Show OLD AGE PENSION UNDER consideration ELGIN PEOPLE FILE PETITION FOR ROAD A busy meeting of the board of county commissioners was held monday with chairman don taylor commissioners A M robertson and B E buchanan sheriff J B attorney C 8 thomson and clerfa H W balsley in attendance several elderly citizens appeared before the board to ascertain whether or not they were entitled to consideration under the old age pension law recently passed by the legislature and signed by the governor the county was requested to look up the law and give all possible information on the subject at the next meeting of the board at which time the policy of the board under the law will probably be formulated bond furnished by the galyean mercantile company of westwater in the sum of for the sale of alg abets was approved A petition signed by elgin people asking for an appropriation of for the construction of a road up thi green river from elgin was resented by F A stewart of elgin the commissioners ners voted to look over the project before definitely passing on the matter george C alfford of cisco was appointed justice of the peace of cisco precinct no 3 to take office immediately on the flung of his bond and taking the oath of office the sum of was appropriated to apply on the improvement of the brumley ridge road provided the forest service will appropriate a like amount ahe commissioners will take the matter up with the forest supervisor the board recommended to the state road commissioner the appointment of R L winbourn abroad patrolman on the highway from moab to la sal junction i the resignation of mrs emma new ell as deputy clerk and recorder was accepted and miss margie meyers was appointed to the position her bond in the sum of 2000 was approved A number of claims against the county were approved |