Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-04-30
TRUSTEE FOR
INSANE ASYLUM
o. L. Gregory Appointed by
Governor to Succeed ].
K. Goodall
SIX APPLICATIONS APPROVED
Game and Fish Warden Thomas
P. Gable Establishing
Beaver Colonies.

DR.. J. K. Goodall, mayor of East Las
Vegas, today resigned as a trustee OF
the territorial asylum for the insane
at Las Vegas on account Of press of
other official duties. Governor Mills
filled the vacancy by appointing o. l..
Gregory, former membe" of the
board, who rendered very efficient ser
vice.
Pay Day Today.
Today was pay day for territorial
and federal officials in this city.
Good Roads Tr-c.
Territorial Engineer Venom L. Sui
livan yesterday mare I p over the
road to Santa Cruz which the good
roads commission in COO Grafton with
the board of county commissioners eX-
pect to put in good condition. This,
afternoon Governor Mills, Territorial
Secretary Nathan Jaffa and Engineer
Sullivan inspected the good roads work
on La Bajada hill, twenty miles south
OF Santa Fe.
Several Water Applications Approved.
Territorial Engineer Vernon L. Sui
livan today approved a number of ap-
plications for water rights for small
irrigation projects in various parts of
the territory. The applications of the
following were approved:
Homer w. Scofeld of Alamogordo,
for waters Of Tularosa and Tecolote
canons, to irrigate 400 acres.
L. F. Hutchinson of Fruitland, for
water out of arroyos on the meadows
in San Juan county, to irrigate, 800
acres.
George, Parker and Lamb of Liber-
ty, for waters of Bluewater arroyo, to
irrigate $50 acres.
Eugene F. Hardwich of Roswell, for
water from the Boys on the Pecos,
near the mouth Of the Penasco, to irri-
gate 1860 acres.
Jesse Onderdonk of Ration, for wa
ters of the Una de Cato to irrigate 235
acres.
M. Marcelino Of Liberty, for waters
of Westwater arroyo TO irrigate 1l5
acres.
Water Board Meeting Tuesday.
On next Tuesday the territorial
meet at the capitol to consider the
appeals of the Placitas Ranch Com
pany, A. A. Jones and Las Vegas Grant
Board from DECISIONS of Territorial
,ri, SIl11i affnptlnO
the waters of the Pecos and it's tribu-
taries.
Educational Meeting.
Assistant Superintendent of Public
instruction Acaso Gallegos last even
ing addressed an educational meeting
at Cerrillos, southern Santa Fe coun'
ty, in Spanish and English. A good
crowd was present The board of di
rectors of Cerrillos has decided not
to vote on special school levy of fiji
teen mills, until next year A special
election was to have been held on the
matter today.
Planting Beaver Colonies.
Game and Fish Warden Thomas P
Gable proposes to establish beaver
colonies on the upper Santa Fe ant
the upper reaches of other streams
There are many beavers on the Rit
Grande from Espanola down to Albu
querque, but they build no dams al
there is always plenty of water. Ol
smaller streams, however, they builC
dams and thus conserve large quaint
ties of water which become availabl
during drouths.
Spansh-American Normal School.
The trustees of the Spanish-Amer
can Normal School held a meeting i
this city yesterday, every member {
the board being present. Colonel Vel
ceslao Jaramillo came up from f
Paso to meet the members from tn
north, Messrs. Malaquias Martinez
Taos, Squire Hartt of Ranches d
Taos; and L. B. Prince of Espanol
at the Office of DR.. J. H. Sloan, til
Santa Fe member of the board. Hol
Malaquias Martinez presented his ne
commission for five years and ther
upon the following officers were elec
ed, all being reflections: Presiden
Hon. l.. B. Prince; vice presiden
Hon. Malaquias Martinez; secretal
and treasurer, Colonel Venceslao Jar
milo May 25 was designated as tt
date for the annual commencemel
and September for the beginning
the next years work. All the repor
were of the most encouraging natur
Although this is the first year of Il
institution and it has had to strugg
with very inadequate means, yet, ov
fifty students have been in attendan
and they have all entered into Il
work of the school with enthusiast
Mrs. Dixon who has been acting prj