The evening herald., 1921-02-14
Old TOWN IS
DIVIDED INTO
Z PRECINCTS
Commissioners Act at
Behest Of Democratic
Politicians

now precinct No. lG. tu b,
known a. Ia GluriUtH. composed a.;
the section uf ola Town east OF the
courthnuHr was Crcttrd uy the county
commissioner this morning when
'h'N grnf-;cd the petition uf Rafael
tnrcia and others tu divide precinct
Is, which is Ola Albuquerque An
election of % lus'iy, - th" p-uc, aud
constable In the new precinct mas
been called Tor March %.
Ihis action follows the iutroduD-
Won OF q blll 90 The i'EislutuI. which
would prevent tlv division Of any
precinct unless uu % vote OF the resi-
dents of the precinct Democrats iu
the Legislature charged that the hi.l
was 'pctty' puliti,. and introduced
al the hrhcst uf republican politicians
with particular reference iu political
conditions iu tho Old Town prr,iu,t.
The democrats 100 tho precinct ian
ncdiut"N began 90 bIiur pressure, tu
bear upon rh' county commissioners
and succeeded iu showing through the
division resolution TINS morning
ahead ct any action IA, Legislature
may taxi" action uu ~, petition pre-
Niousk had been postponed
The opponents ct division claimed
they had zoo sigu'rs. goa Of which
were In the proposed new precinct
OF the % ndmcB ON the petition Tor
q new precinct 10 was alleged that
on'y ~ were legal and hat IN, law
i"quircs that there shall b.. 90 sign
"rS. tn" commissioners accepted tho
names uu the petition presented
however as legal.
Precinct boundary.
Tn" ucw precinct Is bounded by
Mountain road on tho north. the
street east OF tn rourthuuae uu he.
b..
city limits at Fifteenth street on tb,
east. The new precinct excludes
Bluchers' gardens " T. rUmbi'A|
ranch and 'ho courthouse. The
county engineer was ordered Co. sur
vcy the new precinct and Go 700, %.
map ~ n with the county pl,Ik Doe.
fore the election.
Modesto Z, Or,iz who circulated
IN" first petition fur a., liV-lon.
made an eloquent plea i"r .ho di-
vision ut the precinct before the
board OF commissioners ~, claimed
that the urw precinct would be- OF
great advantage ana conNonirtuo' to.
the residents therein ilu denied
That the division would Cuu-, the
county any great expense ana hat a.
new school WouiI Doe required. aA
those opposing tho division w"r, ro-
ported 10 have said The uld Town
school which is already serving -'t
erhl precincts would ,uutiuu, 10 sur
iIco Tor the new precinct. b, said.
iiomcro Icads Opposition.
The opposing forces led hy Jesus
Hpmcro and backed hy their ittur-
ncy, W G. lir1cock ARMED with th"|
statute book. were we'll represented
IN check up IN" commissioner uU
the legal phases Of tho division. Hr.
Romero objected tina. ~um' ui the.
names ON TIA, petition t1d Jl-u APP
p"arcd on his protest against tho di-
vision Romaldu SHrraciu who had
signed both petitions, explained hr
had changed his miud after object
ing tn the division. CON account of
personal feeling
Arguments ON tho division con
sumcd tn" greater part uf th, y.m.
mlssiuucrs meeting this incoming
several road matters Boo the county
were brought up but were ruirrrcd
until The reorganization uf th" road
administration is settled SO bills
were paid because th, auditors zee
port of the couuty's fiaapc"s De- not
Yet ready. tn" ucNt moctuL VIII bv
held on February -