The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-09-10
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Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors

There was present Joe Terrell, Bay
lor Shannon, members, and A. G. Nc
Allister, clerk.
The following equalizations wer,
made by the board, it having trans
acted the business of the board o
equalization:
In addition to the producing mines
the Detroit Copper company wa:
raised to III other mining claims il
Graham county. The company wa:
reduced on % per cent of 10, 203, 20:
pounds of copper from .2O0O4 pei
pound to 1892 per pound, or from
S5lO, ,2S7.l3 to 1898, 43O 43 on the same
the said lO,2O3, ,7O2 pounds of copper
having been classed by the county
assessor as electrolytic copper, The
Board however being of the opinion
from the information before it, that
the same should be classed for tax.
alton as casting copper. Total re-
duction Sll ,S56.71
The Arizona Copper company of
Clifton was reduced on p per cent of
30, 1872, ,O92 pounds of copper from
.20OO4 per pound to 1892 per pound,
or from Sl,54O, ,Ol2.54 to 81 ,5O4 229.SC
on the same, the said 80, 792, ,O92 pounds
Of copper having been classed by the
county assessor as electrolytic copper,
the Board however being of the
opinion that the sd me should be class
ed for taxation as casting copper.
Total reduction $35, 7S2. "A.
Ira Harper raised from $50 to
$3.50 on Dix ranch.
G. E. Head raised from $4OO to
$1,000 on stock cattle.
Hugh McKeen raised from $1,000 to
$500 on stock cattle.
Charles Thomas raised from S400 to
$4,000 on stock cattle.
Shannon Copper company of Cliff
ton reduced on p per cent of l0,S74-
6l9 pounds of copper from .20004 per
pound to 1882 per pound. or from
S543, ,S3969 to s53l, ,2O33S on the same,
the said 1O,S74.6I9 pounds of copper
having been classed by the county
assessor as electrolytic copper, the
Board however being of the opinion
that the same should be classed for
taxation as casting copper.
Luther Green, of Solomonville, was
appointed fair commissioner of Gra-
ham county for the territorial fair
at Phoenix in November.
In the matter of the sale of school
bonds on district No. ,, for S54OO to
the Tawnbridge & Niver company,
accepted by the board, it was order
ed that the rate be changed from : to
81 per cent.
Upon request of citizens of school
districts Nos. 32 and IL, Sheldon and
York, these districts have been con-
solidated and the new district will be
known as No. 32, York.
Mrs. NeStora Perez, of Solomon
Vile, is hereby given eight dollars
per month by the county for her sup
port, she being unable to care for
herself and having no means of sup
port, allowance to date from August
l, 1908.
The following delegates are hereby
to the National Irrigation
Congress to be held at Albuquerque,
New Mexico, commencing September
%, 1908, viz: Malcolm McLeon. of Mo-
renci, Dell Potter, Clifton, H. w.
Bishop. of Solomonville, Andrew
Kimball. of Thatcher, and II. J. An
dersun. of Pima.
1t is ordered that the county treas
urer transfer from the General
County Fund to the Expense Fund
the sum of 5000 90, and from the Ex-
pense Fund TO the Salary Fund the
sum of $22OO.OO.
on motion, the Clerk of this Board
is hereby allowed $25O.0O for the
purpose of securing a>sista nee in the
preparation of the ''DuplicaIe As
seSsment Roll for l90S.''
1t is ordered that the sum of 800
be transferred from TIE General Road
Fund to the credit of Road District
No. y, Artesia.
The road viewers appointed by the
Board on July s, 1908, to view out the
ublic trail or highway leading from
Lines Dairy above Clifton to the
town of Metcalf up the east bank or
side of Chase creek, make hereby
their final report, which is as follows,
to wit:
''In accordance with your in
structions, we have inspected the
line of the proposed trail from the
Rock House on Chase creek to. the
town of Metcalf, and we have the
honor to report that no damage will
accrue to property holders along the
line of saiC trail.
Respectfully submitted,
LAMAR COBB, Co. Surveyor.
FRANK y. WEBSTER.
G.. +. STEVENS.
Road Viewers.
The above report is hereby accepted
aud the proposed public trail is here
nv declared tn he 4 puhlir trail or