The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-21
SHERIFF TELLS
COUNTY BOARD TO
keep HANDS Off
Objects to Commission
ers Recommending a
Deputy Sheriff

"fHsherln Tony Ortiz warned the
county commissioners 10 keep
- hands Off a. far ns his office
goes. when the board this morn
INK passed a motion recommend
lnx Pedro TnrtAglia for thu Job OF
constable Tor the precincts of San
jose and fnreiaa
~ do not want any rccommen-
dations from the commissioner
Ortiz told the board. Il am run
ming the sheriff'a office"
ttM The matter Of the alleged IAN
gerou conditions OF he peace ~
the two precincts was brought
lHuup again at he commissioners
un meeting this morning. when Pc
dro Tartagiia presented the petit
lion from the people OF San Jose.
which, he had forgot to bring with
him when he appeared before tho
board az It's meeting last Wednes-
day.
-qif- Tho petition stated tina the rest
dent Ut the precinct were not even
allowed 10 sleep at night bccauAe
Of shooting and swearing which
80 went on there almost every night
NN hnsked That a deputy sheriff be
appointed to keep The peace in
san Jose.
hi After the petition had been read,
Seferino Crollott requested that
'AAA 49, AANfh - ~
20 cover the precinct OF Bnreias as
we'll. since condition. are equally
had there. he said.
Max Gutierrez moved then. that
Pedro Tnrtagiin be recommended
~ h sheriff. for appointment as
constable Mt San ose and Barelas.
with n salary OF $50 a month. To
be paid out Of the county general
fund. The motion carried. chair
MAJ a. q. Slmms voting no. In
eeplaining his vote. siEimr said
that his only reaso for voting as
he, did was that he did not be-
ieve the county could afford to
pay the $50 a month.
90 The sheriff at first agreed 10
uoappo.nt Tartag.ih. saying that he
would commission him today. lie
changed his mind. however, and
later stated that he would not do
20. but would appoint some other
~s People right sheriff
THE thing that makes Il diff.
ficult for the sheriff. Ortiz stated.
is that as soon a. We arrest n
y man. the whole u lghborhood In
u which he lives begins to fight the
sherifS's office. After you have
arrested any OF them. You no
sooner get him to the Jail then
= there are five or six men waiting
N to go on his bond. M get him
out again"
n 'Tartagiia". he told the board,
q rs at present involved In several
law suits. There In bad feeling
between HE family and another
y family at San Jose. and rartngiin
only wants To carry "A gun"
lie also intimated hat Tartaglia
rs suspected Of violation or the
prohibition laws, and that charges
may soon be made against him Tor
hits supposed violation.
All commissioners were present
at the meeting. County clerk Fred
croliotf presented lists Of Oh un-
i paid bills. for former years. which
u he IA prepared In compliance
with Instructions from the beard
lts meeting two weeks ago, at
u which time II was stated that the
list was being prepared with a.
view TO p~ro-rhtlng these accounts.
The lists were ignored this
morning. however, and no further.
step k towards such a pro-
rating.
The question of repairs on East
Central ven was brought up.
II was pointed out to the board
that While n road department
was hauling gravel for this street
from 10 blocks away, a grave hill
was available at the corner Of Cop
per avenue aud Spruce street, one.
block away. This, Il was explained
would make possible the hauling
Of -four loads with the same effort
that II now required for one load.
Gutierrez objected to making
u change stating that he had
Investigated. and was satisfied that
h gravel on Copper avenue wns
inferior TO that now being used.
Ssmms moved that the county
engineer be lnstructed 10 test the
gravel nov ased. and that on Cop
per avenue. 20 see II they were OF
the same quality. but this motion
WAS lost for want Of a second.
Slmma IAen Informed the other
! memterH u RE commission that
there H. abcuf H.sa5 in the gem
rral funf EddinE that his would
probably roi last mach more than.