Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-10
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Abstract of Proceedings of the Board on
Anril 8.

a and Hons. j. L. Mclaughlin ana
Agnstin Maestas, commissioners, and
Atanasio Romero, clerk.
The minutes of the last session of
February II, 1899, were read and APP
proved.
Mr.. j. d. Hart, of Golden, appeared
before the board and asked that a new
census be taken in Golden, so that the
retail liquor license may be fixed accord
ing to law, and Mr.. Hart was appointed
to take the census in both precincts of
Golden and San Pedro.
Ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince Of
fered evidence of payment of certain of
his taxes for 1889 to Sheriff Chaves in
1891. The board ordered that the taxes
so paid be marked paid on the collectors
books.
The board agreed to pay $50 toward
the proposed sewer on Palace avenue in
Ease connections could be made with the
court house, and the same to be paid
when the eve be built.
The report of the county assessor for
licenses assessed in the last quarter are
as follows:
For county fund. .............$ 6S Is
l. VI SClOOl IuIu lsOJO III
And the clerk was directed to charge
the same to the county collector.
The bond Of j. w. Coleman as cons
table at precinct No. 10 was approved.
Mr.. Vidal Mora was appointed Justice
of the peace for precinct No. 8.
Collector Fritz Muller filed a report of
all taxes abated by the board of county
commissioners in 1898, ETC., and the
clerk was directed to credit Mr.. Muller
with all such attachments.
The following were adopted:
Be it resolved by the board of county
commissioners, That hereafter no &C
counts presented by justices of the peace
in this county. for costs against this
county. will be allowed or paid unless il
is made to appear that the prosecution
of each particular case was authorized
by the district attorney or by the chair.
man If the board of county commission
ers, and that the prosecuting witness is
entirely without means to pay such
costs.
Whereas, 1t appears to the board O.
county commissioners that in the veal
1894, on the 9Th day OF october, Mr.. X,
Wagner was employed by a prior board
of county commissioners as an expert
accountant, in connection with the cast
of Territory VS.. Francisco Chavez ct al.
in the District court of Santa Fe county;
and that under such employment he has
rendered services in assisting the prose.
cution in said case, which are reason.
ably and Justly worth the sum of $500;
and
Whereas, This board is unable out OF
the current expense funds OF this county
to discharge the said claim of Mr.. r.
Wagner or pay off the same.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
the validity of said claim, the due per-
Torrance of said labor, and the reason
able value thereof, in said sum of $500
be, and the same is hereby recognized
by this board, to be paid out of any
funds recovered in the said case of Ter
ritOry VS.. francisco Chavez ct al. on
the final termination thereof.
The following accounts were examined,
audited, approved and ordered paid:
G. r. Huber, salary as Co. taller. $3.50 90
Ricardo Alarid, salary as Co.
guard. ...... ......... 1909 GO
James Williams, salary as Co.
guard. 10 40
Chas. w. Dudrow, salary as Co.
commissioner. $50. ......... SO 81
j. Z. Mclaughlin, salary as Co.
commissioner and mileage..... 60 Is
Aghstin Maestas, salary as Co.
commissioner and mileage..... 81 IS
Atanasio Romero, salary as pro-
bate and county clerk, etc.. 244 %
Chas. A. Spiess, salary as district
attorney. Observation-Disclosures. 80 80
R. G. Gortner, salary as district
attorney. 16 81
Seferino Baca, salary as janitor
OF court house. ...... so 90
Facundo Ortiz, salary as ianitor
for court house. 40 90
Jose A. Lucero, salary as pro-
bate Judge. .............. SO 80
H. G. Kinsell, expenses Of county
jail, Observation-Disclosures, 433 so
Nelson Chamberlin, for fixtures
for court house. ........ 3 90
W.. IL. G0oDol. LOT nXGufoS Tor
court house. Z 40
Water & Improvement Co.,
water for court house and jail. 80 90
Santa Fe Gas & Electric Co.,
for light for court house and jail IL SO
Santa Fe Electric Telephone Co.,
for use OF telephone at jail -. 9 OO
Jacob Weltmer, for stationery
probate clerks office. ........ II 7o
The New Mexican Printing Co.,
for notification. records. etc 2O1 OO