Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-01-24
NEW MEXICO SATURDAY JANUARY "a 1908

ties of this department while at tn
same time taking no heed whatsoeve
OF the additional clerical work thu
imposed, with tle result that no clei
ical help whatever has ever been pre-
vided this office. Thus has condI
tion arisen which could be met onl,
by the superintendent placing hi
hand in his pocket and using his pri
vate means for Tie employment O
such assistance as was necessary {,
the efficient performance Of the dutie
imposed by law upon the department
! recommend that liberal provision
be made In future toward remedyin,
this unjust state OF things, and com
mend to your earnest and careful con
sideration the contents of both the
eleventh and twelfth annual reports by
the department of education.
United States Land Commission 20,
Locating Territorial Lands.
Under the act OF June 81. 1898. do
mating lands to the territory. the Unit
ed states commission has selected. To-
Gated and entered for the benefit OF
the different territorial institutions
9l9.77l.97 acres. An act OF congress
appropriated $4,000 acres each to the
institute for the blind. the miners
hospital and the reform school These
institutions have not yet seen estab.
lishea or located, and II will become
your duty to establish and locate the
same. They have each received their
prorata of selected lands and money
derived thercfrom, so they may be
started without much expense to the
territory. In August. 1901, the secre-
tary OF the interior notified the com.
mission that the original appropriation
or $4,000 was exhausted. and there.
fore the commission must discontinue
work. which was done. but a vigorous
protest was made and permission
prayed that the commission might 20
on with the work. paying its own ex.
penses. In order that the territory
might continue to select lands before
they were all taken up under the Unit
ed States land laws.
In March last such permission was
granted by the secretary of the inter.
ior, and the commission at once re.
sumed Its labor, procuring money for
the necessary expense connected with
the selection and location. of these
lands to The amount OF s9.735. This
money was absolutely necessary In or.
der to make these selections, and none
were made excepus with the under
standing that they would be leased or
sold so as TO produce revenue to the
territory. and | would earnestly rec
ommend that this amount either be
refunded to the commission by d.
rect appropriation. or that amounts
paid be credited upon the purchase
money or rental OF such lands. The
latter would. in my opinion. be more
desirable and you should make a suf.
hcient appropriation to cover the ex.
penses of the United States commits.
sion In selecting and locating these
lands for the next two years. as the
present method is very unsatisfactory.
and the commission cannot act with.
out funds for its expenses. would
recommend that you investigate care.
fully the necessary appropriation for
expenses In carrying on the work of
the commission. as this is absolutely
necessary to enable the territory to
select the remaining lands under the
donation by congress. See full report
marked Exhibit d."
Commissioner Of Public Lands.
Our revenue from leasing school
and other territorial lands Is steadily
increasing. The notes given for de.
ferred payments have been promptly
met, and the prospect OF an increased
and certain income from this source Is
excellent. The amount thus received
during the past two years Is $24.7l9.77,
as shown by the report Of the commits
sioner OF public lands. which accom-
panies this message, and will be found
most interesting and instructive on
the subject of our territorial lands
and their disposition. invite your
careful consideration OF his full report,
which Is marked Exhibit E." And |
would also recommend that your body
appoint special committee for the
purpose OF carefully examining the
books, papers and method OF conduct.
Ing the Office OF the board OF public
lands and compare the expense In con-
ducting this board with that OF other
states and territories having land
grants. feeling confident that this
branch OF our territorial government
will make most gratifying showing |
and one that win surprise not only |
your body but the people of the terri |
tory by the care and economy with |
which II Is conducted.
This board has great and growing |
responsibility In the management of |
the lands granted to the territory for |
It's various institutions under the act
of congress, and under the present law |
there is no compensation for tho mem