Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-20
A COM M%UNICATI0N.

committee on counties and county
lines viii report substitute for housc
bill No. 4, which passed the house
by "A vote Of IA against 10. Mr.. CAL
legOs viii make two reports, majority
ana minority, the former VIII be to
lay the samo on the table indefinitely
and the latter that It do pas
The Bushkovitz measure Is the
only one before the legislature, which
meets the requirements II recon-
mendations of the entire administra-
ton. IT win be republican and it
viii not injure the political complex
ion of the three counties from which
same Is created, also the taxable
wealth of the new county viii be suf-
ficient to maintain n county govern
mont, and viii leave enough in the
counties from which 1t was created.
The people demand it and to show
the force of the demand petitions
from 900 citizens of Mora, Union and
san Miguel were sent TO the legisla-
turc. which were introduced by Mr..
B~ushkewitZ.
The strongest opposition is that of
G%allegos, who owns about $500, 600
worth Of property in Union county,
who only pays taxes ON SIS, 900; also,
some politicians from Mora and san
Miguel, are opposed to it because it
VIII cut down their graft.
Bent county has Il good chance 70
pass. il the council members viii vote
on this measure according to its mer-
its and not as a personal favor to
their fellow councilman. There are
members who know that the Bent
county proposition is one of the best
and most meritorious that ever came
up before the present assembly.
Mr.. Navarro is also against 1t, al
though he knows we'll that this u
ty viii be created sooner or later and
probablv by defeating this measure
il viii be the beginning of the big
fight in the eastern end of Mora
county, as Wagon Mound is now
contesting for the county seat and in
order to get this they are intending
to create Nolan county. The people
from Roy will not put up any longer
with the inconveniences in going to
the county scat overland a distance OF
100 miles.
The Mora paper favors the county,
which is published at the county scat
at Mora and represents the sentiments
of that people who were born and
raised in that portion of the county,
which reads as follows:
The Eco Del Norte of the 18TH in
St0lt E0ltlfN Nil NiAb 'HN
article. under the heading Passed
the House.
The committee on counties and
county lines. reported a substitute
for house bin No. 4, to create the
nov county of Bent. with Roy as
count seat. introduced by our active
representative, A. $. BushkeNltz.
Under the suspension of the rules
tho bin was read the third time, and
missed by n vote Of IA against lo'
Blattman. Brown, G%allegos, Garcia
Martinez. Mirahal, Pacheeo, Sweczy'
Valdez and Mullins.
The new county Includes the cast
crn mart Of Mora, eastern part OIL
san Miguel and the western part oil
Union.
Tho officials Of said county VIII he
Amounted by the governor ON AprlI
LIST. 1909,
Thc county will assume a proper
Tomato part Of debt from the three
counties.
Authorizes the county commission
ers of the new county to issue bonus
on Jnlv lst. 1909. which shah be SOLD
AZ mar. as follows: $4,000 for =
courthouse: $4,000 for a Jail, and So
900 for current oXpcnses. the nov
I~countv will be annexed to the fourth
O1tiGili ulNliltl iNl Nth't -
The district attorney viii be the same
as for Mora and san Miguel,
The bill as introduced by Mr.. Bush
keyity includes the following settle
mcnts of Mora. Union and san Miguel
Abbott Mills, Gunison, Armenia
(Sahinoso). Rcn Ranch. Ia
Icinta. Canadian. Campana Medic
Gailcgos. byzantine, Lucas, Could
NosauerO. Chicosa. Union Valley. Al
lbcrt Eunycros. Solano and Roy.
As II is evident our reprcsentatlN.
Is a man OF action and q hustler and
il is possible hat his bill will pass
The senate as il has lone in u house
OF representatives. Well, there Is
Rlattman. who voted against u and
nevertheless 1t passed. and Biattman
is also active.
In the senate there is the o Juan
Navarro. who has done nothing
Meantime Bushkcvitz is trying 70
lcreate a new county.
Mr.. Navarro introduced 2 bill pro-
lhihitine the removal Of corpses IRON
cemeteries. while Bushkevitz makes
nsa of the live ones. Navarro is inter
csted in tho matter Of not disturbing
1.-The dead in their siumher q thcii
domicile.
We cannot complication countN
has representatives for the live an,
the dead.
II Is said that this messure was