The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-07-21
day. July 5th. 1906, at 10 O'Clock a


day. July 5th, 1906, at 10 o'clock
m.
), Board met Thursday, July 5tf
1906, at 10 O'Clock a. M, pursuant t
t adjournment. Present, w. NJ. Atkin
son, Chairman; Thos. D. White, Com
missioner; N. ]. Fritz, Commissioner
F. p. Gayle, Clerk.
1t is hereby ordered that "
Kenney be and he is hereby in
structed to make soundings fol
a bridge across the Pecos river
east of Dexter, New Mexico
and George R. Urton, M. v. Corn
Sr., and JOIN Shaw are hereby ap
most suitable location for said
bridge, said v. R. Kenney, acting as
consulting and advising engineer and
that said committee and consulting
engineer make their report to this
Board on or before the Bird day OF
August, 1906.
The following accounts were allow
ed and ordered paid.
Mark Howell, services, $101.9 0
Ullery Furniture Co., merchandise.
s54.O0.
Hondo Stone Mfg. Co., thing, SAT.
Record Publishing Co. $5O.45.
w. M. Atkinson, cash expended,
s14.OO.
w. M. Atkinson, cash expended for
pauper, $11.10.
Hilary E11rniturn 10 oornof 60
Pecos Valley Lumber Co, $127.33.
Pecos Valley Lumber Co., $1O.85.
ST. Mary's Hospital, $500.
w. S. Morgan, cot for pauper, 81.
job Shaw, services on bridge
committee, $500.
G.. R. Urton, services on bridge
committee, $500.
M. V. Corn, Sr., services on bridge
committee, $1,000.
The report of James A. Poage, JUS
tice of the Peace, Precinct, No. 1,
examined and approved and account
allowed for $14.2O.
The bid of l.. B. Craig for the con-
struction of a cement sidewalk on the
east side of the Court House being
the lowest and best bid therefor. 1t
is ordered that said contract be
awarded to the said L. B. Craig.
1t is ordered that B. L. Miller be re-
bated $500 on his 1905 rendition.
RESOLVED, that the BOARD of
County, New Mexico, enter into a
contract to ease to the United States
the Court room and office for
the offices of the District Judge, Dis
trict Clerk and such other Offices in
connection with the Fifth Judicial
District as may be necessary, at a
yearly rental of $4,000, payable quar-
terly, and the Chairman and Clerk
of this Board are hereby instructed
to execute said lease and contract
on the part of the Board.
On his day came on for hearing
and discussion before the Board, the
matter of the construction across the
Pecos river of a bridge, in the south
ern portion of the county; and the
Board having heretofore appointed a
commission to decide Upon a suit
able location for sucn bridge and it
appearing to the Board that such a
bridge is necessary for the conven-
fence of the public residing in that
portion of the county.
1t is ordered by the Board that a
substantial and suitable bridge -
constructed across the Pecos river
south of Roswell, at a location which
will hereafter be determined from
reports of commissioners heretofore
appointed for tina purpose n whose
Investigations are not yet completed.
1t is further ordered by the Board
that a levy of five mills on the dol
lar of all taxable property in the coun
ty, be and the same hereby is made,
and the proceeds thereof, after de-
Quoting the cost of assessing and col
| lecting the same, to be used in paying
| for the construction of said bridge
| and the materials therefor.
The Board adjourned until tomor-
row, July 6th, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
BOARD convened or July 9Th, at 10
o'clock a. m. pursuant to adjourn