The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1903-08-29
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
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ne JOINT DOarQ OF supervisors
of Pima and Santa Cruz counties
met at 10 a. m pursuant to recess
of February 18th, 1908.
Present from Santa Cruz county.
Chairman Farrell and Members
Harrison and Harmon, and from
Pima county, Chairman Rebel and
Members Ronstadt and Vail. Clerk
Nets OF Pima county being present
and Clerk Herold of Santa Cruz
county absent on account of sick
ness.
The minutes of the proceedings
of the joint board of supervisors of
February 18th, 1908, were read and
ordered approved, all members of
the joint board voting "aye."
On motion and all members of
the joint board voting "aye," it was
ordered that District Attorney Dale
being instructed to draft letters to
Hon Marcus A. Smith, delegate to
Congress, Mayor and Common
Council of the cities of Tucson
and Nogales respectively and the
presidents and boards of trade of
the cities of Tucson and Nogales,
respectively, setting forth the pre-
sent status of the Pima County
Narrow Guage Bond matter and
urge upon each of these gentlemen
and bodies respectively that they
aid in every way possible in the
passing of the memorial by the 22nd
Legislature of Arizona, to the Con-
gress of the United States, asking
for an appropriation from the Con-
gress of the United States for the
payment of the above named bonds
and accrued interest. -.a
Upon motion and all members
voting "aye," the joint session
ordered the county treasurer to
bring into the Office of the board of
supervisors certain Pima county
bonds, more fully described as fol-
lows: pima County bonds num-
bered from ISL to 2OOinclusive, dated
July LIST, 1888, and Cancelled by Ben
Heney, August 25th, 1890, and GER
tain other blank Pima county bonds
more fully described as follows
numbered from SO to $50, inclusive
and interest coupons signed in
Autograph as follows by James H.
Toole, chairman of the board of
supervisors, Loring L. Williams,
clerk of district court and ]. McEi-
bert, treasurer of Pima county,
were ordered burned forthwith and !
order. was executed in the presence
of joint session.
On motion and all members of
the joint session voting "aye," the
following resolutions were unanim-
ously adoped and ordered spread
upon the minutes, and SAID resOlu-
tons are as follows, to-wit:
WHEREAS the National Irrigation
law provides for the reclamation of |
the public lands of the United |
States by the building OF reservoirs
for impounding of flood waters and !
other waters, the development of
the under flow of streams and util-
iZing other means in aid of the
purpose of said law, and whereas,
there2are eligible stiles in Santa
Cruz and Pima counties where such |
dams, reservoirs, water catchments
for impounding water and for
construction of submerged dams
can can be constructed at minimum
cost and which will provide water
sufficient TO reclaim enough of
public lands the proceeds, from the
sale of which will be ample to
reimburse the government for the !
cost of such construction, dams or
impounding reservoirs, and
WHEREAS, These reservoirs and |
dams can be constructed in much
less time at much less cost and !
less risk than the systems of large
reservoirs now contemplated; that
the proceeds from the sale of lands
will be much sooner realized, the |