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Show BEPORT OF THE SBORBTARY OF THE INTERIOR 36 wa$ continued and reports were submitted during the year on the pubblos of Santo Domingo, Sandia and San Felipe. Suits that were instituted to quiet title in the Indians to the Pueblos of Taos and Nambe have been settled, and the time granted / under the act cited for review has expired in most of the cases upon 1 which report has been made. The board accordingly recommended that the damages awarded the Indians for losses of lands and water-rights, be appropriated by Congress, as follows: Ehroto Domingo- -.--$-13-,8-88.-20 Santa Ana .---..---.$.5.,0-35-.5 4 - Sandis- -.------20,-950..9-0 -N-am-be- .--- ----..-2-6,-66.8..6-3 -. Ssn Felipe 20,341.10 Taos --.----..--48-,4-97-.00- ----T otal --.--...-13-5,-38.1 .37 PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES As a result of the intensive program planned and carried out during the year, further progress was made in the early delivery of supplies to the field units and bids on supplies for 1929 were opened fully six weeks earlier than in the prior spring, which has resulted in a large part of the supplies contracted for being received in the fiad before June 30, 1928. This is the nearest approach to accom-plishment of what is desired, since the period antedating the World War. Cereal products, canned fruits, canned vegetables, and other items heretofore purchased in the fall in order that the new crop might be obtained were contracted for in March and April for the first time in more than 20 years. With the assistance of the Bureau of Mines, both in the selection of coal and as to changes in the heating plants, serious complaint was avoided during the winter with regard to the heating of field units. A general improvement was noted in the quality of wearing apparel. An exception applied to shoes for men and women (large boys and girls), which were manufactured in the Federal penitentiary, Leaven-worth, Ems. Congress has directed that shoes for Government activities be made in the new shoe factory established at Leaven-worth. A survey of the criticisms received from field officers concern-ing the wearing qualities of these shoes has enabled the service to procure new models made of better sole leather and improved stitch-ing, which should remove the cause for complaint on future deliveries. Models have been selected also for the small girls and boys. Conse-quently all Indian Service leather shoes will hereafter be manufac-tured at the Federal penitentiary. The system of paying general contract supply bills at Chicago and San Franoisco instead of through individual field officers has fulfilled expectations, resulting in almost immediate payment for the goods delivered after they were inspected and accepted. A |
