors report thai
when taxpayer is unable, or foi
certain reasons refuses, to pay the
total amount of his taxes when due
as appears against him on the assess
ment roll. but tenders certain
amount In part payment of the same
some collectors refuse to accept the
amount rendered and issue his Official
receipt; this proceeding In my
opinion deprives the territory of this
amount OF revenue for an indefin, ;e
time, and | would suggest that the col
lectors be directed to accept any
amount rendered In payment of taxes.
and issue his official receipt for the
amount rendered.
II appears that the appropriation
made for the fifty-second and fifty
third fiscal years for defraying the ak.
penses OF conveying prisoners to the
territorial penitentiary was insufflc.
lent to meet the demnad made upon
It. would suggest that the appropria.
ton for this purpose be increased.
and that In said appropriation be in.
cluded provision for the payment Of
expenses incurred In serving requisi.
tions issued by the governor, and for
executing death warrants. for which at
present there is no provision.
All fire. life and miscellaneous In
SUI oh'N tohftosttn navy tHttIiuily
and fully complied with all the re-
duirements OF the law. and I especial
ly direct your attention to that part
OF the auditors report dealing with
these corporations.
desire 10 call your especial atten,
ton to the financial transactions Of
the territory. as shown in the audit
ors report. and which is embodied in
this message as Exhibit IS.
Here follows n statement OF terri.
torial tax collected under levies for
the iifty-second and fifty.third fiscal
years.
Educational.
Tho report OF the superintendent of
public instruction. Exhibit C" here
with, shows most gratifying advance
In all school work. and especially as
regards popular education. A sum.
Nary OF the statistics presented In
such report Is as follows:
School population OF New Mexico
at the cloee of the scholastic year.
October /. 1909. 64.O69; enrolment of
pupils In all schools. 42.s07; average
daily attendance. 29.3ii; number Of
schools. no; number of teachers EN-.
ployed. 1.077.
Average number. of months taught
In all schools. 1877; total salary paid
teachers. S72.26007; annual receipts,
$s4s, ,663.67; annual expenditures. $749,-
5eS7l; value of all school property.
II ,g92 .597.e1; expended In improve
ments on school property during the
year, s163,772.5s.
Enrolled In the public schools prop
er. 34.633; enrolled in city schools. T..
573; enrolled in higher territorial edu-
cational institutions, 9ss; the eight
city high schools employ twenty teach
ers and have enrolled $40 pupils; en-.
rolled in three public school kinder
las: children not enrolled In
any school, 23,ss5.
Present value OF public property, 81
l25,697.91; average number OF months
taught In the public schools. 4.37: av.
erage salary paid teachers In the pub
ic schools. s64.77 per month for time
actually employed; average monthly
salary paid teachers In the higher edu.
rational institutions $l06.65; average
cost OF educating pupils In the
higher institutions. per capita, s132.20;
average annual cost per capita In the
,ity public schools, including primary
grade and high schools. t2224; aver
.ge annual cost per capita in the rural
schools, t6.43.
Number OF volumes In school librar-
es. 37,62b; value OF libraries and ap-
,arstus, sisl. 10000; value of public |
'chool property In towns and cities,
|a93,3ls.64; value = same class of
property In the rural districts. s197..
1927; value OF property OF the higher
educational institutions. s435, 100000.
The alleged illiteracy of our people |
ias steadily decreased since the estab.
ishment Of our public schools. BY
he census of 1850 the percentage OF
hose who could not read or write was
IS per cent. The census OF 1890 re-
iuced this to AN per cent. while the