The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-07
lawing copy of bill presented and

i'N -uo copy OA q Otai IlIoSutCu dus allowed
 Naruopa county, to R. P. Hilanel Dr., To making coffin, SIS; diggin: grave, $5; hauling to burial, $5; at- lending burial, $5-Toial, $33.
 After calling your attention to tht above, comment is unnecessary.
 That the charge against the coun ty of $4 per day for guarding prison CTS. while working on town property is illegal ard unjust, aud we do no find that the town association ha. pald for the services rendered.
 That the practice of allowing Jus iiccs for examina ton in cases of fcl- ony more than S5 in each case i: common and illegal.
 Sept. Fist, 1879, q warrant was is sued 10 R, s. Thomas for %l42 S5 represents reward, the Board of Su pervisors never authorized to be offer cd
 We find that the contingent fund has been ovcrtlrawn to large amount
 Me believe the county has paid verS dearly for tic i-vcstigatioD of the Nay .cr dcfalsation.
  pervisers cannot be too strogly con demned for not cxacting bond from Ex-District Attorney NaylOr, as Col lecior of delinquent taxes
 We condemn the practice of charg- ing the county for blanks used by the Clerk of the District Court in civil cases. In the bill of the Clerk of the District Court. amounting to $127 90 VIC believe that at least $34 of this bill is illegal and is not a proper charge against the county
 We believe that the allowance of from s to s5 per day to deputy clerks of the istrict Court is ille- gal
 We find that the Board of Su peryisors issued to Ex-Disfrict At toreey Nayior, q warrant for S2l0, and that they issued this warrant two days after it was known that said NayIar WAS defaul:cr to this county in the amount of about $2,O00.
 We find that warrant was issued against the General Fund to one Petit for the amount of $41O %. This warrant was in payment for plans and specifications of Court House. and should have been drawn against the Court House Fund. There is not any excuse for paving the bill out of the General Fund and such payment is illegal.
 We do not find from the testimony of any other witnesses that the Dis. trict Attorney has protested in the manner his official oath or his duty as a citizen require. that he has moi opposed illegal claims against inc county, and we believe he has neg lected his duty and deserves censure
 That the Board of Supervisors have frequently drawn warrants for larger amounts than that for which the claims arc allowed, in order that parties may realize the amounts of their claims in cash. This practice we condemn
 We find that it has been the GUS tom of the Court to allow and order paid certain fees to attorneys for ser vices in the District Court, wherein attorneys have been appointed by the Court to defend pauper defendants. We find no law for such charges against the county and condemn the practice and request that it cease.
 We find that MT. Fuson was al lowed about $50 out of the General fund of this county a charge that is illegal.
 C. ". STEARNs, Chairman, J. \. CHENowTII. ". s. OSBORNE. To the Hon. District Court of the
 Second Judicial District, Maricopa
 4
 October Term, 1879.
 The Grand Jury of Maricopa County makes this special report: That large number of Pima and Maricopa Indians having left their on the Gila river, on ac count of the want of sufficient water to cultivate their lands during the dry season, on said reservation, and having settled adjoining and above the settlements of our people on Salt rixer. this county. where tue by proclamation, set them. apart mother reservation, on which no crops can bc raised without irriga- ion. We wish to state that fo- up wards of two months during the sum- ner, since the setting apart of said ! reservation. by said proclamation, here has been no water that could | ,e obtained for the cultivation of | he soil of said reservation by said indians, as all the water was used, md more needed than was to be ob- aimed, by the white settlers, who had cttled and used the water previous 0 the arrival of said Indians from heir reservation on the Gila river.
 At T c., .Sf. sI ivision of these Indians upon two with line of white set lemcnt between them, continually rings the two races in contact by he Indians travelling from one res rvation to the other has demoral- zing effect upon both races.
 For these reasons we think it the uty of the General Government to rovide some place for said Indians, There they would be certain of suf1i- ient water to cultivate the soil for leir own support, and at the same me be isolated as far as possible 'om the white race. From our of the country and h9bits these Indians, We believe that if ieir Gila reservation cannot be en- lrgcd and supplied with an abun- ance of water by artificial skill for ieir use, provisions of water ditches ld land should be made for them i l and adjoining the Colorado rIEsr for Indian in this Terri ", so far at least as their old GiIa is not adequate for them. : We would call your attention to [ c unpardonable neglect of the Ma ' nnal Legislature, u at by the Act March, 1871, took the life out of IT Indian policy, without providing