Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-29
Board Of Supervisors,
OFFICIAL.

TUCSON. A. T., August 24th, 1885.
 The Board met at 10 a. m. this day pursuant to adjournment.
 Present-J. c. Handy, Chairman pro tenn; Geo. W. Teitsworth, Member Chss. R. Drake, Deputy E1 -Oficio Clerk.
 Absent, J. s. Mansfield, Chairman.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
 Bids were opened for insurance On the court house building, as follows:
 l.: H. Webb. per cent for years; c. B. Sessions. 31 Der cent for three years, county warrants; W. A. Scott, 3lS per cent for three years, county warrants: Id. ID. Underwood, 3l per cent for three years, county warrants. On motion each bidder was requested to submit the names of the companles in which they proposed to insure the building, at 2 D. n., this day.
 Communication of 4. Sydow, statir x he had lost warrant -24, general fund, loSi for S5O0. asking that n warrant be issued in lieu thereof. Clerk was in- structed to write Lim m regard thereto.
 Communication from \. r. Crawford, justice of Ire peace, asking 10 bave s docket for use of his office. On motion the clerk was instructed to purchase one and send him.
 Communication of k. II. Paul. sheriff, Tor clock for use of sherifTs office. was read and ordered on file. On motion the petition was denied.
 CommuaicalIUn of J. $. Mansfield en- closing letter from Judge John HHyneS and sample copy or bond, We're read and ordered on file. On motion the clerk Was instructed to write to Judge Haynes and inform him that the bonds of the CalabasHs, Tucson & Northwestern rail road company had been printed, but that If the said company prefer litbo- graphed bonds, the board will allow the printed bonds to be substituted by the Autographed bonds. provided said con- pany pay the expense of said bonds.
 IL appearing that the Board on the 18th of April having sndited a demand of Probate Judge J. $. Wood for 5000 as fees for serving on tbe board and auditing accounts of its members, and that the salary bills not having at that time been published, on motion ordered that the clerk notify Judge J. s. Wood to turn in sail warrant or cesh to treas- urer as fees for his office during said quarter.
 On motion s demand for Sl,4O0, as part payment for new road across the valley wac audited in favor of Wm. Mor- gan, and warrant No. Is on Road fund was ordered drawn.
 J. McC. Elliott, road oTerseer turned over the sum of twenty-four dollars. collected by him as road tax for Ist SIX months of, 1885. On motion the clerk was ordered to turn this sum over to the county treasurer and take duplicate re- ceipts therefor.
 On motion the clerk was ordered to have printed by inviting bIds the fol- lowing articles: 10O0 tax collectors re- ceipts, in book form, perforated, and 800 notices in regard to license tax.
 It appearing to the board from an examination of the report of this office by the tax collector that large number of persons subject to the payment of license tax are not paying the amounts required of them by law. Ordered that the tax collector be in- structed to strictly enforce the provIs- ion of Chapter 49, Section l5, Acts of 1883. ''Of Incense tax" and especially require the affidavit of the party subject to taxation of the estimated amount per quarter of the business proposed to be carried on. On motion the clerk was instructed to | ask the sheriff to account for articles ! purchased by him during the Indian | affair at Dobbs' Station, with the excep- | tion of cartridges ard provisions. Warrant No. 22 on railroad fund for | 7j cents was ordered drawn in favor of | c. R. Drake for telegram from J. $. | Mansfeld, Chairman of this Board. On motion the Board adjourned to | meet at p. m. this day.
 J. c. HANDY,
 Chairman pro tenn.
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