The copper era., 1909-07-15
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors

on July 9th with H. J. Dowdle, z. c. Prina, members, and L. F. Waugh, clerk, present; Chairman Geo. Web ster being absent on account of sick ness in his family MT. Dowdle was elected chairman pro tenn.
 Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
 Upon motion duly put and carried, the appointment of John R. Hamp- ton, of Clifton, as assistant district attorney at a salary of $50 per month is hereby approved.
 Upon application of District At torney A. G. McAlster for a leave of absence of sixty days from the terri tory, dating from July ', 1909, by order of the entire vote of tee board, said order being entered upon the minutes this the 9th day of July, 1909, the said application is hereby granted.
 The board proceeded to open sealed bids for the purchase of school bonds offered for sale by school district No. 20, Graham county, Ari- zona, said bids were as follows:
 The Security Savings Bank & Trust Co. of Toledo, Ohio, bid cost of bonds accrued interest, S2,476: Dr. Henry U. Warner, of Stafford, bid S2, 46O.
 Upon motion, duly put and carried, the bonds were ordered sold to Dr. H. J. Warner, owing to the fact that no certified check accompanied the bid of the Security Savings Bank &o Trust Co.,, as was required by the notice of sale published by this board.
 Upon recommendation of the county school superintendent, and by motion duly put and carried, a new school district is hereby created, the Sd me shall be known as Enterprise and Numbered 43.
 Petition for a new school district in the Aravaipa country to be known as Auva, upon motion duly put and carried is hereby refused. Said re- fusal being based upon the county school superintendent recommenda- tion.
 Upon the advice and recommends tio1 of the county school superinten- dent, school district No. 23, known as Benton is hereby discontinued and the territory thereof attached to district No. ?, known as Blue The discontinuance of said district being by reason of the average attendance for the term of seven months falling below eight [Sl, the number required by law.
 Upon the recommendation of the county school uperintendent, the board by motion duly put and carried hereby re-instates school district No. 37, at Guthrie, Arizona, the same having lapsed owing to the inability of the trustees to maintain a school for six months.
 Iron the advice and recommends uion of the county school superin- tendent, the board hereby re-instates shiloh school district No. fl.
 Upon motion duly put and carried, the board hereby accepts the resig- nation of Louis Voelckel, justice of the peace, precinct No. and upon petition filed with the clerk, signed by a number of voters of said pre- cincts, Lawrence Clausen is hereby to i'll the vacancy and the clerk authorized to issue him a cer- tifcate of appointment.
 Upon motion duly put and carried, the resignation of John Evans, jus tiee of the peace, precinct No. ? is hereby accepted and upon petition filed with the clerk signed by mum ber Of voters of said precinct, J. K Bullard is hereby appointed to fill the vacancy and the clerk is authorized to issue to him a certificate of ap- Dointment.
 The following claims were allowed and the clerk directed to draw war rants upon the county treasury in pavment of the same: