Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-24
INSPECTION Of
IRRIGATION DAMS
Territorial Engineer Autho-
rized to Provide For
Supervision
LOTS OF WORK FOR MR.. JAFFA
Superintendent Clark Well I'm
pressed With Las Vegas
Schools.

The following were the land entries
at the local land Office yesterday
Ora P Hester, Grant; Juan Vigil,
Wagon Mound; Reese Beddow, Gal
lup; Charles A. Dilley, Willard; Lo-
carlo Lopez, Santa Fe; Porfirio Anaya,
Pastura; Margarito Lucero, Pintada;
William A. Moore, Vaughn.
Captures Horses.
The mounted police Office here re-
ceived a telegram this morning from
Mounted Policeman J. w. Collier stat
ing that a bunch of stolen horses nad
been located in Ell Paso and four men
are held on the charge OF steahng
them from New Mexico. Further de-
tails are awaited here.
Company Dissolves.
Papers were filed in the office OF
the Territorial Secretary for the disso-
luton of the Pecos Valley Irrigation
Company which was incorporated
July IS, 1906, and which is owned by
the Allison-Richey Land Company OF
Houston, Texas, who ask for the dis
solution of the company.
Signing Checks.
Secretary Jaffa and his entire Of
flee is almost overpowered with work
resulting from the recent constitution
al election. Checks have to be made
out and numerous documents signed
over sums of SO or more, to pay GER
tain clerks of registration and other
officials who took part in the election.
There is an immense amount OF de-
tail connected with the work, and
checks cannot be made out until the
receipts from all the precincts in one
county are on hand.
In Las Vegas.
Governor Mills left last night for
Las Vegas to go on three days hunt
ing trip. He will be back Monday.
Visits Schools.
On Tuesday of this week, Superin-
tendent J. E. Clark visited the schools
of the city and town of Las Vegas,
holding a teachers meeting in the
town in the afternoon. He drove his
car to Watrous on Wednesday morn
ing, where he was joined by County
Superintendent Bias Sanchez. The
three teachers and the board of direc
tors met with superintendent Clark
and Sanchez in the afternoon for a
profitable consultation.
In the town of Las Vegas, splendid
work is being done, though another
teacher is needed badly. The present
teachers are conscientious and faith
full. making the most thorough prepa
ration for each days work. The
children in the Watrous schools ars
serious, interested and responsive
The chief difficulty that of inadequate
quarters, will be removed in another
year, as the directors are planning the
building of new house the coming
summer.
Insurance Company.
Superintendent of Insurance Jacobt
Chaves has received the notice OF thu
fraternal insurance company of Ath
ems, Pa.
Opinion Of Attorney General.
The following opinion of the attor
ney general is self-explanatory:
Hon. Charles D. Miller, Territorial En-
gineer, Santa Fe, N. M.
Dear Sir-I have your letter of tn
22d instant in which you ask M
opinion whether or not you may al
point an assistant for the purpose Q
representing your department as a,
inspector of the various irrigation
projects now in process of construt
ton.
do not find in the statute direc
and explicit authority for the appoin
ment or employment of such an assis
ant or inspector, but it is plainl
made the duty of the territorial er
gineer, when in his opinion it may b
necessary, to inspect any work unde
construction for storage, diversion c
carriage of water and require an
changes necessary to secure the
safety. 1t is manifestly impossibl
for the engineer in person to max
all such necessary inspections
works now under construction,
various parts of the territory, and ;
the same time be able to give prop
attention to the discharge of his nul
erous other duties both in the Off
and in the field, the most of Whit
cannot be deputed to any assistar
1t seems to be matter of necessi
that some portion of this inspect,
work, at least, should be done by OF
er persons, and if you can obtain t
services of a competent person,
persons, whose inspection and repor
you can safely adopt as your own,
believe it would be compliance wi
the statute for you to do so, provid
that arrangements can be so ma
that no increased expense is put up
the territory.
1t is so manifestly for the intere
of owners of irrigation projects
have such inspection by capat
person during the progress of
work, that it would seem reasonat
certain that they would be willing
pay each his share of the compen
tion and expenses of your inspector
proportion to the time required
each project and possibly in prop
tion to its size and cost. The int