Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-03-13
TUcsoN. AEIzoSA. March Q. ISS6

AOCSON, AhAlONA, Mhrcn J, locO.
 The Board met pursuant to adjourn ment at 9o'clock a. ID.
 Present-J. $. Mansfield, chairman; i;
 Geo. W.. Teitsworth member; r. II. Hereford. Deputy Ex- Ofiicio Clerk. Aosent-J. C.i Handy, member.
 The reading of the minutes Oi tLs pre- vious meeting were dispensed with.
 On motion the following pleus and specifications III regard to survey Ot the boundary line were adopted. 1st-A square post of galvan;z iron, or cast-iron five , inches square and 5.t long with fiange of six inches at bottom as shown in diagram.
 A post of this description Rs the initial point and at tho intersection of all township lines of the public surveys, and at the intersection with the boundary line between the United States and MexIco.
 2d-A post of galvanIzei iron or cast iron , inches m the greatest diameter and 5tt long with tisnge of G inches at bottom a; shown Tn diagram. A post of this discrlptiOn on each side of the cross ing of the San Pedro rIver and on the north side of all LIain travelled roads in- tersected by the line and On the north side of all railroads so Intersected pro- videi that not more than one metal post of the last above description shall be re- quired 10 be established in any six miles of the line, the posts on each side of the San Pedro excepted.
 3i-A post of red wood inches square ft long 3 feet Of the top end of the post to be blamed and painted with two coats of white lead, the top of the post to be cut on a slant of about 45 degrees. A post of this description to be set at every mile of the line not marked by the metal posts before described.
 4th-All posts tO be set III the ground two feet deep where possible and mound of earth or stone feet high and f feet in diameter; where IL IS imprAot- lble to set the post ID the ground feet on account of the rocky nature of the ground, there the mound must be of stone and as much higher than Effect as the post lacks of going into the ground ? feet, and the diameter of the mound to be in proportion as above that is, as ? 1t in height Is to feet n diamf ter.
 5th-Where there are trees three inch es in diameter within 200 feet of any post established along the line there shall be marked four trees Bs witnesses, If there are four trees within sad dis tance. The trees in Pima Co. to be marked Pima and the trees in Co., chise county to be marked "Cochise" and the course and distance to.each of said trees to be Fut in the field notes.
 6th-All trees immediately along the line must be blazed and one chop at leasG one inch deep to be made below the blaze on trees on the east side of the line, and two chops at least one inch deep below the blaze on trees on the west side of the line. blazes to be at least one foot long.
 7th-Bearings t0 all ranch houses in sight along the line must be taken and written in the field notes wherever prac- ticable, bearings from at least two points along .he llne shall be taken to such houses; where its ImpractIcable to take two bearings to a ranch then the dis tance must be estimated as nearly as practicable.
 Sth-tield notes of the survey of the line must be kept and a neat copy of said notes be filed with the report of the survey Tn the office of the Boards of Su- pervisors of their respective counties to- rether with plat of the survey made on the scale of two miles to one inch. Said field notes must describe the mOn- uments established, the witness 10 such monuments, all ranches along the line, and the topography ot the country transmitted together with a description of the character of the surface and quail ity of the land passed over. The map must show the topography, township lines intersected md grant and reservs- ton lines crossed to be sketched ID.
 9th-Where the line intersects a township line, the distance to the near est township corner must be measured and put down Tn the field notes. Posts must be marked Pima on the west side and Cochise on the east side, and where a post is established at the intersection of townships line, the numbers Of the township must be marked on the north and south sides Of the posts, in addition to the other marks.
 1Oth-Where the line iptersects the line between the United States and Mex lco, the distance to the nearest monu- ment on said line must be measured and put down in the field notes and the north side of the posts marked U. ,. and the south side Mexico, in addition to the other marks.
 llth-All trees to be marked with marking iron similar 10 that used ID the public surveys
 l2ih-The surveyor who makes the sur vey shall be furnished copy Of these specifications and be shall fully inform his assistants as to the requirements of said specifications.
 I3th-When the work is completed the surveyor dolDg the work shall swear 10 the correctness of the survey and the correctness of the field notes and plat Of said survey. Attached to the field notes, in addition to the oath of the surveyor