Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-04-14
DOCUMENT DEALS WITH
COUNTY AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
And Particularly Calls Attention to Fact That Under
effective Laws County Cannot Reach Those
alleged TO Have Violated Their
JathS as Officials

SO i0i. April rs. 1906 j. D.
sheridan. services ........ $500
ST. iC2 April 25. 1905. Nusior
lcnt0ia services ......... s2o0.
$50 if2. May q. 1905. CiiircH
Pnb.isf.ng GO. stationery ~. 1000
So icl May a. 1906. Eslayl0
Vigil Eve days special teach
NrH EK..t.. .t...........s. l1ON|
81 i65. May "a. 1905. Nesior
Monfoyn, nyo days special
teachers iiX.stsstt. s.s+ttt. $500
so 1859. june 8. 1905. Eslayin
Nigd. four days loachors' Ex. 5000
No. 100. June 3. 1905 NcsiOr
montoya. four days teachers
NNsststt .ttsat .att.ttftttf aH|Nu
80 lOs. June g. 1905. D. n.
OReiiy & Go sundries, iBf
No 500. June NJ, 1905. Nfaiof
MOntOva. secretary. printing.
advertising and stationery Tor
Nchuul directors nirrti.n.... N1 30
80 no. june %. 1905. r. w.
hopkins. postage .t.t.t.+stt. 1000
From Goo nature uf fhCgo wnrranif
I which we have been ghio CD und may
I be reasonably Inferred what the 9th
er were drawn for earlier than March.
1908. % would serve no good pur.
tCsu tu make q ll9f oi them here. and
Wc Will merely say that che most oi
them are for small amounts, those
which exceed $500 being NO. So for
$50. No So Cor Sis8. No e7 for gis.
so SOC for SEQ. NO il5 ior SlS, 40,
us rot 500 30. i21 for 500. No. i2a
Tor 500. Nof iei. nee aud 1886 Cor
500 each, no i3G for sG9, and No.
t0i for Si1. There is also another
which the books OF the treasurer in-
dictate 90 De- 80 go. Tor 5G2.Sp. hut
fhls uumhor docF not seem Orb belong
in She same series
in addition DO the amount ~
1e.ffi4i thus illegally Withdrawn
from the general school fund. there O.
an item of sl00 l0r county institute
if1wn bg tho supcrIntCndcnts war.
rant No. $40 which is lawful and
f97f9 drawn upon accounts properly
/ allowed hy the county commission
crs Tor salary and expenses. making
a total paid out lrnm The general fund
fur ODE superintendent unlco ul
gfa2gil when we remember that
thn l0iai school FUND Tor tho year D
about 100000 this expense for salary
and management seems dispruporilon-
lately large ln marked contrast "a
lthis expense of s2.ffi.fi. ia the REQ
ord of me present superintendent
whose total expenses of this character
Z iur The seven months since be- was
, appointed. amount 20 tiei.75. o
which three ltcma were Cor a recon,
!, book which be- was compelled To- pur'
. chase because his predecessor 0oilv'
orod no records 20 him. and for
mimeofraph aud the cost ni exchang
ing typewriter. the three amounting
10 $50 50.
a. % QUE inability 90 find the great.
! or part ol these warrants, or any rec
(, ord OF thom on 90 find any OF ihl
/ vouchers. we can only report that MI
Vigil. the eK-supcrintendont. DECLARES
ihnt he had the stubs of ali warrants
= and the vouchers ln hia possession a.
the time that Mt StFonp obtained ac
tuai possession OF the room in whlcl
The superintendent Office Is kept i
the court house, and that those thing
, were an ln that room, were left Their
bv him, and not removed by any on
b With his knowledge or consent. Will
Mr. stroup states that there was ab
D solutely nol hing of the kind Ia tina
..2pnm when be- obialned possession
lof "a
We are advised that our statutes n
10 official misconduct are 80 dg3ectiV
r that q is NOT probable that any Grim
2 luai prosecution could De successfully
q maintained AGAINST either the sup
y erluicNdent or the treasurer io
d their acts On thus illegally npprnpri
g aiing moneys belonging 80 the publ
y schools. which ia 10 be- regretted. hu
] We dcalro to declare IN the most un
miatakahlo MANNER that there ls M
B difference between what they haY
J. done and tho action of 0rdinur
q thieves Their unwilllngnoaa 90 ad
% mii these hills 20 the scrutiny If Oh
{. county commissioners iB acc0fdnnc
, with the requirements of law iuaillie
% ~ Inference that they knew that "a
q county commissioners would ever ap
n provo them, and therefore they nd
horei 90 this direci method of robhln
% she public school fund Further com
n meni on thls nnsayory condition q
J. AFFAIRS appears to be- needless. bat "
!. earnestly recommend that suit b
% brought 10 recover this money froi
70 thc ox-trcasuror SIR Frank a. Hub
y ban
4 improvements IN County daih
r. We have made nn inspection OF IA
" county iail aud ns Tar az we can sc
n tne lCrln under whose charge n =
m does tho best pOaglhlc Cor me prlsol
n OBS confined therein. with The Unite
N accommodation and facilities whiC
70, 81 has at hls command Some ui GA
20 members Who have served on form'
'n Ffhni mr.ca. state that there is
ie marked improvement aa to tho clea
q illness 2 tho ilil Dos general cond
~ f'Un. and abe provisions iur tho cor
ie FORKS oi nri sngra There are ahol
% nltcon prisoners 10 confinement iro
Ia wnom Wo learned that they have !
.r serious complaint So mako against q
infringement There ere two lnHai
persons confined lu thc saw vi
90 uehl a. he In tho asylum Cor me
aaEe ei lna Vtfaa We aro told Oh
tho quota of indecent patients allo'
0O ed to nernaliil0 county rs fuil hui y
orc also Informed ihal tho charges
the asylum Cor patients nt lhe u8yiu
900 Hho are paid Cor are low and We
wf take into accuuuf ino fact OBJ
90 thore o. d continuing cNpcnso 10 kel