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<br />COLORADO INFORMATI0N
<br />NEWSLETTER
<br />Vol., 16, No. 46
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<br />lOQ'>~es1l-' J.3'avenue
<br />Dehver 4, Colorado.
<br />Thursday, November 18, 1954.
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<br />Dear Subscribers:
<br />The Executive COlm,d ttee of the state A.ssoci ation:, of County Commissioners met
<br />to plan the proe1'am for the annual con''ention to be held in Ja~uary 5-8, next year
<br />at the Brcac!moor Hotel, Color<:.do Sprin!;s~ Featured at ',he program as planned will
<br />be the issues of hiehways and welfares wHh yuali.fied state offi cia1s and others
<br />invited to speak on these subjects, and Colorado's water rr()blem.
<br />Time was allotted for consideration of otller topics important to the counties.
<br />State officers of the incomillg administration will be invi ted to ad:!ress the conven-
<br />tion, as well as membei's ()f the Jegisl,otLlre ~nd others..........
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<br />Retiring Fremont County Assessor J. vt. Haymaker said a tax study of the 16
<br />years he has been in office !lhO~lS tax income increOlsi.ng 97.21% and valuations over
<br />65%.......... . Gunnison Count,;' Commissioners said they would pay $833.25 for the
<br />share of October operati.ng loss by the COlmnuni ty tlos;)ital there: commissioners had
<br />agreed to pay up to $lOOO/month, and sa.id $8.'13 vrould be the proper share for the 25
<br />days of hospital oper~tion in October....... Prowers County CormnissionerB approved (.:'
<br />the' 195'5 budget and tax levy for the county. The county levy for 195:) ,Ias set at
<br />8.05 mills to raise $217,556.49, almost 1:::2,11(;0 less than the $219,h57 raised under
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<br />with 4.35 mills last yea.r; con~.;.ngent fund at .29 mills, rather than .41 mills last
<br />year, public ;1Orks fund, 1 mill, rather than 1.60 miEs in 1954, welfare fund
<br />1.2 mills, as cor"pared to 1.32 mills in 1954.......Proposed Otero County tax levy
<br />was set at 18.15 nulls next year, as compared to 15,24 mills in 1954, to raise 18%
<br />more tax revenue. Largest increa.se i.n the proposed budget was 48% for county
<br />roads to be raised by taxes; public welfare taxes, up 28$; county general funds up
<br />llt%........... '
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<br />The following li~es up as county officials slates for t~e next 2 or 4 years
<br />(depending on office and term):-
<br />MDNTEZUI~.--Commissioners: Waj"lle Rogers, Rep., Dolores; C. R. Hickman, Dem.,
<br />Corte~, Grady Clampitt, Bern., Mancos.
<br />Also, Jolm Leavitt, Dem., clerk; J. C. Rumburg, Rep., assesGor; Irwin E.
<br />Matlock, Dem., treasurer; A. vI. ftnderson, Dem., sheriff; James F. Killer, Dem.,
<br />judge; Walter Ertel, Rep., coroner; Claire ,1. VTD.tson. Oem., supt.; Geo. E. Dilts,
<br />Dem., attorney; Lewi.s B. Adkins, welfare director.
<br />DOUGLAS-_Commissioners: A. C. Christensen, Denl., Douglas; Frank Dakan, Rep.,
<br />Larkspur; Don~ld Williams, Dem., Sedalia.
<br />Also, Charles t. rrescott, olerk; Wil.Liams J. Buckner, Rep., treasurer; James
<br />L. Marr, Rep., assessor; Robert F. Metzler, Dem., supprintendent; John L. Hammond,
<br />Rep., sheriff; ~alter E. Jesiop, Dem., judge; C. Doullas Andrews, Dem., moroner.
<br />PUEBLO-_Commissioners: Carl D. Bryan, 511 W. 12th, Pueblo, Dem. (new); John
<br />E. Hill, 1:'05 E. 10th, Pueblo, Dem; H.L. Starkweather, Dem., 1432 F,. 8th, Pu.eblo,i
<br />Also, A.. G. Kochenbel'ger, Dem., cle::-k; Wm. L..Warner, Dem., assessor; J. E.
<br />Creel, Dem., treasurer; John Krutka, Hep., shei'iff; Hubert Glover, Dem., judge;
<br />C. N. Caldwell, Dem., coroner; Hary C. HeNaily, Dem., superi.ntendent; Laurence
<br />LAngdon, Dem., attorney; Martha Ceneel, welfare director.
<br />JACKSON--Commissioners: M.P. Cloonan, Rep., Cowdrey, Howai'd W. Hampton, Rep.,
<br />Walden, L. B. Wamsley, Dem., Coalmont.
<br />Also, Mrs. H. Asphalt, Rep., clerk; mildred Potter, Rep., treasurer; Harold
<br />E. Hampton, Dem., assessor; Eva B. Max'iette, Rep., sLlperintendent; NormEln C.
<br />WoodrLlfi', Hep., sheriff; J. A. HcNamara, Dem., judge; Mrs. Dorothy Howard. wel. dir.
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