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

turned Over by him to the treasury
nor have | learned that he stipulated
in any way, that said sum OF money
or any part OF the x4.l96 also paid by
him should be held In trust. On the
other hand. over $1.700 of this money
was remitted by Mr. Bursum In a let-
ter in which he stated that he had re-
tained that amount of money by mis-
take or something to the same~effect
and since 1t was considered that Mr..
Bursum would not be returning ap-
proXimately $4,000 unless he consid-
cred himself indebted to the territory
in that amount, we saw no reason why
this sum of money should not he
placed to the proper credit of the ter
ritory without tying any strings TO It
for the benefit of Mr.. Bursum Since
We have not been in the business of
protecting Mr.. Bursum, as might seem
to be the case with other territorial
officials, we simply took the money he
! was willing to turn over to us and pu-
! 1t in the territorial treasury where K
belongs, and from which II had ap-
parently been missing for some time.
! 1t would seem that some five or six
months after Mr.. Bursum returned
this money to the public treasury he
succeeded In securing the passage Of
la bill through the legislature under
which he was willing to attempt an
adjustment of his accounts with the
! pententiary and which he has sought
to do by the filing OF suit, which is now
pending before referee who has had
most Of the books of the penitentiary
! in his private possession for the past
! six or seven weeks. And now IL IA
claimed that | should have kent
these funds In trust until after Mr.
/ Bursum succeeded in his efforts in
passing the bill IN question. Concerning
! his Intentions as to such bill. | Of
course, knew nothing and could not
I be expected to anticipate his lnten-
/ tt0ns In that regard unless | had becn
notified that the question would be
! raised In court The acting governor
/ Is evidently assuming that the referee
and the court having the matter Of
Mr.. Bursum's suit I'm hand will ult-
mately find that Mr. Bursum did not
owe the various sums OF money he
returned to the territory. and as TO
part of which he claims that he had
overlooked the matter. Possibly
the acting governor could inform the
board concerning the sum which the
referee will ultimately find the terrl-
tory owes Mr.. Bursufn. and which
sums, he probably likewise overlooked
when he turned over the institution to
me.
Mr.. Raynolds next charges that the
finances of the penitentiary are In n
very unsatisfactory condition, this
being particularly so with reference
to the maintenance fund. In this con-
nection beg to state that II Mr.. Ray
n0lds knew as much about the peni-
tentiary affairs as he claims to know
he would advise the board that the
maintenance fund In not solely de-
pended upon for the expenses Of the
institution and he would also advise
/ hn nssI tsN N.NN IL H.
shows, that the maintenance fund OF
$4,000 as appropriated by the legis-
lature has not paid one-half of the
gross expenses of the institution dur
| ing any of the years referred to by Mr
Reynolds to-wlt: 1908 1904 1905
and 1906. 1t Is a well known fact that
the convicts earnings fund supplies
most OF the money necessary fof the
operation OF the institution His fur
ther disposition to be entirely unfair
In the matter Is shown In the fact that
the law requires the advertisement
lsemi-annually of n complete inventory
Of supplies and materials required for
the penitentiary for the ensuing six
months, and even though Mr.. Ray
nolds did not know OF the Requirement,
Of the law In that respect. he must
have certainly seen the advertisement
published In all the leading papers of
the territory and he could have read
ly ascertained that the board OF peni-
Tertiary commissioners at their meet
ing, May 12. 1907. made various
awards for the furnishing OF the sup
plies needed for the last half of the
present fiscal year. and had he in
qulred he would have further learned
that at least ten thousand dollars
worth Of supplies had been delivered
and paid for under these awards dur-
Ing the months ofMay and June 1907.
Upon lnqulrinR he would have also
learned that over $1,000 worth Of coal
II now on hand which has been pur-
Z chased during the present summer
months owing To the fact that It Is
difficult 70 secure the necessary sup
piles during the fan and winter
months. This supply Of coal viii man
ufacture about seventeen OF eighteen
thousand dollars worth Of brick and
: when the receipts from the sale ~
this brick II In hand Il Will gu to
swell a surplus fund which should ex-
let on December LIST next as the cash
on hand. bills receivable. at this tImo
i more than ample 70 run the institu-
r ton for the next i've months despite
the charge Of Acting Governor Ray
/ n0lda TO the contrary. In view nf the
fact that the staple supplies necessary
I TO run the institution for the next five
, months are now on hand In the store
3 rooms and fully paid for and N view
{ Of the further fact as shown By Acting
Governor Raynolds that there + net
I credit balance now on hand u the
D maintenance fund Of about $4,000 and
3 that there n also due the penitenHafy.
y accounts receivable 10 the amount ot
z sIl.300 which With the other bal
y anves IN other funds make afhnubie
(. for the expenses Of the institution f"f
) the next five months lhe tolal sum 81