The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-14

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Territorial Council this morning pass
ed House Bill No. 13O, introduced by
Mullens, providing for the inspection
of artesian wells. The bill is of con-
siderable length, and provides for the
semi-annual inspection of artesian
wells by county surveyors. the act
abolishes licenses for artesian wells
and provides that inspectors shall be
paid by the counties not to exceed
two dollars for each well inspected
per annum. The bill provides that
wells shall be properly capped and
cased and prohibits waste of water.
(Signed) LOOMS.
(NOTE: This dispatch explains the
wild rumor from Carlsbad that was
circulated on the streets here today
that the Council had passed the Ar
tesla county bill. That bill has 1ot
yet been passed by the lower house,
and will not be reported for passage
until tomorrow.-Ed.)
From Another Correspondent.
Special to the Daily Record.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Mar. 1.-THE
late session of the house yesterday
was busy one. Mullens got through
his artesian well bill, calling it up
and passing it. He followed it to the
Council this morning, and had it
passed under suspension of the rules
Cameron engineering it. 1t prevents
the use of artesian water at a great
er distance than two miles from the
well, except in pipes of city systems.
Hudspeth attempted to secure the
passage of a bill repeating the Haw-
kins railroad law, but was not sue
cessful. Baca and Abbott, of Santa
Fe secured the passage of bills for
paving the streets of Santa Fe.
The bill to reduce the fees of the
Territorial Secretary has been am
ended so as to make no reduction.
The house passed No. 172, the mi
litia bill; 142, peddlers' license, and
H. B. 70 giving railroads hte right of
condemnation for sidetracks as well
as right of way for main lines, and
several other unimportant measures.
This morning the Council passed
the following bills:
= H. B. III, public highway for Ote-
ro and Dona Ana counties, appropria-
tion $4,000.
H. B. 13O, regulating use of arte-
sian water
H. B. SO, concerning the granting
of saloon licenses in cities.
c. B. 1O8, Territorial repositories.
c. B. 90, road supervisors bill.
Substitute for c. B. 40, corporation
act.
Cameron introduced a railroad com
bill
Special to the Daily Record.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Mar. 14.-The ma
chinations of the opponents of the,
Governor, both in and out of the leg
islature, eliminated in the introduc
ton of the appropriation bill in the
house of representatives Tuesday.
The animus which prompted the in
trOQuctlOn OF the Dill II the 1OFfn
which it was presented is only too
plain No bill has been introduced in
a New Mexico legislature in recent
years, the object of which was
palmer than this.
1t has been realized for some time
that the opponents of the Governor
would not be able to pass any legis-
lation in the interest of the leaders
Of the opposition il which there was
any graft, and the ingenuity of the
old gang was put to the test to pro
duce bill which should have SO ma
ny provisions OF interest to the diff
ferent sections of the Territory that
1t would be to the interest OF ma
jority of the members of both houses
to pass the BILL The bill introduced
by Holt was the result In it are
named several members of the leg
stature who are to be direct benef- |
Charles uader the provisions Of the