The Delta independent., 1888-07-10
Commissioners Proceedings.
Delta. Delta Co., Colo, July Cd. 1888

DS''", iroit' w., SOlo., July Su. 1000.
Board of County Commissioners met
as Beard of Equalization, in regular
session. Members present: Il. b. Ham
i!ton. District No. ], Chairman; 4. II.
Mower, District No. 2; A Clough, Dis
trlct No. 8; A. E. Amsbury, Attorney;
+. Hodgdon, Clerk.
First order of business, reading the
minutes of the last regular and special
meetings, which We're approved. The
Board then proceeded to the examina-
tion of claims. which occupied the en-
tire day.
Petition for read IN Section 36, twp.
1871 r 95 W., was disallowed,
Board adjourned till July Srd.
Board of Equalization met persuant
to adjournment. Members all present.
Board proceeding to examine the tax
schedule which occupied the entire
day.
Board adjourned till July 5th.
Board of Equalization met persuant
to adjournment. Members all present.
Board proceeded to adjust schedule
which occupied the entire day. Mr..
Geo. A, Crawford being present, dis
cussed the adjustment of the Town
property. which was. considered.
Board adjourned till July 9th.
Board OF Equalization met persuant
to adjournment. Members all present
Alter completing the examination of
schedules, Board proceeded to examine
the Treasurer's books which was found
to be correct
The following orders were issued:
lti is ordered 10y the Board that j. H.
Barrows be allowed rebate to the
amount of $500, assessed against him
as Road tax. by reason of his absence
from the county.
1t is ordered by the Board that H.
w. Corthill and Geo. w. Miller be al
lowed rebate of ST 90 each from the
amount of Military p,,le tax assessed
to them for the year 1887.
1t is ordered that the County Treas
urer draw the amount of $4,000 from
the special Contingent fund and place
the same TO the credit OF the General
fund of the county for the re6eemihg
of county warrants.
The Treasurer is ordered to place all
delinquent Pole tax collected to the
credit of the General fund of the
county.
1t is ordered by the Board that Dr.
l.. MacLean be appointed to fill va
cancy in the office of Coroner, caused
by the absence of U. l.. Albers from
the county.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
the Board that the amount of 1925. 90
valuation assessed to the estate of w IL.
kimball is erroneous, the Treasurer is
ordered to give Il rebate for the same.
1t is ordered that the amount of
$500 Or such part of it as may be ne
cessary, be appropriated for the repairs
of the county road, between the Upper
Ferry and Rogers mesa. Aaron Clough
is authorized to give contract and ac-
cept the same when completed.
Ordered by the Board that P. F. Sap
ham be appointed to fill vacancy in
road Dist. No. 2, caused by the resigna-
tion of Scott Wood ward.
The following named persons were
appointed Board of Registration and
Judges of Election, to he held Oh Nov.
9th, 1888:
Delta Precinct No. /. Irwin McMur-
ry. Arthur Brown, l.. c. Alley.
Precinct No. 2. John II. Barrow,
w. f. Duke, Clark Dunn.
Precinct No 9. Moses Ford. Albert
McNeal, Larry Bonard.
Precinct No. I. F. E. Boyd, D. s
Baldwin, A. G. Botsford.
Precinct No. ). Ira @. Sanborn, w.
A. Clark. c. NJ. Pace.
The resignation of Scott Woodward
as road overseer, Dist. No. 2. was ten
dered and accepted. to take effect July
3Oth, 1888.
1t is ordered by the Board that re-
bate be allowed w. II. CrOtser for the
amount of $1,000 valution. the said
mount being erroneous by reason of
double assessment Of lot 1s, block 10.
1t is ordered that rebate be allowed
for the amount of $4,000 valuation, on
lot 8, block 8, the same being assessed
as unknown, and also to Geo A. Craw-
ford.
The resignation Of j. c. Montgom-
cry as Justice of the Peace was pre-
sented and accepted.
Petition for road on section line be-
tween sections 33 and 81. 81 and 2s. 81
and %, 10 and Is, 10 and 0, 3 and 4, of
Township 10 south, Range 05 west 9th
p. NJ, signed by S. II. Anderson, r. II.
Hoffman and others, was laid over un-
til the next meeting.
Road petition for road in Township
IA south, Range 95, and Township 1a
south, Range 94, signed by A'onzo
Hamilton, Edward Cody and others