The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-26
Chas. Jarvis, Clerk of Board.
R. C. BLAssINGAME,
 Chairman, pro. tenn.

February 20th, l891-The Board of Supervisors met according to adjourn ment, at o'clock a. III. Present w. c. Barnes and k. C. Blassingame. k. c. Blassingamo acting as Chairman, pro. tenn.
 The Treasurer of Apache County is hereby directed not to pay certain rasIi order, No. 8, dated October 7th, 189J, payable to Arthur Ashton, for the sum of $500 %, until payment of the same shall have been ordered by the District Court; the claim for which said order was issued appearing to the Board to have been an illegal one.
 The following claim was then allowed OH the General Fund:
 No. 3J-Ioseph Christianson, carpen- ter work, $50 %
 The following resolution was present. ed and read:
 Resolved, that whereas, there appears upon the delinquent tax roll of this Apache County for the year 1890 q claim for taxes charged against the railway property of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company which are denied by said Company to be legally or lawfully payable ar cliargeable; and
 WHEREAS, said Company has appear ed before said Board of Supervisors of
 
 Apache County, by William C. Hazle dine, its general attorney, and while protesting that it is not liable for said tax, and that by assenting to compro- mise said Company does not admit the legality thereof, stipulates to pay the sum of s400J co per mile in addition 10 land tax, being eleven thousand one hundred and sixty-nine delars, in full payment, satisfaction and settlement of all taxes, penalties, interest, charges, costs and otherwise against its property in said County for the year 1890: and
 WHEREAS, there is expected litigation over the liability of said Company for sad taxes, or some pat thereof, which litigation is very expensive to the people and the public funds, and it is to the best intsrests of the citizens and tax payers to receive lesser sum than the whole charge, without litigation,
 Therefore, It is hereby ordered that tue said compromise he accepted, and that on payment into the Treasury of this County of the full sum of eleven thousand one hundred and s;xty-nine dollars within ninety days from the date of this order, the same shall be and is hereby ordered t., be received by the Tax Collector in full satisfaction and dis charge of all taxes, interest, penalties, costs and liens therefor against the prop eriy of said Company in said County for the year 1S9J.
 That in the making of this compro- mise and the payment of such money, it is expressly understood that said Com pany does not admit any liability for such taxes, and shall not and does not thereby waive any right. exemption, immunity, privilege or defense to any suit or action brought, or which may hereafter be commenced to collect or re- cover any amount, portion, balance or remainder which may he claimed to be now due or which may hereafter he claimed to be due for the taxes of the year 1S9J or any subsequent year, aganist the property of said Company. The following claims were then allow ed on the Salary Fund:
 No. AR. C. Blassingame, Supervisor. $S2 %.
 No. 5-Will c. Barnes, Supervisor, $50 %.
 The Board then adjourned sine die.
 K. c. BLAssIEGAMG,
 Chairman, pro. tenn.
 Attest:
 Chas. arvis, Clerk of Board.