Tombstone epitaph., 1909-01-10
Important Meeting
 Board of Supervisors

The board of supervisors, composed of the members, Messrs. McCsbe, Scheerer and Bowen met this morn- ing at 9 o'clock and at once began to dispose Of business.
 The first motion made was that of Bowen. who moved that MT. Scheerer be elected chairman of the board. Scheerer moved that McCabe be elect. ed. The roll was called and McCabe declared elected.
 The matter of tine appointment of 6 clerk was then taken up and the peti. tion of H E Berner was the only one presented and he was unanimously elected.
 The appointment of the deputy clerk was then raken up and the peti- tions of James Kelley of Douglas and Lou Woolery of Tombstone were pre- seuted, Kelley was given the place,
 The appointment of road oyerseers was then taken up with Bisbee first on the list. Petitions were presented by Arthur Lutley, Wm Morris, E $ Grier and John Norton. A motion was made by G J McCsbe in favor of Arthur Lutley, while Morris was supp ported by Bowen and Scheerer and was given the appointment.
 The appointment for the Tombstone district went to James Lamb by unan- imous vote.
 Appointments for the other districts were made as follows: Marcus, F x Goodman; St David, K C Kimball; Paradise, Chris Grauer; Fairbauk, Elias Summers: Gleason, B c Will jams; Hereford, T Pointer.
 pr A R Hickman was appointed as chairman of the board of health.
 The appointments of Sheriff White of the following lailers were approved:
 Tombstone, E White; Bisbee, w J White; lowell, Frank Bauer; Dou- glas, R Hilburn; Pirtleville, Cal Reese Paradise. George Coryell; Naco J J Newell Benson, Frank Trssk Pearce, Scott Gatlitf; Gleason, J H Bright; Wilcox, Bud Snow; Bowie, W T Williams.
 The bonds of the various county officers were approved after they had been examined by the district attor- ney to see that they had been drawn up in legal form
 The list ol the members of the Bis bee fire department who are in good staniing was filed, SO that the mem- bers will be able to claim the exemp- tion from jury duty and the payment of school tax, ss allowed by law.
 Award of County Contracts
 This afternoon the att-rtion of the board was taken up in the awarding of the contracts for the furnishing of supplies for the ensuing year and Tor the various contracts that are allowed at the fret of each year.
 The following were the successful bidders:
 For the county hospital two bids were received, One by Bughart X Bishop at 50 cents per patient per day and one by H F Sloan at 49 cents Contract awarded to Cr Sloan,
 Feeding prisoneys in the county jail -C L Cummings bid I3l cents per meal, Machomich Mercantile Co. l5 cents. Contract awarded to c l. Cum- mings.
 Feeding prisoners, Bisbee - Otto Geisenhofer bid 29l cents; Caretto & Co l29 cents; Awarded to Carretto X Co.
 Feeding prisoners, Douglas-Frank Clark bid 20 cents.
 No action was taken on bids for for feeding prisoners at Lowell, and this contract will be resdvertised. Care of indigent sick-At Douglas the contract was awarded to T Wright for goo per year; at Bisbee and Lowell to Edmundson X Bledson for s25O per year; at Benson to Dr C L Powell for $50 per year: at Pesrce to Dr L E Heighe. for Sl0C per year; at Wilcox to Dr ] c Wilson for SIOO per year.
 Burying indigent dead. Tombstone, to c Tarbell at S25, ! Seven bids for county printing were opened, the following establishments being represented The PRosPECToR Biscee Review, Bisbee Miner, Douglas Dispatch, Cochise County Press, Will COX Range News and the Bisbee Print. ing Co. The Review becomes the off. cisl paper while tine job printing was divided. according to lowest bids on certain c asses, between the Miner, the Review and the PROTECTOR.
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