The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-09


appointed Road Superxisor- ia AM
for said precinct.
Now comes w. 8. Prayer and 9th
ers by petition and ask for tne estab
1ishment of a public highway as des
cribed in said petition; and tbs
Board being satisfactorily adviser
that there will be no claim or caarge
for damages for right of way for SAID
proposed highway, the owners Of Ia1d
abutting thereon having signed saii
petition, it is ordered that a public
highway be, and the same is hereby
declared and established, as describ
ed in said petition, to-wit: Beginning
at the S. w. corner of the NEA OF
the Southwest quarter of section 10
Twp. IL s., of r. rs E., thence IN an
easterly direction along the one.
70 the N. E. corner of the SEN of
the SEA of Sec. II, Twp. IL S., OF
R.. 25 E., said roadway to be sixty
feet wide.
Now come J.. w. ,Stockard, J. w.
Kfnsinger and K. K. Scott, in person,
representing the City Council of the
City of Roswell, and agree with this
Board that the s96S.S8, now to the
credit of tine flood sufferers relief
fund" which said relief fund was to
have been turned over to the said
City Council, shall be retained by the
County of Chaves. in full payment to
Chaves county, for all claims against
the City of Roswell on account of
caring for paupers, for all bills paid
by Chaves county up to january list,
1907.
Now comes Frank Strickland and
others, by petition. and ask for an
appropriation of $4,000 to be used in
working the o from the Felix
p~osboffice to Elk. Now, therefore, it
is ordered that the sum of $4,000 be
and is hereby appropriated for such
purpose.
The following accounts were al
lowed and ordered paid:
Roswell Wool & Hide Co, fuel etc,
$5.75.
Minter & Fyffe, work with paupers
$500.
J. J. Rasooe, cash. telegram for
pauper $1.50.
s14.95.
C. H. Spencer, services in J.. P.
Court, $500.
F. P. Gayle, cash expended, $22.5O.
The board adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
The board met on Tuesday, January
8th, 1907. at 10 O'Clock a. m. pursuant
to adjournment.
Present: w. M. Atkinson, chair
man.; N. J. Fritz, commissioner; T.
D. White, commissioner; F. P. Gayle
clerk.
1t lis ordered that warrant No. 1912
for s6S.75 in favor of E. H. Skipwitn,
be cancelled and warrant for said
amount be issued to DR.. w. w. Phil
lips; he having served as county ply
stefan, for the time warrant was issu-
ed to E. H. Skipwith.
1t is ordered that warrant be issued
to A. Maddux for $31.06, balanceF due
Andy Olson for grading approaches to
Hondo bridge, $500 having been
heretofore paid to said Andy Olson.
1t is ordered that $3.50 be paid to
A. V. Hair, for carrying ballot box
from Dexter to Roswell on November
6, 1906.
1t is ordered that DIR. C. NJ. Mayes
be and he is hereby appointed County
Physician for Chaves County, except
Dexter, Hagerman and Lake Arthur
precincts.
1t is ordered hat the sheriff of
Chaves county be allowed $50 per
for Jailor's salary, payable
quarterly.
It is ordered that w. S. Smock be
and he is hereby appointed ~janitor
at the Court House for the ensuing
term at a salary of $50 per month
payable quarterly.
It is ordered that DR.. J. A. Farms
be and he is hereby appointed
County Physician, in and for Dexter,
Hagerman and Lake Arthur precincts.
The official bond of Mark Howell,
County School Superintendent was ex
and approved.
The official bond of John G. Peck,
was examined n approved.
The official bond of v. R. Kenney,
County Surveyor was examined and
approved.
1t is ordered that the contract for
the County Printing, be and the same
is hereby accorded to the Record
Company, for the next two
years OF the same terms as for the
past two years, and the Roswell Rec
ord is hereby appointed and declar-
the official Newspaper of Chaves
County, for the years of 1907 and 1908
It is ordered that the County Treas
urer pay bounty for wild animal scalps
all wild animals killed during the
of 1906, for which certificates
been issued, on the following
basis:
For wolves $500 each.
For Coyotes, $1.O0 each.
For wild Cats, $1.00 each.
For Bears, $1,000 each.
1t is ordered that C. L. Higday be
allowed rebate of 5000 valuation on
taxes for the year 1906, exemption as
head of family.
It is ordered that. the following
named persons be and they are hereby
delegates to the transmits
souri, Dry Farming Congress. to be
held in Denver, Colorado, on January
gath and 25th, 1907: G. A. Richardson
C. w. DeFreest, w. G. Hamilton, w.
S. DAWSON, S. w. Holder, Walter
Gill.