Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-28

(the amount of the bill rendered by
them which fact is supported by
agents records at Socorro, which
show $3.50 received from the county
OF Socorro, Oct. II, 1911, being in
full payment of company's account. 1t
Will be noted that the same form of
endorsement obtains in this as in
Item No. !.
Item No. Warrant No. 191, A.
Faber, $1,000.
Investigation shows this to be in
payment for one Morris chair, one arm
chair and one rocker bought by E. Il
Sweet and delivered at his residence
Dec. 9th, 1911. Freight charges on
this shipment covered under Pro. No
400 and was paid by E. II. Sweet.
Item No. 4-Warrant No. 223, l.. f.
Clifford, $500
Warrant No. 239, c. Lamb, $500
Warrant No. 247, W. Taylor, $500.
Warrant No. 24S, E. Hunter, $500
Warrant No. 2JJ, j. NJ. Harrison,
$500
Warrants issued purport to cover
services rendered by the above as
"Constable' or "Emissary." Inyesti.
CATION fails to show authority for the
employing or delegating any special
"Constables or "EmissaryH for sery-
ice IN SOcOrro county. All of the above
parties are at present or We're former
ly in the employ of the A. T. & S. F.
railway 1t is represented that these
parties We're employed at San Marcial
during the November election: but as
previously stated, no authority is
found. None of the above warrants.
except No. 255, are recorded as "ap-
proved or allowed in the form pre-
scribed by law. Such of the above
parties as We're located deny ever re-
ceiying any funds from Socorro county
as Is represented; and further deny
that they were employed at the time
represented as "ConStable' or in any
capacity by the county of Socorro. At
least three of the above parties were
not residents of SocOrro county at the
date the services were represented as
being performed The same form of
endorsement as is noted in Item l.
applies in this item (No. ~ also.
Item No. Warrant No. 32S, P. P.
kealer, $4,000
Warrant No. 954, P. P. Kealer,
$4,000,
Warrant No. S55, P. P. Kealer,
$10640.
Warrant No. 497, P. P. Kealer,
$4,000.
Warrant No. 356, D. L. Harris,
$1,000.
Warrant No. 49S, D. L. Harris,
$500.
The above parties We're employed as
| Clerical assistants by E. H. Sweet, and
these warrants We're given in payment
OF salary OF such assistants. These
parties when interviewed advise that
at all times prior to the receiving of
these above warrants they received
the personal check of E. H. Sweet in
payment of their salary. The attorney
general in substance advises that if
the clerical assistance is for the pur-
pose of enabling the probate clerk to
perform his ordinary duties as clerk
for which he received salary or fees,
that expense for such assistants must
be borne by the clerk himself. There
can be no question as to the fact that
the services rendered by these par.
! ties were regular and "ordinary"
services necessarily incumbent upon
the office and should be paid for BY
the clerk as was the practice at all
times before issuance of these war.
rants.
Item No 6-Warrant No. 80, E. H.
Sweet, $10745.
Being for stamps, telephone and 9TH
ef expenses quarter ending September
so, 1909
Warrant No. SO, E. H. Sweet, S2O5.
Beng for stamps, telephone and 9TH
er expenses and SO per cent of last
quarters salary Cfor quarter ending
12-31-1909.
The claim of E. H. Sweet for sal
airy for quarter ended September 80,
1909, would be $3.50, for expenses same
quarter $107.45; total $257.45. For
quarter ended December 81, 1909, sal.
ary $3.50, expenses $3.50; total $3.50
Claims covering salary and expenses
for the above period We're approved"
and allowed but ordered not paid
for lack of funds, folio 79 and S4,
Record of Commissioners Proceed
ings. Subsequent to the approval re-
ferred to, warrants Nos. 80 and 90
were issued Mr.. Sweet applying on
the above accounts. In this connec.
tion it is noted that warrant No. 213
payable ]. A. Torres, assignee, amount
Si,334.So, which purports to be an as.
signment of item as follows:
G. E. Sanchez ...... ,s266.35
U. Il. Sanchez -. -. ...... 361. 90
E. H. Sweet (salary only 49,. 10000
e. H. Sweet ...... -. 25745
W. Bdcd go. .......... 10000
n. baca ..... -. ..... 10000
Iotai ......... Sl334S0
1t will be noted that the ahoya oov.