Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-07-27
Board of Supervisors.
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OFFICE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
 OF FINAL COUNTY, FLORENCE, July Is, 1889.

OFFICE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS l
 OF FINAL COUNTY, S
 FLORENCE, July Is, 1S89 The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present Chairman W. c. Smith, Supervis- ors E. W. Childs, G. w. Campbell, Wm. E. Guild, Clerk and J. w. Harrington, Assess or.
 Minutes of yesterdays meeting read and approved.
 On motion the Board proceeded to equalize the assessment of 1889.
 50 head of sheep at S1 per head was order ed added to list of Shields Price; also rais- ed on tools frem $50 to 25O
 P. Charoleau appeared before the Board and made satisfactory explanation regarding S17, 100 as raised to 11,750.
 R. E. Sloan's assessment was taken up and the Assessor ordered to add To, 900 brick at $7 50 per thousand.
 T. D. Rittenhodse Estate, assessme mt talk en mp and the Assessor ordered to add %, ,ooo brick at s7.5o per thousand
 Onmotion the Asse ssor was ordered to as- sess the following persons and to place the same on the tax roll:
 Dolores Villenueba, real estate S160; person. al property S150
 Gabriel Robles, personal property s3,O65; improvements S2OO.
 J. Charlebois, personal property s1, 475. J. Frazer, real estate $50.
 Frank Morrill,, personal property S1, ,ooo. Oury, Martin & Guild, real estate S160 Sisters of St. Joseph, real estate $500. On motion the Assessor was ordered to as- sess all patented mines in Pinal County and place same on tax roll giving good descrip- tion of same.
 On motion the Assessor was ordered to as; ssess F. w. Fellows and place the same on tax roll.
 The Assessor was instructed to assess Por- ment roll.
 The Assessor was instructed to assess G. O, Eaton and place the same on the roll
 The Assessor was instructed to assess Jesus Feliz and place the sa me on the roll
 The Assessor was ordered to assess l.. W.
 
 the roll.
 The board adjourned as Board of Equal. ization until July 18th, 1889, and opened as a Board of Supervisors.
 On motion the report of road viewers on the Casa Grande road was taken up read and adopted. The Clerk was instructed to place the same on file.
 On motion the county Surveyor was in- structed to draw up plans and specifications for building said road, also to draw up plans and specifications for building wing dams in the Gila river to change the channel of the river to protect the Gila river bridge, said plans to be in the hands of the Clerk on or before the 18th, in order that the Board can advertise for bids to construct said work
 petition asking for the appointment of w. H. Merritt, as Justice of the Peace for Precinct No 3. was taken up. ", IF. Mer. ritt being . nonresident oE. Precinct No 3, could not hold the office by law md on mo ! s-sinn the petition vas denied. <tA Ii1Otroif- s-s-.s 4t. County Treasury were taken up, audited and the Clerk instructed to draw warrants for the several amounts:
 A. T. Colton, viewing road and sur vey1nS ................... F z D. c. Stevens viewing road. ..... z 2 | c. Wallrich '' .... 7 2( CONTINGENT FUND. J. P Welles, clerical service ~ 35 0(
 SCHOOL DIST NO. INT. FUND. J. P. Welles, clerical service .... 20 0t On motion the petition asking for ice-watel to be kept in the Court House for the use O county officials and jail was taken up ant | granted. The Clerk was instructed to pur 1 chase ten-gallon water cooler and to pur chase ice not to exceed thirty pounds daily.
 The report of J. P. Welles on the delin quent tax for the year 1888, was taken ul and found correct. On motion the tax-collect was released from further responsibility il said delinquent taxes, his settlement bein satisfactory.
 Sheriff Fryer filed bill for sheriff's fee to the amount of S350.9O On motion tn bill was allowed for S243.4 40, G. W. Campbell and w. c. Smith voting yes; E. W. Child voting no, against allowing one item of S1 mileage from Dudleyville in arresting Apach Indian, But-go-shtag, Tag No. 5, and on item of 72.5O, cash expended in searchin for stage robbers.
 On motion the Clerk was instructed to pun chase five dollars per week in provisions fo A. Carnos, an indigent person.
 On motion the report of the Sheriff regard ing the overcrowded jail and the condition same for the present requirements was take up and laid on the table.
 On motion the Clerk was instructed to dra' awarrant on the contingent fund for five do lars to purchase postage stamps.
 Petition of the taxpayers of Florence an vicinity, asking the Board to issue bonds construct new county buildings, was take up and the Clerk instructed to place the san on file On motion the petition was laid 0 the table.
 After visiting the county jail and careful examinAg the same as to the sanitary cond tion and health of the county prisoners COT fined therein, the following resolution WI adopted, w. c. Smith and G. W. Campbe voting yes, and F. W. Childs voting nc:
 RESOLVED, that the county jail is entirel too small to accommodate the prisoners col fined therein, not having space in she ja yard to add to the building; also that the 0 fees in court house are insufficient to accor modate the county officials; That the ext expense to the county in rents and guards wi be more than equal the interest on the nece sary bonds to construct new court hou , and jail. Therefore, be it resolved, tn , the Board deening it to the best interests , the county, do hereby condemn the prese : Court House and County jail and take imm @ diate steps for the issuance of bonds and u v construction of a new Court House and ja t and that the present county building shall t used for hospital purposes and be known : the County Hospital. D On motion the above resolution was adol r ed and the Clerk was ordered to spread t F same the minutes it being an order this board; ". c. Smith and G. W. Cam bell voting in the affirmative, E. W. Chil in the negative.