Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-19


4 institutions in the hands of a board
of three. beginning in 1920. by the
terms of S. j, r. s., which passed, in
dicating that there is sentiment ia
vorable TO closer coordination of
i the states higher educational re-
sources.
To Build Roads.
i The one mill levy for extra road
l funds passed as senate bill No. G5
on Friday last. Each county will re-
| ceive a quota of the $4,000, 600 in
bonds to be sold thereby in proper
tion to the assessable Valuation of the
county. The certificates will be is
sued in 1890 and Will be e4-
empted from state taxes, and Will bear
/ interest not to exceed 6 per cent. The
house had similar bill calling for a
mill and half levy, and three mill
levy was proposed in another house
measure. Barnes, of Bernalillo, on
Wednesday presented a house joint
resolution which was enacted to
amend the state constitution (section
s, article 81 at an election on the
third Tuesday OF next September to
permit the state to issue bonds IN to
| $4,500,0 900, without the necessity of
! taking the question again to the polls
/ The bill, however, limits the states
| total taxation to one per cent of the
total property valuation. n9.t
Towns and cities are allowed to re-
tain 30 per cent of taxes raised for
county road funds, for street mainten-
ance, H., B. 147."at nsc
! Highways Designated. M
| Specific roads designated as state
highways and as such to be the SUBJ
ject of state Or nationalt.t aid are:
From Elephant Butte in Sierra coun-
| ty, to the Arizona line. $. B. so; from
Lakes, in Santa Fe. S. 3. 40: from
Vaughn to Montoya. S. b. IS; Las
/ Vegas to FL Cuervo, II. B. So; Las
Vegas to Newkirk, H. b. 1877; a high
way in Torrance county, II. b. rs,
and the, Albuquerque Pennington
| highway, which is house bill 81.
Impetus to Drainage.
Important drainage bills were pass
ed. House bill II, one of 1.-THE first to
be passed in the session. enables
farmers to form drainage districts in
accordance with the requirements of
i the federal reclamation service. Con-
gress was memorialized to- turn its
attention to the arid lands of the
west during the first week of the
term, 5. M. S. the secretary of the in
terror and the chief of the reclamation
service We're invited by the legisla-
ture to make the San Juan basin a
part of their program (H. ]. r. 81,
and an announcement has since been
made by the department that they
will do so as soon as the necessary
appropriations are available.
new law relating to irrigation
bitches is Fl. B. 225, and H. 3. 100
provides for alteration and enlarg-
ment of community bitches
Water surveys must be filed with
the state engineer who is required to
keep a list of them. H. B. 400. State
land may now be assessed for the
support of drainage districts, H. B.
292.
The sum of S35699 from the reser-
voirs fund. which for some time has
been inactive, is diverted to continue
dixie protection for the Rio Grande
valley The state appropriation Of
SIS, 900 for guaging streams which at
one point of the proceedings was dis
allowed, was passed with the budget
bill; $1,000 was allowed for Rio
Grande drainage surveys.
To Benefit Farmers.
Senate bill 70 for discriminating
pests, and house bill 800 reauiring as
SCISSORS to keep a record Of various
classes of crops are also among the
session laws of interest to farms.
Live Stock Bills.
Practically all of the laws desired
by the New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers association were passed.
Penalties are provided for fraudulent
registration of stock, II. B. SO; and
for injuries to live stock. which Incl
dentally was amended to include in
juries to dogs. H. b. 43. The cattle
mortgage statutes are amended. S. B.
No. 8; and the registration laws for
stations and jacks is changed, II. B.
109. Senate bill No. 81 places safe
guards on the cancellation of hides
and pelts.
Other bills passed provide for arbi-
traitors in case of fence disputes; and
gates in national forest fences.
The legislature appropriated $780,
200 to cooperate with the govern
ment and land holders in extermin-
ating predatory animals and rodents. d
The railway administration was
petitioned to continue half rates on
stock feed, S. M. No. / :, and joint
memorials We're sent to congress en-
lean National Livestock association,
Z.
lower forest grazing fees.
Mining Industry.
A state laboratory and chemist are
provided for in senate bill rs; and
house bill 1856 requires the state to
retain its mineral and oil rights when
disposing of state land. The mine tax
commission already alluded to, is de-
signed to arrive at az Just tax basis
that will not inture development.
Laws Affect Counties.
County administration is affected by
house bill 113, to pay county salaries
monthly; No, 81. relating to the Civ
ing of bonds by county clerks; No.
20 fixing the time for holding court
in the seventh judicial district; and
26f prescribing court house build
ing fund. W. IL
Hidalgo New County.
The twenty-ninth county in New
Mexico was created in the middle of
FEBRUARY from the southern portion
OF Grant. With valuation of twelve
and half million, it still leaves Grant
with twenty eight millions, the richest
in the state. Lordsburg is the new
county seat. Other than earnest con-
ferences on the exact boundaries, lin
which interested parties presented
their views to legislative committees,
the bill had little opposition. 1t Is
house bill 73.
A plan to make Melrose the seat of
county to be called Larrazolo, failed,
as did project to make a new coun-
ty out of part of Torrance, though
its authors proposed to give 1t the
same-pame. Talk of dividing Socor-
70 county early in the session did not
result in the Introduction of a bill.