Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-04
INTERPRETATIONS
ARE REJECTED BY
SULLIVAN
Most of the Reflections Are to
Pave the Way for Ratifica-
ton Of Applications by the
Same Parties Later


Especial Correspondence to Morning journal!
| santa Fe, a. NJ, Dec. 3.-Terrtor-
! ia Engineer Vernon L. sullivan to-
day rejected many water rights ap-
plicati0ns, but in most of the cases
| the rejection is a matter Of form TO
clear the way for the ratification of
applications by the same parties or
| for similar purposes. The appica-
! tions rejected we're: James M Carr,
oi Deming, for failure to complete
! project near Florida mountains Na.
| 1S7. L. D. Pointer et al, Of Liberty,
san Juan county. for failure to com
plete. Nos 222 and 237. the Gia
Farm company, fer power and irri-
cation. hecaust the 500-foot dam
proposed is Impractical and another
application Is pending for nero
feasible project; No. 4S4, Hardwick
and Highsmith rejected, because of
supreme court ruling that seepage
water is not subject to appropriation.
Application Granted.
Territorial Engineer Vernon /. Sui
livan today approved the application
Of t. w Lowry of Denver Tor the
waters of White Water creek, trib-
utary Of the san Francisco. in the
Mogollon district Socorro county. for
power and milling purposes.
Sullivan issues Pamphlet.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. sui
livan has compiled the irrigation law
of New Mexico and the constitutional
provisions covering irrigation, in q
neat 25-page pamphlet Just from the
press Of the New Mexican Printing
company. He deserves much credit
for this work. Copies of the pam
phlet may be had on application to
him
Good Roads Inspection Trip.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l..
sullivan, Assistant Engineer Charles
.. Miller and Land Commissioner r..
p. Ervien will leave this evening on
good roads inspection trip TO Dem
ing, the Mesila valley and other
points in southern New Mexico
where work on good roads is in prog
ress
Territorial Funds.
Territorial Treasurer NJ. a. sOtero
TO-DAY received the handsome sum of
IsI3.09976 from Land Commissioner
X. p ErVien. Of which Sf,642.76 goes
into the common school income fund,
and the remainder is distributed
among institutional funds.
Appeals In Water Cases.
The appeal OF the Ranchos
Orchard and Land company Of Taos
from the decision Of Territorial En-
gineer Vernon L. sullivan to the ter
ritorial board of water commissioners
has been withdrawn. Appeals were
flied today in ten cases by the Fort
Sumner and Pecos Land company
the triton Lake, Land and Water
company, and A. A. Jones. all on the
Pecos river north Of Roswell. The
Noe rejected
by Territorial Engineer vernon /.
sullivan because the waters of the
Pecos have been appropriated for the
Carlsbad project, to an extent twice
the present flow
Change of Agent.
The Twin Peaks Mining and Mill
ing company Of Twin Peaks, Grant
county. today filed with Territorial
Secretary Nathan Jaffa certificate
that II. J. Armstrong has been sue
ceeded as statutory agent by r. w,
Wagner.
Distribution OF Constitution.
Mrs. Farmer and Mrs. Leeson,
proof readers in the office of Terri
torial Secretary Nathan Jaffa have
completed their task of reading
proof on the constitution, and the
force of thirteen extra clerks has
addressed -, 600 envelopes of the ~
600 to be sent out to the voters with
copies oil the constitution enclosed
Supreme Court Clerk Jose ID. Sena
mas almost completed the task OF
translating the constitution in Span
ash The mailing Of the English
constitutions will begin next week
and viii take more than $l.5OO worth
Of stamps, an expenditure that VIII
considerably swell The local postoffice
receipts for December. which IS
heavy month anyway on account of
Christmas.
Work for Mounted Police.
Mounted Policeman Rafael Gomez.
who has Just recovered from spell
of illness. win tomorrow leave for
southern Santa re county to inNesti-
gate the killing Of q COW belonging TO
Anastacio Martinez. and part of the
carcass uf which was found nine
miles south OF this city, only the hind
quarters and the shanks of the am
imal being removed by the thief.