Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-09

Pe%nitentlary board fund 2sS q
El Canine real fund ...... $3.50 %
fund ........~........ $500. ct
fund ...+'.. AS
Penitentiary income fund. 1884
Total . .....- S2f,S9V .0t
Taking also in consideration the fact
that tho average convict earnings for
the past year have exceeded a4,OOO
per month. II Is plain that in addition
to the S27.Sg9.3 SO available for main-
tenance at the institution during the
next five months there Will be the fur
ther sum of at least 10000 also
available for maintenance making an
estimated sum Of s47, 1895 available
during the next five months for proper
maintenance OF the institution. OWNS
to the fact that all staple supplies are
now on hand for the period in ques-
ton and that the sum Of $40. 900 VIII
be ample 10 provide for such supplies
as IL may be necessary Ia purchase
during the remainder Of the pres
n fiscal year and that AZ
expenses. salaries, etc, II becomes
quite clear that my estimate Of the
surplus OF $4,000 In all the peniten-
tiarV funds cannot be considered eX-
cessive and should the institution BE-
properly managed during the next five
months. the beginning Of the next
fiscal year. December LIST, 1907 VIII
find such a surplus on hand.
With reference 10 the statement or
Mr.. Reynolds concerning the balance
on hand OF $4,000. In all funds, at
the close OF the last fiscal year, the
acting governor plainly shows his ma
licionsness and a decided disposition
to mislead. For example. he states
that 5000 Of this balance stood as "A
credit to one OF the road funds There
Is but one Dad fund. He further
statea that his accumulation was
Probably due to the fact that but
little work was being done during ths.
winter and of course were not avail
able FOR maintenance in any shape.
To this | win say nat last winter the
road gang worked the same rs during
other seasons Of the year, they were
employed in the Gallinas Canon as
the people Of Las Vegas well know;
that last winter was the first winter
the men worked upon the road con-
~tlnuousliy. | ave generally recog-
nized the fact that this road fund was
not available for the general mainte
nance OF the Institution as n whole
and that such FUND was usable only
In the construction of what Is known
ms the Scenic road and In view OF this
aHA1A . 49, fNFN - ~ 80 80
ans portion of this road fund TO other
uses. though Il is susceptible of proof
that my predecessor. Mr.. Bursum, was
In a habit OF diverting this fund APP
p~ropriated for the road TO general
maintenance purposes and 10 assist IN
tho covering OF deficits In general
maintenance funds.
As a further evidence Of the dis-
position OF the acting governor 10
grossly misrcprcsent conditions shown
by his statement that There were
practically no balances In any Of the
other funds. upon the other hand
there must have been a great many
outstanding bills for maintenance as
the payments made from this fund
during the first quarter aggregated. as
shown over $4,000" | beg to say that
my report shows a balance In the sew |
eral funds of s4,07S.3s. accounts re-
Cpivablc S6,g76 20. making a total Of
$40, TIA GO, from which ! properly de-
du"fod accounts payable IN the sum Of
S702.a2 and a deficit In p~onitontiary
hoard fund In the sum Of s2i1.60. !
making "a total deduction OF SgSO.62,
which left a not credit balance on De-
cember LIST, 1905, of tg.7T414.
All the outstanding bills which the
acting governor states Must haVo
shown Ia the foregoing item OF
t7a2.A2. Doubtless the acting gov
cfnof Is Judging my administration 1fI
the pcnitentiary by that OF my prcdc-
Cesspr, under whose administration l
bills were ~customnrily paid anywhere
from three 10 MIN months after they
were incurred while under by admin
bills have been promptly met
within thirty days, eXccpt for the first
months Of my incumbency. This
can be well established by inquiry
among the business men of Santa Fr
with whom the institution has had
business relations. The reason why
Si3, 600 were expended during The hrst
quarter was. az has been pointed out
due to The fact That the semt-Hnnual
purchase OF supplies Il made during
The first part Of the first and third
quarters, delivery Of and settlement FOR
such supplies being made during said
quarters.
with reference to the comparative 1
cost of running the pcnitentiarN during
the past fOur years ana With regard
which the acting governor states
1T VIII be- argued" That some
hill. for 1904 were paid out of the
fund OF 1905. some bills for 1905 paid
Of the FUND for 1905. and posi-
hiy' that some bills for 1905 were paid
of The funds for the current year. !
3 desire 90 say that. while the letter ct Z
Governor Raynolds asserts that
tho cost OF running the pcnitcntiary
fhA INV wal ANNH WIS hNNfaNNs tf u'A~ 4
ieots and fails to show also that at tho
lose 90 said fiscal year 1904 there
a deficiency Of only SiT.S6S.45 I
which would have made q total cN
frnse for said year Of SSk+0hN+4I In
this connection IL Is well 60 state that
this deficiency was not reported 60 the
board Of penitcntiaty commissioner
lf 10 b governor of the territory. In
the saiuc connection I Will state that %
Do well shown at the close of the
fiscal year. 1905. there WAS also "a de,
nciency Of tl2f4a.6f which should he
added 60 the figures of the acting gov-
etnar Tor said year. but which va pre-
sumo he ~thoughtsully chose 90 make
NO mention of in order that he might
impair the good showing he ate
90 make for the wonderfully
honest and busiucss-llkc admiuistra-
lion of MI. ~ % Bursum This last
deficiency uf 2~i2.ff9G4 was carried
into the 55th fiscal year.. and was
therefore De- part Of the $4,000 shown
nf Mt Ett holds a. being the amount
Il-huf-cd during said fiscal year. n
Inc aCtIuE governor desires C~oTrohurl-
.iuu uf these facts I refer him Geo the
yourhrrs uu nle Iu The territorial au-
lNuf office where naturalization faf
ne ngurc. can BE- found
The acting governor seems 20 pN-
press some alarm Tl f,ar IHaf the gx-
semdltureH uf thc ptnIttutilrB Tor the
present fiscal year may reach iho sum
lf a1i1600. which sum would ht fIa-
larger than tho expenditure far
SEES and f1t 900 larger than che exc
aanditufrs Cor 1905. but al q have