Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-03

md on motion duly carried it is so
ordered.
Now comes w. w. Damron,
county school superintendent and
presents to the board the petit.
ton of w. Colvin and fifteen other
citizens and tax payers and par.
ents, residing in Graham county,
for the establishment of a
school district to be known and
named as follows: School District
No. 20, Coon district and describ-
ed by metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at the S w corner Of
sec 20, in Up 5 S r "a E, thence
running east 2 miles, thence run
ming north 8 miles, thence running
west 2 IL miles to the ella river,
thence running southwest with
meanderings Of said ella river to
place of beginning, and the board
having duly considered the same
do grant said petition in all things
and on motion duly carried it is SO
decreed and ordered.
And now comes w. w. Damron,
county school superintendent into
open session of the board and
presents petition signed by Thos.
n. Lamb and four others, resident
of Graham county tax payers and
citizens, also parents of children
within scholastic age, PRAYING the
board to locate and establish q
school district to include their
residences which are located south
and west of Pima from 4 TO s miles
mostly on unsurveyed public do.
main in TIP rs r "a F. SAID
petition is hereby granted as in all
things prayed for and set out in
this order, and said school district
is hereby created and established
shall be named and known as Lamb
School District No. 20.
In the matter ofan application
of the Trustees of Schoo! District
No. One of Graham county, Ari-
iona Territory for the issuance Of
bonds ofthe said school district in
the sum Of Five Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars for the purpose
OF raising money to build a school
house therein and to supply the
same with furniture and necessary
apparatus, the petition was granted
And it is further ordered that SAID
bonds shall be sold at the Office o.
the Board of Supervisors of sale
Graham county at public sale
upon the 22nd day of Septeinber
A. ID. 1897 but for not less thar
the par value thereof and said sale
to be advertised in the GRAHAM
GUARDIAN until the 22nd day O
September, A. d. 1897.
The petition of N. P. Beebe anc
thirty other resident citizens and
tax payers of Stafford, Graham
county, Arizona, for county road
having been read in open session
and duly considered on motion il
is hereby ordered that said pc.
titlon be and is hereby granted
and that road commencing at a
point on the present county road
at Q. Madsen's hotel in the town
OF Stafford, running thence south 10
A. Bingham's corner, on Church
street, running thence east to w.
b, Fonda's corner, intersecting on
the county road running north aud
south through Layton be and is
hereby created a public county
road.
The board then proceeded to audit
demands against the county.
Louis Reashau, justice fees SO,
allowed $40.
W. w. Damron, school laws,
freight $500, allowed $3.50.
The Board thereupon adjourned
as o Board of Supervisors and
went into session as Board of
Equalization.
The additional assessment on
Solomon & Wickcrsham reduced
$3.50.
Also additional assessment of
Nathan Solomon reduced 25 head
stock cattle, $3.50.
The Board thereupon adjourned
to meet again Monday morning at
8 O'Clock a. m.
II. G. DAY, chairman.
Attest: p. MIcHELENA, clerk.