Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-08
GOVERNOR GOES ON
coca ROADS
EXPEDITION
WITH ENGINEER AND
LAND CORNERSTONE
Attendance in Torrance County
Schools Reported to be Light
on Account of Vaccination
Law.

Especial Dispatch to tie Morning Journall
Santa Fe, n. M, Dec. THE good
roads commission and the Carey act
board has left for Three Rivers, Tula-
rosa and ~Alamogordo on business con-
neeted with good roads and reservoir
projects in that part of New Mexico,
These two bodies, composed of Gov
ernor Curry, Land Commissioner r.
P. Ervien and Territorial Engineer
Vernon l.. Sullivan, left via the New
Mexico Central this afternoon.
The governors private secretary,
Miss Oleson, accompanied his as far
as Torrance, so as to enable the gov
ernor to catch up with his correspond
ence. She Will return tomorrow.
Governor Curry expects to be home
the latter part of the week Messrs.
Ervien M Sullivan will go on to
Silver City on good roads matters,
Annual Burning of Vouchers.
The annual burning of Cancelled
territorial vouchers, which was to
have taken place today, has been post
poned until next Monday on account
of the illness of Territorial Treasurer
NJ. A. Otero and the absence Of Gov
ernor Curry.
Appointed Commissioner of Deeds.
Governor Curry today appointed
Edwin f. Corey, Sc Wall street, New
York, commissioner OF deeds for New
Mexico in the state of New York.
Notaries Public Appointed.
Governor Curry today appointed
Charles Blanchard, Fruitland, San
Juan county, and Martin A. Maloney,
Lucia, Torrance county, notaries pub
lie.
Water Commissioners Meet.
Tho tarpitnrio1 hoard nf Np1tnr NY
m~issioners met today in the office of
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sulli-
van. There were present Charles
Springer, the president; Member Ven
ceslao Jaramillo and Clerk G. ID. Mil
Ter. The appeal of j. l.. Lawson of
A~lamogordo from the action of the
territorial engineer was taken up.
Normal School Board Meeting.
The board of trustees of the Span
ish-American Normal school at Ell
Rito met in Santa Fe today, there be-
ing present Ex-Governor l.. Bradford
Prince, Colonel Venceslao Jaramillo
and Hon. Malaquias Martinez.
Inspection of Schools in Torrance
COUNTY.
Assistant Superintendent of Public
Instruction Acasio Gallegos has re-
turned from an inspection of the pub
lie schools in western Torranco coun-
ty. He found that on account of the
compulsory vaccination law the at
tendance of the schools was very light
and that some parents had made up
their mind to send their children to
private schools. Mr.. Gallegos ex-
planned to the parents the intent of
the vaccination Jaw and the provisions
of the compulsory attendance law and
in consequence received their promise +,
to send the children to the public
schools.
Tax Commission Appointed.
Governor Curry today appointed a
territorial tax commission TO invcsti-
gate assessments and tax matters as
follows: j.. S. Lea of Roswell, II. B.
Hening of albuquerque and Mr.. Con
zales of Rio Arriba county. Attorney
cling Auditor Charles V. Stafford are
to be ex-offcio members of the COM
mission. The commission will meet
with Governor Curry on December Is.
November Land Office Business.
During November HOG acres were
filed upon in the Federal land office
Las Cruces. There We're 32 home
stead entries covering 4,250 acres: IS
desert land entries covering 3,123
acres; seven scrip locations. five small ,
holding claims, eleven final proofs.
nine combinations and five mineral.
IA
The monthly report of the land Of
follows:
The November report of the local
land office just completed shows the
following entries-77 original home
applications for 1"l,751.27 acres;
"a original homestead applications
under the act OF February 10, for
lO,461.7S acres; one final desert proof
Tor 800 acres; one soldiers additional
application for so acres; IL
desert Ian entries for 1919
81 acres: 2S final homestead proofs
or 4,24l.31 acres; "a commuted
proofs for S.454.04 acres.