The copper era., 1905-04-27
Proceedings of Board of Supervisors.

tdker as county surveyor was dC- cepted.
 Petition of Joseph McCloskey ask ing to be released from the official bond of J. L. T. Waters, Justice of the Peace in Precinct No. ?, his re- quest is granted at the expiration of ten days. and the clerk is requested to notify MT. Waters to make a new bond before the expiration of the ten days or the office will be declared ! vacant.
 Upon motion the Treasurer is di- rected to apportion from the county general fund to the salary fund the sum of s3,475.
 The Board with the District Attor- ney proceeded to count the money in the treasurer's vault as the law pro- vides and found amount to cores pond with his quarterly report now on file in this office, as follows:
 April lst, balance cash in vault, sj3. .732ll.
 All bids on county printing were rejected and the clerk ordered to re-advertise.
 For boarding prisoners in the county iail: Chas. l.. Sands bid in g cents per meal or 46 cents per day. Gerarda Diaz bid is 40 cents per day.
 For care of indigcnt sick in hos pital at Solomonville: John H. Lacy's bid first patient is $2.5O per day, each subsequent patient Sl.50 per day. For care of sick in jail and ex- animation insane gratis.
 J. w. and w. F. Scarlett.-Board ing and clothing all county indigents S20 per month each.
 For furnishing loo cords of mes- quite wood: Abraham Diaz's bid is $3. ? per cord. Solomon Com. Co.'S. bid is S3.91 per cord. All other bids were passed for further considera- tion.
 Now comes B. NJ. Donaldson, w. B. Carroll and Frank Hamrick and pre- sent their petition praying for a franchise to them or their successors and assigns. as company to be kHONl II dS tlC SllllOll ttllu .hOl CuSl ! Light X Power Co.,, for sole and ex- elusive use on and along all the var ious public roads, streets and alleys, parks and highways within the towns of Clifton and Morenci and the right to construct and maintain electric l lines, and to set their poles and string their wires thereon, upon and along all public roads in the County of Graham, for the purpose of fur nishing light, heat and power by means of electricity for public and private use.
 It is by the Board of Supervisors of Graham County, Territory of Arl- zona, ordered as follows:
 First: That there be and is hereby granted to said company the right to construct, maintain and operate an electric lighting, heating and power plant within the County of Graham and within the said towns of Clifton and Morenci, and the right to set ! poles and striD"s wives thereon and construct and maintain lines upon and along all the public roads and public highways in the county for the purpose of furnishing lights, heat and power by means of electricity for public and private use within and without said towns.
 Second: It is further provided that the right, privileges and franchises herein granted shall exist for a period of twenty-five (25) years. The charges for light shall not exceed the following prices: For incandes- cent light in any public or private place the rate shall not exceed 15 cents per kilowatt hour or it's equiva- lent. For all arc lights for public buildings the current to be paid for by county or town the price shall not exccec 15 cents per kilowatt hour. For all street lights when arc lamps are to be used the price shall not eX- ceed One Hundred and Eight Dollars (slOS.O0) per annum on the standard moonlight schedule. namely: Twenty One Hundred and Seventy-Nine (2l19) hours per year.
 Third: The said B. M. Donaldson, w. B. Carrol and Frank Hamrick as the Clifton and Morenci Light and Power company. shall commence work on and in the exercise of said franchise, rights and privileges therein granted to them in ninety days from this date and expend at least one thousand dollars in labor monthly. or one thousand dollars in material on the ground after the third day of July, 1905, and com plete same on or before the third day of April, 1906.
 Mrs. Emma Lee was allowed S1.00 for the month of April, it appearing to the board that she was sick and indigent.
 Upon motion it is ordered that Dr. Lacy purchase two tickets for two in- digents as follows: Dored Crogo, tick ct to Michigan, $500: Wm. Hennes- sey, ticket to Tucson, S22.30. The clerk is ordered to draw warrants for the above amounts.
 On motion B. F.. Norton is granted a renewal of lease on school land de scribed as follows: All of Sec. 36. s. ,t I- A a .l