Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-17
Territory Proposes to Place
1t in First Class Condi-
ton by August
A REQyIsITION IS HONORED
Eddy County Sets a Good Ex-
ample to Santa Fe in Bridge
Construction.

day hOnOred the requisirion of Cover
nor Haskell of Oklahoma, for NJ. A
Gregory, who is wanted in the county
of Ellis, Okla, on the charge of en-
bezzlement. He is accused of collect
ing note of $233 in favor of George
Hastings and retaining the amount
Gregory claims that he was in partner
ship with Hastings in the collection
business and that Hastings owed him
more than the amount of the note. At
torney General Frank W. Clancy rem
dered an opinion that the reQuisition
should be honored.
Bridges in Eddy County.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sui
livan reports that the finest bridge In
the territory has just been completed
at Carlsbad over the Pecos. 1t has
three one hundred feet spans resting
on concrete piers 80 feet high The
county is also planning a bridge over
the Penasco and Eagle Draw and will
irenovate the bridge over the Pecos at
La Huerta. Mr.. Sullivan has also re.
ceived a fine picture of the splendid
bridge built by the county of San Mi
guel over the Gallinas at Las Vegas
Refused to Protest.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Sui.
livan was notified today that the Com.
mercial Club at Albuquerque had
tabled a protest against the recent rul
| ing that applications for water rights
must be accompanied by bond. This
new ruling meets with general favor
and large number of applications is
being received with bond attached
showing the good faith of the ap
plicant and guaranteeing that waters
will not be tied up fol mere specula
ton.
Educational Trip.
R. E. Asplund of the department o
education will devote the next twt
weeks to visiting and addressing th'
teachers normal Institutes at SocorrC
Albuquerque, Belen, Las Vegas, Tao.
and other points.
Examinations for Eighth Grade.
Today and tomorrow at the various
county seats, examinations for eight
grade certificates will be conducted
by county school superintendent
This is the second examination of the
kind. At the first examination in Apri
there were 230 applications and II!
certificates were granted. Superin
tendent of Public Education James E
Clark has sent out the following cir
cular on the subject:
Pupils desiring to be re-eXaminet
may hold all grades made in the ey
animation April 29th and Both whicl
are So per cent or better. They mus
be re-eXamined in all subjects il
which they fell below IS per cent
Please follow the same instruction
with reference to having papers graC
ed by local county committee and fol
Warded to this office which prevaile
in the examinations of April 29th an
30th.
A careful reading of the variOu
papers in the last examination show
that conductors of the examination
were not as careful in supervising tn
examination and keeping pupils fror
communicating with one another a
they should be. The county reader
show also in their grading consider
able variation of standards and i
most cases of grading they are by ia
too liberal. We hope to be able t
write you more at length and NOR
in detail concerning the eighth grad
promotion examinations after the p;
lpers have been read for the examin;
ton to be held June 18th and 18t
and all certificates issued. 1t wi
probably be necessary to make som
radical changes in the method of col
ducting these examinations. We sha
be pleased to have you write us ver
frankly concerning your experienC
and your conclusions so that we ma
have all the help and assistance po
sible in framing a new set of rules
govern us.
Good Roads.
This afternoon Land COMMISSIONS
R. P. Ervien and Territorial Enginee
Vernon l.. Sullivan, of the good road
commission accompanied by Game an
Fish Warden Thomas P. Gable an
other citizens went over the Santa F
trail between Santa Fe and Gloriet
to decide upon the most urgent r.
pairs to the road and to select sit
for camp for the convicts to b
taken off La Bajada hill, south {
this city, over which the road is con
Ipleted. 1t is the plan to place the roa
in tip-top condition in time for tn
Kansas City Star endurance rae
which will come over the Santa f
trail in August. 1t is proposed tina
the rOadwOrk in that mart of the COul