Delta chief., 1885-04-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Report of Proceedings of the Regular
April Meeting.

Present, JOhn d. Hart cnalrllaI, secouu
district; David Stephens, third district; Il.
b. Hamilton, first district. E. L. Kellogg,
clerk.
The minutes of the last session were read,
and it appearing to the Board that an error
had been made, the minutes were approved
after the error had been corrected.
A petition for a road in township IA south,
range 80 west was presented, and on motion
was laid over until the next meeting.
On motion it was ordered that r. c. Hutch
son remove all the tmbers belonging to the
county in and pertaining to the old bridges
north from Delta, SO they will not go down
the river.
A petition for change in the road on the
North Fork was considered and referred back
for correction, the plat not conforming with
the description.
A petition for a road in township 81 north,
range 10 west N. NJ. NJ, was received and
adopted without change.
petition for a change in the Uncompah-
gre road was received, and change granted
On motion it was ordered that the road
overseer be instruced to do the work on the
new road as it is laid out, and that the old
road be discontinued as soon as the new one
is opened for travel OH the Rogers mesa.
T. J. Park hurst was allowed S24 in county
warrants as damages on road.
A petition for change in road in township
10 south, range % west, was approved as pre-
sented in the plat, and it was ordered that
the same be declared public highway.
The bid of John A. Simpson for running
the Delta ferry was accepted at one dollar
per day in county warrants, and he to have
all money collected from transients.
The bid of G. l.. Smith for running the
Canon ferry was accepted at S1.25 per day in
county warrants, and he to have all collect
ions for transients.
All bids for running the North Fork ferry
were rejected.
The bid of J. D. Pope for building the fer
ry on North Fork was accepted, provided
proper security be given, for the sum of
$500 in county warrants.
Claims to the amount of 50, ,2S4.2l were al
lowed and ordered that warrants be drawu on
the general fund for the same also to the
amount of So .92 to be paid by orders on the
road fund, record of which is made in the
registries of county and road warrants.
1t was ordered that the Clerk notify all
road overseers that with the exception of
warning out and overseeing persons working
their road tax, work done by them shall be
paid in road warrants at the rate of 81 so per
day.
The deed given by the Delta Town and
Improvement company releasing deed to
block No. 20, and deciding block No. to the
county for court house purposes, was accept
ed and ordered filed and recorded.
The grocery bond of VIM. Nishwitz was
approved.
1t was ordered that the Paonia road district
No. be divided, and new district formed
as follows: All that portion of said district
lying on the north side of the river be and
the same is declared road district No. s, and
that w. S. Coburn be appointed overseer of
said district.
1t was ordered that the Clerk confer with
the Commissioners of Montrose county in re-
gard to establishing the line between Delta
and Montrose counties.
1t was ordered that the Clerk correspond
with the Commissioners of Mesa county, say
ing We Ieahy " So'"p''o'S "iti '"N'" -
regard to running the division line between
Mesa and Delta counties as soon as the.snow
is off so the line can be sun in full.
1t was ordered that the road running thrO'
Geo. ii. Dukes ranch and the road near j.
P. Barlow's, on the Rogers mesa, be and the
same are declared opened.
1t was ordered that the County Clerk pro-
cure cable and tackling for the North Fork
ferry the same as the Delta cable 600 feet in
length, also 400 feet II inch sea grass rope,
tackling to consist of six single blocks large
enough to take in 2-inch rope, and two
single blocks large enough to take in u IT,
inch rope.
The claim af w. A. Hunt tor witness fees
before the grand jury, So, was not allowed on
account of his being the regular jury
panel at the same time
1t was ordered that J. B. Hart be instruct
ed to have the Tongue Creek bridge repaired
at once, and that he be authorized to inspect
and accept the same.
1t was ordered that r. b. Hamilton repair
the ferry at Delta, and that he be appointed
committee of one to inspect and accept the
same.
1t was ordered that the taxes assessed in
1883 against A. Cushman, John Cummings,
James Hanson. d. NJ. Kelly, 4. J. Lee, A. $.
Lee C. c. O'Niel and Thos. Rowan be re-