The Meeker herald., 1888-01-21
The County Commissioners.

The Board met January 9Th, will
Commissioners Reynolds, Gregory an,
Nelson present.
Reports OF John O'liricn, George 4
Newton, Samuel Martin and John A
Long, Road Overseers, were receive,
and allowed Slis.5O, SUB, s2os and $50
respectively.
NJ. Z. VanDeyenter was allowed 50,
for work on county road up Elk creel
from Newcastle.
Bills of NJ. T.. Carleton, T.. G. No,
ana j. \. Long, amounting to s.57o. q
were allowed on road fund.
Report Of road viewers and plat o
Taughenbaugh's mesa road was re
ceiyed, accepted and road declared
public highway.
chaTioo Goodwin WINS allowed st6 10
keeping fires ut new court house iif,er,
days and nights.
Bill OF j. 4. Mclean, for MONEYS PAL,
out on court house upon the order o
Commissioner Reynolds, S5.sis.s9, al
lowed on contingent fund. Same al
lowed SO for postage, stationery, etc.
on same fund.
Jos. Torrens was allowed 800 OF
contingent fund, for vault door.
Report OF Thomas Baker. road over
seer, approved and bill OF s2iG75 al.
lowed on road fund.
| Road viewers reports on j. II. Chris.
ties and Coal creek roads wcr. received
accepted and tho same declared public
highways.
Bill of Glenwocl Lumber company,
s. 10. allowed.
Reports OF a. Belot and ". II. Wal.
den. road oyersc.rs, received aud claims
OF so5 and sl'5 respectively, allowed.
Eili Of VanDcvcnt.r X CHASE. for
lumber, sizes. allowed on toad fund.
Samuel Martin was allowed 80 as
road viewer.
Following claims we're allowed on
road fund: James +. Talbot, Sis; IL.
v. Ware, sioa; James Collins. ST..
For work on court house III. follow
ing bills We're allowed: ~. \. HI.
wards. Sls1; II. P-Jton. sn.i0: John
Pay ton. s,s5; wm. Maf.ock. $40; T..
O'iiafa. sNo; David Ninan. sol; ".
kchoc. ssi.
\ number Of bills for witness and
jurors fees for District Court. amount.
In. To si.i.,.:5. We're allowed.
The followin: bill, were ordered paid:
sundry expenditures on court house.
so. 10; John 4. Shuma,r. salary To date.
ss1: MEX liai,huscn. guard ai Jail.
so; j. II. Gilmore, roai work. S.-..'5;
u. 4. Scott, Jail repairs. 80: Geo. len.
nett. ,os,.ii's sssa "sJas tot e''utt
house. ss.s..o and suT5,p; \. l.. Coul-
ter. lumber for bridge. SIS: 10 i'cy-
noitis. Commissioner. per diem and
mileage. $3.50. same. superintendent,
Of cour, house. $50.
On Tuesday. januaf, 10. III. new
member OF ,ii- Board. Mr.. Romeo ID.
slrAng. WIS sworn in and took hts seat.
4. j. Gregory WAS e'usrn chairman.
vice 10 Reynolds, retired.
John l.. Nconan WAS selected County
Attorney fot the ensuing wear.
J. 4. Mciran was appointed County
Treasurer to Ill the vacancy until the
beginning o. his regular term In July
next. as the law regarding this Office
was changed b. the las, Legislature 80
that ,hcir terms begin on July LIST in
stead Of the second Monday In January.
His bond WAS placed nj siD.ooo.
The following bonds Of county Of.
liccrs were approved: Thns. W. Leon
ar,i. County Clerk and Recorder, j. &.
Kendall. sheriff. j. &. johnson. Cor
oncr: Samuel White, School supcfin-
t.ndcnt: Road Oversecfs j. l.. Allen.
". l.. Gardner, Samuel Martin. John
A. Long. Tbos. Fianncry. Thos. Hines
| and Geo. l.. Newton: Justices Of the
Peace Charles II. Leonard. l.. u. Mow
j. l.. barton. Thos. II. Mcdatis, Joh,
A. Watson. Luther $. Kelley and Jo'
scph Freeman: Cons,ablcs j. II. Frazer
A. II. Sheetez. John Manning, II. e
Gilmore and l.. Wilson.
j. -. Frazer WAS appointed Cons'abl,
of the sd district. and Jas. +. Pool wa,
appointed Road Ovcfseer Of the i5;l
district.
a petition was presented asking for !
road from Carbondalc north across The
Roaring Fork to connect with the roat
leading from Roaring Fork TO Cattle
creek. same granted and viewers ap
pointed to meet January -.
Election bills. amounting to sss3.lo
were allowed.
Bill OF J. II. Pierce. coroncr's inques
over Charles Wells. 5000, disallcwed
Schwartz n johnson. burial of pau
pcrs. were allowed sIO0.sO; J. johnson
same. so.
A batch of bills consisting of incidcn
tails. amounting to about Sl.el0, wcr
allowed on the various funds.
The bills Of Seth II. Wood. for Jusiic
fees, i. T.. Monroe and John Shancros
were disallowed.
The witness fees of about a hundre,
persons In different Justice courts wer
consigned to the waste basket, and no
one of them allowed.
a. a. Putnam and Wash. Held. eacl
allowed 81 for guarding Jail. Thoma
Masters. same, Sls&.
Bill of j. &. Kendall. sIil.70. sheriff
fees. was disallowed.
Bailifs fees of Lewis Allen. sci. X
Williams. 81. John Baldwin, So. an,
W. W. Jones. s92. were allowed.
| A rcsolution yyaa ndopted To adyertig