El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-14


the provisions Of the Carey land act To
irrigated land in this state, has been
recomme ended for passage, having al
ready got safely through the house. In
conversation with The Herald represeu-
tatlve, Mr.. brennan, author of the bill.
said;
The Importance Of this measure and
the good il viii do are not thoroughly
understood. If this act becomes a law,
II will mean the opening 10 settlement
OF large tract in the Parker district
This land will be taken up AZ once IN
der the act this land viii be divided
into 80 acre tracts and the irrigation
viii be under state supervision. That
viii mean the almost immediate cult
walton of new tracts OF land capable Of
supporting 1000 families or close 10
10000 people. 1t VIII also mean even
tually the addition Of from S2O.O0O,0OO
to $z5,00O.O 900 10 the taxable property
Of the state"
The bill proposes the reclamation Of
the Parker valley through the Craving
system Of irrigation 1t is said the
pumping system has been tried there
time and again and has never been
success. For one thing, IL has been too
expensive; and for another, il could not
furnish the water in sufficient quaint
ties. And it has been pointed OUT that
the only way in which this work can
be done is through the state govern
ment or the reclamation service
No New Reclamation Projects.
But the reclamation service. il is
said, is certain not to attempt any new
reclamation projects in Arizona at the
present and possibly not for years Its
work here has been so vastly expensive
and so much dissatisfaction has been
caused that it is safe 10 say no more
large projects viii be undertaken just
yet. Then, it is said, the only thing re-
naming is for the state to permit the
work by private capital and apply TO
these lands the provisions Of the Carey
act That is the object Of the brennan
1t must not be understood, however,
that the state is TO pay for the work
1t merely supervises the work and con-
trolls the project after the preliminary
Work snail nave been done me eN-
-penses are borne by private capital, and
the object Of state supervision is to
prevent land speculation
In brief If the bill is enacted into law
the state will be authorized to contract
for the construction Of irrigation sys-
tens for the reclamation OF the gov
eminent desert lands. This construc-
ton must be carried on subject to the
rules of a state land commission and Of
the interior department of the federal
government. Most western states hav-
ing arid lands have adopted laws SINH
lar to this and there is reason to be-
Heve the brennan bill Will ultimately
become the law in Arizona
Another irrigation bill, one providing
for irrigation districts and the regula-
zion Of the same, has been recommend
ed for passage This measure has al
ready passed the house.
Numerous Minor Matters.
The house bill providing for the ed
ucaJiOn of physically defective persons
has been recOmm ended for passage in
the senate and has reached the second
reading stage
The bill creating boulevard districts
has also been recommended for passage
In the senate.
Another bill Of some importance is
that giving municipalities the right
10 sell or otherwise dispose Of real es-
tate This bill has been sent TO the
senate committee Of the whole for final
passage.
The senate has passed the bill regu-
lating the taxation Of telegraph and
telephone companies
The bill providing the method Of or
ganizing and dissOlving corporations
has also been passed.
The senate memorial, asking con-
gress 10 rescind the federal govern
ments contract with the Pacific Gas
and Electric company, has been passed
The substitute senate bill taxing eX-
press companies four percent Of their
gross receipts has been passed. The
companies now pay one percent. There
have been various propositions regard
ing the proper amount TO assess AGAINST
these companies the demand running
as high as 10 percent.
The bill restricting to nine percent Of
the total assessed value Of all property
the amount of Indebtedness TO be as
sumed by municipalities has been APP
proved by the governor. He has also
signed the bill limiting 10 eight the
mum Der of hours Of labor to be re-
quired OF workmen in mines and smell
tiers.
The bill authorizing the transfer of
$1,000 from the railroad commission
fund to the fund provided for the cor
poratiOn commission has been passed
by the house. The bill has been sent to
the senate and is now in committee
Good Roads Measure.
The new good roads bill has been
recommended for passage by the house
committee OF the whole The original
bill has been recommended for indefi-
mite pOstponement- The senate board
of equalization bill has also been
recommended for passage.
Just now the house has under con-
sideratiOn the county classification
passed the senate. II was prepared by
the two committees on county and
county affairs and IS expected TO pass
with but little OF no change. although
it is understood that IL is rather hard
to get agreement where the interests
Of so many sections are involved
Under this bill each delegation has
submitted a salary list for it's own
county They are graded in classes, /
each of the several counties being a
class by itself, the classification be-
ing determined BY the Census of 1910
MaricOpa is the first. class county, and
an idea of the salaries generally can be
obtained from the schedule for this
This schedule is as follows
Clerk superior court. $1,000; deputy,
S125 q month
Sheriff. $4,000; CHIEF deputy. $3.50
month.
Recorder s24OO; chief deputy S125 a
month
treasurer $4,000; chief deputy SIPS a
County attorney. s24oo; chief deputy.
County assessor. s24OO; chief deputy.
1925 a month
superintendent OF schools. $1,000;
$3.50 travelling expenses
Road superintendent, $4,000; over
seers. $3.50 a day.
ervisors-Chairman $500; mem
bers, $1,000; chief clerk, $500; assist
ant clerk, $500.
Additional clerks are allowed not
more than 500 a month.
Justices Of the peace are also placed
on salary the schedule being as fol-
lows.
Districts having more than 1000
votes. s175 a month
Districts having between 500 and
1000 votes. 500 a month
Districts having between. 200 and
500 votes $50 q month.