The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-16

CO.. prints OF road maps G.si
J. q. Thistle. road plats. plans,
specifications a. contract for
refiooring Ovid bridge, repairing
bridge 32O0
The amount OF 10 cents for meals
included in bill of J. o. Thistle
was disallowod
A. Polzin. overseeing Il labor.
repairing bridge 1862
Frank Tracy, labor repairing
bridge 1000
Chas Slusser. labor repairing
bridge 6.75
Fischer Bros. misc. supplies 1906
Fred Huffman. typewriting specifi-
cations 4 contract 800
POOR FUND
Mrs L. j. Lundcll. boarding
pauper 25.00
DIR. ID. NJ. Cook, professional ser
vices to pauper 1.5O
This being the time advertised for
opening bids for the reflcoring Of the
the opening OF bids filed.
Bids were filed by Pat O'Connor &
f. c. Rowland, T. ]. Harrison, G. W.
Swoaps and W. E. Brock
The bids of G: W. Swoaps and W. +.
Brock We're rejected because bidders
had failed to comply with the instruc,
ticns to bidders.
The following bids were considered:
Pat O'Connor 4 L. c. Rowland. 1914
cents per lineal foot.
T j. H. Harrison, 26 cents lineal foot
or $3.50 in all
On motion duly made, which carried
the contract was awarded to Pat o.
Connor and E. c. Rowland
Mr.. Elmer Jacobson appeared before
the Board and presented a petition
duly signed and sworn to, setting
forth the following alleged facts:-
That the petitioner, Elmer jacobson,
is the rightful owner of Certificate
No. 1920. issued by James H. Parker
County Treasurer of Sedgwick County
Colorado. bearing date the 26th, day
of December A. d. 1914, for the fol-
lowing described land sold for taxes
to-wit:-
The Southwest Quarter of Section
Seven ca. Township Eleven 1D,
Range Forty-two (42), situate in
Sedgwick County, Colorado; said GER
tificate was issued to the said peti-
toner as the purchaser at said tax
sale for the sum of s35,16; that petit
toner has paid subsequent taxes on
said land as follows, to-wit: March
20, 1915, $500; July 10, 1915. $S.lS.
That said certificate has been lost
and petitioner is unable after diligcns
search to find the same; that peti-
toner is the rightful owner thereof
and that said land has not been re-
deemed from said sale.
Petitioner therefore prays the Board
to receive evidence of such loss and
upon satisfactory proof thereof, to
under the seal of said County to be
delivered to said petitioner as the
rightful claimant thereof and that
record OF these proceedings be duly
made by the Clerk in the recorded pro-
ccedings of the Board of County Com
missioners.
After reading said petition and ex-
amininE the records of said Tax Sale
in the office of the County Clerk and
Recorder. and after having questioned
said petitioner verbally. under oath,
this Board finds that the allegations
set forth in said petition are true. and
the County Clerk was instructed to
execute and deliver to the petitioner
the certificate of the Boards findings.
Mr.. ID. c. Durkee was re-appointed
Janitor for tn Court House and park
attendant for the ensuing year.
The County Clerk was instructed to
notify the Road Overseers that work
on roads done in March, 1916 and un-
til further notice, will bepaid for al
the following rates.
Overseer $500 per week or $3.50
per day.
Man S14.00 per week or 2.33 per day
Team S1".OO per week or 217 per day
Eight tSJ hours shall constitute a
days work, and payment will not be
made for time taken in going to and
from place of work. Overtime will
not be allowed except in cases Of
emergencies.
No further business coming before
the Board. they adjourned
Lily H. Labaree, Clerk