Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-02
SESSION COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
New Board Held Initial Meetinq-i
Sparks, Chairman-First
Official Acts.


election of Ishmael Sparks as chair
man, The other members present
were Jose |. Roybal, the hold-over
member from the old board, and Jose
l., Madril, successor to Commissioner
A. l.. Kendall Probate Clerk George
W. Armijo was at his post.
Commissioner Roybal placed in
nomination for chairman the name of
Mr.. Sparks and the latter was unani:
mously chosen as the presiding officer
for the ensuing two years. The first
official act Of the board after organiz-
ing was motion introduced by Com
missioner Madril authorizing the sher-
If to obtain the necessary bedding for
the temporary care of prisoners con-
fined In the new county jail 1t will
be month or more yet before the
new steel cells are installed but the
cell house can be used for the incar-
ceration of persons charged with
crime.
Commissioner Madril also made
motion that carried without a dis
senting vote, allowing the sheriff to
use the vacant room in the court
house which was formerly occupied by
Captain T.. c. Abbott when he was
district attorney, and was originally
intended as the sheriff's office. Sher-
iff Charles G. Closson will now have
two ohces as one had been fixed up
for him in the new Jail building.
Ramon f. Quintana, of the Santa
Cruz precinct, was appointed by the
new Board of County Commissioners
as janitor at the court house for a
period of six months and entered up
on the discharge of his duties imme-
diately.
The County Commissioners felt that
they had transacted enough business
for their first days session after
naming the new janltor and adjourn
ed until .,.onday, January 7.
The old board disposed of good
many matters of importance at its
final meeting Monday. Upwards of
three hundred warrants were issued
in payments Of accounts against the
county, and little unfinished business
was left so that the new board might
start out with a clean slate.
Immediately previous to the disso-
luton Of the old board Commissioner
Roybal offered the following resolu-
tions which were adopted:
Whereas the terms of Office of
two of the members of this board and
of all the county officials expire on
the Slst day of December, 1906, and
Whereas, the official affairs of the
county have been conducted by these
officials during the past two years eff
ficiently and satisfactorily, and
Whereas, the official relations be.
tween this board and these ieials
have been of very friendly nature
and the officials have aided this board
in every way possible in the proper
performance of the duties thereof,
therefor.
"Be it resolved, by the Board OF
County Commissioners Of Santa Fe
County Territory of New Mexico, in
special session assembled, That the
thanks of this board officially and in
dividually are hereby and herewith
extended to the said officials for prop
er, satisfactory and efficient perform
ance of duty and for the aid and as
sistance given this board by them In
their oiicial capacities during the
term mentioned as follows. County
Treasurer and Ex-Officio Collector
Celso Lopez, Probate Clerk Marcos
Castillo, Probate Judge Candelario
Martinez, Superintendent Of Schools
Marcelino Garcia, Sheriff Antonio J.
Ortiz, Deputy Assessors Edward An
drews and A. L. Morrison, Sr.. ex-Dis-
trict Attorney f. c. Abbott, District
Attorney R. c. Gortner, and Assist
ant District Attorney c. G. Catron.
Resolved, That this board here
with extends to the said officials best
wishes for their future welfare and
prosperity in private life, bidding them
farewell with well done, you good
and faithful servants
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the records and min
utes of this board and that certified
copies thereof be furnished to each
official mentioned and that these reso-
lutions be published in the Daily New
Mexican and Ell Nuevo Mexicano, pub
locations in this city and county"
Another resolution was also adopted
with reference to supplying criminal
and civil dockets to the various JUS
tices of the peace in Santa Fe Coun-
ty. 1t was introduced by Commission
er Kendall. It met with the favor of
the board and was promptly acted up
on. 1t was as follows:
Resolved that each justice OF the
peace Of the county of Santa Fe be
furnished at the expense of the coun-
ty with bound blank record for use
as criminal and civil docket during
his incumbency Of the Office as justice
Of the peace. That each justice OF
the peace of this county shall and will
be required to keep complete and
correct record In English of all Grim
inal and civil cases which may come
before his court for adjudication, said
records to be examined by the coun-
ty commissioners every three months;
the accounts of the said justices OF
the peace for the same period
shall also be examined every quarter
by this board and examined and ap-
proved by the district attorney Of the
county of Santa Fe for the purpose
of checking and ascertaining that the
accounts and charges against this
county are correct and that thr Grim