Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1920-05-27
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL SESSION
May 18th, A. D. 1920.


members of the Board present, ther
being also present the sheriff an
the clerk.
The minutes of the previous ses
sion were read and approved.
The Board met to canvass tn
municipal election of the village o
Duran and find that the following
officers were elected as shown b,
the returns of said election:
Castulo Marquee received the ma
jority of votes for the office o
Mayor, and certificate of election
was ordered to be issued.
L.-F. Sanchez was elected Villag'
Treasurer and a certificate Of elec
ton was ordered to be issued.
P. P. Sanchez was elected as Vii
lage Clerk, and a certificate of elec
tion ,was ordered to be Issued.
Bias Duran was elected as mem
ber of the Board of Trustees, and 0
certificate of election was ordered
to be issued.
Jose Madril was elected as mem.
ber of the Board of Trustees, and
a certificate of election was ordered
to be issued.
F. H. Jones was elected as men,
Der of the Board of Trustees, and
a certificate of election was or
dered to be issued
J. T. Barnett was elected as
member of the Board of Trustees,
and certificate of election was or
dered to be issued.
Comes now Julio Muller and pre-
sents petition for the establishing
of road. The said petition was
referred to the County Road Super
intendent for his action and recon-
mendation therein to the Board at
the next meeting.
In matter of the rental of trucks
from the State Highway Depart
ment, the Board takes the same un-
der consideration together with the
School Superintendent, and applica-
ton was accordingly made to the
State Highway Department which
said application is referred to in
these minutes.
In the matter of the petition of
Bond and Dillon for the correction
of taxes, the Board passes same
without recommendation for the ac-
ton of the District Court therein,
on the day set for hearing for the
said tax petitions.
In the matter of the rental of
trucks from the state highway de-
partment the board takes the same
under consideration together with
the school superintendent an appli-
cation was accordingly made to the
state highway department, which
said application is referred to in
this minutes, and contract reads as
follows:.
THIS CONTRACT entered into
this 18th day of May, 1920, by and
between the State Highway Commits
sion of New Mexico, by its exeeu-
tive office, the State Highway En-
gineer, party of the first part, and
Torrance County, New Mexico, par
ty of the second part. Whereby the
parties named do covenant and
agree to the conditions set forth in
the body of this agreement, bind
ing themselves and their successors
in office in the fulfillment of the
same in each and every detail.
In consideration of the sum Of
one thousand dollars, in hand paid
by the PARTY of the second part to
the party of the first part, receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged, it
is covenanted and agreed as follows:
The party of the first part shall
deliver unto the party of the Sec
ond part four-ton trucks with
equipment of tools appurtenant
thereto at point designated by the
party of the first part, the cost OF
said delivery to be borne in full by
the party of the second part.
The party of the second part
shall receive said truck or trucks
for the use Of said party OF the
second part exclusively under the
following express conditions which
are fully assented to in every par
ticular by the party of the second
part.
The payment of money by the
party of the second part herein
above set forth, does not transfer
right, title or interest in said truck
or trucks from the party of the first
part, either in fact or by inference,
but the title to said property shall
remain in the party of the first
part in full until otherwise deter
mined by the party of the first
part. The payment of said moneys
is hereby expressly considered as a
rental charge for the use of said
truck or trucks by the party of the
second part as long as the same
shall remain in serviceable condition