Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-12-15
SESSION IRRICA-
TION COMMISSION
Financial Statement for Present
Year Not Yet Com
oiIed

financial statement for present
Year Not Yet Com
piled.
Because of the fact that last years
financial statement Of the secretary of
the Territorial Irrigation Commission
was pinned to the minutes Of the
meeting of the boa'd this week II
was published by mistake yesterday
as being the financial statement for
this year. The financial statement of
the board for the current year has
not been compiled in intelligble form.
AT Yesterdays session of the board
David NJ. White, territorial irrigation
engineer, was allowed $3.50 to rem-
burse him for money advanced for
Office rent previous TO being furnish
ed with an office in the Capitol build
ing. Thursday Mr. White requested
that the board of control appropriate
to him for the purpose of paying for
office work and clerical hire in his
office as territorial irrigation engin-
eer the sum Of 800, and for the pur-
pose OF reimbursing him for moneys
paid out for Office rent prior to the
establishing of his Office in the Capt.
tol building the further sum Of $50.
He read in support of the first item
an opinion from Assistant Attorney
General r. G. Gortner
Being doubtful as to Its authority
to appropriate the money requested
and inasmuch as the opinion of the
assistant attorney general was not
considered clear as to certain points,
Mr.. White was asked to obtain
supplemental opinion setting forth the
power Of the boar.l in this matter
clearly and definitely. Mr. White
presented tho supplemental opinion
yesterday as requested and a voucher
was ordered drawn ia his favor for
$3.50.
Secretary A. A. Keen presented to
the board of control the appeal of Lee
Steen of Elida from the action of
the Commissioner of Public Lands in
refusing TO allow said Steen prefer
ence right to a renewal lease of sec
ton 16, township 3 south. range SO
east, and the awarding of a lease
OF said land over the objections of
Mr. Steen to another applicant there
fore. Upon motion OF Mr. White and
seconded by Mr.. Mccarthy it was
ordered that the action of the com
missioner of public lands be sustained.
The secretary also presented the
appeal of James l.. Anthony together
with affidavits in support thereof,
from the action of the commissioner
of public lands in increasing the
minimum rental value for which a
lease Of section ss, ;oE,s.rip 4 south,
range 81 east. wonl.9 .,it. awarded TO
thc said Anthony from si-.S6 to S32
Upon motion of Mr. Seiigman, and
seconded by Mr. Mccarthy. the com
missioner of public lands. was sus-
tanned in his action of raising the
price.
| A communication from Bert Mac
key with reference to water rights on
the Penasco was read. Upon motion
Of Mr. Seligman, seconded by Mr..
Mccarthy the letter was ordered re-
ferred to the Territorial Irrigation
Engineer for reply.
Upon motion of Mr. Mccarthy sec
onded by Mr. Chaves, it was moved
that the board Of control give to the
Territorial Irrigation Engineer author
| ity to act in all matters of water rights
until such time as the board should
meet and that his actions in such mat
ters should be final until set aside by
the said board of control.
Mr. Seligman made a motion that
the Territorial Irrigation Engineer be
directed to supply the board with such
data as he may have in his Office with
reference to the flow of water in the
several streams in the Territory.
There being no second to this motion
it was declared lost.
Upon motion of Mr.. Seligman and
seconded by Mr. Mccarthy, it was
ordered that the following abstract
presented by the secretary with ref
erence to the lands granted by Con
sress to the Territory for water res
ervoirs for irrigation purposes and
the improvement of the Rio Grande IN
New Mexico be spread upon the min
utes:
Water Reservoirs.
Number of acres located and ap
proved 81 ,094O4.
Number of acres located and filed
34,660.10.
Number of acres located, 29,O06.1S
Number of acres to be located 65,
239.6s.
Total grant, 100000.
Improvement Of Rio Grande.
Number of acres located and ap
proved, S3,12964.
Number of acres to be located, 1G,
S7o.36.
Total grant, 100000.
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