Gunnison news-champion., 1914-07-10
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q Money Which Remains
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Spent on Highways.

The county commissioners IN their
meeting this week adopted a Resolution
limiting the expenditure which may be
made on the roads during the present
fiscal year. This resolution cites the
fact that there nov remains in the road
funds Of the various districts only a
certain amount and that when this has
been expended in any particular district
the county treasurer shall refuse to cash
warrants drawn for work on the roads
in that district. The reason for this
action is to prevent one commissioner
from drawing on the funds of another
Without this action the treasurer had
no means of knowing from which district
q road warrant was to be paid. Com
missioner Whalen now has considerably
more none than the other two. and
under this resolution he will be protected
from one of the other commissioners
also protects the treasurer The reso-
luton is printed in full at the close of
this article.
II is to be understood that this resolu-
tion does not apply so far as the state
highway money is concerned The com
mssioners have accepted ST. 800. 90 from
the state highway and this state money
is given ON condition that the county
expend like amount. Gillasyey gets
a,500.00 of this money, and Wiley
1,00o.00. This state money, together
with the amount given by the county
must be put on the Raninow Route,
in places designated by the commission
Already Commissioner Wiley has ex-
pended enough county money on the
places designated by the highway COM
mission to draw the 81, 900 he is entitled
to from the state.
The commissioners were in session
for several days due to the fact that at
this meeting they checked up the books
in the county treasurer's office and Sc
lected the jury and judges of election.
Several tax matters were adjusted.
The grocery bond of A. w. Lindsey
of Sapinero was approved.
Commissioners Wiley and Whalen
visited the poor farm on Tuesday.
The resolution relative to the roads is
as follows:
"WHEREAS, it appears to this board
that only about eighty per cent. of the
taxes for the year 1918 will be collected,
and,
"WHEREAS, it appears that the
road fund of this county is about ex-
hausted. and,
"WHEREAS, it appears that hereto
fore the board of county commissioners
of Gunnison County have divided pro-
portionately the money in said road
fund between the respective commits
siOners, and.
"N HEREAs, it appears that Com
missioner Gillaspey has spent all of his
money with the exception of about
s1207 As; that Commissioner Wiley has
spent all Of his money with the excep-
ton of about S762 90, and that Commits
sioner Whalen has spent all of his
money with the exception of about
s4257. 90,
''BE IT RESOLVED, therefore, that
no bill or bills against said County of
Gunnison, for road work done in Com
missioner Gillaspey's district in excess
of s12O7 45 be allowed: that no bill or
bills for work done on the roads in Com
missioner Wiley's district in excess to
s762. 90 be allowed; that no bill or bills
for work done on the road in Commits.
sioner Whalen's district in excess of
S4257. 90 be allowed.
"BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that all rsad work shall cease in said
districts when the respective amounts
to which each are entitled are cx-
hausted. Nv. H. WHALEN,
ELMER WILEY.