Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1921-03-26
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

| eTS met IN special session on the l4th
day of February, 1921, at the Court
House; there being present the Hon.
Daniel Lucero, chairman, Hon. Mar
ciso Frances, and Hon Celso Lobato
members, Hon. Joseph F. Tondre
sheriff and Hon. Abelino Gutierrez,
lerki aYE
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The board then adopted the follow
ing conditions before proceeding to
open the bids for the sale of the Old
Los Iunas bridge: "No bid to be ae-
eepted for less than $1200.0o; said
bridge not to be taken off until, the
new bridge would be open for traffic,
and if the county would require, for
bridge construction, any portion sf
the old structure, they could have the
same at pro rate cost to the buyer
4 The board then opened the bids for
/ the sale of said bridge at the hoar
4
specified according to resolution Of
j nuary II, 1921. Mr.. A. E. st. Nor
ris, District Highway Engineer, then
appeared befere the Board in bea..s.'f
Of the state and presented certified
warran for $4,000 for bid on said
bridge, making an offer of $121c
the board then called on all those ID
/, ahing to bidson said bridge and who
sad certified Checks; There being no
/ ether bids, the board accepted Che q
fer of Mr. ST Morris and closed the
4 bids. Mr., St. Morris was requested
I deposit the sum Of $4,000 additional
with the county Treasurer TO the ere
dit of the county road fund. 1t beins
agreed tAatsa receipt from the treas
+, rer shall be fall evidence of Mr.. s.
9icrris having fulfilled his contract,
Mr.. A. E. st. Morris District High
way Engineer again appeared before
+ tie board requesting that the board
axe the necessary steps to secure
|. Al adequate right Of way from
Grants to the western boundary Of
Valencia County and, after takin tn
matter into consideration the board
adopted the following resolutions:
BE IT RESOLVED that is the de-
the board 81 county connissi
oners to secure ample and adequate
right of way from Grants to the
Mckinley County boundary, and Mr.
A. E. st. Morris is hereby requested
to ascertain as near as possible tn
cost of the proposed right of way
and to present to the board a map
3howing his recommendations as tc
said route.
The county clerk was authorized
to issue duplicate Warrant for No
! 1857 which was lost.
The board then took. recess until
1s9o P NJ. at which time the boart
! proceeded to revise and aprove the
bonds of constables recently appoint
ed and the following bonds were ap-
/ proved by the board:
Manuel Chavez, Eliseo Salazar, Ma,
PHO, GaPriel Romero. Pedro M. Gal
legos, Jose Griego, Peffecto Gurals
Leandro Balleios, Emilio Armijo, Es,
tanislado Chavez, Juan Macs y Baca
Ramon Chavez Y Lujan, Agustin Ba,
ca, Julian Martinez, jose T. Otero ]
, Lorenzo MARQUEE.
+ ,VencesIado Sanchez from Belen al
peared before the board in regard tt
a suit for right Of way filed agains
'hin in the name of the county Of Va
ianela and after.due consideration OF
the matter tile following amicabl,
agreement was reached: Mr. Sanche,
agreed to open the right of way dest
I ed by said county and the county agr
ing to compensate Mr.. Sanchez at th
, rate of $4,000 per acre for the lam
SO taken and to erect at its expens
| a three wire fence on the east side o
2 said road. The county clerk being d
rected by the board toE$aedrtaifi th
amount of land taken and to draw
check for the amount above agree
i upon, County commissioners will IN
I truct the official designated by la'
for road construction to erect sal
fence and the clerk is authorized
i draw warrant to Mr. Sanchez iipo
8 presentation Of satisfactory dee
d for the land.
f A petition was presented regardin
: resolution of the 18th in the Casa g
n lorada and Adelino action; said pet
n tion was left until the next regul;
meeting.
J. The justice ofsthe peace and con
.e table appointed BY the board on ia
nth for precinct no 20, not squsaif,
ID ing, the board declared the office
the justice Of the peace vacant and !
pointed Lauro Baca to fill the vacaI
cy. Vacancy wassalso declared 70 e