Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-25

stu to irtu tutfucfNt WtES .aPPtihtSts C. F. Johnson. Wilcox; Jno. Merrill. Benson; Lee Snodderly. Hereford.
 Geo. E. Buxton. president Bisbee Board of Trade. was appointed dele gate to represent the county at meet ing of the Mississippi Commer- cial Congress. Denver, Colorado. Aug ust 1921 inclusive, 1909.
 A petition was presented asking that the public highway from San Pedro Station to Lewis Springs be changed from the west side of the Fl Paso and Southwestern Railroad to the east side of same. the petitioners recited that the route proposed was much better than the present one on account of washouts. etc. The peti- tion was granted. and the Clerk di- rected to notify the Road Oyerseer. A number of petitions were pre- sented from Willcox asking that pub lie highways be changed to conform to section lines. and that parties be compelled to set fences back from sec ton lines to give sufficient width to roads. The Clerk was directed to no tify the road overseer of the WILCOX Road District that the law did not pro vide that section lines must Of neces- sity be public highways. and that where new roads were laid out on sec ton lines, the owners of the land could donate, or not. as they pleased. sufficient amount of land for road, in the absence of condemnation pro ceedings. Chas. E. Brown. of Douglas. asked that transportation be granted him to the Soldiers Home at Sawtelle. Cal isornia. The matter was referred to Supervisor Scheerer.
 The following resolution was adopt ed unanimously:
 BE IT RESOLVED. By the Board of Supervisors of Cochise County. Territory of Arizona. That c. J. Mo Cabe be, and he is. herohv arthor'zed and empowered to endorse for and on l behalf of said County of Cochise any and all warrants and contracts. checks, vouchers, and demands pay able to said Cochise County. Arizona, from the United States of America. That the said G. J. McCabe is further authorized to sign any and all con tracts on behalf of the said County of | Cochise wherein the United States of America is party thereto. A communication was received from the County Immigration Commission CT, Edw. F. Williams. appointing G. K, Reynolds as deputy during the ab sence of the said Edw. F. Williams | from the Territory. The Clerk was di rected to notify the County Immigra ton Commissioner that he should not | leave the Territory without leave oi absence granted by the Board. A lease from the Superior & Pitts brugh Copper Co. to the ground or I which the Lowell jail is located was | approved by the Board. | A quit claim deed was granted ts \ Annie Marden to Lots 23 and e4 Block 5s City of Tombstone. for a con sideration of slo.0o.
 i A petition was presented by Reicl ! X Rosco. of Bisbee, asking that re | fund of s200.00 be made them on ac count of unexpired liquor license. The petition was denied on the ground tha the Board had no power to refund an, ! portion of liquor license where ths | grantee went out of business yolun tarily.
 l The following report was submit ted by road overseer of Benson ant Wilcox Road Districts on a chang made in the public highway in tn;
 Dragoon Road District by D. NJ Adams:
 | Dragoon. Arizona, May IS. 1908 To the Board of Supervisors.
 Cochise O.. Arizona.
 Gentlemen
 We, the undersigned, appointed b! you to view a certain piece of roat
 originally running through the Ian,
 of Dave Adams, but lately changes to a new location, do not think it ad
 visable to change to the new location
 as it is all together unapproachabl,
 for public highway.
 Road overseer Wilcox Road District | H. ARMITAGE.
 Road Oyerseer Benson Road District | The above report was approved b.
 the Board, and the Clerk directed tl
 modify the parties interested. Aid was granted to indigents as fol lows:
 l. Phillipo Gallindo. Benson. $50
 per month.
 9 Mrs. Juana Lopez. Douglas $15.00 per month.
 ii g. John Montezuma, Courtland
 $500 per month.
 The following bonds were approved William Sanders, Road Oserseei
 Pearce Road District. $1.000.80 Daniel Mcfarland. Notary Public
 Tombstone. $1.000.00.
 Board stood at recess to o'clocl
 p. m-
 EVENING SESSION. Board met at 5p. m. pursuant t
 recess.
 All members were present. Il This being the time set for em
 rloying a county auditor. the Boar,
 proceeded to that order of business
 Applications were received from tn
 following named persons:
 II R. W. volrath, C. T. Cuthbert, F. R
 O'Brien. and Chas Purdon. After careful consideration of al. tn.
 applications on file, and a full dis
 cussion of the duties of a county aud
 itor as provided in the new law creai
 ing the ofIice. Supervisor Scheere
 nominated Chas Purdon. The nomins
 ton was seconded by MT. McCabs and on vote Mir Purdon was chosel
 unanimously.
 The sheriff was authorized to sut
 stitute the name of the. Copper Cit.
 Brewery for that of Ed Larsen on !;
 liquor license issued to the latter.
 Three petitions were received iron
 the Wilcox Road District asking tn Rosrd to change public highways t.
 conform to section lines. The C1erl
 was directed to notify the Road Over
 seer that the Statute did not provid
 that public highways should uecessal fly be on section lines. but that tn
 Board was desirous of granting per
 mission for highways wherever i
 might best serve the greatest 1un
 Der interested.
 | The foIloUfnU Hen, onds for tt