The St. Johns herald., 1893-04-20
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Ortega; absent, I La Prade.
 Wm Morgan was made chairman pro tenn.
 Mrs Tyler of Woodruff petitioned the Board to have her assessment cancelled and it appearing that the said Mrs. Ty- Ter is widow and exempt from taxa ton, the Board hereby order the Tax Collector to cancel said assessment.
 Hans Hansen, Jr., of Show Low, hay ing asked the Board to remit his taxes on account of his house and all it's con- tents having been destroyed by fire on the 18th day of October last, the Tax Collector is instructed to cancel the tax on the property destroyed upon the pay ment of the tax on the balance of his property.
 The District Attorney reported having collected no money for the county for the quarter ending March 31st-said report was approved.
 Petition from the residents of Pinetop asking that the public road be changed as follows: Commencing at point on the present road about fifty yards north of the John Adams house, to run south east to the fence of John Hall, thence south along the west side of John Halls field to the corner thereof, thence south east to the old road, intersecting the same at the saloon of John Phipps, is hereby granted, with the understanding that John w Hall has the right to fence his quarter section of land, and will make the road good around the fence where the public road goes.
 FTLa Prade, chairman, arrived about noon and was present at the afternoon session.
 Calvin L Stratton rendered his resig- nation as constable of the Snowflake precinct, which was accepted.
 An affidavit made by Mrs. Betty Bar ry, stating that she is the mother of two small children and asking the county for assistance, was considered and re- fused.
 Petition from the residents of Wood ruff asking the Board to define and es- tablish the boundaries of the Woodruff School District and submitting map showing the desired boundary lines The Board considered the change un- necessary and did not approve.
 Report of Will c Barnes and Jesse N Smith, road viewers for the Snowflake District, to accept and approve the new road and bridge, was approved.
 The Board adjourned hll 10 o'clock to- morrow morning.
 April34, 1893.-The Board met pursu- ant to adjournment. Allmembers in at tendance.
 In relation to the public road in the Pinedale district, the Board having been notified that one George Bry an had fenced said road and compelled travel to go up certain wash that is almost The Board instructs the road overseer of said district to proceed according to law and open up said pub lie road and see that there are no ob- structions thereon hereafter.
 All road overseers who have not all ready, are required to file their bond in the office of the County Recorder forth with or the office will be declared vacant.
 It appearing to the Board that the property then belonging to the widow Thomas was wrongfully assessed in the year 1891 to one David w Thomas, it is hereby ordered that the tax collector cancel said assessment and tax sale cer- tifcate for said year.
 The Board stated that leave of absence from the Territory for period of sixty days had been granted w H Gibbons, treasurer and ex-ofiicio tax collector.
 Art Mcdonald, Probate Judge, and T s Bunch, District Attorney, having ask ed it, are hereby granted leave of ab- sence from the Territory for 50 days.
 The Chairman reported to the Board that he had during the last quarter ap- proved the following bonds: Road Over seers, Geo H Crosby, Y Lee, R NJ Ty- Ter. Notaries Public, H Wilson, Chas Jarvis, c I Kempe.
 Reports of road overseers c H Bal lard, Willard Whipple and H Chapman, Art Mcdonald, Supt. Public Instruction were read and approved.
 The Board adjourned till tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
 April 5, 1S93-The Board met at ten o'clock a. m. Present full Board.
 All orders of the Board of Supervisors of Apache county in relation to boun- ties to be paid on scalps are hereby an nulled.
 The following claims were allowed on the Expense Fund:
 F T La Prade, Supervisor .. SIS 20 Wm Morgan |" 49 % Leandro Oitega, 31 % Chas Jarvis, Clerk Board ...... 125 % w R Campbell, Sheriff ...... 225 co