The Monte Vista journal., 1916-03-11
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

County was held at the Court House
in the town of Del Norte, Colorado.
on Monday. the sixth day of March.
1916, at which time and place the
following were present:
| Hon. r. A. Chisholm, chairman.
Hon. w. w. Wright, commissioner.
Hon. G. P. Wilson, county attor-
| ney.
Eek Farrow, county clerk
The Board assembled at 10:45
| o'clock A. NJ, and the following
business was had and done, to-wit
Mr.. o. A. Cramer appeared before
| the Board and made a statement of
all of the proceedings leading up to
the present time with reference to
the levying of the Rio Grande
Drainage District taxes, and stated
that there was pending at the pres
ent time a deal for the sale of their
drainage district bonds, and in the
event that such bonds were sold. that
1t would not be necessary to collect
from the land owners in such dis
trict the amount of taxes levied by
such district to be paid in the year
of 1915, and desired to know wheth-
er it would be possible to postpone
the collection of such drainage dis
trict taxes until the outcome of such
prospective bond sale. The Board
referred this matter to the County
Treasurer with the request that he
take such action as he may see fit.
County Physician DR.. Biles ap-
peared before the Board and out
lined the work that he has been do
ing in caring for scarlet fever pa
tients, and of the progress that he
is making in stamping it out.
nj
the hardware firm of Fl. w. Moore &
Co., of Denver, Colorado, appeared
before the Board and quoted prices
upon new road grader and a scarf
fer, but no purchase was made on
account of the absence of Mr. Gates,
it being the wish of the board that
he be consulted with reference to
such matter.
George Brown called upon the
Board and made request that the
Board assist him in securing the re-
lease of his mother from her present
jail sentence. The Board stated that
1T was without power in the matter,
and referred him to the Hon. ]. c.
Wiley, District Judge.
The Board approved and attached
their signatures to the Semi-Annual
Revenue Statement showing the con-
dition of the state funds in Rio
Grande County for the period end
ing Dec 81, 1915. and the same
was forthwith transmitted to the
Auditor of State.
Before accepting and agreeing to
the letting of sub contract on the
contract heretofore given to John T..
Sheehan- of Larkspur, Colorado, for
the construction of one of the sec
tions of State Primary Road No. so.
Board instructed the Clerk to take
the matter up with the State High
way Commission and ascertain from
them whether or not sub-contract
in favor of the Hokasano Construc-
ton Company would be acceptable
TO them, and If so, whether or not
the sub-contract as presented is in
proper legal form and in keeping
with the requirements of the State
Highway Commission.
The Board then approved the re-
ports of the following named 1915
Road Overseers: William Mahl, j.
G. Higgs, c. w. Ickes. Oscar Good,
j. l.. Hilliard and A. j. Stoeber.
The Board approved the reports
filed by B. e. Newlin as Justice of
the Peace.
Mr.. Waller. of the bond firm of
Causey, Sweet & Foster, of Denver.
Colorado, appeared before the Board
and spent considerable time in talk
ing over the matter of the feasibility
OF the refunding of portion or all
or the present outstanding Rio
Grande County bonds, and stated
that II the Boarol considered it a
good business proposition for the
county to refund, that his company
would be pleased to give us their
very best proposition. No definite
action was taken on the matter as
1t is the desire of the Board to find
out the sentiment of the taxpayers
with regard to refunding, before de-
Gliding the matter.
In the matter of the controversy
with the Colorado State Tax Com
mission, the Board of Commissioners
or Rio Grande County, Colorado, af-
ter careful investigation, and being
duly advised upon the question of
the legality of the action of said Tax
Commission, and being fully advised
IN the matter, does hereby resolve
to instruct the County Assessor and
the County Treasurer of this County
10 proceed in the matter of the dis
charge OF their duties on the abstract
OF taxes and tax warrant as extended
and prepared by the Assessor of this
| county.
The Board, at 500 O'Clock p. NJ.
adjourned, to meet on the following
day.