Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-16
Business Transacted
By County Beard It
Their Last Meeting

Upon motion duly made and car
ried Mrs. Edna l.. MCGUIRE was al
lowed her expenses to and from
Denver to attend the meeting OF the
County School superintendents to
bs held on March 2Sth. and also the
expense OF one spelling contestant
from Rio Grande county.
The petition presented by Mr.
Phlegar relative to the exemption
from taxes OF the Masonic park was
ordered filed.
Upon motion by Com. Lindstrom
duly seconded and carried. the claim
Of Earl p. Harper made in the
amount OF $176.49 was allowed In
the amount OF $56.44. the balance
being the expense to Kansas for
prisoner and was referred to the
county attorney for advisement.
A committee OF tax payers appear
ed before the board and presented q
petition asking that the board be
more economical in their expendi-
lures during the ensuing year which
petition was ordered placed on file.
N. II. Chapman came before the
board asking permission to place
checks in drainage along road also
10 build an approach to the road in
front OF his land,
The board instructed the clerk
TO return all claims not sworn to.
or which were not made out In
proper form to come before the
board for correction.
Upon motion duly made and sec
onded, and carried it was agreed to
allow only $500 per day for extra
help in the offices at the court
house.
The appointments of Hazel Bond.
Edna NJ. Ayers. Ada l.. Skinner
and w. II. Galbreath were approx
ed and each ones salary fixed at
$4,000 per month.
The road petition filed by +. C.
Davis was ordered returned for the
signatures OF all land owners along
said road. The said petition asked
that road be laid out between sec
tions 81 and 22 township 40, range
z.
The clerk was instructed to write
the County Commissioners OF Ala.
mosa county that this board would
be willing to divide the county line
road between Rio Grande and Ala
mosa counties at the river bridge
Rio Grande county taking the north
side and Alamosa taking the south
side both counties to take care OF
the bridge.
Moved by Com. Hawkins. second.
ed by Com. Chisholm. that the
county employ one man for each end
OF the county that they take a small
truck each and one man and
look after the culverts and IL work
." "'"'" '""' 'HeS use SIP and
hire man and team to hcIp n
necessary. The vote on the fore.
going resolution stood as follows:
Hawkins voted aye and Chisholm
and Lindstrom nay. after which the
chair declared the motion lost.
Moved by Commissioner Lind,
strom, seconded by Commissions,
Chisholm that the county employ Z
general road supervisor at a sai,r,
OF $4,000 per month said super.
visor to furnish his own car. r.. And
OIL and the clerk was Instructed te
advertise for applications to be con.
s'dered at the next meeting OF IN,
BOARD. Tho vote on the forcxoIn.
stood as follows: Commtssioner,
Chisholm and Lindstrom. ays and
Commissioner Hawkins. nay.
Upon motion duly made and car
ried. Edward Haefeli was allowed
an abatement OF one-half taxes OF
fraction Of sEh SEX Of si.ss.,
for the years 1921 and 1879 for IN.
reason OF an erroneous asae.smen mt
the sam. having been assessed q,
eleven acres when II was only SCI
acres.
The request Of Mrs. James A
Kelly. asking privilege 10 buiid
new ditch along Nwx S.3e.S ~
ordered filed BY the board,