The Monte Vista journal., 1916-06-10

Fund, for the completion of the Ell
wood Pass Road from South Fork
to the Pagosa Springs side of the
Pass, such appropriation being set
aside for such work without requir-
ing any appropriation on the part
of the county.
Acknowledgement was made of re-
ceipt of letter from the State High
way Commissioner stating that upon
the petition from Rio Grande and
Saguache County Commissioners for
the declaration of State Road from
Del Norte to Saguache, the State
Highway Commission, at meeting
held on May 2, 1916, took the fol-
lowing action:
"This road was declared State Pri-
mary Road No. GS; conditional upon
1he filing with the State Highway
Commissioner of evidence that the
rights of way have been secured, and
also the filing of plats showing the
location of the road"
Pursuant to notice duly published
in the official newspaper of Rio
Grande County calling for bids for
the grading for the county road on
the Bernuth Hill three miles west of
Del Norte, as per cross section stakes
upon the ground, the following bids
were received:
The bid of Frank Wetzler and
George CLANCY, agreeing to grade
and level the Bernuth Hill, according
to the present survey, for the total
sum of $4,000, or for eighty cents per
yard. -
The bid of L. H. Ashford agreeing
to remove the dirt in cut to roadway
at foot of hill, as per Instructions OF
Engineer, for thirty cents per yard,
or complete the job as whole for
$3.50.
The Board accepted the bid of l..
H. Ashford to do the work on the
Bernuth Hill at the price of Thirty
Cents per yard, and Engineer w. w.
Reilly was instructed to prepare
Dlans and specifications and bond
ior a consideration of $500 for exc
.ution by such contractor, giving
time limit for the completion OF this
work of July 10, and authorizing the
Chairman of this Board to sign con-
sract and approve bond as soon as
prepared.
Pursuant to notice published in
he official newspaper of Rio Grande
County, calling for bids for the con
;truction of a concrete road culvert
across the Monte Vista Lateral at the
Lariat Crossing on the Gunbarrel
Road, according to plans and speci-
ications on file with the County
Clerk. the following bid was received.
The bid of B. w. Berry agreeing
TO plans and specifications for the
sum of 1925.
The bid of B. w Berry being the
only bid offered, and the Board DC
ing advised by the county surveyor
tlat the sum bid is commensurate
with the value of the service to De
rendered and the material TO De lur-
nished, the Board accepted the same
md Engineer w. w. Reilly was IN
structed to prepare plans and specih-
cations and bond for execution py
such contractor, and the Board tur-
ther authorized the Chairman OF this
Board to sign the contract ana ap-
prove the bond as soon as prepared
The Board accepted the bid OF hos
Schoonover whereby he agreed 10
keep in repair for =. period OF sN
months the State Highway ABOVE anu
below Jasper, in Rio Grande County
| and to surface with dirt to depth
| If not less than three inches the
Johnson Hill, all for the sum OF $3oo
provided that in addition to such sum
he also be allowed the privilege OF
working the poll tax of persons IN
that vicinity subject to tax, ana III
order to vest him with such power.
he was duly appointed Road over
seer for Road District No. Ten.
Road Overseer j. C. Higgs was nu
thorized to reduce the grade on the
hill approaching the mesa on me
State Highway just Immediately
vest of the bridge across the South
Fork Stream. such work to be done
under the direction of the County
surveyor. ,
The Boerd authorized Messrs
Logan and West to repair the ROAD