The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-01-07
COMMISSIONERS MEET
REvUELTO BRIDGE
TO Be BUILT

ers met in this city on Monday and
Tuesday of this week. January 4 and
8, the three members being present.
The most important proceedings
probably were the ordering of
wagon road bridge over the Revuel- /
to creek east of town, the clerk be-
ing instructed to advertise for bids
for the construction Of the bridge. |
A bridge also probably will be built
northeast of Nara Visa on the ANA
stad road. The Dripping Springs
Tucumcari road petition was reject
ed by the board. the reviewers not
having reported. The deposit of
the petitioners was ordered return
ed to the petitioners.
A road also was ordered opened in
accordance with a petition in Sec
tions 27-34, 7. II North, X. 80 east.
The Revuelto bridge will be one of
the longest in this section of the
county being nearly 425 feet in
length and will be constructed under |
the supervision of the state engi- |
neer This bridge will give access |
to the city from Oklahoma and
northern Texas points and is on the
line of the Southwest Trail. The
road leads directly east between this !
city and the state line at Rock Island
Election Ordered
A herd law election was ordered
Saturday February & for precinct
number 80.
Fair Appropriation Paid
A warrant for the balance due X. |
+. Twitchell, chairman of the New
Mexico board Of Exposition man
ayers, for advertising purposes at
the San Diego fair, was, ordered is
sued. This warrant il TO settle in
full for advertising space taken by
lnay county in the book To be is
sued by the fair managers. Tucum-
carl and Quay county will receive
about six pages well illustrated, in
the book. the matter being an expo
sition of Quay county's resources. }
The book will undoubtedly prove a,
standing advertisement for the city
and county.
Saloon Licenses
II. X. Shinn, +. V. Newman, May
and Carson and c. +. Hawkins ap-
piled for liquor licenses, which will
D.. be granted.
Reports were had from the JUS
tices of the peace in precincts | and
>, the reports being approved.
DR.. W. Leming was reappointed
as county health officer for the ensu-
ing year.
Lawn for Court House
Arrangements have about been
completed for the setting out of al
lawn in the court house yard. The
board has been in consultation with
an expert at this line of work but as
yet are undecided as TO what kind Of
grass to put out. Men have been at
work during the last week trimming
the trees and getting things into
shape for lawn, and il is probable
that the work will be done this
spring.
The contractors are now at work
on the repairs at the county Jail
which recently was ordered. The
west wall has been cut out for an
outside entrance to the Jail and the
floor is being raised nearly three
feet. This work is to be completed
within ninety days. U. N. White
hall has the contract,
The board of commissioners will
reconvene on January l6.
Probate court has been in session
this week attending to the regular
order of business. The will Of Ma
rianO MontOya and Charles M. Par
sons were probated during the ses-
sion.
transcripts have been completed
and forwarded in the cases of State
va. Jesse Smith and the case of G.
l.. Murray, guardian, against ID. A.
Belmore, Jr. No appearance yet
has been made in the case of Sands
Dorsey Drug Company vs.. City of
Tucumcari. Suit was filed this week
in the Office of the county clerk to
quiet title in the case &C. ,,rnand Ar
dams Va. Juan Lucero u4d others.
Attorney r. Prentice. Suit was en-
tered to foreclose deed of trust in