The Monte Vista journal., 1916-06-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

En- " lime Term, A. d. 1915
nrlar meeting of the Board OF
AZ I've Commissioners of Rio Grande
Coun., n,y was held at the Court Housc
soI !. nal Norte, Colorado, on Monday
.so ~ KIN day of June, 1916, at Whlch
.,me ,uu Al and place the following were
present: c,,;u,,o,
uon W. w. Wright Commissioner
% uOn G w. Gates, Commissioner
uOn % Geo. P. Wilson, Attorney
rck M Farrow, County Clerk.
Tsa poard was called to order al
r.r o'clock A. NJ. and the following
BUSINESS was transacted:
Mr. A. G. Beere and Mr.. August j.
voice anpeared before the Board and
rsde application for right OF way
hom the county for a proposed ditch
he run along the west side OF the
oad commencing at the red bridge
rst north of Del Norte, and running
nth to the Chisholm Slough. The
oard decided to personally view the
mind. and then pass upon such
latter.
Owing to the increase in the popu
hnon in the South Fork vicinity, the
board decided that it would be best
) appoint a Justice of the Peace and
Constable for that Justice Precinct,
I'd accordingly w. w. Morse was ap
plnted to fill the position of Justice
1 the Peace, and Mr. Howard c.
Allen was appointed as Constable in
nd for Justice Precinct No. Two.
The Board approved the official
Ipnd of Clarence Ickes as Road Over
Der of the North One Half of Road
District No. Five in Rio Grande
County, given for the penal sum OF
$1,000, and signed by j. H. Weiss and
R. W. Tandy as sureties.
The Board approved the official
bond of Oscar Good as Road Over
ssr Of Road Districts Nos. Six and
Seven in Rio Grande County, given
for the penal sum of $1,000, and
dgned by Gus Weiss and F. w. Hub
hrd as sureties.
The Board approved the official
eond Of William Mahl as Road Over
seer Of Road Districts Nos. One, Two
and the South Half of Five, in Ric
Gsande County, given for the penal
aum Of $1,000, and signed by Robert
Y Breckenridge and Samuel S. He'll
man and ]. c. Bushinger as sureties
inc Board signed contract with
= ". Berry for the construction OF
aree concrete bridges across the diff
isreht branches of Pinos Creek on
!le main road west from Del Norte
Eor the consideration of $4,000. The
coara approved the bond signed by
3 ". Berry as principal, and by Geo.
!, boutwell, as surety, and in favor
Aio Grande County, given for the
sl y, o, S4OO, and pledging his faith
iu Imminent of such contract.
,Ie M board signed contract with
". Berry for the construction OF
eohcfete slab floor road culver,
u's ..as Lateral No. One of the Rio
snae y. Canal system at its intersec
N.Y. ~ WIN the Gunbarrel Road, for
- w.. CONSIDERATION of $3.50, and the
ru p a. also approved the bond signed
D. W: Berry as principal and bv
H. .. boutwell, as surety in favor
;ae county, and given for the sum
ssr, w. -. piedging his faithful fulfill
Va. w, OF such contract.
"neIeas, this Board is in receipt
oa.s sertified copy of an order of tho
.sn ,u ol County Commissioners o,
saaoae oss County, in which they pro.
ioNov " 'ne Board of County Commits
pntlv oo y. no Grande County tc
Mn s i, construct concrete bridge
r,va u 80 - leet clear span and 20 feet
hin MY nay across the Farmers Union
corn,o n..cn y miles west of Center
nl NJ 'te 1 slab floor bridge over Lat
srs. no. Five of the Rio Grande Can
M s'''em 2h miles west of Center
lear sn.n sUnefete ct. girdor bridge "a feet
he rsr' span 80 feet driveway across
teutsr 'mers s Union Ditch Lateral al
renarssu upon plans and specifications
br bido Wy w. w. Reilly, and to call
|tidSaas ius lor the construction of said
snnds oy advertising in both Rie
'Saae Na and saguache Commas sn N''
C0unty e, lne Board OF
county commissioners of Rio Grandf
lon svh hereby accepts the proposi.
hlss,ouon ouomitted by the County Com.
sintly s cns OF saguache County te
ounty iltEnstruct ltnn three bridges on the
bat " ''He M, road, and it was ordered
lraw ",. NJ. w. Reilly be instructed tC
" to p,nns snns and specifications accord,
hem to a'h n resolution, and to submi,
I both IN me me County Commissioner,
Eountis. mo Grande and saguacb,
Thes' The S,t Tor their consideration' a"''
ard a tetk ststsnSr.s was requested to for
pr SO lSa'ement Ia sent to Alamosa Count,
prmed rmio ~, NO Tor one-half of labor ner
line rosa os WIN. Mahl upon east coun
ecohdedS on OF Commissioner Gates
e su Boara by Commissioner Wright
Rio a nr. OF County Commissioner
eceptanSc. S.ande County made forma
1000 mae mads OF the appropriation o