Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-11
AGGREGATE OVER ONE
QUARTER OF A MILLION
Increase Of $1,000 Allowed
Secretary Jafta; Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars for Ros-
we'll Postoffice and Court
house,
Morning Journal Bureau,
6l3 Munsey Building.


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In his book Of estimates OF apprO-
,priatious required for the public SER
vice OF the fiscal year ending June
30, 1912. sent to congress by the Sec
rotary NJ the treasury, is contained
the following items of interest to both
New Mexico and Arizona
For the government OF the terrl-
tory Of New Mexico-Salaries: Gov
ernor. $4,000 chief Justice and six as
soriatn Judges, at $4,000 each. sal
600. secretary. $500; interpreter and
Translator i'm the executive office,
$500; contingent expenses ut the ter
ritory. including not TO exceed Sbp0
for travelling expenses OF the governor
while absent from the capital ON DILL
rial business, Sl,9Uu.
For legislative expenses. namely.
Rent. fuel, telephones, ice water. sta
~tionery, record files. record castings,
printing. hostage, clerks. stcnographer
and typewriter. messenger and por-
ter, and in~cideutals ia secretary of
flee Cone thousand dollars increase for
above objects submittcd). S24.2b0.
In note attached to the estimates.
signed by Nathan Jaffa, secretary Of
New 'MeNico. the following statement
is made:
1T has been found necessary to in
crease the salary of the chief clerk in
my office to 81, 500 per annum, thus
requiring the expenditure of the sum
of S2,g4O for salaries alone. 1t viii
be readily seen, therefore. that the
approximation Of $4,000 heretofore
made is entirely inadequate to meet
the increased expense of this office,
and 1 earnestly request that the APP
preparation he increased to $4,000, as
submitted. The statehood act Of June
20, 1910. having provided that no ses-
sion Of the territorial legislature shan
IA. laI1 IA, tu1l ~ has haar, fr4lgl
that only $4,000 of the appropriation
of $24.250 Tor legislative expenses for
the fiscal year June 80, 1871, may be
used for the expenses of my office"
The increase of 81, GOO in the see
retarY's office was recommended.
Salaries of surveyor general Of New
Mexico ana for clerks in his office,
S13.0 600: for pay of messenger. stat
%tionery, printing. drafting instru-
ments, plats, drawinS paper, binding
records, telephone, registration OF let
ters, p%ostoftice box rent, drayage,
towels, books of reference for office
use. and other incidental expenses,
81 1000.
No recommendation was made to
provide an appropriation for the com
pletion of the Albuquerque %postoffice.
However, an appropriation of $4,000
was mad by the secretary of the
treasury for continuation OF the cree
ton OF the p|ostoffice and court house
building at Roswell. n. NJ.
For the support and education of
800 Indians at the Albuquerque In
dian school. and for pay OF the SUI
p~erintendeut, repairs and improve
ments, $50, 800. The estimate this year
is $4,000 less thar appropriated last
fiscal year.
For the support and education Of
500 Indians at the Santa Zee Indian
school, pay for superintendent, gem
eral repairs and improvements, for
water supply. in all. S5S.500 (same APP
preparation as last Near).
For pay of a special attorney for
the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico,
$500; and $500 additional for nee
essary travelling expenses of the at
torneN.