Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-19
GOVERNOR VET0ES
COUNTY SALARIES
AND new COUNTIES
EXECUTIVE ALSO TAXES OUT FEW SECTIONS OF THE GENERAL APPRO
PRIA1ONS BILL CUTTING DOWN EMPlOYES.CLEM OF the STATE
spRFMF CoRT Dies NOT GET SALARY PROPOSED IN MEASURE
FENCE Law ALSO MEETS WITH
DISAPPROvAL Of EXECUTIVE

general will be asked for all opinion
upon the subject
Following are the reasons given by
the governor for the various measures
listed below, as filed in the office OF
secretary of state.
Senate Bill No. G. known as the
drinking cup act, is disapploved for
the reason that it is too drastic and
sweeping in its provisions and might
result in hardship which would more
than offset the beneficial results that
are hoped to be obtained.
House Bill No. 237 is disapproved
The purpose of this bill is to take the
appointment of county road boards
away from the state highway commits.
i; sion and restore control of the coun-
ty roads to the board of county com
missioners with power to appoint roaa
boards should they desire to do sc.
The state highway commission has
appointed road boards for all of the
year seems to have been fairly salts
factory. l am sure that it is proving
more satisfactory than formerly when
the roads were under the control OF
the county commissioners. At any
rate, it seems to ME best to continue
the present plan until it shall have
teen tested so that we shall be able
to form better conclusion of the re-
suits than we now can. Apparently, as
| have said, there has been improve
ment Personally | think there is no
doubt about this and | am probably
as familiar with the road situation as
any other person in New Mexico. or
course, the real purpose of this bill
does not appear on its face. .
House Bill No. 349. This is meas
ure to provide state assistance for
schools in incorporated cities, towns
OF villages and provides substantially
that the state may assist when the
board of education is not able to main
tain schools for the full term pre-
scribed by the board" Now | am
heartily in favor of helping those who
are unable to help themselves. ] am
thoroughly in accord with the consti.
tuition which provides for state aid so
1 that FIVE months school can be held in
every school district in the state. but
am decidedly opposed to this sort Of
| legislation that would increase schoo'
terms in incorporated cities and towns
| to the detrment of those who actually
are in need of assistance from the
state.
| House Bill No. 1896 I have disap.
proved this bill for the reason that it |
requires the supreme court to take !
jurisdiction in quo warranto and man.
damus against state officers, etc,
without discretion on its part. Under
the constitution at the present time
the supreme court has concurrent jur-
isdiction but uses it's own discretion
whether or not it will take jurisdc-
ton in any given case, and believe 1t /
is well to leave the law as it now is
Senate Substitute for Senate Bill /
No. 70. This bill is for the purpose Of
riacing all road matters in incorporat.
Ell cities, towns or villages in the
hands of the corporate authorities, /
This would have the effect of enabling
any municipality to use all of its
money received for road purposes on
the streets within the corporate
limits. The argument that this money
should be expended for the benefit OF
the people where collected, meaning
within the city, assumes to a certain
extent that the people of the city are
not interested in good roads outside OF
the city | do not think that it needs
any further argument to convince any I
fair minded man that the purpose of {
this bill would be detrimental to the ]
best interests not only of the coun- {
try generally, but of the people whom {
l. was evidently intended to benefit. Il
N
ton / of Chapter 81 of the laws OF
the 3Sth legislative assembly of the
territory of New Mexico. This bill
relates to public franchises. In sub ,
stance it provides that when city, ,
town or village in the state shall be .
incorporated and the county commits
sioners have prior to that time grant -,
ed right of way for telephone and tele-
graph lines upon it's streets and alleys, .
then and in that case no election shall =
be required for any further franchise !
or right ofway for the maximum term !
of years authorized by law which is. :
twenty-five years. This really means =
that anyone getting right of way be- \
fore this law should take effect would 4
be protected and have a franchise \
without a vote of the people for twen- :
ty-five years, and the same would be :
he case where a right of way had \