The Socorro chieftain., 1906-01-27
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Board Meets in Special Session
to Consider the Matter of
Putting a
NEW ROOF ON THE COURT HOUSE.
The Old Roof Has Been in a Bad
Condition for Two or
Three Years.

The board of county commits
sioners met in special session in
the court house Monday, Janu-
airy p. There we're present
President Eduardo Jaramillo,
COMMISSIONER Alfredo Armiio,
and Clerk and Interpreter b. A.
Pine. The following resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas il is necessary to re-
move the old and put on a new
roof on the court house and Jail
of this, Socorro county, territory
of New Mexico, and to make
other necessary repairs in con-
nection Herewith, the following
being the plans and specifica-
tions as prepared and submitted
by w. c. Lane, upon examina-
tion made by him at the request
of this board, and which said
plans and specifications are here
by approved, to-wit:
Jail: The Jail roof is an eight
square, with a deck of the same
style. This roof must be all re-
newed, and must be a standing
scanned tin roof, except the outer
edge which forms valley, and
must be fiat scanned tin. The
valley is about three feet wide
and is in trough shape. The
Jail roof contains about three
thousand one hundred square
feet. The roof and all wood
work exposed must have two
good coats of paint, and about
forty-five feet of galvanized four
inch down spout. All tin must
have one good coat of paint on
the underside.
Court House: The court house
roof must also be relaid. The
deck or main roof must be stand
ing scanned tin, and contains
about three thousand five hum
dred square feet. The mansard
roof below the deck, and the gut
ter running around the whole
building and the base of the
tower, is box gutter, and must
be covered with lock joint solder
ed tin. The valley is about four
feet wide including the flashing,
and three hundred and sixty feet
in length. The brick flues must
also be retinned at the base of the
roof. The mansard portion of
the roof and the tower must be
covered with good redwood shin
giles; cut or round ends. The
mansard roof is from ten to fif-
teen feet high, and the tower is
about thirty feet high. This
work will require about forty
thousand shingles. All tin,
shingles and woodwork exposed,
must have two good coats of
paint. The court house will also
require seventy-five feet of six
inch galvanized down spout.
All tin must have one good coat
of paint on the underside.8
Now, therefore, be it resolved
by the board of county commits
sioners of Socorro county, terri
tory of New Mexico, that the
clerk of this board be and he is
hereby authorized, instructed,
and ordered to cause due adver-
tisement to be made, for the per
iod required by law, in English
in The Socorro Chieftain," and
in Spanish in the "El Defensor
Del Pueblo" weekly newspapers
published in said county, calling
for and to receive, bids, 50 be-
half of this board, for the doing
of the work and the furnishing
of all materials in connection
Herewith, according to the fore
going plans and specifications
and requiring all bidders to sub
nit their bids for both material;
and work, specifying the kind
make and character of each ar
ticle, the time when said worl
will be done, and the amount o
their bids, and to accompany
their bids with references as tC
their responsibility; said bids
duly sealed, to be filed with saiC
clerk ou. or before March 5th, A
d., 1906; payment to be made il
accordance with the terms o
contract; the contract to be le
to. the lowest responsible bidder
the. bidder or bidders to whor
the contract is let will be requir
ed, as a condition precedent, {
enter into a good and sufficien
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