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J J PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Clayton, N. M., Tuesday evening, August 8th 1916 at 8 o'clock. Present: Trustees, Mor ris Herzstein, Christian Otto, F. C. de Baca and Carl Eklund. By unani mous consent Mr. F. C. de Baca was chosen mayor pro tern. Order of Business 1. Minutes of previous regular meeting read and approved. 2. July bills presented. Motion by Mr. Otto seconded by Mr. Eklund that bills be allowed as per approved list. Roll call: Mr. Eklund yes, Mr. Herz stein yes, Mr. Otto yes. Carried. 3. C. E. Warner asked that the town pay him $100 for the use of his ground for driveway across to the town dumping place while the lease on said land is in force. Motion by Mr. Otto seconded by Mr. Eklund that same be paid. Vote: Mr. Otto ye, Mr. Herzstein yes, Mr. Eklund yes. Car ried. July 1916 Bills C. H. Claggett $100.00 W. H. Hollingsworth. - 90.00 T. G. Callahan 80.00 D. B. Chiles 74.40 Clarence Loveless 69.60 W. A. Bristol.. 10.00 O. P. Easterwood - 8.33 J. H. Bender.. 41.90 M. R. Jones 70.00 Hill Brothers - 49.85 J. M. Street 15.25 P. A. Howerton 67.25 Susie S. Pace 5.60 R. M. Olbeter 10.00 P. A. Howerton 1.50 Simeral & Lemon 5.00 L. F. Bender 6.70 T. P. Zohner 11.75 C. H. Claggett 4.00 H. O. Duerr 500.00 Clayton Con. Co 15.50 Otto-Johnson '. 86.11 Western Union Teleg. Co 1.61 Pittsburgh Meter Co... 450.00 De La Vergnc, Mch. Co 731.43 Continental Oil Co 414.30 R. W. Isaacs 61.00 Westinghouse E. Mfg. Co 276.67 Nunn Electric 2.20 Hendrie & Bolthoff 144.18 Colorado & Southern 36.65 Mountain States, Rubber Co. .. 1.47 F. P. Kilburn 23.93 Southern Surety Co 100.00 $3576.23 4. A communication read from A. W. Thompson requesting that a sur vey of lot boundaries in the business district be made and markers placed at the corners both front and rear in order to establish permanent recog nition of such defined lines. Moved by Mr. Herzstein, seconded by Mr. Ek lund that Engineer Duerr make this survey and place markers for the sum of $25. Roll call: Mr. Herzstein yes, Mr, Otto yes, Mr. Eklund yes. Motion carried. 5. Hugh B. Woodward appeared before the Board in the interest of street and lake improvement and as funds are not available for this work, that the town trustees place the bond money in the depository offering the best rate of interest and the sum re ceived from above interest be used for making this needed improvement. Ac tion deferred until next meeting for a proposal from the Bank of Com merce. 6. Frank Garcia appeared and ex plained what he understood to be his authority to arrest in case of disturb ance. The trustees contend that his duties extend only to property pro tection and not to the duties of a peace officer. 7. Engineer Duerr submitted re port of his work in regard to platting of the town; recommendations for the installation of transformers for the purpose of better light service to pa trons; the necessity of putting all street lights on independent circuit; the attention of the Board to the wa ter loss; that the important part or lusincss part of town where water is extensively used, be metered; that service boxes be installed at all water taps; water line extension; raising stand pipe 45 feet; construct a con crete reservoir capacity 500,000 gal lons; addition to engine room; install shafting and drill well. The above named recommendations for improve ments to be made at a cost of $43,000, according to his estimate. 8. The clerk duly instructed to as certain cost of having town ordin ances reprinted, placed in pamphlet form and indexed in order that they may be more convenient and access ible for the public information con cerning the town laws. 9. By order of the Board Super intendent Claggett is to have water and light service as a" portion of his salary. So ordered. 10. Meeting adjourned to recon vene at 9:30 a. m., Wednesday, Aug ust 9th, 1916. Attest: M. R. JONES, Clerk. Adjourned meeting, Board of Trus tees of the Town of Clayton, Wednes day morning, August 9th at 9:30. Present: F. C. de Baca Mayor Tro tern. Trustees, Otto, Eklund and Her stein. Order of P.usiness 1. A motion by Mr. Eklund sec- onded by Mr. Otto that plans and sr edifications submitted by Engineér II. O. Duerr be adopted and approved j and he be authorized to ben. woik a per above recommendations. Vote Mr. Otto yes, Mr. Eklund yes, Mr, Herzstein yes. Carried. Engineer Duerr was instructed t advertise for bids at once, said bid: ,to be closed August twenty-ninth. 2. Order by Board duly taken tha the bill presented by Huggens & Ma loy for hauling of dirt to street, be al lowed in to addition to bills on month ly list; same ordered O. Kd. by Sup erintendent. So ordered. 