The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-01-20

thereof, held at the Cour house
in Roswell, on Monady. October End
1906.
Board met at 10 O'Clock a. M
Present:
w. M. Atkinson, chairman.
N. J.. Fritz, commissioner.
F. P. Gayle, clerk.
Minutes of the last special and regr
lar meetings were read and approved.
The resignation of Eugene F. Coop
er, Justice of the Peace in and for
Precinct No A. was accepted and said
office declared to be vacant.
Now come N. j.. Fritz and others
by he'll petition and ask for the ap-
pointment of M. c.. Moore to the Of
fee of Justice of the Peace for Pre-
cinct No. A..
1t is therefore ordered that NJ. c.
Moore be and he is hereby appointed
Justice of the eac in and for said
Precinct No. 4, Chaves County, New
Mexico, to fill the unexpired term of
Eugene F. Cooper. resigned.
The report of Eugene F.. Cooper,
Justice of the PEACE for Precinct Nc
4 for the quarter ending September
3Oth, 1905 examined and approved.
Now comes w. L. Stull and others
by petition and asks for the establish
ment of a public Highway, as de-
scribed in said petition and it having
been represented to the satisfaction
of this Board that all parties owning
land abutting on said proposed high
way are in favor of the said highway
without n xpens whatever to
Chaves County, for the right of way
therefor. 1t is therefore ordered that
a public highway be declared and es-
t%ablished, as described in said Peti-
ton, to-wit:
Beginning at the Southwest Lake
Arthur Townsite at the southwest o
ner of section 20, Twp. Is South
Range 26 East, thence South one mile
between sections ss and 80 to the
Northeast corner of section 81, hence
west on the section line 2 miles, be
tween sections 80 and 81 Twp. Is S.,
range 26 east, and sections 25 and Sc,
Twp. Is South, range 25 East to the
northwest corner of section SO, where
it intersects the public road now op-
ened and travelled. Said highway to
be of a width of 60 feet, or 80 feet on
each side of the o described line
Now come E. P. Rasmussen and 9th
ers, by petition and ask for the es-
t~ahlishment of a public highway, and
it having e shown to the satisfac-
ton of this board that ali parties own
ing land abutting OF said highway
are in favor of the establishment of
said road, and hat they will claim
no damages from Chaves County for
right of way therefor. 1t is there
fore ordered that said highway be and
the same is hereby declared and es-
tablished a public highway. which is
described as. beginning at he North
west corner of section 35, Twp. IL s.,
r. % East, and thence running west
on the section line to its intersection
with the P. v. & N. f. Ry. Coo. right
OF way.
1t Is ordered that the sum of $500
be appropriated to assist the citizens
of road district No. 4 in buying a o a
grader to be used ON the public high
ways of said precinct.
Ii is ordered that the sum of $25
be appropriated from the Road and
Bridge Fund for the purpose of work
ing the o on the Upper Felix.
John L. Pepper, Road Supervisor,
in and for Road precinct No. 6, resig-
ned thereby causing a vacancy, it is
therefore ordered that L.. E. Ayers be
and he is hereby appointed Road SUI
pervisor in and for said Road precinct
No. s, to fill the %uHexpired term of
said John L. Pepper.
The resignation of ". P. West,
Road Supervisor in and for Road Pre-
cinct No. 4 was accepted, thereby ere
ating a vacancy in said Office. 1t is
therefore ordered that Jerry Cazier be
and he is hereby appointed Road Su-
pervisor in and for said Precinct No.
4, to fill the ~unexpired term of w. P.
West, resigned.
Now come, Joe J.. Boyd and Others,
residents of Lake Arthur, New Mexi-
co, and by petition ask for an appro-
priation of $240 to assist in making a
crossing across the Rio Pecos. AT
ter due consideration in the premises,
1t is ordered that the sum of $40 be
appropriated from the Road and
Bridge Fund to assist in the building
of said crossing.
Now comes James Farrell, and 9TH