Graham guardian., 1909-07-16

Attest:
L. F. VAUGHN,
Clerk.
OFFICE OF
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
COUNTY OF GRAHAM,
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
SoLoMoNvILLE, July 6, 1909.
The Board of Supervisors met at
ga. M, in regular monthly session.
Present:
H.. Dowdle, Member.
z. C. Prina, Member.
l.. F. Vaughn, Clerk.
Absent:
George Webster, Chairman.
Upon motion of Mr.. Prina, H. J.
Dowdle was elected chairman pro
tenn.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Upon motion duly put and car
ried, the appointment of John r.
Hampton, of Clifton, as assistant
district attorney at a salary of fifty
dollars month is hereby approved.
Upon application of District At
torney, A. G. McAlister, for leave
of absence of sixty days from the
Territory, dating from July 7, 1909,
by order of the entire vote of the
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, Arizona, said bids were as
follows:
The Security Savings Bank
& Trust Co., of Toledo,
Ohio, cost of bonds and
accrued interest, bid -, $2,476.O0
DR.. H. J. Warner, of SAT-
ford, Arizona, bid. -. $2,460. 90
Upon motion, duly put and car
ried. the bonds were ordered sold
to DR.. H. ]. Warner, owing to the
fact that no certified check accom-
panied the bid of the Security Saw
ings Bank & Trust Co., as was re-
quired by the notice of sale pub
lished 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 same shall be known as Enter
prise and numbered 43.
The boundaries of said district
shall be as follows:
Commencing at a point on the
Gila River which is the SW corner
of the NE / Section IL, Township G.,
South of Range "a East of ella and
Salt River Base and Meridian; thence
North to the NV corner of the NE
1 of said Section, thence East to the
NE. corner of said Section; thence
North to the NE. corner of Section
/, same Township and Range; thence
North along the East side of Town
ship S, Range "a East; thence north
to the crest of the Gila range of
mountains, thence following the
crest of said range of mountains to
a point due north of the NV. cor
ner Of Section 2, Twp. 6, S. of r.
"a; thence South to said corner;
thence w. to the NV. corner of the
NE. 4 of Section 3, same Township
and Range; thence South to the
Gila River; thence up the ella River
to the point of beginning.
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 refusal being based upon the
County School Superintendent rec
ommendation.
Upon the advice and recommends
ton of the County School Superin-
tendent. School District No. %,
known as Benton, is hereby discon-
tinued. and the territory thereof at
tached to district No. %, known as
Blue. The discontinuance of said
district being by reason of the aver
age attendance for the term Of
seven months falling below eight
(8), the number required by law.
Upon the recommendation of the
County School Superintendent, the
Board by motion duly put and car
ried, hereby re-instates School Dis
trict No. 81, at Guthrie, Arizona,
the same having lapsed owing to
the inability of the trustees to
maintain a school for six months.
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