The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1908-01-18
COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION
The County Board Closes Books for
Year 1907 Paying All Bills in
Full.


At n regular meeting of the
board of county commissioners of
Socorro county held in this city
commencing Monday, January 3,
{ 1908, there were present Chair
man David Farr. Commissioner
Alfredo Aramijo and Pedro S.
Contreras, Interpreter +. S. Sta
pleton, Sheriff Aniceto c. Abey-
tia, by Deputy S. c. Abyta, and
County Clerk Il. II. Sweet.
Reports of justices of the peace
were received and approved as
follows: Mauricio Miera of pre-
cinct No. Z; Evaristo Abrejo, 43;
Rafael Lopez, 80; Aleio Gurule,
%; John Dwyer, IS; David Gil
ron, II; Julian Montoya, 25;
Matias NJ. Torres, Is; Teresa
Lopez, 27; A. T.. Green, l; Fe-
lipe Peralta, 80; Pedro Armiio,
40; j. J. Hale, 81; Jos. McOuil-
Ian, l3; Leopoldo Madril, %, ID.
A. Bechtel, 20.
County Treasurer Jose T.. Tor
res, by Deputy c. A. Baca, pre-
sented his report for the quarter
ending December 81, 1907.
RESOLUTION CREATING rUBIIc
ROAD.
AT a regular meeting of the
board of county commissioners i'm
and for Socorro county, New
Mexico, at its regular session,
sitting on the 9th day of January,
A. ID. 1908, it having been made
to appear before said board that
there is at the present time no
public recognized highway to
the poStoltice known as Carthage;
that public highway is essen
tial and necessary to said post
office, and also from said post
Office en- route to White Oaks;
therefore, be it
Resolved, and it is hereby or
dered, that public highway is
hereby created and recognized,
commencing at a point near the
intersection of the New Mexico
Midland railroad, about one
fourth of a mile west of the
northeast corner of section Is,
township 5, range ? east, thence
running through the northeast
one-iourth of said section IS,
which land is the property of the
Carthage Fuel Company, in ac-
cordance with the map and pro-
file filed with this board, and
which IS hereby ordered to be
filed i'll the probate clerks Office
for public record, and all other
trails and roads heretofore used
on lands pertaining and belong
ing to the said Carthage Fuel
Company are hereby declared
and recognized to be private
roads pertaining to the owners OF
the SAID property.
DAVID FARR, Chairman.
ALFREDO ARMIJo, Member.
PEDRO 5. CoNTRERAs, Member.
The sherifl'S report on liquor
and gambling for the quarter end
ing Dec, 81 was read, found cor
rect and approved.
Road supervisors were APP
pointed for the year 1908 and
their salary fixed at $3.50 a day
for the time actally employed as
follows: Maximiano Baca, super
visor of district No. /; Eliseo b.
Peralta, supervisor of district No.
,; David Baca, supervisor of dis
trict No. 3. Their bonds were
approved.
PAID OUT OF GENERAL FUND.
Bills were approved and or
dered paid out of the general
fund as follows:
Clemente Castillo, taking
census at Magdalena $ IL so
Mamie Cavauaugh, same. IL so
Alejo Girule, justice of
the peace's fees ...... "a 30
Jos. McQuillan, same ~ 4 90
Nj. Nj. Torres, same ~ 8 20
A. T.. Green, same .. IL 80
Mauricio Miera, same o.. 20 20
Teresa Lopez. same .... % 67
Socorro County Publish
ing Co., publishing pro-
ceediugs, etc ........ % so
Donaciano Rael, consta-
ble'S fees ....t ,,.... 4 IS
Pablo Pine, same ,... 3 40
|. S. Carmody, same 49,. 3 IS
j. N. Wilcox, same ... IS
Josie Wilcox, interpreting
in justice of the peace
court ......., 4 90
@ III RrOWu witness in