The Monte Vista journal., 1919-09-20
riupCEEDiNGs BOARD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS. hEl'T. 1k.itM

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state Of Colorado. County OF Rio
Grandc. -.
The nrst day OF tho regular meet
ing OF tho hoard of County Com
miAaioncn WAS hsld 1T tho court
house Ia Dol Sorto. Colorado. on
Monday. September =. ItlS. st
which time aud place the follow ing
we're present.:
Hon. W. w. Wright. ChaisL,An.
Hon, August J. Weiss. Com.
Hon. Marble y. Woods, Com,
II. q. Trap. Clerk
Tho following business was tran.
sa.tod:
Mrs. l.. A. CUMMINGS was placed
on tho poor list until the next meet
inx of the board on an allowance
of $500 until October l, 1919 and
an order issued to her for tn. same
Mike TrujNlo and SArei.sus Vi
rii wcr" each given An order ON the
poor fund for 800 for supple.
for the month Of August.
notice was read from the shor-
IN OF the resignation Of &C Bril-
..iinc Rs under shrrin and the APP
pointmcnt Of w. n. 0aibrsath as
such undsrsherin at y salary OF
400. pcr month To he paid BY Rio
Crandc county. The said sheriff
aakcd the board to approve tho
amount med ~ being the proper
amount to be paid by the County.
Upon motion tho Board diaa pprovcd
tho sane. upon the grounds that
the shcrifY's once does not regularly
require . deputy.
com mmunication was read from
Mrs. Hattie J. warman addressed
To Mr.. wcias. asking the board to
work certain piece Of road south
Of Center. After consideration
the board resolved to comply with
the above rsQvcst ~ soon as pos
sible.
A bid was read from ono Pete
Casiss stating that he would paint
the roof and the cupalo Of the court
house. ono coat for the roof and
two coats for the cupalo. for $4,000.
or nli Of roof and outside wood work
except the cornice for $500. The
latter proposition WAS accepted and
the clerk was inatructed to prepare
contract accordingly.
Warrant No. 1919 drawn on the
ordinary fund in favor Of the San
Luis Valley Association Of County
Commissioners In payment for Rio
Grande County'a exhibit At the State
Fair ot Pueblo. was returned to tho
clerk by ". W. Wright for cancel
lation and the board decided to pay
such expenses upon presentation Of
itemixed claim Of person In charge
oi such exhibit.
Al s: p. N. the board adjourned
10 meet Tuesday September >. a. .
Board Of Equalization.
Al 500 A. N. Tuesday. September
>. tho Board Of equalization met
with NIL members present.
There being no busineas to come
before the Board a. . board OF equa-
lixntion. the following letter re-
ceivcd from the Colorado Tax. Com
mission. was rcad by the clerk:
Board Of County Commissioners.
Rio Grande County.
Del Norte. Colorado.
Gentlemen:
In accordance with your request
OF August 2sth concerning County
Boards OF Equalization. you are
hereby notified that tho abstract OF
assessment Of your county for the
year 1919 has been approved.
Yours very truly.
Colorado Tax Commission
In accordance with the foregoing
the board adjourned as a Board Of
Equalization and Immediately con-
vened as Board Of County Com
missioners when the following busi-
ness was transacted:
Tho bid OF b. W. Berry. submit
ted in compliance with ADVERTISE
ment which was opened at the
August meeting and no action TAX
en-, was accepted at this time. Such
bid included the following: the
building OF ono culvert across the
Lariet Ditch on the Soldiers Home
rnAd for laS7 m. ona cnlva.A ~. II.