Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-09
THE COUNTY CONGRESS.
Regular Meeting Of the County Com
lnissiOners-KepO on the EspanO-
Ia and sulphur Springs Road
Accounts AllOwed--Assess-
ment Matters.

The county commissioners met on Mon
day afternoon with Commissioner Rogers
and Lujan and Clerk Hill present.
In the absence of Chairman Dudrow,
Commissioner W. G. Rogers was elected
temporary chairman.
In the matter of the application of E.
F. Hobart and others for the establish
ment of a public road from near Espa-
nola, in Santa Fe county, to Hot Sulphur
springs, in Bernalillo county, the follow
ing report was submitted by Atanasio
Romero and Gilbert La Bar, special COM
missioners for Santa Fe and Bernalillo
counties respectively:
To the Honorable the Board of County Com
missioners for the counties of Santa Fe and
Bernalillo respectively.
The undersigned, Atanasio Romero, the
commissioner heretofore duly appointed
herein to view and examine the proposed
road, and being so appointed by the
county commissioners of the said county
of Santa Fe; and Gilbert La Bar, the COM
missioner heretofore appointed by said
board of county commissioners of the
said county of Bernalillo to view and ex-
anime said proposed road hereby, re-
specially report that they acted in con-
cert as required by statute, and, on Tues
day, the Both day of June, 1896, they met
at Espanola in the said county of Santa
Fe and together proceeded to the begin
ming of the proposed road at a point
about one mile south of the town of Es-
pamela in the said county of Santa Fe and
about fifty yards south of the house of
Esquipula Luja on the road from said
Espanola to the Santa Clara Indian pue-
bio, and together Travelled over such pro-
posed road to its terminus at Hot Sui
phur spring in said county of Bernalillo
and viewed and examined the same, and
informing their Judgment as required by
statute they did each take into considera-
ton both public convenience and incon-
venience, and also the expense of the
proposed road, and, they each of them, do
hereby respectfully report that they are
in favor of establishing said proposed
road and they deem such establishment
expedient and they have laid out said
proposed road according to the descrip-
tion thereof as set forth in the petition
or application herein of record and as
specified in the order of your respective
boards appointing them commissioners
herein, except we find said road has been
opened and used for many years and still
is used as as public road from the point
of its beginning in Santa Fe county for
about twelve miles to site of old saw mill
In Santa Clara canon and we have there.
fore LAID out said proposed road as com.
mencing at near said site of old saw-mill
and continuing on to Hot Sulphar spring
as described in said petition; and they
do hereby respectfully report according
ly.
Action on the foregoing report was de-
ferred until August 10, when the board
will hold special meeting for the con
sideration of the subjec
II. G. Kinsell, of Cerrillos, appeared be
fore the board and represented that his
assessment for 1896 was too high.
After consideration the board reduced
Mr.. Kinsell's assessment for 1896 from
$2,755 to $1,755.
The following accounts we're approved
W. p. Cunningham, sheriff, $139; H. B
Cartwright, treasurer of school board
$75; Apolonio Chavez, probate Judge
800; Jose A. Martinez, jailer, $50; Cosms
Herrera, school superintendent, $279.10
H. B. Cartwright, treasurer, $75; G. w
Dudrow, commissioner, $41.65; w. G
Rogers, commissioner, $46.11; Pedro A
Lujan, commissioner, $44.77; A. P. Hill
clerk, $1,000; I. H. Tucker, under sheriff
$1.00; A. F. Spiegelberg, merchandise
New Mexico penitentiary, $45
Cayetano Garcia, jailer, $50; Patrocint
Lopez, janitor, $40; FIR. Gonzales Baca
assessor, $4,000.
At the session on Tuesday afternoon
Gen. E. L. Bartlett appeared before tn
board in behalf of Abram Staab ant
asked that the latter's assessment b.
made as reported by him.
This petition was denied and MI
Staab's assessment for 1896 was ordere,
to stand as raised at the previous meet
ing of the board.
Gen. Bartlett gave notice of an appea
to the territorial board of equalization.
The assessment of Romulo Benevitat
precinct 2, was reduced from $158 to 81
for 1895.
The assessment of E. O. Wilcox, pre-
cinct 2, was reduced from $1,000 to $65
for 1896.
The action of the board at it's previou
meeting, in refusing to allow T.. Bradfor
Prince the 5000 exemption on his al
sessment, was rescinded, and the ex-gov
ernor was allowed the exemption.
B. M. Read asked the board to allo,
him tree exemption of $500. The pr
tition was referred to the district al
torney for written opinion.
The board then adjourned subject t
the call of the chairman.