Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1919-01-23
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
January goth, 1919.

Commissioners of Torrance count
met this day in special session wit
the Hon. C. M. Milbourn, chairman
Castulo MARQUEE and Walter F. Mar
tin members, the sheriff and tn
clerk
The minutes of the previous ses
sion being read and approved, tn
board resolves itself into board O
canvassers, and proceed to canvas
the returns of the election of j. P
and Constables, in the county, ant
Precinct No. 7 shows a result a
follows,
M. F. Baker for justice Of th'
peace received 40 votes.
J. C. Peterson for justice of tn,
peace received 80 votes.
A. A. Hine for justice Of the peace
received 21 votes.
J. M. Wood for justice of the
peace received 40 votes.
Forest Mason for constable re-
ceived 81 votes.
Carl Sherwood for constable re.
ceived 2 votes.
Berry Hues for constable received
vote.
The result shows tie election as
to the justices of the peace and the
election of Forrest Mason as consta-
BILE, and therefore the election for
justice of the peace is ordered held
over again.
Precinct No. 12 returns show that
Tomas Bachicha received IL votes
and w. G.. Pinnell II votes for justice
of the peace and constable, respec-
lively, and certificate is ordered is
sued to them.
Precincts Nos. 1,2, 8, A, 5, 6, 8, 9,
10, II, 13, Ia, Is, 16, II, 18, 10 and
20 made no returns, there having
been no election held at these places.
A petition from the people of Tor
reon for the appointment of De-
ciderio Salas and Pablo Torrez as j..
P. and constable respectively is pre-
sented, and the board finding that
the former or present j. P. has not
rendered his resignation as such,
takes no action on the same until the
resignation of the present justice OF
the peace is presented, he being Solo
mon Archuleta.
The application of ]. S. Jaramillo
for his appointment as interpreter OF
the board of county commissioners is
presented and the same is rejected
without prejudice.
The official bond of Juan Cruz
Sanches as treasurer and collector Is
presented and approved.
The official bonds of c. M. Mil
bourn, Castulo Marquee and Walter
F. Martin as County Commissioners
ale presented and approved.
A petition from Pre-. No. 5 for the
appointment of Apolonio Gonzales as
Justice of the Peace and Elfego Baca
as constable is presented and it is or
dered that certificates of appoint
ment be issued them.
In re the petition of the people OF
Moriarty for a road, filed last August
but on which no action had been
taken, the board orders that Geo. W.
Woodman, Alexandra Garcia and Z.
E. Merrifield, be appointed road
viewers and that they file their re-
port before this board before the
next regular meeting.
The Board now adjourns until +.
M. this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The board met as per adjourn
ment.
The right of way deed of Martin
Lobato for right of way on road NO.
10 is examined and the clerk is or
dered to refer the same to the state
highway commission for payment,
the same being a state highway.
schedule of prices to be charged the
county by health officer are filed and
accepted.
The petition of J. N. Bush for re-
duction of taxes is presented ana
recommended.
The petition of Joe Davis for cor
rection of taxes is presented and re-
commended.
The petition for material for a
bridge on the Torreon draw IS re-
ferred to the county highway super
intendent. -.
The butcher bond of William Hin
di of Duran is presented and ap'
proved.
The Board now passes the follow
ing resolution:
RESOLUTION
Whereas the records of Torrance
county were in the year 1917 de-
stroved by fire, and the same being
necessary for the good of the puoh'
and the welfare of the county, 1t is
hereby
Resolved, that this board recon-
mends to the legislature the passage
of an act whereby the board of coun,
ty commissioners may be authorized