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September 2, 1947.
The Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, met at 10 :00 o'clock A.M.
Tuesday, September 2, 1947, the Monday preceding being a legal holiday, with the'following
members present: Clarence O. Quern, Chairman; George W. Smith, Commissioner; Crest A. Gerbaz,
Commissioner; M. M. Neihardt, Clerk; C. H. Darrow, County Attorney.
The minutes of the meeting held August 18, 1947, were read and approved.
The offer for tax sale certificate and taxes up to and including 1945 on the Merrimac
Lode, Inter Alia, was again tabled.
The following offers for tax sale certificates and taxes up to and including 1945 were
accepted:
45.00 for Cert 1812 of 1897 fob 1896 on Lots 1 -2-3 -4 Block 7, Riverside (Verna Sullivan
0 30.00 for Cert 55 of 1927 for 1926 on E2 Lot R and All Lot S, Block 98 (Mrs.W.K.Martz)
25.00 for Cert 52 of 1914 for 1913 on Lot 0, Block 59, Aspen (Frank Crock)
The following offers for tax sale certificates and taxes up to and including 1945 were
received and ordered published:
020.00 for Cert 25 of 1930 for 19290m 15/32 Dauntless Lode, Columbia 7666
020.00 forCert 66 of 1932 for 1931 on 17/32 Do
On motion duly made, seconded and oarrted unanimously, the Resolution of, August 6, 1940
that all offers for tax sale certificates should be advertised with the prate offered, was
rescinded.
There being no County Surveyor due to the fact that no one was elected and qualified at
the last General Election and no one had been appointed to fill the vacancy, Mr. Tom Walker
of Glenwood Springs, a registered surveyor in the State, was appointed to the position'
until the next General Election or Special Election called for that purpose.
The Clerk was instructed to send bills as follows:
Laurent Arbaney, Jr. 84 ft. Cable @ 202¢ 017.22 1
Earl A. Rippy for use of grader @ 06.00 per day - -Time of use to be left to Rippy[
Edward Morse Use of Shovel 4 Hrs. @ 010.00 & Use of Truck 2 Day @ 012.50'
Aspen Ski Corp., 3 20 Ft Lengths 12" Culvert @ 1 -1 /6 X 01.05 73.50
The reports of the County Judge, Clerk of the Distract Court and County Clerk for
August were received.
A bid of $120.00 was received for Lots 1 to 25 inclusive, Block 16, Riverside from
A. L. Pierce. The Assessor appraised said lots at $250.00. Request was tabled.
The amount of 0240.00 was accepted from Tony Vedic for a tract of land, being a part
of Lux Placer, described as follows: Beginning- at- n- peinb- where - the- eenber- ±ire - ef - the
Roaring- Pork - River- ereeees- the - Tine- fentended}- separating -tke- tracts - now- eeeepied -bS -said- �
' Pony- Vedieend- Anben-Kasteiie -f marked -by -a- fence }; - being 8erner - i; - thence
(The true description to be furnished by the Surveyor) The Assessor appraised this property
at $700.00.
The Clerk was instructed to reply to a letter from the Lion's Club, stating that the holes
in the Highway near the Hotel Jerome had been repaired. That other holes in the highway
will be filled as soon as it is possible to get the oil, the equipment, etc. He was further
instructed to call attention to the fact that some of the holes, notably the ones on Cooper
Ave. near the Brown -Hoag building, appears to have been caused by the repairing of water
pipes whereby the oil had been disturbed and not properly replaced.
The following memorandum of Agreement was entered into with Dorothy Koch Shaw:
A G R E E M E N T
- THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, Made and entered into on this 2nd day of September, A. D. 1947
by and between DOROTHY KOCH SHAW,'of the County of Pitkin, State of•Co'lorado, hereinafter
called the "Licensor," party of the first part, and THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO,hereinafter called the "Licensees," parties of the secon.
part, WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Licensor is the owner and in possession of that certain real property, common
ly known as the North Texas Millsite, U. S. Mineral Survey No. 3288, in the. Roaring Fork Min
ing District, and also of Blocks Five (5) and Six (6), in the City and Townsite of Aspen, al
in Pitkin County, State of Colorado;
AND, WHEREAS, upon said real property or upon some part or parts thereof, there are situat•
certain slag or mining concentrate and sampler tailings, which said parties of the second
part desire to appropriate to the use of said County of Pitkin for road and highway purposes
within said County of Pitkin;
AND, WHEREAS, the Licensor is willing to permit the Licensees, their successors in office
and assigns, to appropriate and make use of the said slag or mining concentrate and sampler
tailings, in such quantities and at such times as they desire, within a period of five years
from the date hereof, for the consideration as hereinbefore expressed;
NOW, 'THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, and of the sum of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) in hand paid by the Licensees to the Licensor, kkzxreceipt of which Licens
or hereby acknowledges, and of other valuable considerations, IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND
AGREED as follows:
1. That the Licensees, their successors in office an'd assigns shall have the license,
right and privilege to appropriate and make use of any and all slag or mining concentrate I
and sanpler tailings located upon the real property hereinabove described, in such quantitie-
and at such times as they may desire, all during a period of five (5) years from the date
hereof, without charge other than the said sum of One Hundred Dollars (100.00) so paid,
2. That the Licensees, in removing said slag or mining concentrate and sampler tailings,
shall not destroy the natural contour of the hill and make no holes in said real property,
the Licensees
become destroyed r any holes dug i
contour should o o B in so removing,
and if the y
y
by the end of said five (5) year/ period, shall fill such holes and restore the contour as
near as can be pracitcalbly done.
3. That the Licensees and their successors in office shall not assign any of their rights
hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the Licensor.
4. That no charge shall be made by Licensor, her heirs ofassigns for any slag or mining
concentrate and samplet tailings which have been heretofore appropriated by said Licensees,
their employees, servants, agents ._and representatives, it being understood that such remova
was made with the express consent of Licensor, without consideration other than that define
herein. Such prior removal was made in contemplation of this agreement, which covers such
prior removal for the same considerations.
Each and all the covenants and agreements herein contained shall extend to and become
binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the respective
parties hereto. -
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals on the day
and year first above written, said parties of the second part signing by and through their
Chairman hereunto duly authorized, attested by their Clerk under the official seal of said
4N County of Pitkin. DOROTHY KOCH SHAW LICENSOR.
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
q COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO
By: C. 0. Qum Their Chairman
�1 1 a `� N eihardt a
ATTEST: M. M. LI�SEESpfficio Clerk of the
County Clerk and Recorder of Pitkin County, Colorado,
Board of County Commissioners o Pitkin County, Colorado.
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On Motion duly carried the Chairman of the -Board was authorized to sign the above Agreement
for and on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.
The following letter and offer was received from Wm R. Shaw:
Aspen, Colorado September 1', 1947
To the Board of County Commissioners Pitkin County, Colorado
Gentlemen: As a compromise settlement for the taxes on the North Texas Millsite, Located in flit
the Roaring Fork Mining District and being U. S. Minergl Survey No. 3266 and also the lands
embracodj in Blocks 5 and 6 of Aspen Townsite and the streets and alleys contiguous thereto
I submit the following offer:
The sum of six hundred dollars being in full for all delinquent taxes, tax sale certificates sad
and interest accruing thereon including the taxes for the year 1945. The above offer to
include treasurer's fees for Aaapocmpntq, coy, w,
The said sum of six hundred dollars to be pan as follows:
One hundred dollars at the time of the acceptance of this offer and the balance of
five hundred dollars to be paid by November the fifteenth, 1947, it being the intention of
this offer that the tax sale certificates shall be assigned to me immediately and that the
County Treasurer is to hold the same together with my promissory note bearing interest at one
per cent per annum due and payable on the 15th of November, 1947. Said tax salecertificates
being held by the County Treasurer as complete and full security for said note. £.tGs
Respectfully submitted, William R. Shaw. .ov4 ce..,9642.6,
On motion duly made seconded and carried the Board accepted the above offer, said
$600.00 to be used as follows: WOO as Treasurer's fee for the following tax sale certificates:
No. 36 of 1908; No. 29 of 1907; No. 16 of 1906; No, 15f ]ApiA No. 20 of 1903; No. 38 of
.(S
1902; No. 29 of '1900; No. 38 of 1897 and No. 6 of 1896ad $577.00 to be applied in a
proper manner on taxes.
The County Treasurer was directed to comply with the provisions of the above offer.
