The copper era., 1909-10-14
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS.
Of the October Term. Clifton is FaV-
 Ored With Appropriation.
Solomonville, Oct. 1, 1909.

Present: George Webster, Chair man; H. J. Dowdle, Member; L. F. Vaughn, Clerk. Absent: z. c. Prina, Member.
 Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
 Upon motion duly put and carried the county treasurer is hereby di- rected to refund property tax amount ing to s12.5O and poll tax s2.5O for year 1908, owing to double taxation, to Fred Fritz.
 By order of the Board the collect or is hereby authorized to correct the number of acres assessed to Henry Colvin to 3l acres cultivated.
 Upon motion the following indi- gents are placed upon the list: Mrs. Leela Browning, Stafford, l month, s2O; Thomas Fisher, Artesias S15 per month; George w. Stinson, Thatcher, slO per month; Simona Castillo, Sol omonville, Sl0 per month; G. H. Fly att, Solomonville, S15 per month for provisions and Joe Toilette, Stafford, S30 for one month.
 c. Angle and A. A. Alfred are ap- pointed to act with county surveyor to view out and locate public road in the Artesia country, and report at the next meeting of the Board.
 Upon motion put and carried Pet ronilla Morales, indigent, is allowed fare to Metcalf where he can be talk en care of by relatives.
 Upon motion duly put and carried the Board hereby consents to the as- signment of school land lease to 37 and 43-1O0 acres in ne 1-4 sec Is twp |, 27 from Norman A. Rose to H. c. Ussher of Solomonville.
 Bids for purchase of Ft. Thomas school bonds, Dist. No. ', were open ed. Bids were as follows: First Ma tional Bank of Clifton, S102O; Dr. H. J. Warner of Stafford, SlO25 and F. w. Keeler of Denver, Colo, 5000. Upon motion duly put and carried bonds were awarded to H. J. Warner, he being the highest bidder.
 Upon motion duly put and carried the Board adjourned at p. m. to meet the next day at a. m.
 October 5, 1909, pursuant to ad- journment of previous day board met at g a. ID. Present: George Webster, chairman; H. J. Dowdle, member; z. c. Prina, member; L. F. Vaughn, clerk.
 Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
 Upon motion duly put and carried by entire vote of the Board the chairman and clerk are hereby au- thorized and directed to execute deed to Robert Pringle conveying the following described real estate: 1-2 ot SC 1-4 sec 5 twp 4 g e; and ne IA sec 2 twp r g e. Gila and Salt River Base x Meridian. The said land being assessed for the year to w. s. Sanders. Consideration S10 back taxes.
 Upon motion duly put and carried member H. J. Dowdle refusing to take any part owing to having stock in the company, the old franchise granted to Henry Hill ct al is hereby extended. Provided, that work be- gin within 2 years. And provided | further, that work be completed within years from the date of | this extension. Said franchise being for au electric car line from Morenci and Clifton to Solomonville, Stafford, Thatcher, Pima, Ft. Thomas and ou to the west line of Graham county.s
 Upon motion Board adjourned at D. m. to meet next day. OctOhRr 6t h. OurSuant fn adiOurn- ment of previous day the Board met at g a. ID. Present: Geo. Webster, chairman; H. J. Dowdle, member; z. c. Prina, member; L. F. Vaughn, clerk.
 Minutes of previous day read and approved.
 Upon motion duly put and the same being carried the county treasurer is hereby directed to transfer SI0O from from the general road fund to Road District No. 2; and the same amount to District No. 6.
 Upon motion duly put and carried S1200 is hereby appropriated out of the general fund for the building of a wall on Chase creek in Clifton for the protection of property, this amount to be given in conjunction with appropriations by the Town of Clifton for the same purpose, and this amount to be paid when the work is completed.
 Eleven o'clock being the hour set for hearing the local option petition presented by the people of Duncan and Franklin asking for an election as to whether or not the sale of in- toxicating liquors shall be prohibited in Justice Precincts No. 2 and 2l, Judge w. c. Mcfarland appeared for the anti-local option people. The petition being attacked upon the question of who constitutes a legal voter and as it contained only 52 names and eight of these were not on the Great Register it was held that the petition did not contain the required legal number of petitioners and by a unanimous vote of the Board was rejected. The names signed to the petition which were not found on the Great Register are as follows: J. A. Gamble. John D. Har- ison, J. c. Catto (?), E. V. Che atham, Horace N. Smitk, M. w. Crockett, R. H. Pearce and w. White.
 Upon motion duly put and carried |