Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-03
A LITTLE BUSINESS.


1 The county board opened It's regular
session AT the court house at 10 O'Clock
! this morning, Commissioner Wyllys in
the chair. Commissioner Sloan was not
present.
! On motion of Commissioner Martinez,
Dr.. W. $. llarr0un was appointed county
! physician, and the clerk ordered to make
out to him commission dating from
| June 5. $50, to January /, 1891.
! Mr.. WHY'S said: ".ts understand
the meat inspection law, the inspector
holds office at the will and pleasure of
the county board. There seems to be
some dissatisfaction with Mr. Everlart,
who was appointed before | became
member of the board, and | therefore
move that the commission OF MIR. Ever
hart be revoked and that Mr.. John Gray
be appointed to succeed him as meat in
spector for the county OF Santa Fe."
Mr.. Martinez said he would first like to
see copy OF the law before he voted on
this matter, and the question went over
till the clerk, who was authorized II he
could do so, to procure certified copy ol
the meat inspection act,
Upon Mr.. Martinez report that the
breakwater in the Rio Santa Fe, erected
by Mr.. Boyle, would work injury to
private property on the opposite bank OF
the stream in case OF high water, a resolu
ton was adopted directing that MIR. Boyle
should be informed of the facts and asked
to remove the obstruction.
3. NJ. Read, on behalf Of certain parties
at San Pedro, appeared and made statc-
ment concerning tho treatment OF con
tagious diseases by the self constituted
town board Of health and said the local
Justice Of the peace had caused to be ar
rested several parties charged with inirac-
! ton of this local board srules. The com
missioners said the new health officer, DR..
Symington, would have authority to act in
all such matters. Mr.. Read also protested
against the action of the assessor in rais-
ing the valuation on real property OF Anto.
I Jose Rail from 5000, as returned under
oath, to 81 200. Mr.. Read said Mr.. Rail
was willing to show the good faith OF his
return by selling the property for 5000
The board also heard appeals from Mr.
| Staab, Jose Il. Ortiz and others relating
to the action OF the asscasor, and Mr.
| Wyllys said that after the other business
was out of the way, possibly this alter
noon and tomorrow, the board would sit
as an equalization body.
The chief OF police presented hill Of
s46 So for April and $5.45 for May, the
cost of fire, lights, headquarters furnish
ings, etc, which he had paid out OF his
own pocket. The bill was sworn to and
audited by the board.
G. +. A. Fischer presented Il protest
against the negligence OF the north side
mayordomo in leaving uncovered numer-
GUS bitches cutting across Palace avenue.
The board directed that the mayordOmos
he notified to comply with their duties in
this matter as the law directs.
Mr.. Fiske presented his bill OF $3.50 for
legal services in defending the county s
| issue of the court house bonds. and the
same was audited and ordered paid.
Adjourned to 2 p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Commissioner Sloan, having returned
from Lamv, where he was called last
night on professional business, was on
hand when the time for opening the
afternoon session arrived. He occupied
the place usually held by the chairman
of the board, and when Commissioners
| WHY'S and Martinez came in the trouble
began as to who should be recognized as
the presiding officer. Several attemps were
made to 20 on with the business, but
Messrs Sloan and WHY'S each persisted
that he was the duly elected chairman
and made it, on the whole, rather en-
barrassisg for Mr.. Martinez. After full
hours wrangle, Mr.. Martinez decided
that he would recognize Mr.. WHY'S as
chairman and at this DR.. Sloan entered
an emphatic protest, saying it would be
necessary to go before the court and
secure another writ of mandamus
compelling his recognition rs chairman.
Finally Messrs. WHY'S and Martinez got
down to business as board of equaliza-
ton and began listening to complaints OF
over assessments for purposes of taxation,
and thus the matter stood at 3 20 p. M,
Commissioner Sloan insisting at intervals
that the whole proceeding was irregular
and out Of order,