The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1907-04-13
COMMISSIONERS MEET
In An I'm ,ortaut Regular Quarterly
Session in the City on Monday
April l.
LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS PAID
And the Finances of the County
Found to BE in First Glass
Condition.

At a regular quarterly M It.
ing of the board of county com-
misSionerS held in the court house
in this city commencing April l,
there we're present Chairman
David Farr, Commissioner Pedr
s. Contreras, Clerk T.. II. Sweet,
Interpreter l.. S. Stapleton, and
Sheriff Aniceto G. Abeytla
The bill of Misais. Baca. cN-
sheriff, for feeding prisoners dur
ing the last quarter was present
ed, but the board deferred action
upon it until the opinion of the
district attorney could be
obtained as to the legality of
payment.
The report of f. S. Stapleton
as special road commissioner
was approved.
j. w. Richardson of Rosedale
petitioned the board to revoke
the liquor license of S. G.. Viv-
ian of Rosedale. Action was de-
ferred pending investigation.
The clerk was instructed to
cooperate with the territorial
engineer in selecting places
along the Rio Graude where the
two thousand dollars appropriat-
ed by the territorial Legislature
to increase the surface flow of
the river shall be expended.
The clerk was instructed to
purchase typewriter for the
use of Superintendent ID. a.
Ortega, the purchase to be made,
however, subject to the approval
of the district attorney.
Commissioner Contreras intro
duced a resolution authorizing
Chairman David Farr to borrow
money on notes in behalf of the
county to make necessary repairs
on the court house and Jail build
ing.
The clerk was instructed to
request District Attorney H. A.
Wolford to be present at the
meetings of the board in person
or by deputy.
Constable'S bonds were ap-
proved as follows: James Car
mody of precinct No. ID, J. F.
Russell 81, Gregorio Garcia D,
Andres Trujillo 5, A. S. Quincy
As, Donaciano Rael %, Serilo
Silva 10, Jesse Harry 13.
Road supervisors bonds were
approved as follows: E. J. Baca
of precinct No. 32, Juan Rom
quilla 4, Malvin Schwapp 81,
Epitacio Martinez 35, Maxine
Baca 21, G.. T.. Sanchez Ia, Fran
cisco Padilla 81.
The butchers bonds of Vic
torio Escajeda of Kelly and
Isais Chavez of San Marcial
were approved.
Road supervisors were appoint
ed as follows: Manuel Garcia for
precinct No. 81, Estevan Flores
II, Luis Trujillo %.
Matias M. Torres was appoint
ed justice of the peace for Mag
dalena precinct until such time
as an election could be held.
Reports of justices Of the
peace were approved as follows:
Ignacio Santillanes of precinct
No. ,, MatiaS M. Torres u,
David Giron II, Pedro Armijo
40, Felipe Peralta 30. A. E.
Green l.
The report of Leopoldo Mad
rid, justice of the peace of pre-
cinct No. %, was referred to Dis
trict Attorney Wolford for his
advice as TO what action should
be taken in regard to it.
Reports of road supervisors
were approved as follows: Pro-
copio Chavez of precinct No. %,
Dwyer Mitchell IS, f.. G.. Baca
50.
The report of Sheriff A. c.
Abeytia on liquor and gambling
licenses issued and collected was
found correct and approved.
Bills were approved and
ordered paid out of the genera
fund as follows.
David Farr, salary and
mileage .... 49,. SlS5 Os
Pedro S. Contreas, same l35 81
Alfredo Armijo, same 134 7.
f. II. Sweet, salary,
stamps, etc ....... 255 II
E. S. Stapleton, inter
preting ......... 20 0,
T. ]. Matthews, phone
rent 3 mo-. .,......... 90 O'