Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-09-15

September,,3d, 1891.
The following resolutions were present.
ed and approved:
Resolved, That as the court house is not
in use and has not been for some time
and thus bringing no revenue to the
county, that it is hereby resolved by this
board of county commissioners to put l.
to Use in the following manner.
1t is understood that the place has been
engaged for about twenty entertainments
thus early in the season att rev. nue. If
nearly $500, and with the l,Intf run and
scenery in the pl..ce it can br used t.
good advaI tsgp and the ed,fcaion If
the people of the city.
1t Is there fore resolved to purchase the
said furniture from the parties OWNING il
and pay its cost in the follow ing manner
That so fast as rents are received il
shall go to Il said owner till such time
as enough money has accumulated to
pay off said Indebtedness and then all
revenue shall be received by the county
and put into the county treasury. The
original cost of said stage and appliances
was $3.50, but it has been offered to the
county for $3.50, and to be received in the
above named manner, and the janitor
is hereby ordered to open and light said
hall upon all occasions by order of this
board and receive $l2 for each theatrical
performance or 81 for lecture and the like,
and the said money to be paid to the
parties representing the owners of said
property and for other consideration the
hall shall be free to the above named
parties, provided they pay the lighting
and heating; therefore be it
Resolved, BY the Board of County Com
missioners of the county OF Santa Fe, ter
ritory of New Mexico.
Whereas, The court room and Offices
adjacent thereto in the court house of the
county of Santa Fe, territory of New
been in use since the removal of the
court for this county and district to the
federal building in this city; and,
Whereas, 1t is desirable that suitable
court room shall be provided for the hold
ing of the district court for the first judi
cia district of the territory of New Mexico
in said county court house and also suit
able rooms for the accommodation of the
officers OF the United States in attendance
at said court; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the court room in said
court house and such office rooms as may
be necessary are hereby placed at the dis
posal Of and for the use of the court for the
first judicial district of New Mexico, sit
ting as a court for the trial of causes un-
der the constitution and laws of the
United States in this the first judicial
district of New Mexico, and that such
court room and offices be furnished to
said court and its officers free of cost to
the United States for said purposes.
The constable of precinct No. pre-
sented his resignation, same was &C.
cepted, and Jose Maria Somosa was ap-
pointed.
Mr.. Tony Neis presented proposals to
repair the bridge at Cerrillos for the sum
of 1900, and Mr.. G. W. North presented
another proposal to do the same repairs
on said bridge for 1865, and the contract
was awarded to Mr.. North.
The board proceeded to examine the
accounts of the sheriff and collector, Mr..
Francisco Chaves
The board adjourned till 10 o'clock a.
M, tomorrow morning.
j. B. MAYO,
Chairman,
ATANAsIo ROMERO,
Deputy Clerk.
TO be Continued