Delta chief., 1885-07-29
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceeding. of the Regular Quarterly
Meeting.

DELTA, Colo, July 20, 1885.
The Board of County Commissioners met
as board of equalization to hear complaints
from those aggrieved by reason of changes
in assessments for 1885, and to attend to 9TH
er business requiring the attention of the
Board
Present. ]. B. Hart, chairman, second dis
trict; David Stephens, third district; r. B.
Hamilton. first district; E. L. Kellogg,
clerk.
Record of the last session was read and
approved.
Mr.. Pifer appeared before the Board and
entering complaint, was duly sworn, and on
his own testimony the assessment of A. R.
Pifer was decreased $164.
John and D. D. Mcintyre each appearing
for himself and producing satisfactory evil
dence that there was an error in the number
of stock assessed to them, their assessment was
reduced 81 1926 each for 1885.
w. d. McIntyre's assessment was decreas-
ed for 1885 1920, on his own evidence.
w. H. Crotser's assessment for 1885 was
decreased $500 on his own evidence.
Hartman Brothers assessment was de-
creased to 1884, it appearing to the Board
that most of their property was assessed to
them in Nontrose county, and was in said
county on the first OF May, 1885.
The increase charged to the Delta County
Bank for bank safe was shown to be listed
under the "average value of merchandise"
and was therefore stricken from the schedule
of said bank
II. A. Castle reported and paid to the coun-
ty $30.75, money collected by him for tran
sient toll in the last two months at the Canon
ferry.
Board adjourned until tomorrow morning.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
Board convened pursuant to adjournment,
with all the members present.
Claims against the county to the amount of
S21O.54 were allowed and ordered that war
rants be drawn for the same on the general
fund, record of which is made in the register
of county warrants, on page IL.
Also S53, and ordered that road warrants
be drawn for the same, record of which is
made in the register of road warrants, on
page l.
Ordered that the clerk advertise for bids
for building the county road on the north
side of the North Fork river, from Geo. W.
Fawcetts to the valley below, about one and
halt miles below, said road to be ten feet
wide and not over a ten-foot grade, with
suitable culvert bridges and turnouts, to be
paid for in road warrants, and open for bids
until October l, 1885, and completed by Jan.
uary 1, 1886, the Board reserving the right
to reject any and all bids.
Ordered that X. b. Hamilton be appointed
a committee to make and sign contracts tor
the running of the Delta ferry; also to pur
chase guy rope for said Delta ferry.
On motion of X. B. Hamilton. it is ordered
that the clerk advertise for bids for building
cording to the plans and specifications on
file in the Office of the County Clerk, and
that bids be received up to and including
August 10, 1885. and that the Board hereby
reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The following named persons are hereby
appointed judges of election for 1885, for the
several precincts in Delta county, to-wit:
Precinct No. 1.-Stephen Bailey. A. r.
Howard and George w. Moody.
Precinct No. 2.-R. o. Wilmot, Enos T.
Hotchkiss and c. o. Rogers.
Precinct No. 3.-Joel l.. Preston, II. d.
Fluke and Albert Mcneil.
Precinct No. AZ. Z. Boyd, Harold Ken
nicott and William NJ. Spaulding.
Precinct No. 5.-Samuel Wade, Henry
Hammond and W. S. Coburn.
The contract to run the canon ferry accord.
ing to the ad vertisement for proposals, was
awarded to VIM. A. Hunt, with !. NJ. Me-
Murray, John p. Bassler, NJ. c. Vandeventer
and J. J. Milligan rs sureties.
The claim of Il. b. Hamilton was allowed
and ordered that warrant he drawn for the
same on the general fund for $50.
Also claim to the amount of $44 for work
on the bridge and ferry near Delta, and or
dered that road warrants be drawn for the
same.
The Board adjourned until August II, 1885.
l.. l.. KELLOGG, Clerk.
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