Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1919-04-17
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR SESSION
April 7th, 1919.

REGULAR SESSION
April 7th, 1919.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Torrance county met this day
in regular session with Hon. C. M.
Milbourn, Walter F. Martin and Cas-
tulo Marquee, members, the sheriff,
the clerk.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Comes now J. T. Barnett, and
makes the Board proposition Of
deciding a right of way to the coun-
ty on the road leading west from
Duran, through his property for the
sum of $250.00. The Board being
advised in the premises accepts the
offer and the clerk is ordered to is
sue warrant in said sum payable to
the order of J. T. Barnett upon the
delivery of good and sufficient
deed therefor.
The Board now proceeds to can
vass the election held for Justice of
the Peace and Constable in and for
Precinct No. 21, and find the fol-
lowing:
w. d. Garrison received the sum
of 35 votes for Justice of the Peace.
J. L. Jones received the sum of
1 vote for Justice of the Peace.
W. R. Edwards received 35 votes
for constable.
The board therefore orders that
certificates of election be issued to
the candidates elected, and they be-
ing present the oath of office is ad-
ministered by the clerk.
The board now adjourns until to-
morrow at 8 A. M.
APRIL 9Th, 1919
MORNING SESSION
The board met this day as per ad-
journment Of the previous day, Wal
ter Martin, member, being absent.
In the matter of the petition of
the residents of the hereinafter de-
scribed locality between Sec. 1890,
1929, 21-28, 22-27, 1926, 24-25, T.
NJ, R. 6 E., for an appropriation
of the sum of $3.50 dollars for the
construction of road along said de-
scribed section lines, and the board
being advised in the premises and
upon the recommendation of the
County Highway Superintendent
that like sum is necessary for the
pulling of stumps and clearing and
constructing the said highway, the
board orders that a warrant be is
sued out of the General Road Fund
in said sum.
The clerk is also ordered in con-
nection with the said road to notify
R. Stewart, Miss Nell Hanlon, T. N.
Hollon, B. L. Mitchell, Geo Higgins,
B. L. Mitchell, Hiram Hollon. W. \.
Sipes, and ]. L. Chastain and w. R.
Walden, and all others concerned to
move their fences back 80 feet from
the center of said highway.
The report of funds on hand at
the present date is presented by the
treasurer, and after examination is
approved.
The petition of the citizens of
Pre-. No. Z, Estancia, for the ap-
pointment of ]. M. Wood as con-
stable in and for said precinct, is
presented and approved and the
clerk is ordered to issue certifi-
cate of appointment.
The report of the justice of the
peace in and for Pre-. No. 10, Duran,
is presented and after examination,
is ordered approved.
The report Of the ]. P. in and
for Pre-. No. 1 is presented and the
board requests said J. P. to make
his claim for allowance for office
supplies in due form.
In the matter of publishing the
proceedings of the board in both
English and Spanish as provided by
S. B. No. 80 of the session laws OF
the 1919 Legislature, the board or
ders that El Independence be and
the same is hereby designated as the
official paper to publish the pro
ceedings in Spanish.
The clerk is ordered to draw {
warrant in the sum of $1,0O0.O(
out of the General Road fund o.
Torrance county and that the SAM
be deposited in the Mountainai
State Bank, to the credit and as |
checking account of Burl Tate, fo
work to be done on road south o
Mountainair.
The clerk is also ordered to draN
a warrant in the sum of $4,000 t
be placed in the Mountainair Stat
Bank to the credit and as a check
ing account of B. L. Mitchell TO
work to be done on road and anothe
warrant in the sum of $500.O0 to b
likewise deposited in the Mountain
air State Bank to the credit of an
as a checking account of B. l
Mitchell for work to be done mort
of Mountainair, the first being fo