The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
orr,c1AL PROCEEDINGS

rau'' ocular monthly meeting of
lne I'D of County Commissioners
ne pio IO Grande County was he.o d,
I, Ho court House in the town OF pel -
he &C colorado, on Monday May
'or'e'o ,o,s at which time and place
ST. 81 allowing were present:
be loi'J A Chisholm, Chairman.
n Hun w W Wright, Commissioner.
hon' n w. Gates, Commissioner.
TT,'' Tou Farrow, County Clerk.
Ths Tns Boald assembled at Nlne
,,a,ock A. NJ. and the following busl-
ess S,a au minutes of the meetings of the
lns ns Of dates of April 18th and
PoalU 1a16 were read aloud to the
V.., nv the Clerk, and were duly
nproved as read, c,,, :,
pTrv The Del Norte Lumber Company
:. ~ siven an order for fifteen thou
as Scot sset of red spruce dimension
anu nlonk to be delivered to the
nu ,ty as needed at either South
oun'' Granger or Del Norte, at a
.ica % of s22 per thousand.
The Board approved the ROAD
Dvarseer's m bond given by J. G. Higgs,
principal. and signed by Tunis V.
r,son and Jacob Gredig as Sureefes,
I'D hond being for the sum of
Tt The Board approved the Road
Avsrseer's w bond of 1. E. Merriman,
principal, and signed by ]. F.
inf and ]. A. Bond as Sureties,
lid bond being for the penal sum
$1,000.
The Board decided to install con-
rete bridges to take the place of
he old bridge across San Francisco
reek at the School House four miles
ast of. Del Norte and the Bridge
cross Lateral No. One of the Morte
lsta Canal System on the Gunbarrel
load Immediately south of the Town
Monte Vista, and also concluded
install three feet pipe culverts
18th concrete ends to replace the
resent bridge across the Dyer Ditch
the north side of the Del Norte
air Grounds and the present bridge
cross the Mexican Ditch by the Mid
kugh Ranch. The Board requested
be County Surveyor to make specifi-
btons and prepare plans and blue
fnts in this connection, and submit
be same to the Chairman of the
|oard.
Upon the application of the Coun-
Assessor, the Board requested the
ounty Surveyor to prepare trac-
g for new county map showing
be boundaries of all the different
hool districts therein, and to also
AXE up suitable number of blue
fnts thereof in order to supply
ppies to all the county officials hav-
g use for the same.
The Clerk was requested to place
record the warranty deed from
nton ]. Stoeber to Rio Grande
ounty, conveying a right of way for
BAD purposes fifty feet wide along
lie south side of the Mcdonald Ditch
rough the Southwest Quarter of
ection 10, Township 80, Range Z.
county Surveyor w w. Reilly was
slructed to cross-section the Ber-
p'h Hill, and to call for bids for
. work of cutting down such hill
u tnereby 'educe the grade.
oscar Good was instructed to place
new bridge across the Del Norte
oxn Ditch, and to re-grade the
le.ch Of road from the west line
oei Norte to the new grade at
rallroad crossing.
.ae clerk was requested to reply
!ne letter of County Commissioner
ss ae OF Alamosa County, and to
aSe n, INQUIRY as to what they desire
an MO Grande County in assisting
snn. .ui 10 make complaint against the
,n'er and Rio Grande Railroad
.upa pahy Tor discriminating, in the
s, VI rates, against the shippers
merchants of the San Luis VAL
,rae me Board then opened bids re-
neu lor the burial of county nan
rn lne West End of the County.
eo,as noapo n awarded such contract to
Ia ~, D. Gibbs, the lowest bidder.
,nu y'u .he sum of $2S.75 for cas-
ansn ,oush Dox, sexton's services and
.rrssportation rs charges w
N roa noard then opened the sealed
inforooa Tor constructing three
|elye oa toa. concrete bridges. each of
hent ieet h span, across the three diff
m main branches of Pinos Creek, on
lie ,, Roa,l road west from Del Norte,
W Waaa pau awarded such contract to
tha nenry' a, the lowest bidder, who
as Ae sum of S25OOO for ooal,
Filly w.s county Surveyor w. w.
Berrn instructed to secure from
brk tos,a signed contract for such
|ient VSeaaer hoaa with good and suf-
thfu, pond conditioned for the
bet. iorhhance of such con-
his W, Wv, W, Wright made report
pm Rio '[,oh no as a Committeeman
the V conalde Grande County in inspect
b Grandeu mdHun,y as., Line Road between
d Of Ie bis and Saguache Counties