Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-16
MUCH PROGRESSIVE LEG
ISLATI0N RECON- MENDED
IN LARRAZ0L0 MESSAGE


ed wrong in the path of life, an OPP
portunity to correct their wrongful in
clnatiuns, and to so mend their con-
duct as to thereafter merit and receive
the respect and consideration of So
ciety.
! therefore most earnestly recon-
mend that, by appropriate legislation
you provide for the admission of girls
into the reform school, under such
rules and regulations as you may
think wise and proper.
Child Conservation.
The health of our people is a mat
ter of great national concern, and it
is important that everything be done
by the government that can possibly
de done, for the purpose of maintain
ing as high a standard of healthy
physical perfection among us as may
be possible. With this object in view
and for the purpose of its accomplish
ment, as far as we may accomplish il,
you will allow me to offer two suggcs-
tons:
First-We should begin by taking
every care of the infant child, and in
pursuance of a nationwide demand of
our day, / recommend that you create
a board known as Child Conservation
Board, whose business and duty it
shall be to look after the prevention
of disease in newly born babes, to
watch over their growth by closely
nquirinG into any imperfections
which the child may have at birth or
shortly thereafter, for the purpose of
discovering such imperfections if any
there be, and applying the necessary
remedies for their correction and
elimination; also by advising and edu-
eating mothers in the science of rails
ing their children properly, so that
they may grow ana develop in nor
NAL, healthy condition
state Department of Health.
Carrying out to its logical conclu-
sion, this endeavor to promote public
health, you should also create, by APP
propriate legislation, a State Depart
ment of Health; such department to
be vested with broader powers than
possessed by the one created unGer
chapter go of the codification of 1915;
and, in order to avoid confusion and
conflict in the laws, | would suggest
that the title of Public Health which
is given to sand chapter o., be changed
IS read Board of Medical lIXamin-
ers," and that the duties of said
board of medical examiners be con
fined to what appears to have been
the true original purpose of its estab-
lishment, namely, the examination of
physicians applying for licenses to
practice medicine in orr state. and
Kindred matters related thereto, and
that all legislation therein contained
relative to public health, properly
,peaking. NAV he made a part of the
LEGISLATION that / ask Won TO pass. re-
Iating to the creation Of the said de-
paltment of health
This proposed state department, in
my opinion, should consist of a com
missioner of health, and n public
health council. composed of about five
members. three of whom. mt least.
ehouId no du'v ana rernlorlv licensed
physicjans This department should
he vested with annie noNers and
should have WITHIN its reach and at its
1isuosai a surficia,,t amount Of money
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LOOKING TO the future Weliare, happl-
ness and comfort OF THESE young
heloet'
WIN TINS OBJECT IN view, the lederat
government mas several proJeets I'M
der consideration Tor SUBMISSION TO
the congress. should these projects,
or any of them, become law, we
should be prepared, by appropriate
legislation enacted at this time, to CO.
operate with the federal government
In the execution thereof.
Highways.
Good roads are absolutely indis-
pensahle, so much so, that many
/ lines of useful endeayor and industry
depend in a great measure on them.
| Our mines cannot be properly devel-
! oped without good road facilities:
! the farmer needs them for the easy
| transportation of his products, aud
the travelling public at large demand
them.
! AS you know, the congress has
made very liberal provision for the
construction of highways all over the
nation: hut in order to take adVan-
! tage of this federal appropriation, we
| are required to furnish our quota of
the money necessary for their con
! struction. In order to meet ouf quo
/ ia for the building of roads in con-
| junction with the federal government
! and be enabled otherwise to Keep
our roads IN good repair. the state
| Highway Commission finds thai the
money derived from ono mill tax