Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-05
COUNTY CON-
M|SS|0NERS
"A Brief But Important Meeting Of
the Board Was Held Yester.
day Afternoon.
MORE BRIDGES WANTED
Plans and Estimates Asked for Such
Structures Over Santa Fe and
CaIisteo Rivers.

The board of county commissioners
of Santa Fe County met in adjourned
regular session yesterday afternoon.
there were present: Chairman A. l..
Kendall of Cerrllos, Commissioner
Arthur Seligman of Santa Fe, Commits
sioner Nicolas Quintana of Pojoaque,
Clerk Celso Lopez and Deputy Clerk
Federico Lopez.
| The following business was trans
acted: Report made by E. c. Abbott,
district attorney showing that he had
turned over the sum of ,232 delin-
quent taxes collected by him to the
treasurer and collector of the county.
The report was ordered filed.
A resolution was adopted directing
District Attorney E. c. Abbott to pre-
pare an advertisement for plans and
specifications and probable cost for a
stone bridge to be constructed across
the Rio Santa Fe on College Street in
this city. This advertisement was Or
dered inserted in the Santa Fe Daily
New Mexican. Similar action was TAX
en- in the matter of the proposed
the town of Cerrillos.
A resolution was passed appointing
Commissioner Arthur Seligman, dele
gate from the board to proceed east
to consult with the holders of the fund
ed Indebtedness of this county for the
purpose of bringing about speedy
settlement of this county's funded
debt under the laws of the territorial
legislative assemblies of 1901 and
1908.
In the matter of the final acceptance
of the Don GasDar Avenue stone
bridge erected by Walter Sharp, un-
der his contract with the county it was
decided that the county board would
not make final acceptance until after
it's July meeting as under the contract
between the county and the contractor
the durability and strength Of the
bridge are to be tested for six months,
before final payment can be made. The
accounts of the contractor for the en-
tire work including extras were audit
ed and approved but no warrant was
drawn in payment thereof except for
the sum of $1,140 for widening the
bridge and for extras. A sum of $2,-
300 is retained until the July meeting
Of the board.
The matter of several county roads
and lanes in this city and in various
parts of the county which had been
closed up by persons not having au-
thority to do SO, was discussed and re-
ferred to the district attorney and the
sheriff of the county for action.
The annual reports of the treasurer
and ex-officio collector as we'll as the
probate clerk for 1903 showing the col
.lections and receipts as well as the ex-
penditures of the county and the state
of the finances on December 81, 1908.
which have not been furnished by
these officials were called for and the
same will be furnished at once I'm
der the law these officials are required
to furnish such reports to the county
commissioners within 20 days after
the close of each year.
A communication from David M.
White to the county commissioners
was received to the effect that the fin
al examination showed the bridge built
under contract by William Sharp to be
substantially in accordance with the
plans and specifications thereof. Or
dered filed.
The lumber left over from the DON
Gaspar Avenue bridge was turned ov-
er to the city marshal for city pur-
poses, providing the city will put suffl-
cient gravel and adobe dirt to cover
the cinder bed of the approach
The board will meet again on Feb
ruary Is to canvas the vote for the
disincorporation of the town of Ger
rillos. The board then adjourned SUBJ
ject to the call of the chair.