Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-26

Douglas No. 27 so.35 $O.2o so.55
 Bisbee No. 2 10 10
 Tombst'he No. IS .35 .55 Marcus ...No. 21 .25 .25 Naco .... No. g .35 .35
 Willcox No. 13 25 TO .95 All in accordance with Act IS. Sec
 ton g, of the Session Laws of 1901, of the Territory of Arizona. In the matter of the tax rate for the year 1909. Mir. Bowen moved that the rate be fixed at S2.40. the ten cents extra being added to the Road Fund. Notion was lost for want of . second. It was moved by Mir. Bowen that plans and specifications for building 'on the Poor Farm be advertised for, the bids to be opened October 1. 1908. at one o'clock p. m. of said day: that $2s. 100000 be appropriate for the pusA pose. MT. McCabe suggested that the amount was not sufficient, and that he thought s50.000.00 would be required to erect building commensurate with the needs of the county. MT. Scheerer suggested $30,00o.00 as a compromise. Mir. Bowen accepted the amendment.
 Mir. Scheerer seconded the motion, and on vote it was carried unanim- ously.
 PETITIONS. 1. The Treasurer was directed to make the following refunds of taxes: a. Fred Hess. Douglas. s5.4s taxes paid (1900) on the SEE F of the SW% of Section 2, T 24, R 27; ground non-own- ership.
 b. A. A. DePriest, Don Luis, Poll Tax C19os); ground double payment. 2. A. Hoag, Douglas, presented pe- tition asking refund of Road Tax on the ground that he had paid road tax in Texas for the year 1909. An exam nation of the Texas receipt showed that it was dated December 3l, 1908. The matter was referred back to the Road OVerseer at Douglas 3. Mike Mulroy, through his attor- ney, R. \. French, Douglas, asked the county to refund him $100.00 with interest for money paid for lot 20, block s1, Douglas, purchased at tax sale. said sale being illegal on account of wrong description of property. The ma rae rafa hA trs. Attorney
 4. A communication was received from G. E. Buxton, Bisbee, declining the appointment as Fair Commissioner for Cochise County. The resignation was accepted and the application of Oscar K. Coll for the appointment w&s taken up, and Mir. Coll was duly appointed.
 Leave of absence was granted as follows:
 a. Dr. A. R. Hickman, County
 Health Officer, sixty days, to
 take effect August g. 1909.
 b. c. J. McCabe, Chairman Board
 of Supervisors, ten days to
 take effect August 20, 1909.
 A petition was taken from the table asking that the road from Fairbank to Curtis and Tombstone be changed. The Clerk was directed to notify the petitioners that in cases where new roads were granted, it would be neces- sary for the title of the land over which the road was constructed to, rest in the county.
 6. The appointment of Edwin c. Hicks as Deputy Treasurer was ap- proved
 '. The jaiIer Of the Benson jail was authorized to have fence built In front of the jail and to have cess pool constructed. .-
 6. The clerk was authorized to iraw a duplicate warrant in favor of L. R. Smith. Douglas, the original, Warrant No. 479, for $13.0G, having ,een lost in the mails.
 A petition was received from G. J. Peterson and others asking that pro Iision be made to work the roads on he west side of the Hauchuca Noun aims, was referred to the Read Overs eer of the Hereford Road District
 10. ]. w. Ditmars, Road Overseer f the Wilcox Road District, sub- nitted his report as per previous in functions by the Board, on the hanges made in the public highway ] rom Wilcox to McKittrick's Ranch. Ie reported that the new road was D as good condition ss possible at he present time. T he report was or cred filed for futre consideration.
 The following leases of school ands were granted:
 R. NJ. Axford, Hereford. Sec. 36 T. 8 R. 22. The transfer of Sec. 1e, T. 1 R. q, by J. A. Busenbark to Amit- ie Busenbark was authorized
 The contract and bond of Lillian ames to make up the duplicate tax oils for the yeav 1909 was approved " the Chairman of the Board
 The road overseer of the Tomb tone Road District was directed to investigate the proposed change in he public highway ever the land of l. W. Hasselsreen near Lewis sr. ings.
 It was moved by Mir McCahe that he County Examiner be instructed to Q go over the books of the school