Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-03-01
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
ADJOURNED REGULAR SESSION.

ADJOURNED REGULAR SESSION.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Jan. 10, 1900.
The board met pursuant To adjourn.
ment.
Present; X. A. Miera, chairman; Ig-
nacio Gutierrez and Jesus Romero. com.
m~issioners. and ]. A. Summers. clerk.
Minutes Of previous meeting read and
approved.
The following resolution was adopted:
Be II resolved by the board Of county
commissioners OF BernalIllo county,
That the location Of the bridge acroes
the Rio Grande heretofore contracted TO
be constructed by the Pueblo Bridge
company, be, and the same hereby Is,
changed from the point where II was
originally contracted to be constructed,
TO q point at, or near, and Immediately
eastward from the Cochiti Indian vii.
lsge, and at a point where an island is
located In the center OF the said river, at
which teams have been In the habit Of
crossing the said river while enroute
from the town Of Bland to the city OF
Albuquerque, 10 said county. And be
Il further resolved, That In considers-
ton OF said change and the additional
cost which will be incurred BY said Pueblo
bridge at said last named point, and put
ting in one additional pier, that said
board OF county commissioners hereby
agree to pay the said bridge company
the SUN OF $1,000, In addition to the
amount heretofore contracted for, said
1900 TO be levied as q tax, collected
and paid over In the same manner pro-
vided for the payment OF the 1896
heretofore contracted to be paid for the
construction Of said bridge.
Whereas, q petition signed by more
than forty Of the business men OF the
town OF Bland has been presented to the
county commissioners, asking that q
franchise be granted for the construction
OF a water works system at, near to, and
within the town OF Bland, Ia Bsrnalillo
county, New Mexico, now, therefore be IL,
Resolved, BY the board OF county com.
missioners Of Bernalillo county, New
Mexico, In regular session assembled,
that the right to use the public roads,
streets and alleys, In and around the
town OF Bland. In BerDalillo county,
New Mexico, be and the same hereby IL
granted to j. W. Akers, 3. W. Young and
q. ". Johnston, and their assigns, for
the purpose OF constructing q system OF
water works In the said town OF Bland,
and to use the said public roads, streets
and alleys for the purpose OF laying any
pipe lines, constructing any fumes, and
digging any trenches which may be nec-
essary In order TO lay drains. or lines Of
pipe for the purpose Of carrying and con-
Quoting water, into. through or around
the said town Of Bland; the purpose OF
this resolution being 10 grant the exclu.
sive use Of the said public highways,
streets and alleys to the said J. W. Akers,
3. W. Young and q. W. Johnston, and
their assigns, for the purpose Of putting
In o system Of water works to be used in
supplying the citizens Of the said town
Of Bland with water.
Whereas. the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad
company has failed and refused, and
still falls and refuses to Day taxes due
upon the assessments made against Il by
the assessor OF Bernalillo county In the
year 1899 for the taxes which have been
levied thereon for the fifty first fiscal year,
now therefore DO II
Resolv we'd. BY the board Of county COM
m%issioners In regular session assembled,
that 7. A. Finical. district attorney, be,
and he hereby Is, instructed 10 i'm.
medistely begin q suit against the said
Santa Fe Pacific Railroad company for
the taxes due from the said company
upon all Its property located In the said
county Of Bernalillo; that the said dis.
trict attorney be instructed to include
In said suit ell the lands owned by the
said company, and also the line or lines
Of track, the rolling stock and personal
property OF every kind and description;
and the said district attorney Is also
hereby authorized and empowered TO
compromise and accept q settlement In
full for the said taxes due from said
company for said year any sum which
he may be able 10 obtain above t10,665.-
l2, the amount OF taxes which have been
assessed and levied against said COM
pany, together with the interest and
penalties which have accrued against
said company by reason OF their deli.
quency in making payment Of said taxes.
Adjourned until Monday, Feb, 10,
1900.
Approved, k. A. MIERA.
Chairman Board OF County
Commissioners.
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