Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-25

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certain why $4,000 worth Of timber
was sold for $3.50. The findings were
reported upon after ~ all day session
Of the board today 10 addition TO the
above the board adoptAd several sets
Of resolutions pertainiag to It's policy
In the future regarding the sole Of
timber and land and outlining the
work of the various employees Of the
Office and especially transferring ths
responsibilities Of the offcs from tne
chief clerk to the deputy register
when the latter is out Of the city. The
last item Is taken as probable SEMI
censure Of Chief Clerk HsnsReilhans-
er, who was out Of the city during the
investigation and who was wasted As1
a witness. Other resolutioas were
adopted pertaining to the advertising
Of land or timber for sale or lease
Another action which wss made
public WAS as fOllcws:
"The attention Of the board having
been called 10 certain letter written
by an attorney at law representing
that he possessed superior facilities
for securing Indemnity land and the
tone OF the said letter baing insinnst-'
l Ing, unprofessionsl and calculated to
place the board in a hsd light;
| Resolved, that the board denounces
said letter AZ npprofessiDnal and tAe
l representations made as false; that
/ all elections OF indemnity land be re-
icrrcd to the board hereafter FOR It's
confederation and action aud that the
applicants he given q hearing as to
the selection and that when the land
| is selected that it he leased, after four
consecutive weeks advertising, to The
/ highest bidder"
The members of the board decfised
20 make public the name Of the attor-
ney referred to and declined to sup
port any paper that published the
name Of the attorney.
Referring to the fact that Swanson
should have reported to tbs board
what he knew about the former tran
saction, the board adopted the fol-
lowing:
"Resolsed, that this board Is Oh
| titled to hearty and earnest co-opera.
| tion of all its employees and that 1t is
the duty Of each aud every enploye
TO be vigorously guarding and protect
| ing the state lands and the interests
| Of the peopls thereon and while this
board does not feel that IL Is the dnty
Of any empioye to pry into the work
Of fellow empioye, neyerthsless
when information comes to his knort
edge showing that the state is dan
aged largely by any transaction. com.
Dletad OF nearly so, II Is the duty az
| the employees to promptly report all
| information to the board at the earli
est opportunity and to assist the buard
In every Investigation"
Befere adopting ths paragraph "1r-
ing" MI. Smith the board adopted the
following:
Whereas, an alleged sale Of timber
on said land was made on August 3.
1905. to one Frank GylIsnstea for tho
sum OF $3.50 and receipt for ths pnr-
chase money isued by the register or
this board therefore, and
Whereas. since that date this board
has made careful Investigation Of all
matters OF things connected with and
| pertaining 10 such sale and further
caused the timber on said land to be
appraised, hereby 1t conclusively aa-
pears that the report thernof made
to this board by l.. r. Smith. timber
| warden, was erroneous and ihefd-
ciently and carelessly made, Ind
Whereas. 1t appears the proposed
sale OF said timber was not legally ad-
vertised according to law, aud
Whereas, the action OF this hoard
In ordering the sale of said timber
WAS based solely upon the reRart OF
L.. r. Smith, and tsat said sale, 80
fraud the school fund af the state in
at least the SUM Of $5,se8, therefore
he II
Resolved, by the board that the re-
ceipt for the purchase money OF such
timber heretofore issued To Frank CYL.
lensten he and is hereby cancelled aua
the purchase money directed tenderea
buck to him, and that the attorney
| general Is hereby directed and requir-
cd 10 at onoe commence such proper
sufficient legal proceedings az he MAY
deem necessary to the end that the
| said alleged sale be cancelled and said
timber he again restored to the state
The above will probably end all In
vestisatious Ia the land Office. So far
no other charges nave heen Sled and
1t In not likely that any will cone up.
HAZtN0 IN CnNCRGoR