Arizona citizen., 1878-07-26
L o CIL MATTERS
Board of Supervisors.

Monday July 22, 1878, 10 o'clock a. m ., the Board Of Supervisors met as Board or Equalization pursuant to adjournment.
 Full Board present. with Jno. J. DevIne, clerk
 The minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
 The following alterations and changes were ordered made in the Assessment Roll.
 1 The assessment of M. W. Bremen re- duced as raised from sII,50O to sII, ,S9O on personal property. The assessment of Hawkins & Buchan- on reduced as raised from S3OOO to original assessment on real estate. The assessment of Reuben Wood re. duced as raised from s2Oi0 Co original as- sessment on personal property.
 H. B. Summers appeared before the Board for the purpose of explaining the condition of certain mortgages assessed to c. G. Mason, and prayed that said mortgages in Che sum of 5000 be stricken from the roll. Prayer granted and amount ordered stricken off the roll. | It appearing to the Board that Reuben Wood is possessed Of certain real estate at San Carlos and that the same has not been assessed to him or anyother person. The clerk is hereby ordered to assess said real estate to said Reuben Wood in the sum Of slOOO.
 | A communication was read from G. A. Swasey In regard to his assessment and the action Of the Board in increasing the amount of said assessment. After consid- eration the Board decided to allow assess. ment to stand as raised. Communica- ton ordered filed.
 A petition signed by Aaron Mason and eighty other residents at Picket Post and vicinity, was read and on motion of Mir. Wheat and In accordance with the prayer ofpetitioners, Charles l.. Van Nance was appointed justice of the peace, to reside at Picket Post. The clerk will notify MT. Van Nance Of his appointment.
 Board adjourned until tomorrow at g o'clock a. m.
 Tuesday, July 9. Board of Supervisors in session. Present Jos. Colllngwood and J.J. Vosburgh, with Jno. J. Devine, clerk. Absent Granville Wheat. Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings read and approved.
 NJ. Calisher came before the Board and stated that he did not have in his posses sion personal property of the value of s2O-, IO00, and prayed that his assessment as raised be reduced to original assessment. Prayer denied and assessment ordered to stand as raised.
 The assessment Of John Miller was re- reduced as raised and allowed to stand as originally assessed. ] There was two bids put for the boarding Of county prisoners. which were opened and read. Mrs. O'HaIioran proposed to furnish two meals per day to each and every prisoner confined in the county jail 1 for Go cents per head. Mrs. c. Bilicke pro- posed to furnish two meals per day 70 all county prisoners at the rate Of 30 cents per day for each and every prisoner. The | bid of Mrs. O'Halloran was rejected and that or Mrs. Bilicke accepted. Mrs. Bill icke will be required to execute good and sufficient bond Nith one or more sure ties for the faithful performance Of her contract.
 The clerk presented The Tax Roll on the net proceeds of ore extracted from the SiI- iver King mine during the first quarter Of the year 1878, which was examined and approved and indorsed by the chairman of the Board.
 The account Of F. NJ. Griffin was audited and order paid in the sum of s76.67 for ser vices ss street Commissioner. | The account of G. F. Mcdonald was dis allowed.
 Ordered that the clerk make list Of per sons the valuation of whose property has been added to, with the amounts SO added and cause the same to be published in THE ARIZONA CITIZEN.
 Board adjourned until Monday, l2th day Of August. 1878, at 10 o'clock, a. m.