Graham guardian., 1896-09-04
Official Proceedings
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Of
Graham County, Arizona.
SoLoMoNvILLE, Arizona, !
Aug. 26, 1896. I

members, Manuel Leon, clerk.
Minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The Board heard all parties who
appeared before them in regard to
their equalization assessment for
the year 1896.
1t appearing before the Board
that the following named parties
were assessed at too great valua
tion on the following described
property, on motion it was order
ed that their assessment be reduc-
ed to-wit.
b. A. Cutter, on general merch-
andise from $4,000 to $4,000.
J, 7. Owens, on store from 81 500
to $1,000.
Mrs. Underwood, from 600 head
of cattle to 400.
Solomon & Wickersham from l4O
head Of cattle to 100.
R. B. Tripp, from 250 head of
cattle to 212.
L. Voelckle, from 112O acres of
land from $500 per acre to $3.50
On motion duly made it was
ordered that the cattle appearing
assessed to Vicinte Surez be
struck off and the same be added
to j. V. Parks assessment, he being
the present owner Of said cattle.
Having been brought to the
notice of the Board that lots 9
and II Sec. 9 TIP. 7 S r 27 be
struck off from the assessment of
j. H. Vaughn, the same already
appearing assessed to John Blake.
The Board of Equalization ad-
journed and immediately went
into session as a Board of Super
visors.
Being brought to the attention
of the Board that VIM. Brown is
i'll and in destitute circumstances,
it is ordered that he be given an
allowance of SIS per month until
further orders.
The resignation of G. G.. Gra-
ham as road overseer for district
No. was ordered read and ac-
cepted.
On motion duly made and car
ried it was ordered that Geo.
Hormeyer be relieved of the re-
sponsibility of road overseer Of
district No. and W. F. Hagan was
on motion appointed to succeed
Geo. Hormeyer, as road overseer for
district No. The Clerk is hereby in
structed to notify him of his APP
pointment and to file his bond
with the recorder as required by
law.
Having been brought to the at
tention and proven to the salts
faction of the Board that A. O..
Lamoraux is in poor circumstances
and a cripple, with sick family
and unable without great sacrifice
to pay his taxes for the present
year, it was on motion duly made
and carried ordered that he be ex-
empted from paying taxes for the
present year.
Whereas the duly qualified ell
ectors of Stafford school district
No. One, Graham County Arizona,
having held legal election after
due notice thereof and having by
more than two-thlrds vote of said
electors declared in favor of the
issue of bonds for building pur-
poses.
1t is hereby ordered that school
bonds of said district pursuant to
law be issued in form to run for a
period Of twenty years from date
Of signing, with interest payable
annually at seven per cent, that
said bonds be issued for one ag-
gregated amount of $4,000, that
there be eleven of said bonds, each
for the amount of $500 with twenty
interest coupons Of S35 each at
tached to each bond to be due and
PAYABLE at the end of each year
until the expiration of said twenty
years, that said bonds be sold at
private sale but not for less than
their par or face value, that they
shall be payable out of the build
ing fund of said district and that the