The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-11


missioners met in their first regular
session January 2, 1917, at 10 o'clock
a. m, at the Court House in the City
of Tucumcari, New Mexico, the follow
ing being present: i. w. Nations.
John F. Bell, and W. A. Dodson; also
T. n. Lawson county clerk. Their
bonds having been heretofore approx
ed by the District Judge, the Board
now proceeds to organize for the en-
suing year and elects F. W. Nations
as chairman.
The approval of bonds heretofore
filed with the clerk by the newly elect
I'd officers is now taken up; the bonds
Of r. n. Lawson. as county clerk in
the sum of S5OOO.O0, also his bond as
district clerk and eX -ofIicio recorder in
the sum of S5000.00 were approved.
The bond of James A. Atkins as Su-
perintendent of schools in the sum Of
100000 was approved. The bond of
Jno. G. Williams as probate judge of
Quay county, in the sum of $4,000; the
bond of John NJ. Eager, as treasurer
in the sum of SS0,000.00; the bond of
Bryant l.. Francis as county assessor
in the sum Of $4,000; the bond of Jas.
A. Street as sheriff in the sum of
s5000.00; also his bond as sheriff and
ex-officio collector Of licenses in the
srm of S5000.00 were all approved.
In the matter of designating the
county printer, the Sun was named.
The Board ordered the county officials
to receive bids on printing and sta
tionery and that same be given to the
lowest and best bidder.
Jas. A. Street was appointed GUS
todian Of the Court House and yard.
The final report of the salary ad-
justment made with j. F. Ward, sher-
if for the period, Jan. i, 1912 to Oct.
81, 1915, showing balance of Sl24.4i
due J. F. Ward, as made by examin-
ers Whittier, Humphries and Keator,
was approved.
The resignation Of Fred White as
constable of Precinct No. /, was re-
ceived and accepted by the Board, land
the said board acting on the petition
of Chas A. Brown, appointed him as
constable for the unexpired term.
1t was ordered that all CLAIMS or
bills against the county be presented
to the county clerk before the first
day Of the month following the end
Of the quarter; otherwise action on all
claims will be deferred until next
regular meeting. The Board further
ordered that all claims against the
county for money paid out, must be
accompanied by receipts. And it is
further ordered that all claims must
be approved by the parties contracting
the debts or making the purchase be-
fore being filed in the Clerks office.
The Board established rate Of
l2lac per mile for auto services for
the county, in all cases, regardless of
the number of passengers carried and
no claims shall be paid for rate in
excess of the aforesaid l2hc.
II was ordered that all petitions for
the establishing of roads in Quay coun-
ty be accompanied by cash deposit
or certified check in the amount Of
$500. And it is further ordered that
the law requiring that road petitions
must be filed in the office of the Coun-
ty Clerk at least ten days before the
next regular meeting of the board,
shal be strictly complied with in the
future.
The Board now receives the report
of the viewers on the road from the
County line to Ragland in which said
report majority of the viewers re-
port the proposed road infeasible and
the Board now rejects the petition for
said road
The bond of Chas. A. Brown as con-
stable, precinct |, Quay county, in the
sum of $4,000, with j. +. Ward and
+. +. Winter, as sureties, Is approved.
The monthly report of the County
Treasurer for the month ending De-
cember 30, 1916, is now received, ap-
proved and ordered filed
The county treasurer is now ordered
10 transfer S63l from interest on de-
posit fund to the interest and sinking
fund.
The Board ordered that fifty per
cent of the funds of the county be de.
posted in the First National Bank OF
Tucumcari, thirty per cent in the Amer
lean National Bank Of Tucumcari; and
twenty per cent be deposited in the
First National Bank Of Nara Visa
The three above mentioned banks are
to qualify by making good and 'sufii
cient bonds as required by law in ac
cordance with the provisions of Chap
ter 81 of the Session Laws of 1915.
DIR. w. Leming was chosen as count,
physician, and the salary fixed at s2t
per month.
Liquor licenses were issued to E. v
Newman, c. f. Hawkins, 8. w. Payne
and C. Z. Hawkins.
The following reports Of justices o.
the peace were received, approved ant
ordered filed:
s. II. McElroy, Precinct No. /.
A. Jones, Precinct No. 8.
j. M. Allen, Precinct No. 8.
The petition for road near Revuel
to, which reads as follows. was takel
up:
I'VE the undr. signed citizens o