Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-10

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, March 10.-Mes.
srs. Bowie, Pollard and Dalies OF the
house, who went to Roswell to inves-
tigate the New Mexico Military insti-
tute, made their report today. They
were received and entertained in a
royal manner by the board OF regents,
Colonel Wilson and the faculty. The
school property as it stands now rep
! resenrs a value OF $41,UIo, being III
vested in buildings, improvements,
| furniture, fixtures, ETC., and $4,000 in
| land. The land is a forty acre tract
| and the town of Roswell is being
| built around it and the value of this
| property is increasing rapidly. The
| college buildings consist OF five. The
| original building being a four story
| brick, heated by steam and lighted by
| gas. The basement is used for kitch-
| en-, bake shop, dining room and bath
| rooms; second fioor for school rooms;
| third and fourth floors, dormitory and
| library. Four wooden buildings have
| been erected, one each year, out OF
| earnings of the school at In average
| cost of $2,40O, making a total expen-
| diture of $40, 900. The buildings are
/ used, one for cadet barracks, one as
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tory and one for the superintendent
residence. The school owns it's own
sewer system, gas works, and the
buildings are supplied with lavatories
| and careful attention is paid to san
itary conditions. A water system has
| been installed at a cost of $5,695,
| consisting Of an artisan well and n.y.
draulic ram, which forces forty gal
11nc 80 vuotor nor minnfn into an OLE
waited tank from which the water is
conducted to all the buildings. There
IS practically no expense incurred
now for the water, but before this
system was put in q cost of 5000 was
incurred per annum for a steam
pump.
The 1O2 cadets who drilled on the
| parade ground gave a splendid exhi-
| bition, and the battalion band rem
| dered excellent music. too. The ca
diets presented a neat. clean and trim
| appearance. quick and firm of step
and perfect in military bearing Ev-
| cry cadet had a robust. muscular
and healthful appearance. The COM
mittee believe the institution is doing
good work and is a credit to New
/ Mexico: it's board of regents, its su-
perintendent and corps of instructors.
They heartily recommend that the
legislature grant an appropriation OF
S25 900 which it has been asked for
and which is absolutely necessary for
the further success of the school.
The A. C. b. No. &C, to create a
game and fish warden. passed the
house. Representative Ortega from So
zorro county, used all kinds of tao
tics to defeat the bill, and in voting
on the final passage was aided by
Messrs. Romero and Galiegos of San
Miguel, and Sanchez of Mora. This
act authorizes the government to ap
point within thirty days a game and
Ash warden for q Term of two years
at q salary of $1,000 per annum. He
shall appoint deputies in each county
and they shall receive one-half OF al
fines imposed upon prosecutions pro
cured or instituted by them. Pagt
Otero, the governors brother. is
said to be slated for the position.
A resolution was introduced that af
ter March IL, no bill shall be intro
duced except by unanimous consent
H. r. No. 10 was passed. 1t pro
vides $255 for the expense OF the com
mittee which investigated the New
Mexico Military institute at Roswell
and $500 for the committee that wen
to Las Cruces.
Bills introduced:
Speaker MOntoya, an act authorlz
ing the city of Albuquerque to levy
tax of one mill for city purposes
Mr.. Coleman, an act to abolish fee
and place county officers on salaries
Mr. Coleman. an act to amend sec
ton 1897 Of the Compiled Laws Q
1897; Mr.. Pollard. an act to repea
section 1894 of the Compiled Law
OF 1897; Mr.. Pollard, an act to re
peal sections Clio, chapter 80 of tn
session laws Of 1901; Mr.. Llewellyr
: an act relating to liquor and game
censes and making all such license
void on Sunday; Mr.. Llewellyn, a
act to amend section 5, chapter s.
session laws. 1901; Mr.. Dalies. an &C
to require members of town council
and board of trustees to be resident
and property owners.