3. Motion by Mr. Eklund seconded by Mr. Otto that rules be suspended and that the Board meet every Tues day evening instead of every two weeks, until all plans of extensions and improvement to water and light system of town be completed. Unani mously carried. 4. Adjourned. Attest: M. R. JONES, Clerk. A POLICY OF FIRMNESS AND CONSISTENCY NEEDED. The Nation has no doüct of aggression toward Mexico. Wt have no desire (or any part ot her territory. We wish her to hare peace, stability, and pros perity. We shall have to adopt a new policy, a policy of firm ness and consistency through which alone we can promote an enduring friendship. We de mand from Mexico the protec tion of the Uves and the prop erty of our citizens and the se curity of our border from depre dations. Much will be gained If Mexico Is convinced that we contemplate no meddlesome In terference with what does not concern ns. but that we propose to insist in a firm and candid manner uixm the performance of International obligations. To a stable government, appropri ately discharging Its interna tional duties, we should give un grudging support. A short peri od of firm, consistent and friendly dealing will accomplish more than many year .f vacil lation. From Mr. Hughes' speech of acceptance. 8 The Union County Fair will be held on September 19-20-21-22. The pre mium list will be about the same as last year and will be out SOON. Get your exhibits ready. Taxing the Dead Why is it that the tax rolls of Un ion county are still lingering on the brink of delinquency and doubt? Is Union county forever to be the tail of New Mexico ? Are the tax rolls of this county forever to be loaded with doubt, double, and erroneous assess ments, delays, delinquencies and demnition? Are men who have been dead for years still to be taxed with property they cannot own ? It is said that there are two things .that a man cannot escape, namely, taxes and death. According to the tax rolls of Union county the dead cannot escape taxation. Look over the list of prop erty sold for taxes just lately pub lished as a result of the so-called democratic administration in Union county if you wish to be enlightened on the new process of taxing the dead and the unknown. The Union County Fair will be held on September 19-20-21-22. The pre mium list will be about the same as last year and will be out SOON. Get your exhibits ready. Nothing quite as refreshing this hot weather as a soda or sundae. Remem ber the Rexall Fountain is one of the most up-to-date in the state of New Mexico and can give you anything in the soda line. 29-tf-c ! Have you a safe place for keeping ! your important papers? Why not ; have a safety deposit box ? Come in nnd talk the matter over. State Bank ' of Commerce. 30-c. (LADDI i For Your Butter and Eggs Highest Marliet Price AZAR "MER. CO. I nfttgr r 'iff 'WBriCTrr BIW'lrlT'lff ."IT1 f yiTi--J' MM'answweap m.apw'BBWiHU'M.'. i1?! The Bosses' Orders S. E. LANE Will take you at any time to see the must desirable land to be found in the whole UNITED STATES Write him at Clayton, New Méx., Phone 153 are sure to include the inper ative injunction to use the best Lumber on the job. We keep no other kind. All the Lumber we handle for out door or indoor work is war ranted by us to be froee from warpings and imperfections and to be thoroughly dried. Our Trim and mouldings are also guaranteed. And though the qualities are the ebst our prices are always moderate. Tom Gray Lumber Co. The Citizen features its Country Correspondence. That is one big reason why it is such a valuable advertising medium. The Eauitv A Store of the Farmers Society of Equity of Union County Saves You Money We buy in car loads, and sell in unbroken lots many of the things you need every day. It is the proper way to buy and you will save many a dollar each year if you will do this. OUR BUYING FACILITIES THROUGH THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS at Indianapolis, Indiana, gives us great advantage as we many times take the entire output of a factory so you can see the reason we can save you money A FEW OF THE THINGS WE CAN SUPPLY IN UNBROKEN LOTS Dried Fruits, Ginned Goods, Lubricating Oils, Axle Grease, Rice, Sugar, Coffees, Rolled Oats, Honey, Syrups, Potatoes, Apples, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Tobaccos, Matches, Salt, Etc. We take your orders and you receive them from the car when it arrives, thus sav ing all expenses of unloading, hauling, storing, etc. This is co-operation. The modern way of merchandising. Our Phone Number is 154, we are connected with the following: telephones: Texline, Sedan, Lakeside, Citizens West Side Line, The Equity Line, also Clayton. Write Us or Phone Farmers Society of Equity Union County Clearing' House J. A. McCUNE, Mgr.