The St. Johns herald., 1899-08-05

tie he is therefore reduced head of s cattle S24 and value of wagon $15.
 The Board now adjourned until a m. tomorrow morning July 18th, 1899.
 The Board now met as a Board of Su, pervisors. All members and clerk were present.
 On petetion of the citizens of St Johns precinct praying for the appoint ment of Marinus Christensen as Justice of the Peace and he ishereby appointed Justice of the Peace to take effect upon his giving the Bond required by law.
 On petetlon of the citizens of Spring erville J. D. Murray. is appointed Jus tice of the Peace of Springerville pre- cinct to take effect upon his giving the Bond required by law.
 The Board now adjourned.
 ST. JOHNS, July 18th, 1899. The Board met as Board of Equali- zation at g a. m. All members and clerk were present.
 The Board of Equalization now ad- journed to meet on the 24th, day of Au- gust 1899.
 The Board now convenes as Board of Supervisors to transact County busi- ness. All members and clerk were pres eht.
 The contract between the County of Apache and the Santa Fe Pacific Rail- road Go. made for the purpose of com promising the disputed question as to taxation being presented to the Board of Supervisors of said County at a meeting held by it on the 18th of July, 1899, was by the Board duly considered, ], and thereupon the following resolutions were passed.
 Resolved, that the contract of the County of Apache and the Santa Fe Pa cific Railroad Go. be presented to the Board. The same is hereby authorized, and the Chairman of the Board is au- thorized and directed to sign the same, to be attested by the Clerk, under the seal of said county, and the County Clerk is ordered to spread the same up- on the minutes of the Board and to file. the same.
 The Board now examined the follow. ing claims which were audited and al- lowed payable out of the Expense Fund Edward Beeler, Sheriff Fees and
 mileage $293.6O
 e !" F !" " 58 so The report of J. B. Stockwen Deputy Sheriff is hereby approved.
 The report of J. G-wakefieid Justice of the Peace of Navajo precinct is here by approved.
 Report of Ant Long Justice of the Peace of Springerville IS hereby ap- proved and claim allowed $14,30. E. N. Freeman, Typewriting $2. St. Johns Drug Co.,, supplies $2.5O By motion of Benigno Lopez, the mat ter of A. F. Potter for a claim for funds refunded by Mir. Potter to Apache Co.,, 1 claim $927. is hereby laid over until | October meeting.
 Claim of c. F. Blackington Sheriff of Socorro County is hereby laid over un- til October meeting
 The Board adjourned until 2p. m. The Board resumed session at D. m. Full Board and Clerk present.
 Edward Beeler transporting prisoners to Phoenx, $199.1O.
 Mrs. Miller, washing for prisoners $3.6O.
 Alfred Ruiz, expense to California $S1.5O.
 Benigno Lopez, expense to California $107.50. The assessment for 1898, Barceila Cooper, is hereby ordered canceled$8.5 .58 George Graham, assessment for 1898 is ordered cancelled $19.25. Pursuant to act No. 63. of the 20th, l Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, amending paragraph f, sec ton 2, act No. 51, of the 18th Legisla- tive Assembly Entitled an act classify, ing the counties of the Territory. 1t is hereby ordered by the Board of of Said Apache County that Ed Beeler Sheriff be and he is hereby County Assessor for said Apache County for the year 1899. The following claims are hereby al- lowed payable out of the Salary Fund L. J. Brown, services as Supervisor
 $82 co Benigno Lopez, '' '' 41.0O A. V. Gibbons. " /" C 70.00 ! The Board now adjourned.
 J T. Patterson, A. V. Gibbons.
 Clerk. Chairman,
 THE ENB.
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