The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-23
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COUNTY CUNNINAIONEtsN
Nusw.e Term. 1919


Grnndc. sa
Tn. first day OF tn. regular meet
inr Of the board Of County Com
missioncrS was held NJ tho Court
House In D~i Sor'~. Colorado on
August 9TH 1919 n, which tImc
md place the following w-rc pre-
sent
Hon. W W. Wright. Chairman.
Hon. August J. Weiss. Com.
Hon. Marble g Woods. Com.
n. q. Trapp. Cicrk.
TIL" following business was tran
sac'cd;
Mike Trujilio was given an order
on the poor fund for $500 for sup
pile. for the month of August.
4 communication was read from
Nl,sr' L. Moss wherein the said
Moses stated his fcc for services as
council In defence of the Board Of
County Commissioners In the cRsc
of A. q. Rrircndin~ ~. Board Of
County Commissioners. would be ~
follows: $4,000 rctaincr's fec and
s25.o0 dav for each day served,
and his actual expenses while scrv-
Ink on this case In court. On mo-
lion mad" by Mr. Weiss. seconded
by Mr. Woods. tho said Moses was re-
taincd ns council for the defense.
A letter from the State Tax Com
mission was presented TO the Board
which In part read M follows:
Herewith enclosed II n copy OF tho
report of your County recently made
by our Investigator. Mr.. Williams.
From this report you will notice
that the better classes OF farm land
{ nd merchandise Nre sttii groN1y
under-assessed. We suggest that
these tens he increased In order to
ring up the values according to
law '.rd In cqual'y with other c.:Ss.
cs OF property You
are requested &c make a compists
re-asscssment Of merchandise ac-
cording to law and see that this class
Of property is brought up to full
value" Now nt this time the
Board being we'll and fully, advised
as to the foregoing request. upon
motion by Com. Weiss. seconded
by Com. Woods. PASSED the following
resolution:
BE II resolved by this Board Of
County Commissioners that the
County Assessor be. and he is
hereby instructed to raise the
assessed valuation OF all the best
lands in the County to $4,000
per acre. and all other lands In
proportion"
Upon motion the Board appropri-
ated $4,000 to further the publ
cation OF the Great Divide"
Upon motion the Board appro-
priated $l25.OO to the Valley Asso-
citation OF County Commissioners to
pay expenses OF the Valley exhibit
at the Colorado State Fair at Pueb-
10. Colorado.
At this time Luis Motoya came
before the board with his attorney
Ezra T. Elliott asking that he might
be heard concerning \ private road
granted to one Antonio J. N. Valdez
across his. Montoya's land. In com
pliance with the foregoing request
the board fixed Saturday August 3.
for such hearing and the clerk was
instructed to notify all persons
concerned.
The Board then proceeded to con-
slider claims and the following were
allowed in the amounts claimed:
Bills allowed on ordinary fund.
G. ID. Hyatt. Co. agt. sal 1897
Elizabeth Farnham. Ins. at. $500
Carrie Dietrich, sal and exx. l02.OO
John I. Palmer. July Sal 55.3S
a. c. Brizendine. feed. pris. ll.7O
II. G. Trap. co work $500
Ada l. Skinner. July sal 1900
Zeb J Wilson. field ex. July 1865
Katie Robbins, July sal. 5000
Jeb j. Wilson. July sal. 133.33
J. C.. Wiley. rent court room 1000
w. ". Hender. dep asses 5000
VIM. II. Hender. Tel. Jul. and
August 6.26
Leonard Hobson. labor
court house lawn 2%.00
Il. c. Ellinthorpe. Jul. sal $3.50
Alden Bassett. sal. clerk
Dist. Court. 10000
NJ 8. 7 4 T CO. phones 27.76
Out West Ptg Co. supplies Sl.75
Earl p. Harper. fees. sal. and
exp. claimed 325S.6l 1876
Bills allowedo n poor fund:
A. J. Weiss Mere. Co. supplies
for poor 500
c A Mingus. rent for poor 500
Bills allowed on road fund:
W Lincoln. road work $500
Monte Vista Motor Co. storage TOO
Karl +. Myers. road work 63.26
Dwight Goff. road work 27.26
F Il Ward. road work 4O.26
Earl Reed. road work lO.26
w b Houck. blacksmithing 22.6o
Farmers Union. oil and gas 48.13
A ] Weiss Mer Co. road sup 27.70
w II Dabney. road work $3.50
F II Goyn, road work $3.50
l. Il Moore. road work 0l.0o
Vim. A. Wellman. road work 1890