Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-04-14

N|'INN"NNf MNIl| NNN |NINN"N|N WIN i
which Tho hualnoas OF the Office is
transacted So Az ttai can De desired. /
As hofclnhoiorc shown. there has boon
iiNn enormous reduction in the CX.
pcnsc of Ule once of superintendent |
of SCHOOLS and ibis has been accom-.
panied PSI O marked Improvement IN ]
iho character and management of me /
sgha0la OF c0ufae, no such differ
cnce can De- expected Dig the condition
.oi The ircasurer'a ONCE the business
~ which Do conducted upon methods
prescribed several years ago by the
travelling auditor of the territory who
has required ali books and accounts
io De- Kept as directed hy him Our
attention has been called 10 the oK.
trllfi|nary fact that no me time that
lhu present treasurer took charge 70
ih office lhc interest fund oi the
county was oYefdfawn moro than
$1,000 Thls must mean that not
enough money was raised by taxation
io PAS interest and That money must
have been used for such payment
which ought 20 have been devoted toll
other purposes. We are informed tnat
Or number of years che county
commissioners have lcyiod taxes iofI
iho payment of interest in accordance
With figures Furnished from the treas
urorf 0fice and upon thp assurance
fhai ihe ratios nxed would be sun
client to raise ali che money seeded.
Court House.
we regret in Say that the condition
81 ne rouri house ~ NOT nl ali sat.
liffaciary The building ia an excel
ieul ne. hui So has not been cared
f0r as % should he u needs bat the
most curs1ry examination go reveal
che fact ihai various repairs are need
ni. NOT of on extensive character nor
involving greet cost. hul which would
] easily make the premises present On
entirely different appearance. We
note tha fact that The capacity of the
yeull In use ln The Office of ihc cior'
oi the court. o. entirely inadequate 60
| tho needs Of the cncc NJ D could no
I extended So ng 40 include even che
/ WHOLE of tho space on it8 nuuhoin
/ side. which la now a nait 0f the main
| room Of fho clerks Office. lt would
not o. ans too large if this were
I done 10 wocld not seriously inCanvcn-
lCnco persons having business With
/ tho Office, as the entrance could be-
I ihr1ufh the north room next 90 the
/ roar door 0f the building A. soon az
| me money can 90 found FOR fhis work
We rec mmond io che county commis'
sionfrs that BE- be done.
I Tax Hates.
we have noted The fact that the Co.
/ inl tax rate last year in this county
u Was higher than ever before, but we
/ learned that thin was due 90 q mum.
Der Of special levles that were forced
upon the county On part hy the lexis.
lntufo ana ln part hy the condition
.iuf county bridges and threatened
floods On the rio Gandc. Tho
money raised for flood protection has
been expended the greater part of u.
u such judiriOus manner that The cN-
ponsp viii not hC SO great ln the fu-
. turo. while the property of The people
fgom the city OF Albuquerque up io
Alameda has been made secure from
loss he water we are Informed ihai
thore atlll remains a COOL deal DI
work of similar character io hc done
nn the west side 90 the river ut Atrlg-
co. bat q o. 90 be- hoped shat this can
ho done without r. very largo expense
We hove gWO county bridges. one al
narelaH and one uf CoFullca. which
. lwli require ID considerable amount ul
money 90 be- Immediately expended
upon thom. Tho bridge at HnrelaH 70
lln a positively dangerous condition
while D portion oi che brlgo 40 Cor.
rallies has been destroyed "a portion
nf the large levy of last year wa Goa
! NE purpose of securing money to pas
. up hack hlla for feeding prisoners
j. prior To- 1905. the whole 0i such uilI'
J. aud indeed, of an other county bills
Tor tho year 1904. having gone unpaid
lTho former hoard OK county Cammis
p aiOucr8 a1 miHmannrod tho affairs %
= the county as 10 nud Themselves al
the beginning of che year 1904
: whole year behind. and against thl
l. advice given 90 them in writing b'
= Che district attorney paid Out uuol
d lhiiln OF 1903 all of the money whlci
3 properly belonged 90 the year iyui
e When tho present board ui count
Y commissioners came into office az th
beginning of the year 1905. they rc
fused % repeat this process, ana ~
served the money coming from th
o taxes ioYicd I'M 1904 for the paynon
I of the expenses of 1906, aa require
g hy law. % % true, however that NON
q OF the bills for the second half q
g ihe year 1896 have been paid. but thi
@ d due 90 The fact that before the az
n lplgnilun 0f the third quarter Oh
r. treasurer who bad the custody d
g The funds necessary 90 pay the BILL
q was removed from office. and has ft
y fused 90 turn over to his auccoflo
d any OF the money remaining in h'
h hands. Ia consequence nl this, ODD
e county commissioner haro hcen Def
ID without funds 100 paf tap genor
% county bills Coz thai period. in0nd'u
B. their own compensation,
D EN.Trcalurer Huhbell.
r. Slnco The preparation 0l Che pft
h. cedinF portions lhis repor. tact
81 have been brought Co. QUE atiert.n
p which explain why oX-Treasnrs
be- Frank A. HubbUll peraiHienily rrinft
Go turn over to his successor pa
moneys remaining ln hiss hands.
b. common with many uthorg. we bat
n been unable go understand this uni
lO now. From a statement prepared
b. hls office by MS deputy, 2. y sncr
~ dan. t 90 admitted that he had q
ia October 3. 1905, cash ON hand 90 ti
81 amount 0f tl5H9806. This money
'd on deposit ln che Bank 0i Commerce
10 ana the bank pays Mr Hubbell for h
p personal account interest al tho raj
lf of & per cent per annum, This give
r. him something over $50 per mont
~ to which ho has no right. either NOR
D. or legal. lgt % ls undoubtedly sun
80 client. in ~ mind. 90 induce him
90 retain this lhrEe amount " pun