Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-22
IRRIGATIONCOM-
!. MlSSlONHOLDS
/ SESSION
Members at Work on a New
Law Other Matters
Of Interest.

me trffinflAi fffiMAiiNm EulnmlI
I sion mot yesterday pursuant 90 %
tournament from Thursday. Chairman
I A. y Pratt of Carlsbad. prcgidinF
I The other members present weFe
Arthur HelIFmnn and David N white
nf Santa BE- James " Mccarthy. ~
/ Pennington, and illginln Chavca. ~
| pernlia Commissioner az iuhiio
lands A A Keen was 40 his post aa
oX oincio secretary
i4ttio was done 90 yoHiordaya sea
sion excepting che Transaction Of roe
tine business such as tho auditing 81
accounts Tho moWiug adjourned yes
icrduY afternoon wbertupun The
committee appointed tu drau nov
irrigation las was orgauised rhig
committee has hccn authorized e.
meet from day fu day until the ~
which % ls proposed tp have enarird
into law lt the coming session ui tho
leglslaii,c ascmh', has been CO.'S
nlctrd
Attorney Charles o. EaHloY appoaf
nd before Ihp commissioners yrsirg-
I DAY and submitted the formal anpiiea-
I lion OF ~ g. Abbott for the iocniiuu
ind selection uf 1880 acres OF hnd
ON behalf 90 che territory. located 10
township 90 north ranges "a and -
east DC requested ihat this ho ruh
ltiiuicd Tor thr application which has
been pending bCiH,r enc territorial b.
I rFnt'un commission tor HOmu time
and not fri passed upon sud Shat fhr
ratio oHfrod per acre has boOu chnnF
I ed from 80 coniH Hs stated in the
| original application. tD b cents
AZ Thursday session She aUCrr
I 'Hry aIgu submitted Cav ihr huard e
| communication from the commission
I nr OF public lands transmitting the
/ application received from ZION "a u.
/ Bursum in proper form Tor the i0ra
| ijua ami selection of land un hohau
! of The territory ol N2iO acres Br
land Ia socurro county. stating tbai
/ N said application met with favorable
| consideration be- would hu pleased ca
recommend t0 the United states land
I commission the selection uf said lann
ns BEING valuable hand for The toTri
tory to acquire aud own boz years 10
I come
ON motion b was dcciacd that az
applications pending fur The lucai1u
ana selection OF land be- deferred 90.
200 The next meeting in order io al
low The secretary ample timo h.
which io prepare au abstract oi an
applications as heretofore authnriAcd.
/ The following resolution aaB thee
adopted
'lnasmuch ns there is doubt as 10
WhC'hCr this board has any authority
I to act in the recommendation uf tha
soloCiiun of land Tor leasing pug
poses granted to tho territory BY AGA
of congress uf June 20 1898. for the
improvement of the Wln Orandn in
New Mexico. ana fur water reservoirs
Tor irrigation purposes thPt any ac
lion 0u the part oft This board be- d.
ftrrof until tH next regular meet
inE and that tho secretary OF fhls
board hg aud o. hereby instructed a.
request 900 opinion from she hOnnf
abie attorney general of New Meaicn
on The point Involved
Tho following la che financial state
meut ui the territorial irrigation cum
miasion as submitted hy Secretary
Keen
halaaco On hHnd as shown by tas
minutes ~ the meeting at Juno IS
1905. tO credit az water reservoirs
for irrigation purposes income fund
f2S0ti0
Less vouchers numbered 20 10 10.
Inclusive ordered paid az meeting ~
June 10, 1905. gGs613 total. g. .20s "a.
Loss vouchers drawn by David n
J White territorial irrigation rnrlnuer
ana ON hlc with and paid by the ter
rlt0riai auditor from June 10th tm
September 30th 1908. Inclusive. 81
1894. total, el,eAhgl
5 Less 10 per cont uf an moneys o.
rived from lands granted 20 the terri
y tory of New Mexico for water reBeg-
foirs for irrigation purposes and f1I
? the Improvement uf the Rio lran1r
~ Nos Mexicu, credited 10 the "Eif
p phani Butte Winter Usors' Asaociallon
NJ New Mexico" in accordance Wiik
chapter 81 laws ~ 1905 from March
i3. 1896. $3.50 500 total tasdGl.
Amount deposited Wilh territ0risi
b auditor hy the CummiHsinurr az pub
iic lands. f7g3
Amount on hand 90 credit uf saisF
reservoirs for irrigation purposes 10
o como fund. $40
Improvement of fhr Rio Grtndn IL
New Mexico inCpmn fund g6l a2
Improvement az the Rio nrlnde u
New Mexico permanent fund ~.
bk2gt
3 The secretary stated thai there Waa
ON hiD with nir SO COD cashieT'a
% check uf tho Fni National bank NJ
ID Earru a.. Az. ErvI Hunu