Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-11-09
HARDWAREMAN.
COUNTY COMMISSION.
ERS' PROCEEDINGS

Pursuant to the call OF the chairman
the board Of commissioners met ut
10 o'clock a. M, Nov. 9th. Present,
Chairman Robert C.. Rankin. Com
missioner Gallegos and Commissioner
Martinez. The business transacted
was as follows:
Victor Jaramillo was appointed rs
road supervisor of Precinct No. 8.
As the road In Precinct 43 Is in
very bad condition, Cecilio Lujan
was instructed to work five more days
| by order Of the board. and to properly
repair the road where It Is used most
In public traffic The sum Of $40 was
| allowed him for the work and expen-
SEES in repairing the highway.
An order was given to Epimenio
Aires, road supervisor Of Precinct
No. 30, for $500 for the purchase Of
powder, fuse and caps for blasting
and for repairing the road where
needed.
The board being informed Of the
bad condition OF the bridge across the
creek through Kearney's Gap. ap-
propriated $50 for repairs. Commits
sioner Martinez was authorized to
oversee the work.
The clerk Of the probate court was
| granted so cents for the recording OF
each official bond Of the road super
visors. duly appointed and qualified
for 1905. and which have not yet
been recorded az provided by law
Chairman r. G. Rankin informed
the board that Rev. Father Pouget,
| parish priest Of East Las Vegas. was
| willing to donate to the county a
piece Of land for the burial Of panp-
ers at Los Vigiles. II the county COM
missioners were willing to have the
same surveyed. The board accepted
the offer for the parcel Of land and
ordered a survey and plat made OF
said cemetery.
The board, after discussing the bad
custom Of 5urying the poor In the
hills surrounding the town and city
Of Las Vegas, without e%xcavating the
graves deep enough, decided to forbid
the practice and requests the authors
ties of both municipalities to punish
any person burying In the aforesaid
manner. The clerk was instructed t.
inform the authorities of both towns
in reference to the above.
The following road supervisors pre-
scented their designations and thu
same were accepted and filed:
Francisco Lucero y Mares. Precinc
No. Q; O. N. Olson. Precinct No. 9
), Celestino Garcia, Precinct No. 35
Pedro Aragon y Gomez, Precinct No
As; Juan 'Benavidez. Precinct No. ~
The following quarterly report
were presented and placed on file
Fl. s. Wooster, J. p, Precinct No. 20
Dsmetrio Rihera y Marines, J. P
Precinct No. 2.
n. s. Wooster, J.. p. Of Precinct q
3 presented his report Of the inques
!, held on the 30th day Of October o
the body OF John H. Bell. coloret
y which was placed on file.
!" The official bonds Of the f0llowin
n road supervisors we're approved: Pc
y firio Montana, Dionisio Sandoval. Pa
Sandoval, Juan d. Martinez, Albin
a Sandoval, Justo Gonzales, Donaciar
e. Sandoval, Emiterio Chavez, Nlomer
. Maestas and Andres Ruiz.
Eugeni0 Romero, collector, presen
& ed to the board his quarterly repoi
N ending October 4th, 1905. which WI
e. filed. He also presented his repo
Is for the collection Of taxes and licens
lie during the month OF October. 1SC
which was received and ordered file
W Sheriff Cleofes Romero present'
d his report Of licenses collected
Is. October, 1905, and the same was
Is ceived an ordered filed.
ut Petitions were received asking I
or the appointment Of the following
janitors of the county court hous
Nestor Sanchez, Felipe Macs. CT
Segura and Ramon ulibarri. I
ay board appointed them to serve IN
rn tation for the period OF three mont
ay each and to perform their work
follows:
Dol Felipe Macs. first quarter, beg
on ming January LIST, 1906: Ramon |
at barri. for second quarter. beginn
zen April LIST, 1906; Nestor Sanchez.
'dy third quarter. beginning July 1st. 49,
he and Cruz Segura. for fourth quar-
beginning October LIST. 1906.