The Arizona champion., 1890-10-11
COUNTY DIVISION.
4 Just and Equitable Division Arrived at
 dy the Conference Committees.

The committee sent from here last
 week to meet ike committee from
 Prescott have done good work in the
 matter of dividing this county, and
 their efforts will be approved by every right minded m ,n in the county. The
 following is the work accomplished:
 Resolved, that the boundaries of the County of Coconino, are recommended and declared to be as follows:
 Commencing at the northeast cor ner of Yavapai county, thence south in the east line of said Yavapai county to the Gila county line, thence wester- ly in the GiIa and Yavapai county lines, to the elst line of range : east of the Gila and Salt River guide me ridian, thence north in sail elst line of range east, to the fourth standard parallel to the east line of range five east, thence north ou said east line of range 5 E, to the north line of town ship Is \, thence west to said line on township Is N to the Gila and Sait River meridian, thence north on said meridian to the fifth standard parallel, thence west on said parallel to the east line of range } W, thence north on said east line of , w to a point one mile north of the center of the right ot way of the Atllntic < Pacific railroad, tLence westerly in line one mile north of and parallel with the ceuter of said right of way to the M;jtve county line, thence northerly with the east line of Mohave county Co the northeast corner of Yavapli county, thence east in the north inc of said ;olnty, to the no. thea 5t corner of said iavapal county and place Of Lagiil- ing.
 By J. II. Hpskins: Resolved, That Goc nino county assumes and binds nerspif to pay one third of the total indebtedness of the present Yavapai county at the same tine of division = 5he other two-thirds to be paid by Gavapai county.
 The buildings and property of the present county are appraised at S75,- J00, which is to divided in the same proportion, G)conino county to receive credit for one third thereof or 52J.
 By J. C. Herndon: R solved, That all money on hand at the time of the division of the said coaaty of Yavapei, and all taxes thereafter collected by the two counties on assessments now nude, shall be divided between said county of Yavapai and the new county of Coconino in the proportion of two thirds to Yavapai county and one third to Coconino county.
 By F. NJ. Murphy: Whereas; At mass meeting held in the cisy of Pres colt for the purpose of considering the aIvisability of dividing Yavapai coun- ty thereby creating the county of Coconino. and
 WHEREAS; At said meeting a com. mittee was created for the purpose of conferriug with like committee rep resenting that portion of the county asking for division, aud
 WHEREAS: That portion of the county intendel to constitute the county of Coconino did appoint q simi- lar committee in a similar manner and
 WHEREAS: The committees uamed have met and carefully considered the question of county nivision to the best of their abil,.ty, and
 WHEREAS: An agreement was ar rived at by said committees in joint as recorded in the minutes of said meetings, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the members of this joint committee do hereby bind them eelves and their constituents so fer as they were able to strict adherence to the agreements arrived at by said joint committees in the matter of county division and to the carrying out of the full letter and spirit of same, in friendly manner, without antngonism, that the mutual interests of both com mittees may. be observed, and they further pledge themselves to discourage any further segregation of the counties of Yavapai or Coconino.
 J, c. Herndon and E. s. Gosney were appointed to draft bill embody- ing tie action of the committees, to be resented to, the legislature.