Bills were audited, approved and ordered paid from various funds as follows:
NO WARRANT
County Clerk, fees, $100.00
MOTOR VEHICLE FUND
Department of Revenue, Licenses sold in August 54.96
OPERATORS & CHAUFFEURS FUND
Department of Revenue, Fees 13.50 Ebert Kling, Exams $18.00
ORDINARY COUNTY REVENUE
C.O.Quam, Sal, Mile 77.48 C.H.Darrow,Sal,Mile 77.80 Aspen Times, P & P 17.64
G.W.Smith, Do 49.00 Arthur Trentaz, Juror '5.10 Mt. Utilities Lights,Water58.90
0.A.Gerbaz, Do 47.00 E.L.Paige, Juror 3.15 Louis Grohar 33.00
M.M.Neihardt, ' alary 140.20 J. M. Shultz Salary 25.94 Tomkins Hdw Co.,Sippl&es 42.30
Wm Stapleton, Salary 145.00 L. M. Berg, alary 70.30 M. G. Conner, ServdOff 75.00
K. S. vlatt, Salary 148.10 Allyn Cole, Salary, r 'xp 31.58 A M. Cochrane, Salary 33.0ariailbss r;xataay
T. F. Beck, alary 135.90 Wm R. Shaw, Salary 98.40 C.D.Smith Dg Co.Sprayer 147.0
Otto Johnson;Fees,Exp 221.06 J.B.Bray, J.P.Fees 10.00 Colo. Information,.Sery 5.0•
Ebert Kling, Salary, 143.20 Hoeckel Co., Stpppl 9.22 Eudora Caley,Com Clk 25.0•
Warren J.Conner, Salary 128.00 Out West Co., Supplies 12.34 Mt.St.T & T Co.,Phones 31.4
L.L.Brand,Salary,Expen 110.11 Bradford Robinson,Suppl 12.50 M.M.Neihardt,Record,Lock Rep. .00
STATE SPECIAL ROAD FUND
John Snyder, Labor 140.75 Dave Stallard, it epairs 52.75 John Strong, Lumber 21.44
John Skiff, Labor 19.00 Dummer & Hansen,Suppl 262.49 William Herron, Iron 20.00
Ludwick Skiff, Labor 14.00 Clarks Garage, Supplies 26.49 H.W.Moore, arts 103.41
Frank Dolinsek,Labor 120.75 Aspen Supply Co.,Suppl 4.48 Contl Oil Co., Suppl 76.15
Roy Whitbeck, Labor,nental 62.00 George Condon, Supplies 9.64 Sinclair hefining Co.,Gaso 123.41
°erman Shipman,Labor 150.00 Bnlorado Builders.Suppl 139.64 Co Clerk, Expense 10.03
HIGHWAY # 82
John Labor 42.00 Henry Hendrickson,Labar 174.60 Nelson Smith,Jr.Labor 19.51
J.C.Skiff, Labor 168.00 Louis Smulling, Labor 97.50 W.C.Stapleton,Rental 21.00
Ludwick Skiff, Labor 146.80 Wm Gomer Griffith,Labor 144.80 Tomkins Hdw Co.,Suppl 17.0
Melvin Phillips,Labor 131.80 E E Walther, Labor 17.50 Colo.Hwy Dept,011 1,200.00
Frank Dolinsek, Labor 39.00
HIGHWAY # 104
Claude Crowley,La,Rent 301.00 Gene Williams, Labor 104.00 Robert Arnold,Labor 19.5C
Tomkins Hdw Co., Suppl 7.25
HIGHWAY # 133
Roy Whitbeck,Lab,Rents 217.00 Roy Hungerford, Labor 19.50 G.L.Clayton, Labor 35.00
HOSPITAL
Irene Janceski,Sal 153.20 Mrs.Wm Herron,Salary 7.46 C.D.Smith Dg Co.,Suppl 67.37
Jennie le erguson,Salary 90.50 Joyce Maxwell Fireclay 1.76 Glenwood Produce•Co,Food 33.04
John Crosby, Salary 131.60 C.H.Phillips, 125.55 GeodBerbert, Supplies 113.3E
Jennie Dolinsek, Salary 59.80 ¥t.,t. T & T Co., Phones 16.27 Mead Johnson,Supplies 11.4E
Lisette By Dres, Salary123.60 Deve s Garage,Supplies 9.25 Aspen Cash Carry, Gro 120.1E
Marilyn Trainor 76.12 Mt. Utilities,Water,Light20.23
2X-TO in Block 5 No. 12 of 1902; No. 13 of 1901; No. 21 of 1900; No. 46 of 1899; No.
38 of 1898; No. 39 of 1897• No. 7 of 1896. TO in Block 6 No. 13 of 1902; No. 14 of l(/
1901• No. 22 of 1906; No.47 of 1899; No. 39 of 1898; No. 40 of 1897; No. 8 of 1896.
No further business appearing the Board adjourned to meet at 10:00 A.M., Thursday Sept.18,194
Attest: 244/' _ Cleft
Approved: e, ce ji ti Chair. an
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