Delta chief., 1884-07-30
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceeding Of the Regular July Meet
ing Of the Board.
DELTA, July 81, 1884.

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DELTA, July 2l, 1884.
The Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session pursuant to adjournment.
Present, f. II. Capron, chairman J. b. Hart,
second district; +. l.. Kellogg, clerk. Da-
vid Stephens, third district, absent
The report of the viewers appointed to re-
port on the location of bridge or ferry site
on the North Fork, received and filed, and
the view ) discharged The site recommend.
ed is about one half mile up the stream from
the old Hotchkiss bridge, on the section line
running east and west between sections 80
and 81, in township IA south, range % west
of the 9th principal meridian and it is re-
ported that in their Judgment n ferry would
be the most practicable, and the probable
cost with one-inch wire cable, would he
about 1900, and that bridge would COS, from
S3, 900 or 81 900.
Adjourned to meet tomorrow Tuesday
morning at o'clock.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment Pres.
ent, +. II. Capron, chairman John b. Hart,
second district; David Stephens, third dis
irict; +. l.. Kellogg. clerk.
The complaint of l.. d. wilmot on account
of the increased valuation Of his cattle wns
heard. and it was ordered that c"nsidera.
ton of the special report of George II. Duke,
assessor. after examining said herd. that the
schedule remain accoriln. to the assessors
valuation.
The complaint OF VIM. Mnthcrs on account
Of increase of valuation of merchandise 10y
the Board of County Commissioners. was
heard. and upon consideration it was ordered
tha, the valuation Of said merchandise be
o ed at 81 900.
The bill Of H. A. Castle for S,JO.39, work
done on the ferry a, the mouth of the canon,
allowed and ordered paid.
The bill of /. u. Wilmot. s.. for viewing
bridge and ferry site, wa, allowed.
The bill of McGranahan Bros. for articles
purchased by the county, Si94+o, was allow.
ed
The bill OF Hammond K Ghcen, $3.50, re-
pairs on bridgc, was allowed.
The bill Of same parties for hauling lum-
Der, 81. was allowed.
The bill uf John b. Hart, services as Coun.
tv Commissioner. 81 50. was allowed.
The bill of David stephens, services
County Commissioner. S99. So was allowed.
The hill of T. H. Capron service as Coun-
,y Commissioner. $79.jn. was allowed.
On motion Of !. b. Hart, it was ordered
that an advertisement for sealed proposals
for building a county bridge across the I'm.
compahCrc river near the railroad bridge west
from the town of Delta, according to the
plans and iflcations on file with the clerk
of Delta county. he made for period Of three
weeks in the Delta CHIEF. the Commission.
crs rcservinr the right to reject any and all
bids.
ON motion of Mr.. Hart. the appointment
Of Robert Trickcl as judge OF election for
precinct No. I, was revoked, and George Fogg
appointed in his stead.
The bill of George Fogg for labor on roads
for s3lO.9S, was allowed and ordered paid.
The hill Of q. T. Focg, for road work as.
signed to George Fogc, s3IS.l2, was allowed
and ordered paid.
A petition signed by more than fifty taN.
PAYERS asking that a notice requesting the
holders Of warrants Of Delta county TO sub
NIT in writing to the Board the amount of
warrants of said county they will exchange
for bonds bearing per cent interest.
On motion of David stephens it was order.
ed that notice be published for thirty days
In the Delta CHIEF according TO the prayer
of said petition.
on motion of J. II. Hart, it was Ordered
tha, J. c. Chapman be employed to construct
a fcrryboat 10 feet 10y 30 feet, and to construct
suitable approaches to the ferry site on the
Gunnison river near Delta, and put the ferry
in running order rs soon as practicable.
1t was ordered that the Bonri stand ad-
journed until Monday. August Is, 1854.
+. l.. KELLOGG, County Clerk.
We, the undersigned wish to inform the
publ,. hat a.. -, Z