Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-15

Present: Fidel Ortiz, chairman;
John H. York. county commissioner;
Antonio A. Gallegos, county commits
sioner; Lorenzo Delgado, clerk Of the
board; Pablo Jaramillo, interpreter
The record of the proceedings Of the
last regular session, read, approved
AMI signed
Public Road Precinct No. s:
Two petitions having been present
ed to the board this day, each signed
Iby number of residents of said pre-
cinct, complaining Of one Jose A. Ro-
Griguez, who is obstructing certain
public roads in said precinct, and ask
ling that said party be compelled to
remove such distractions from said
public highways and to refrain from
further interfering with the use of
said public roads by the general pub
llic, and upon motion said petition is
passed to be considered further at the
rext meeting, in the meantime the
commissioners will view said obstruc-
tion and investigate further In the
premises.
Public Road-Mesa de los Chupainas:
A petition signed by twenty-seven
(27) land owners and taxpayers of the
county Of San Miguel, and residing
within two miles of the proposed road
way in said county having been sub
mitted, asking that a public road may
be opened and established from the
Mesa de los Chupainas and commenc-
, ing at certain place or stone wall
within the Tecolote land grant near
the place where the road that leads
to Los Wales de San Agustin branch
es off; thence running in southerly
direction to the summit of la Mesa
de los Chupainas, following the gen
eral course of road at present estab
! lished and maintained at said place
; and upon motion,
1t is ordered by the board that the
said petition be, and the same is
hereby granted; that the said road lie
= scribed above be declared and estab
: lished hereby as public highway ant
general county road, to be kept opel
" and free to the travel and use of tn
general public
Resignation Constable Pct. No. 81:
Hilario Valencia, constable of Pre-
cinct No 50, county of San Migue
II state of New Mexico, presented hi
resignation as such officer to tn
board and upon motion same was al
cepted and ordered filed in the offc
y of the clerk.
Portals County Roads-Forest Serl
ice:
4 communication having been re
- ceiyed by the board from the actin
It supervisor of the Pecos National fol
le est, stating that the forest service ha
S, adopted the policy Of erecting portal
e or arches across the main roads el
Id tering the national forests and asl
7r ing permission to erect one of sue
t. portals across the county road wher
the forest boundary crosses the sam
ID near the Valley Ranch in said coui
rt ty, and upon consideration and a m,
tion,
s. Il is ordered by the board that pc
!: mission be, and the same is hereb,
a. granted to the forest service to eret
n such portal across the county roa
S. near Valley Ranch in said county a
I. above set forth and that written pc
.e mission or copy Of this order be TO
V. warded by the clerk to the said actin
8 forest supervisor.
E Public Roads Pets. 80 and 16:
k A communication dated June SOtl
n 1914, addressed to this board by The
dore N. Espe, chief of Santa Fe fiel
ct division of the general land office, r.
g lative to the controversy over tfl
4. opening of certain road ways With
m said precincts Nos. 80 and 16 Of sa
Miguel county, and within Section
ID twp. 70 N. R. II e., and Sections z
n ana 80, twp. 13 N r. II E., and Sc
e. ting forth that certain homesteads a,
Of jaeent to said roads will be reporte
h. on by special agent which may a
feet the situation, and recommendin
favorable action upon the petitions f
ell in connection with said roads, an
Or upon motion,
IS It is ordered by the board that th
y commissioners view said road way
r. and obstructions therein compiaine
n of. before giving final decision ther
/, on, the board being otherwise advise
I. in the premises, testimony in come
4 ton with the said matter having bee
heretofore taken at a former meetin
Mower-C. Fl. Stewart:
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