The Monte Vista journal., 1916-10-07
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

poord of County Commission
OF lr n Rio Grande County, Colo
e EDO october Term A. ID. 1916.
.ogrIar meeting of the Board
.Aconntv commissioners of Rio
:, candle County was held at the Court
,Dnss glas in Del Norte, Colorado, on
isou5av HOVE october End, 1916, at which
NonN and place the following were
present; CHISHOLM Chairman.
MN ". W. Wright, Commissioner;
nm g w Gates, Commissioner;
% uOn G. p. Wilson, Co. Attorney;
ror Farrow, County Clerk.
Tba following business was trans
A', Mr. Henry Wilcox, of the bond
of Henry Wilcox & Son, of
Donver, appeared before the Board,
sa considerable time was spent dis
""Ssng the feasibility of refunding a
.ur .urtinn of the present bonded indebt-
plSness of the county. The Board
snally decided to refund $4,000 of
,ba present bonded Indebtedness of
NO county. making the refunding
Sonds due after five years and with
IN 6fteen years from date, and the
clark was requested to advertise for
bids therefor to be opened on Octo-
her 18th, 1916.
The Clerk was requested to file
,,otement with the County Judge for
sII sums expended by Rio Grande
countv for the support, of Mrs. Fred
srika Siepert, in order that the coun-
~ NAV receive reimbursement from
her estate.
The Clerk was requested to send
statement to Saguache County for
One-half of amount paid to w. w.
Reilly for work on Rio Grande-
Saguache County Line bridge.
The Board made formal accept
spce of the allotment of Five Thou
sand Dollars for work upon the Wolf
Creek Pass Road, made by the State
Highway Commission of the State of
Colorado at their meeting held on
September 90, 1916, said sum to be
paid out of the 25 per centum of the
State Road Fund referred to in Sec
ton Eight of the Highway Com
mission Act providing that these
amounts may be set aside for the
counties without requiring any ap-
prOpriation on the part of the coun-
ties.
The following bills were then al
lowed, in the amounts claimed, and
the same were ordcre to BE- paid by
the County Clerk drawing warrants
upon the County Treasurer:
Bills Allowed on the Poor Fund
Name On Account of: Amount.
A. F. Cooley, Treas, railroad
fare advanced ...-...-.---.....$ 22.75
D. E. Mickey, rent for Mrs.
Trujillo 600
Maria ]. Snorff, care of N.
Anderson ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 92.O0
Bills Allowed on the Road Fund
Name On Account of: Amount.
7. 4. Moore, lumber $3.50 33
VIM. Mahl, road work........ 1880
Joe Murray, road work $500
I. H. Roughton, repairing
sprinkler ........-............ 200
francis Jones, road work. 1900
Il. A. Chisholm, commission
ers road serviccs.. 1000
W. W. Reilly, engineering. 32.S5
Louis Jones, road work.. 1850
Cecil Good, road work. 800
smith Taylor, road work.. 27.OO
Dave Wertz, road work. 26.75
austin Newton, road work. 200
~. LINK, road work.. $500
oscar Good, road work. $500
harold Newton, road work. 200
BITS May Link, meals for
road men --......--...-............ 61.OO
Oscar dood, road Work.-.-..-- 1859
francis Jones, road work.. 1850
49,: LINK, road work.. 1890
Couis Jones, road work 1880
Uecll Good, road work 3.25
wallace Blaisdel, road work 11.OO
r man remington, road work 1925
Inas' Mallett, dragging road 4.5O
j. b. Lovato, road work.. ATE
nniith nith Taylor, road work.. 2O.25
lave Wertz, road work. 2075
p,u w. nan, road work. 500
niils Allowed on the Ordinary Fund
nhe' ,,s On Account of: Amount.
A'aen Bassett, Clerk District
court fees for past five
,,s years ..-..........-.-......-.-......$49S.65 S.65
A'aeh Bassett, Clerk District
oourt lees for past five
years .;.-.......,.--.,.--............... 226.5O
N' r. cooley, Treas, cash ad-
IanGed ..-,.-....-.-................. 1896
o. wilson, salary of Asses
Spr ,..,.....--..-.........-... 1OS.34
D. wilson, salary CT Asses
roo sor 1888
'Giaru r Hobson, labor........-. 1900
O.. =, mart, salary of Supt. of
SCHOOLS T ,...,,..,...,.......-....... 10000
v B. Hart, salary and ex-
Ado penSes :.....,......,................. 1O1.65
"Ua L. Skinner, assisting AS
SCISSOR ..,-....................-....... 42.OO
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