Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-22
County Commissioners Proceedings.


in session since tho frs, Monday in jan
usry. Most Of tho ;irne has boon spent
In receiving and checking reports Of eoun-
~ officials and other routine business.
From tho La Jun,a Tribuno's synopsis Of
tho proceedings wa make tho following
extracts:
Frank T. Tri5llo OF kguillar was re-
commended for water commissioner in
Water Dis,rie, No. is.
Tho constitutional amendment proy!d-
ing for biennial elections having been ad-
opted by vote Of tho people at the last
state election. also provides that tho terms
Of all county and precinct officers. oSeop.
eonstablos. expiring in January. 1904. DO
extended TO tho second Tuesday in Janu-
uary. 1905. and tho county clerk was in
str ue,od to notify all officials TO execute
now official bonds for tho extended term.
TO bo filed within. thirty days. Tho con-
stitu,ional amendment failing to provide
for tho extension Of tho term Of eonstA-
blos. all such Offices wora declared va
cant and appointments made as follows:
Fred Gilbert. c. n. Baldwin. w. C.
Hanen. VIM. Besgroye. S. w. Brown. W.
Harvey. Daniel Hewitt.
County Survoyor-R. a. Sawyer, OF
Sugar City.
Justices OF the Peacc-W. W. Spencer.
e. w. Richards. NJ. L. Sanger.
An appropriation Of Sloo was made to
aid the Colorado State Realty Association
TO advertise tho state in the east and
south and at the St. Louis Exposition.
The petition Of M. L. Meyer. Of Rocky
T.. ~Ls - n
1902. on stock Of merchandise. on tho
ground that he was assessed excessively
high. was granted. and S2e refunded on
a valuation Of $500.
In tho matter Of the purchase OF road
graders the contract was awarded to the
La Junta Hardware Company for two
Western reversible road graders, for the
sum Of S445 {. o. b., La Junta.
The board appointed county physicians
for the year 1904 at the salaries per
month given below:
DR.. A. N. Moody. Of Fowler. $40: Or.
D. W. Shelton. Of Manzanola, $40; Or. S.
E. Griffin. ordway. SO; Or. c. H. Wax
ham. Sugar City. So: DR.. E. W. Kearby,
Of Rocky Ford, Sis; DR.. B. F. Haskins,
La Junta. $25. The variation in salaries
indicates the size Of the country covered. ]
Health officers for the eounry were ap-
pointed as follows: Manzanola, DR.. D.
W. Shelton; Fowler. Or. A. N. Moody,
Sugar City. DR.. c. H. Waxham; Ordway.
Or. S. E., Griffith; Rocky Ford. Dr.. n. G,
Sigman; La Junta. Dr.. A. L. Stubbs.
Road overseers were appointed as fol-
lows: Road district No. l. E. J. Gilbert,
Fowler; No. 2, W. F. Baehus. Manzanola;
No. 3. J. H. Welburn. Olney; No. 4. J. F.
Sekenberger, Manzanola: No. S, W. F.
Green Rocky Ford No. 6. H. P. Badger,
Rocky Ford; No. z. G. H. Willis, Newdale;
No. 9. Juan 3. Masearenas. Higbee; No.
10, L. o. Evans. La Junta; No. l2. S. w.
Nelson. Rocky Ford; No. l5. W. S. Har-
vey. Sugar City; No. "a. L. W. Waller Of
Ordway.
W. R. Gibson was reappointed county
attorney at a salary Of $50 per month.
he to furnish legal advice to the board and
all county officials. and also to prepare all
county contracts.
E, H. Hively was reappointed janitor Of
the court house at salary Of of $50 per
month.
L. A. King was reappointed superinten-
dent Of the county poor farm.
The contract for the county undertake
ing was let to the Mayhem House Furn-
ishing Company.