The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-01

tu stop payment ON the vouchers.
~" asked Swupr 20 hold up pay
moTt until h, could bring This ace
uDn iu the court.
Swpp, consulted District Attor-
u,y D. H Garcia amt was advised
'HHi u" could NOT hold up pay
mont ON amy warrants which tr"
properly signed and srul.d without
being liable under hIH bond
At tho request ~ Mr. Simms.
Fred rroliott county clerk. sHii he
would hold up IN" warrant until
Wednesday. when the county
charity commission viii ho before
tho county commissioner Co make
clear ihu O. stand 100 fhn matter.
.|...HUrrs Gu'l'rrCn and
Sanchez IN response Co an appeal
from 90. 4 larratulu. voted to
WHk. fh" nu -ruprIuii1n 'u fu' ur
ph1u1rr The question uf pay
irr nll Dr pIrt of DO immediately
was brought un and 1i fhr -uEgr
tiun - Commissioner Gutierrez
if was determined 90 pay DO roo 1'
once Hs Mr. GutirrryE s1if h'
f.lrsI aum, hing might huuusu fo
hold n up o. was evident from
expressions uf members % th'
charities board today that some
thing wns about f0 happen.
I'rus Il letter
Tho position taken hy profess ina
members ~ the Charit.'- board
wu- set forth In % letter tu th'
county commissioner written aut
-,ut Do, Nj Burkhprt this morn
iuE which follows
May I. is2.
| Board of County Comui-Nonvrs,
Z 3 rrnaulln County. city
Gentlemen.
The clerk advises me that YOU
T board has made AN appropriation
/ of $1,000 from the INDECENT tun'
/ to 81 Anthony OrphnuaEc Ihi
action was taken without notice q
l tho Charities committee uupuiuty'
hy the board for the purpose 90
/ "a shursiur this fund and ih q diH
unct violation uf your agrrrmcn
/ with the tax commission whicl
authorized the leNy fuf this fun
only upou tuudiliDu that al
I moneys raised by this levy shoul
| Dee expended hy committee 70
] representative citizens uppulu.t'
I fnr that purpose ~ is also "a dis
unct violation uf your ayreem"u
I with the Charities committev D.
which your board positively agree
uf this fund vNcvpt upon the rec
| ommsndatton of the Charities com
, mittvo.
This allowance is misappro
priutiun uf the fund which d. 60
fho purpose ~ taking care % indi
gent pnupors who are not locke
after by others ana not for the sun
port of charitable orgHniza ION
{ which are maintained hy Noluniar
contributions the fund ts vntirs
lly inadequate tp take care OF a
| thuto IN the county who are cu
! titled to help ihrrefruiu a. lft
the payment of last months uilb
thvro will remain tn the run
about 81 3nO n this aiiowans
should stand Il Will leave fisu
In the fund 10 care Tor about 30
INDECENT persons during the ne'
two months. There are man
other charitable organizations hri
which can with the some prophet
ask for appropriations from th
fund such as tho salvation Arm
pr 1nken's Home and Hueplta
The Iarwood Home. Y. W g \
" VI. e. A. the ROD Cross. ilcbrc
| benevolent association, and th
srvera5 snunturia. und n IN
fund ls to bn used fpr tho Suppn
of charitable organizations iusicn
| nf indigeut pnup'rs % should
| fnirnrs- be ruuitahiN Hppurtione
among an these organizations.
| -sThp board made tiI allpwnnt
| in violation % The law whicn pr'
vidcs that this fund can oniy
| | diahursrd Tor the purpose mei
| ! TONED upon itcmizod verified a'
counts J., b. made q crime tor ~
| county commissioner 70 eNpor
/ this money except on ncronn
| which are iemizcd and verified.
II "a respectfully request Ia hohh
| - the charities committee tn
this board rsscini ~ action.
ii SUMMERS BrHkHAiiT
II Chairman of Charities Committee
Members Of the county charitl
board are Summers Burkhart, y
NJ. porterfield, Mrs. Ivan 1run
field, W. c. Reid. Mrs. george Ro
nngton. Jesus Romero. Dav
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