Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1919-01-16
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
January 6, 1919.

oH' WIFI W. M' miluouTH, anu SdSIt
10 Marquee, members, present, tn
Sheriff, Alexandra Baca, and tn
clerk, Julian Salas, present.
The Board being advised that tn
other member is i'll and unable to al
tend proceed to organize, and upo
action by Castulo Marquee, G. M. Mil
bourn is made chairman of the Board
The Board now proceeds to tn
transaction of business before them
Comes now Alexandra Baca ant
moves to the Board for permission tt
partition off of the rear entrance tt
the Jail from and within the ante
room. The Board upon request o:
the sheriff inspects the proposed par
tition and being satisfied that it is {
necessity, orders the sheriff to have
same done, and the expense to be
charged to the county.
Comes now the Estancia News
Herald by j. A. Constant, and sub.
mits its application for its appoint
ment as the official newspaper of the
county, the board being advised that
there is no other petition on file, and
considering that it is the handiest pa
per in the county, being located at the
county seat, decide to appoint it as
the official newspaper of Torrance
County, and the appointment is order
ed issued.
The monthly report Of the county
clerk for the month of December, is
presented, examined ,and approved.
The resignation of Jose L. Con-
zales, as J. P. Precinct No. 8, Palma,
is presented and ordered approved.
In the matter of the petition of A.
A. Abbott and others for a bridge at
the Torreon draw, the matter is re-
ferred to the County Highway Super
intendent, with request that he report
his findings therein to this Board. 4
1t is ordered that the sheriff have
some competent person fix the COM
bination of the safe in his office and
the expense charged to the county.
Upon request of the Clerk it is or.
'dered that he get some person to cut
the bases of three filing cabinets, in
order that they may be stacked, so as
to make room in the vault.
The following applications were
presented for appointment as G. H.
janiter, viz, Nicolas Baca, Perfecto
Sanches, S. N. Shirley and Preciliano
Lucero, the Board upon consideration
appoints Preciliano Lucero for the
period of three months beginning on
the 7th inst.
The appointment of Juan B. Gale
gos as jailer for the period of three
months is presented and approved.
The quarterly report of Warren
Graham as J. P. Precinct No. 18 is
presented and approved.
Comes now J. E. Adams and sub
mits to the board a proposition for
beautifying the c. H. grounds, the
board upon due consideration rejects
the same without prejudice.
The Board now adjourns until 2
o'clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The board met as per adjournment
with the same officers present and
presiding.
The board passes the following res
viz:
Whereas, it appears to the board
that the carrying over of expense
bills against the county, for the term
of three months at time is unneces-
sary and it being stated to the board
and it being convinced Of the pro-
priety of the same that the monthly
of current expenses is prop
er and more convenient, to both the
county and claimants,
Therefore be it resolved that this
Board will hereafter, pay all current
expense accounts monthlv instead of
quarterly as heretofore, if the pay
ment of same in such manner is con-
sistent with and not in conflict with
any law of the state providing for the
same.
C. M. MILBOURN, Chairman.
The Board now adjourns until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock A. M.