The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-17

the district attorney of the county
in which said well is to be construct
ed, and the County Artesian Well
Board of such county, such bond shall
be conditioned for the faithful con-
struction of sue well n when said
| we'll is completed, it shall conform to,
and comply with, the provisions of this
act, said bond shall be made to the
Territory of New Mexico and shall be
for the benefit of any persons who
shall contract with such contractor
for the construction of an artesian
| we'll or well reaching the artesian
flow, and such persons may sue there
on in the name of the Territory of New
Mexico and recoverson such bond any
sum which shall be found by b court
to be due him as damages for condi-
lions broken; provided, however, that
on the completion of n well the con-
tractor or driller shall notify the ar
tesian well supervisor, in writing, and
it shall then be the duty of the super
visor to inspect such well within six
days after the receipt of such notice,
and if in the opinion of the artesian
we'll supervisor, such we'll shall be in
perfect condition, he shall issue to the
owner of the well, or his authorized
agent, a certificate of acceptance upon
the receipt of which the owner may
pay for the well and, further provid-
ed; that at the end of ninety days from
the receipt of notice of the compile
ton of such we'll from the said con-
tractor, the said artesian well super
visor shall again inspect such well
and if such we'll in his opinion be
found to conform to the provisions of
this act, he shall ~thereupon issue
to the contractor OF driller of such
well, a certificate of acceptance, which
said certificate shall be a complete
release of such contractor or driller
of the obligation of his bond to such
we'll.
Character of Casing Required.
Sec. 9-A1l wells of every descrip-
ton and for every purpose that shall
be put down to the artesian basin,
drive pipe, of the following weights
and dimensions:
6 inch pipe to be of not less than
IS pounds to the foot; s inch pipe
to be of not less than Is pounds to
the foot; 10 inc pipe where USED for
the main casing to be not less than
40 pounds to the foot.
Casing to Extend from Surface of
Earth to Artesian Basin.
Sec. 1O-Al1 wells constructed in the
artesian well district which pene-
trate any a~rtesian strata, shall be SO
constructed as to confine and to con-
duct to the surface I'M and all flows
encountered. In the event of a disa-
greement between the supervisor and
the land owner with respect to the
methods to be used, such dispute shall
referred to the County Artesian
Board, whose decisions shall be
final.
No pipe shall be used for b per-
manent casing of a we'll that has been
used for drilling purposes;
provided that this shall not apply to |
surface casing. Where surface cas-
Is used when once set in the well, |
it shall not be removed. The perma-
lent casing shall be set with a steel
shoe in all SEES
Record to be Kept by Contractor. !
Sec. 1.-THE Contractor drilling any
artesian well or any well orifice put
to the artesian basin. shall keep
a complete record of the depth and
thicknesses of the different strata
penetrated, together with the date of
the work when begun, when the work
was finished. the amount Of casing
and how placed, the lumber of inches
of how from such we'll above the cas-
ing and how placed. the number of
inches of flow from such well above
the casing; all of which he shall YER
~ under oath, and when the well is
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