Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-01-25

l,egular Meeting Of the Board of
County Commissioners of Otero
County, New Mexico.
Be it remembered that at a regular
meeting of the Board OF County
Commissioners of the County of Ote.
ro, New Mexico. held al the Court
House in the Town OF Alamogordo,
on Monday, January 9Th, 1913. at
the hour of nire O'Clock a. m, pres
pnt and presiding II. NJ Sutherland.
Chairman, j. Emmett Gregg and j.
J Sanders. Commissioners. Chas II.
Thomas. Clerk. and j. V. Latham,
Deputy Sheriff, the following proceed
ings were had. to-wit:
on this day came on for considera
tion the matter of the designation oil
the official county paper, and atter
due consideration thereof and OF the
appIications on file, 1t was ordered
that the "Alamogordo News-Adver-
tiser" be and the same is hereby Sc
leeted and designated as the Off
cial County paper of Otero County
for the year 1913.
The following quarterly report
on file before this board were au-
dited and approved:
W. l.. Garrison, Justice of Peace
PreCt i3, report of 4th Quarter,
1912. J. w. Long, Justice of Peace
prect. 3. report of 4,h Quarter, l9l2,
Y i. Barnett, Justice of Peace
Pre,t. II, report of 4Ih Quarter
1912. w. X. Stalcup, Justice OF
Peace Preot /, report of 4th Quar-
ter. 1912. G. E. Beasley. Justice OF
Peace Prrect. 6, report of fth Quar-
ter. 1912. J. NJ. Poss. Justice OF
Peace Prect. 10, report OF 4th Quar-
ter, 1912.
The petitions for the establish
ment of a County High School to be
located at Alamogordo, New Mexi-
co.coming on now for hearing and i
appearing to the Board that said pc
titions are in the form and In com
plianee with the requirements o.
Chapter 81 of the Laws of 1912;
That the said County of Otero hav
ing a population of more than five
thousand inhabitants as shown b!
the last Federal Census, is entitlet
under the slid act TO establish sdci
High School in the said County;
That the said petitions contain tn
names -of more than one-fifth o
the electors Of the said Cornty, in
Guiding women qualified as proyid
ed in Section / of Article VII o
the State Constitution; and the SAT-
petitioners requesting that an elec
tion be called by the Board to de
termine the question of establish
ing a County High School at Alamo
gordo. in the said County.
1t is therefore ordered that a
election be and hereby is called t
be held on the goth day of Marcf
1913, within the several precinct
OF Otero County to determine tn
question of establishing a Count
High School az Alamogordo, N. Nj
the said election to be conducte
and returns made in the manne
and form prescribed by law.
The resignation of James Brow
field. Justice of the Peace or Pr
cnet No. 12 heretofore fled was a.
cepted and the office of Justice
the Peace of said Precinct declare
vacant.
On this day came on for hearin
the petition of J. c. Jones asing II
n franchise granting permission Il
the construction and operation
an electrical railway along and u
on certain highways in the Coun
of Otero. and, after full consider
ton of same, together with the a
guments in favor thereof by said
c. Jones and his attorney. 1t W
considered by the Board that gran
ing of said franchise would be
great benefit to the community
large.
IL was therefore ordered by {
unanimous vote of the Board th
said franchise be and the same
hereby approved and granted. so
franchise being in the followi
words and figures. to-wit:
WHEREAS, J. c. Jones has q
day filed with the Board a petit
asing for a franchise for an ell
tric railway over and upon
streets within the oCounty OF 0
ro. state of New Mexico. after VIII
the following resolution was uni
imously adopted:
"BE 1T RESOLVED that the s
J. G. Jones. and mis- successors
ecutors. administrators and ASST
be and is hereby granted the rig
privilege and franchise to constr
maintain and operate. for a term
fifty years from the date here
along and upon the roads and nj
WAYS of the County of Otero, 81
of New Mexico. from the Town
CIoucroft in said County. down
through James Canon to the cas-
ly line OF said County of Otero.'
from the Town of Cloudcroft In
County of otero. down and thro'
Cox Canon to the easterly line
said County of Otero. including
necessary tracks. side tracks. pc
wires, cross-arms. power houses.'
struetions and ,appurtenances ne