Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-11
Proceedings of County Commissioners Of
January 4, 1892.

january 4, loS~s
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 a. m.
Present: Hon. ]. B. Mayo, chairman
Comrs. Juan Garcia and Max. Frost
Clerk Ig1acio Lopez, Sheriff G. NJ. Conk
lin by Canuto Alarid, deputy.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion, Hon. J. B. Mayo was re-
elected chairman Of the board for the year
1892.
The following letter from Mrs. E. l..
Bartlett, Tor an appropriation of 500 for
Worlds fair purposes, was read:
To the Hon. Board of Co. Comrs. OF the Co. of
Santa Fe.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, Dec. 1S9l.-Gentle-
men: | have the honor to enclose here
with correspondence which l have had
relative to procuring for the coming
Worlds fair at Chicago, relief model,
in plaster, 7x7R feet, showing the noun
tains valleys, rivers, mesas, towns and
railroads, school districts, churches, and
geographically, and made to scale.
The expense of this work will he ST 800.
The model to be the property of the pur-
chaser after the exhibition is closed.
There are not sufficient funds on hand or
available for the territorial board to
undertake this expense, and my idea is,
that as each of the sixteen counties in
the territory would receive equal benefit
from such map, each could afford to ap-
propriate the sum of 500 toward its
procurement, the same to be kept at the
capital after the exposition closes, either
in the Bureau of immigration society or
the historical society rooms, for the bene'
fit of the territory. This method of ad-
vertisng and showing the resources Of
different sections is being very extensive.
ly used by the eastern states. And
know of no better way to call attention
to our territory and its school system than
this. hope to have this, the Oldest county
in the territory, set an example for the
others to follow. l woGld therefor
respectfully ask an appropriation from
your honorable body OF 500 for the
purpose above named, under the law Of
1891, which authorizes the same. This
money need not be paid for several
months, but | would like the appropri.
ton at this time, in order to stimulate
the other counties to make similar
appropriation, and unless they all
respond favorably. so as to raise the
81 800 from each county, in equal
amounts, the appropriation from this
county will not be called for. Very re.
specially, CORA l.. BARTLETT,
l.. M. Worlds Fair from New Mexico.
1t WAS unanimously resolved that an
appropriation of 500 be made out of the
general fund for the purpose asked for in
Mrs. Bartlett's letter, provided an appro-
priation of 500 is obtained from each
of the counties in the territory for that
purpose.
The ACCOUNTS of the Water and I'm.
provement company for the year 1891,
for water furnished the county court
house, were approved for 1923, payable
out of delinquent taxes.
In the matter of settlement with ex- Col.
ector Frank Chavez, it was resolved upon
final settlement to take into consideration
as a credit the ex-collector's accounts for
jail expenses from April l, 1890, to Sep
TENDER II, 1891, amounting to $4,Ol4.75,
and for sundry accounts paid for the
county, amounting 10 50 1853 so.
The matter of final settlement was
postponed for further examination Of
the books of the county and ex-Collector
Chavez.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That this board grant leave
of absence to Commissioner Mayo for
three months and that Commissioner
Frost act as chairman of the board during
his absence.
The following accounts Of Manuel VAL
dez, assessor were approved:
Commission, assessors general county
luna TAX :..,., ,,..'''''''''.' ss45. y
County funding bond tax, 1891 .......... 34. %
Bonds 1882 and 1884 tax. .....,,......... 162. II
Road purposes OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4O.1S
$40. %
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Resolved, That Hon. ]. B. Mayo chair
man of this board be instructed on his
trip east to call upon Mr.. E. r. Chapman,
the eastern representative of the Santa Fe
Southern Railroad company, and the own