Arizona silver belt., 1896-11-26
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of Supervisors of
 Gila County, Arizona.
GLOBE, Gila County, Arizona,
 October 9th. 1898.

October 9th, 1898. Regular quarterly meeting of tn Board of Supervisors of dils County. Prcsent--Supervisors Brookner an, Stewart. aud G. NJ. Allison, clerk; nh sent, Supervisor Devore. Minutes of the previous meeting t, July 20th inclusive, were read and ap proved.
 On motion the Board ordered the Treasurer to transfer the sum of SS50 from Expense fund to Salary iund.
 The Board then allowed the following claim and ordered warrant drawn or Expense fund in payment thereof; J H. Thompson, Designed to o. D. Com Co., Judgment No. 46i and interest thereon, S10s6 S3.
 The following claims for salaries were then allowed and warrants ordered drawn on Salary fund in payment thero- uf
 P. M. Thurnlond, Dist. Attorney, S250 J. II. rhompson, Sheriff and Jailor, 2S0
 '' Assessor, l25 o. x. Creswell, Clerk Dist Court, 60 Mills VnnWalenen, Probate Judge, 70 Il. c. Hitchcock, Treasurer. 25O
 
 !" Tax Collector, 125 c. M Allison. Recorder, 25O
 for Asst. Recorder 150
 The chairman then reported the ap. proval of following bonds: 5. R. Wal lace, Overseer Pioneer Road District, for $500, with Thos. Pascoe and John Bowman as sureties; and J. c. Robbins, Overseer of Upper Tonto Road District, for $500, with G. NJ. Allison and H. c. Hitchcock as sureties; and the board ratified the approval of said bonds.
 Petition Of q. W. P. Hunt and eight other citizens of Grapevine precinct, praying the change of County road to the north side of Grapevine ranch ou Salt river, and vacating tue present road through rauch, was on motion granted.
 The Board then appointed Ballot clerks as follows; For Globe precinct, !. l. Ellison and F. J. Hsaiey; for Grape vine precinct, J. B. Hooker aud N. II. Livingston: for Tonto precinct. R. II. Howell and J. N Hnffer; for Rye pre- cinct. Wm. Brodie and J. c. Robbins; for Payson precinct, J. W. Wentworth and A. Lockwa'd; for Pine prccint, M. and Nj. J. Fuller; for Pleas ant Valley precinct, c. W. Hszlewood and H. Co.cord; for San Carlos pre- cinc,. F. P Burnett and W. o. Futile.
 On motion the Board appointed Geo MsrsLal for Globe pre- cint, to ill the vacancy caused by resig- nation of M. Borques, Jr.
 Quarterly reports of County Recorder, County Treasurer aud District .ttor hey were then filed and accepted.
 On motion the Board then passed the following resolutions, to-wit:
 WHEREAS, the prosecutions of Indians .. T.1..... fy ,;,.,,, .,J rul.r ..,.,, iroi of U. B. Indian Agents within jiia conuty,-in The Territorial Courts, ,s provided hy Act of Congress. ap- proved the Sd day of March. 1885, for crimes and depredatipns committed by said Indians. has accustomed m expebse Tor the payne 1t of which the revenue of Haid Cila county is inadequate, and whereas, there is Eow due and unpaid to said Gila county from the U. $. about twelve thousand dollars for expenses heretofore incurred in such prosecutions, and whereas, the other counties of Arizona are likewise therefore,
 BE IT RESOLVED, that we respectfully petition and request the Congress of he United States, to place the prose eutiou of such Indians in all cases within the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Courts within Arizons Territory: Resolved, that we request tLe Hon. E, E. Ellinwood, U. s. District Attorney for Arizona, to for. ward these resolutions to the proper department ut Washington, and invite his cooperation to secure the legisla- ton herein asked for
 On motion, the Board stood at recess till 9 o'clock a. m, Oct. 9th, 1896.
 G. M ALLISON. Clerk.