The Monte Vista journal., 1916-04-08

opFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
tho Board of County Commission
rs Of Rio Grande County, Colo
ado. April Term, A. ID. 1916.
special meeting of the Board of
,nty commissioners of Rio Grande
,nty was held at the Court House
khe Town of Del Norte, Colorado,
Saturday the first day of April,
& at which time and place the
owing were present:
1on. R. A. Chisholm, Chairman.
Hon. WV. Wright, Commissioner.
.ck Farrow, County Clerk.
rhe following business was had
done, to-wit:
Mr. Max Buchanan appeared be-
the Board with reference to the
chase of a portion of the tax sale
tifcates standing in the. name of
county covering the taxes for the
RS of 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913,
agreeing to select number of
Ii years certificates and pay the
ncipal sum thereof, without ac-
ed interest and less the follow
discounts: 10 per cent on 1913
tifcates; 20 per cent on 1912 GER
Gates; 30 per cent on 1911 GER
cates; and 40 per cent on 1910
tiAcates The Board asked that
submit his proposition in a formal
y, and that action thereon would
taken at the regular April meet
Mr. Buchanan also talked at con-
erable length with the Board over
matter of the refunding of the
sent county indebtedness, and
led that he be given an op-
tunity of refunding such bonds if
Board decides to take such ac-
b, and offered to refund such
hds at five per cent interest.
At S o'clock P. M. the Board ad-
rned.
On Monday, April third, 1916, a.
Pular meeting of the Board of
unity Commissioners was held at
Court House in the Town of Del
Fte, Colorado, at which time and
&c the following were present.
Hon. R. A. Chisholm, Chairman.
hon. WV. Wright, Commissioner.
Hon. Geo. P. Wilson, Co. Attorney.
eek Farrow, County Clerk.
rhe Board was called to order at
o'clock A. M. and the following
liness was transacted:
me minutes for the meetings held
Inc Board in January and March,
w. were read by the Clerk, and
re approved by the Board.
me Clerk was requested to send
s'atement to Conejos County for
sum of s11.69 for ene-half of the
cunt expended for the repair of
oridge across the Citizens Ditch
,ne Conejos County line.
Ar. Henry Wilcox, of the bond
OF Henry Wilcox & Son, of Dem
COLO, appeared before the Board
made application to refund the
aq issue of Rio Grande County, If
noara decides to refund the pres
.ouhty Indebtedness, and offered
Dear all the expense of refunding
portion or all of the county's
;eo.eahess at five per cent rate
a.erest luz. He stated that the bond
"e' 81 is now in the best condition
II mas been for years and that
,d' he'er before could handle our
NI ~ oh as good margin as now.
hora noara stated that no decision
,hO oeeh reached in the matter, and
us w,, noard decided to refund, that
ion ~oula be informed before final
rbt M was was taken in order that he
n III nav, nave an equal opportunity
y. ~ other bond dealers.
~ u wellington, a representative
,as ~; W. Moore & Co. of Denver
s rah1a Tn the Board and spent con-
cbiu" u,e time talking about road
o a. cr. .sSeitzer, Supervisor of the
pesros anGe National Forest Reserve.
tha, u peiore the Board and stat
Sou,t u the new state highway up
her n haa tork of the Rio Grande
tho S ih'ersected the fenced land
au,otvernment South Fork Ran
arS rS'''loh' and proposed that the
Ike vi County Commissioners
shwaya yarrangements to fence such
unty :, ana offered to permit the
st sida pace such fence along the
erehv VI .he South Fork stream.
ounS ,i'eavlng open all of the
eam an a.ohg the west side of such
e thauu anu portion on the east
le ior irreol' which would be suit
ns travo,m vea,mping purposes for per
er oiYere,n,h such road. He fur
ali iieaea o., a to permit the county to
esent + ieune une posts and wire in the
ie Of snoh n,e now along the west
the nsu' suca stream in the building
was m mova, renee along the east side
ded hv hoved w by Mr.. Gates, and sec
FRIED ,t Mr. Wright, and on motion
ID to h mat Mr.. sweitzer be author.
to Gave lave such fence built accord.
"ment requirements, and