The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-15

ing business was transacted:
Engineer w. w Reilly appeared
before the Board in company with
George West Jr., of the firm of Lo-
gan & West. Mr.. Reilly recommend
ed to the Board the allowance of
claim in the sum of $4,000 in ia
vor of Logan & West for estimated
work now completed on Section Two
of State Primary Road No 60, such
estimate being based upon completed
work to the amoAnt of $4,000 with
@ deduction of fifteen per cent there
on which is to be withheld until final
completion and acceptance of the
contract work
In accordance with plans, blue
prints and specifications prepared by
County Surveyor w. w. Reilly, the
Board entered into a contract with
B. w. Berry for the construction of
a concrete highway bridge across
pr'irie Ditch on the Gunbarrel
Road for the consideration of $3.50.
and $500 per cubic yard for any ad-
ditional concrete In place; said
bridge to be completed not later than
the first day of April, 1916 AS as
surance for the faithful performance
of the obligations of the contractor.
the Board received from him a bond
in the penal sum of $175, signed by
himself as principal and by Charles
N. Shakespeare as surety.
1t was ordered by the Board that
the Monte Vista Journal be made the
official newspaper of Rio Grande
County for the year of 1916, and
such newspaper is hereby selected
by the Board of County Commission
ers as the newspaper in which the
County Treasurer of Rio Grande
County shall publish the delinquent
tax list for the tax sale to be held
in the year of 1916 in Rio Grande |
County, Colorado. The Board ac-
cepted their bid whereby they agreed |
to publish the proceedings of the
Board of County Commissioners free
of charge to the county, and to re
ceive twenty-five per cent less than |
legal rates for the publication of the |
tax list and for such other county |
printing as the Board orders pub /
lished. This contract was awarded |
to the Monte Vista Journal after |
call for sealed bids for such work |
had been forwarded to each newspa-
per in Rio Grande County, and for
the reason that their bid was the |
IoWCoI ouC oupihllttNl lol sum "ol N,
all newspapers of the county having
bid thereon.
The Board then proceeded to or
ganize for 1916, and on motion of
Mr.. Gates, seconded by Mr. Wright,
Mr.. Chisholm was elected as chair
man of the Board of County Com
missioners for the ensuing year
Albert F. Cooley was then favored
with the appointment to the position
of Purchasing Agent for Rio Grande
County for the year of 1916, at the
annual salary of fifty dollars.
The Board then proceeded to take
up the matter of the appointment of
County Physicians and Health Of
ficers for the East and West Ends
of the county for the year of 1916.
The Board appointed Drs. True
blood and Pollock as County Physi-
clans and Health officers for the
East End of Rio Grande County, in
cluding the Valdez Plaza, they to
furnish all medicines, including in
times of epidemics, for the year of
1916, for the sum of s25O.0O.
The Board appointed DR.. ]. A.
Bi]es as County Physician and
Health Officer for the West End of
Rio Grande County, not including
the Valdez Plaza. for the year of
1916, he to furnish all medicines, in
cluding in times of epidemics, for
said year for the sum of $1,000.
The following bills were then al
lowed. in the amounts claimed, and
the same were ordered to be paid by
the County Clerk drawing warrants
upon the County Treasurer:
Bills Allowed on the Ordinary Fund
Name. On Account of: Amount
c. E. Hart, salary Supt. of
Schools and expenses... $500
West Disinfecting Co., sup
plies .-------------.----------.------ 1876
Albert F. Cooley, Treasurer,
cash advanced .-...--..-...-. 1875
A. F. Cooley, salary Purchas-
ing Agent, 1915.-.-..-..-.......- 5000
A. F. Cooley, preparing tax
sale records .-..--.-...-...-.-..-.. 5000
G. w. Gates, Commissioners
services --....-.-----..----.-.....---. 1880
r. A. Chisholm, Commission
er's services ....-.,....-.-.......- Asa
w. w. Wright, Commission
er's services .--..-----------..--.-- At. 40
B. e. Newlin, Justice of the
Peace fees -----..--------.------..-- 9.75
A. w. McHendrie, expenses
of Visiting Judge. $3.50
Wilmore Hdw. Co., battery. 40
August Fox, fees as Consta-
BILE .................-.................... 1880
James w. White, fees as
Judge and Clerk 23.49
Joseph c. Pursley, Services
as Water Commissioner. $500