The Springfield herald., 1907-01-18
Proceedings of the
Board of County Cons
miSSiOnerS.


The Board of County Commissioners
met in regular Quarterly session at l
o'clock p. m. Present, C. II. Davis,
Chairman, L. McAdam and v. M. Shan
non, Commissioners, and Geo. Erwin
Konkel, Co. Clerk.
The official Bonds of County and Pre-
cinct officers were examined and ap-
proved as follows, to-wit:
Geo. Erwin Konkel, County Clerk and
Recorder
Edward Emerson, County Assessor
N. Conner Jones, County Superintend-
ent of Schools
Ernest P. Mcfarland, county Sheriff
David G. Greathouse, county Surveyor
w. A. Thompson, Justice of the Peace
Precinct No. 2
R. o. Nance, constable Precinct No. 2
John Yokum, Justice of the Peace Pre-
cinct No. 3
Lee l.. Knox is hereby appointed con-
stable in and for Precinct No. and his
official bond is hereby approved.
The Out West Printing and Station
ary company is hereby awarded the
contract for furnishing the county Sup
plies for the ensuing year.
S. E. Speckmann was awarded the
contract for furnishing the printed sta
tionery for the ensuing year.
The Board having received evidence
of the loss of tax sale certificate No. IA
sale of 1891, the treasurer is hereby or
Gered to issue duplicate for same.
1t is hereby ordered that the clerk be
instructed to rent telephone of the
Springfeld-Lamar Telephone CO. for
for the use of county officers, said tel
ephone to be placed in the Office of the
county Treasurer. L. McAdam voting
in the negative.
A resolution was passed authorizing
L. McAdam to sell lots and in block
a; also all of block Eight (s), Nine (9),
Ten QO), Eleven QD, Twelve Q2),
Thirteen Q9, Fourteen 90, Fifteen
Q5), and Sixteen Q6) in the North side
addition to the town of Villas in Baca
county, colorado, to Mildred T. Ran
ney for the sum of six dollars.
Treasurer is hereby ordered to refund
to Mildred T. Ranney six dollars, being
approximately the amount paid by her
for tax deed and taxes on SW4NW4
Sec. 1, Township 81, Range as, said
land having been enormously assessed
and sold.
On motion of V. M. Shannon, C. H.
Davis was elected chairman and pur-
chasing agent for the ensuing year.
DR.. T. F. Milligan was elected health
officer for the ensuing year.
Treasurer is hereby ordered to refund
Is cents from Ordinary County Reve-
nue. Fund and cents from State Cen
eral Revenue Fund to S. E. Speckmann
on, account of error in tax receipt No.
809, tax of 1905.
Tax sale certificate No. 26 sale of
1906 is hereby ordered cancelled on ac-
count of double assessment and Treas
urer is hereby ordered to refund $2.03
from ordinary Revenue Fund to R. w.
Mcfarland, of Springfield, on account
of same.
Tax sale certificate No. 33 sale of
| 1906 is hereby ordered Cancelled on ac-
count of double issue and Treasurer is
hereby ordered to refund 5 1.36 from
Ordinary County Revenue Fund to N.
Conner Jones on account of same.
! That part of tax sale certificate No.
| 27 sale of 1906 which is lien on lot 12,
! block 10 in the town of Springfield,
Colorado, is hereby ordered Cancelled on
account of double assessment and treas
urer is hereby ordered to refund SO
cents to E. M. Whitaker from Ordinary
County Revenue Fund on account of
same. On petition of VIM. Spurgeon
it is hereby ordered that the treasurer
accept the original taxes without inter-
est or penalties on personal property of
Frank Spurgeon for the years 1902,
1903, 1904 and 1905; on account of men
tai condition of said prrty at said time.
Treasurer is hereby ordered to refund
so cents to H. K. Ward from Special
Fund School District No. 80, on account
of error in posting August Collections
for the year 1905; Treasurer is hereby
ordered to refund II cents from States
part of Interest on delinquent taxes on
account of error in apportioning August
Collections for the year 1905.