Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1919-06-12
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR SESSION
JUNE 2, 1919.

REGULAR SESSlON
JUNE 2, 1919.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Torrance county met this da!
with the Hon. c. M. Milbourn, chair
man, Castulo Marquee, Walter F
Martin, members, the sheriff and thu
clerk.
The minutes of the previous ses
sion were read and approved.
RESOLUTION
State of New Mexico, County Of Tor.
rance:
Resolved by the board of county
commissioners of the county of Tor.
rance, state of New Mexico, that a
special levy of three mills on each
dollar of the valuation of all proper
ty in said county subject to taxation
for state and county purposes is here
by levied and imposed for the pur-
pose of providing funds for the con-
struction and maintenance and i'm
provement Of public highways and to
enable the state and counties to meet
the provisions of the Federal Aid
Road Act, being the tax authorized
and directed to be made by said
board by the act of the legislature of
said state entitled IAN act authorizing
and directing Boards of County Com
missioners to levy taxes for each of
the years 1919-192O-1921 for con-
struction and improvement of public
highways and to meet, dollar for
dollar allotments to the state of Fed
eral Funds under the Federal Aid
Road Act, and for other purposes"
approved March II, 1919.
The county assessor of said coun-
ty is hereby authorized and directed
to extend said levy on the tax roll
for said county for the year 1919;
and the county treasurer of said
county is hereby authorized and di-
rected to collect said tax and remit
the same to the State Treasurer to
be placed to the credit of the State
Road Fund.
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS,
By C. M. MILBOURN, Chairman.
Attest: JULIAN SALAS, Clerk.
State of New Mexico, County of Tor
rance, IS.
I, Julian Salas, County Clerk of
Torrance County, State of New Mex
leo, do hereby certify that the fore
going is true and correct copy of
resolution adopted by the Board of
County Commissioners of said coun-
ty on the End day of June, 1919.
Witness my hand and seal the day
and year last above written.
(SeaD Signed, JULIAN SALAS,
County Clerk.
The Insurance Policy upon the Jail
building in the sum of $1500.00 is
examined and accepted.
The report of w. Graham, J. P. in
and for precinct No. 1S, Cedarvale,
is examined and approved.
Comes now ]. W. Corbin and
makes petition to the board for the |
grading of the road west of the |
place beginning at the Sc Corner of |
Sec. II, T. 6, R. 8, extending west
to fatigue. The board being advised
in the premises find that there is
necessity for said work to be done,
and therefore appropriate the sum
of ($1500) Fifteen Hundred Dollars
out of the Road Fund to be deposit
ed to the credit and for checking ac-
count of the man recommended by |
the County Road Superintendent.
In the matter of the petition for
an appropriation of $500.00 for
working and improving the Mail road |
between Mcintosh and Chilli, within |
Torrance county, the board being de-
sirous of more information on the |
matter submit the same to the Coun-
ty Road Superintendent; for his re-
commendation therein.
The board now decide and agree to |
apportion the county in One Road
District for every Precinct, said dis
trict to comprise the same area as
now is contained in the several Pre-
cincts respectively.
The resignation of Hon. H. G.
Randy as probate judge of Torrance
county is now taken up, and the
board finding that Mr. Randy has
formally resigned and moved from
the state, accept said resignation.
The board seeing that vacancy
exists in the office of the Probate
Judge, and that there are a number
of petitions on file for the appoint
ment to said office, the board pro-
ceeds to examine them, and upon
motion of Commissioner Marquee,
duly seconded, for the appointment
of W. D. Wasson, Esq, to the office
of Probate Judge in and for said
county, the vote is taken, the same
being unanimous, the appointment of
said W. D. Wasson is declared, and
the clerk is ordered to issue GER
tificate of appointment, which is
done.
The board now adjourns until to-