Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-07-16
Official Proceedings Ofthe Board of C0un-
ty Commissioners of Santa Fe
County, New Mexico.
Minutes Of the Mayo board.
CALL FOR ELECTION ON INCORPORATION.

Minutes of the Mayo board.
CALL FOR ELECTION ON INCORPORATION.
Whereas, Pursuant to statute, the in
habitants of the territory to be embraced
within the limits of the proposed city OF
Santa Fe, in the county OF Santa Fe and
territory of New Mexico have expressed
their desire to organize into city by
petition in writing signed by over 200 OF
the qualified electors, permanentresldent
of the said territory to be embraced with
IN the limits of said proposed city, and
who had at the time of presenting said
petition, resided therein not less than six
months (the name of the city tie be the
Getty of Santa Fe'') and
Whereas, Said petition has annexed
thereto an accurate description and map
or plat of said territory to be embraced
within the limits of said proposed city,
and which said petition together with
said accurate description and map or plat,
was, pursuant to law, on the 9th day of
May, A. D., 1891, duly presented to the
board of county commissioners OF said
county of Santa Fe, at session of said
board held on said day in said county,
and was duly filed on the 9th day of April,
A. D. 1891, in the Office of the clerk of the
probate court of said county and
Whereas, The said territory to be en-
braced within the limits OF said proposed
city is accurately described in said petit
ton and upon said map or plat annexed
thereto, as follows, to-wit:
All that certain tract of land situated in
the county of Santa Fe, territory of New
Mexico, beginning on the west side at a
stake marked No. 20, which is situated
| 200 feet west of the northwest corner of
Irvine and Dunlop streets, and running
thence north fifty chains to stake
marked No. 80, which is the northwest
corner thence east 100 chains to stake
marked AZ, which is the northeast corner
thence 12S chains and 90 links to stake
marked No. At, which is the southeast
corner thence west 1870 chains to stake
marked No. "a, which is the southwest
corner, and thence north rs chains and
Is links to the said stake No. 20, the
point of beginning. The center point is
"a chains and IA links due north of
point upon the south boundary, which is
6 chains and 46 links west of stake marked
No. 10 and, whereas, upon the receipt of
said petition duly and properly signed and
filed, as aforesaid, the sheriff of said county
did take an accurate census of all the per-
manent lesidents who have resided within
the said limits of said proposed Incorporate
ed city, not less than six months prior to
the said presentation and filing of said
petition and said accurate description and
map or plat as aforesaid; and, whereas,
said petitioners have paid the expense OF
making such census or enumeration
and, whereas, the said sheriff did &C.
cordingly take an accurate census as
aforesaid and return the same to the said
board of county commissioners, On lists,
as provided by law, and which said re-
turn was duly presented to said board,
at session thereof held on the 9th day |
Of May, A. D., 1891, at Santa Fe, N. M,
and was duly filed in the said Office OF
the probate clerk of said county on the
Goth day of April, A. D., 1891 and,
whereas, this board has duly ratified,
confirmed and approved the filing of said
petition, and said accurate description
and map or plat and the taking of said
census and filing of the return thereof as
aforesaid; and, whereas said census
shows that there are $3.50 inhabitants
within said limits of said proposed city,
an amount amply sufficient under the law
to entitle said proposed city to be incor.
porated.
Now therefore, in pursuance of the
statutes in such case or cases made and
provided, the said board of county COM
missioners for the county and territory
aforesaid, do hereby call an election of all
the qualified voters residing within the
said territory embraced within said limits,
as described and plated as aforesaid, said
election to be held on the second day OF
June, A. D., 1891, from the hours OF 8
o'clock a. m. to 6 o'clock p. M, at the
county school house, situate in precinct
No. of said county, and at the county
school house situate in precinct No. of
said county (such polling places being
within the territory embraced within the
limits of said proposed city as aforesald).
And in further pursuance of the statute
in such case made and provided, the said
board of county commissioners do here
by divide said territory to be embraced
within the limits of said proposed city,
into two wards and which said board
hereby named and designates, as the
First Ward" and the "Second Ward"
the said LIST ward to embrace within it's
limits all that portion of the present pre-
cinct No. 8, of said county of Santa Fe,
which lies within the said limits of said
proposed city; and the I'd ward, to en-
brace within its limits, all that portion OF
the present precinct No. 4, of said county,
which lies within the. said limits of said
city. And, in further pursuance
of the statue in such case made and pro-
vided. the said board does hereby appoint
Larkin q. Read, Sol. Spiegelberg and
Epifanio Vigil as judges Of said election,
and Jose D. Sena, jr., and Samuel D.
Baldwin, as clerks OF said election for said
LIST ward, and Aniceto Abeytia, Charles
G. Probst and Marcelino Garcia, as judges
OF said election, and Perfecto J. Gonzales
and Adolfo P. Hill, as clerks OF said cleo
ton for the said I'd ward, and said judges
and said clerks shall qualify as required
by law for judges and clerks at general
election, and shall report the result of the
ballet to the said board of county COM
missioners. The ballot used at said cleo
ton shall be "for incorporation" or
against incorporation.
Dated, Santa Fe, N. NJ, May 6, A. D.,
1891.
The Board of County Commissioners Of
Santa Fe county, by
JOSEPH B. MAYO, Chairman,
JUAN GARCIA, Commissioner.