The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-03-17
Proceedings Of Board of Supervisors.


Der; L. f. Vaughn, clerk. Absent,
Geo. Webster, chairman; H. ]. Dow
die, member.
For want of a quorum the board
adjourned to meet next day.
Pursuant to adjournment of pre-
vious day the board met l p. m.
March s. Present, Geo. Webster,
chairman; z. C. Prina, member, L
F.. Vaughn, clerk. Absent, H. ].
Dowdle, clerk.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
Upon motion carried Amazon Car
room is hereby allowed SO per month
as an INDECENT.
The board approved the appoint
ment of W. w. Purley as deputy
treasurer.
Upon motion carried the county
treasurer is authorized to make the
following transfers of funds: $780,
600 from general county fund to ex-
pense fund, $1,000 from expense to
salary fund.
Upon motion carried the following
orders are made as to back tax book
1909.
Property assessed to Mrs. NJ. Abra
ham making tax of S56.O2 is ordered
stricken from roll, owing to double
assessment. The same property be-
ing assessed to A. T. Thomson and
paid by him.
Lot 4, blk "a, W. Clifton assessed to
r. L. Hooker taxes being S10.65 is
hereby ordered stricken from the
back tax book account double assess
ment, the same property having been
assessed to and paid by ]. w. Lam
caster.
Lot 2S, blk I, w Clifton value $3.50,
tax S12.42 assessed to John Irvine or
dered stricken from back tax book
account of double assessment, same
property haYing been assessed to
Geo. Brassield.
Upo1 motion carried the board ad-
journed at p N. to meet next day
It 0 a. m.
Pursuant to adjournment of pre-
vious day the board met at 0 a. m.
Present, Geo. Webster, chairmap;
L. G. Prina, member; L. F. Vaughn,
clerk Absent II. J. Dowdle, member.
Minutes of previous day read and
approved.
Upon motion carried an allowance
IF SIS per month for three months is
allowed Antonio SilYas, INDECENT.
Upon motion carried the county
treasurer is authorized to refund to
Mrs. E. Johnston S3l.5O account of
erroneous assessment.
Upon motion carried J. E. Dempsey
is allowed s15 per month from March
|, 1910, as an INDECENT.
The county recorders monthly re-
port for February, 1910, was checked
and approved by the board in open
session.
Upon motion carried the county
treasurer is directed to refund to
Marshal Frasier $3.50 school tax 1909,
the same having been paid in Cochise
county.
Road viewers are appointed to
view out, locate and assess damages
if there be any on the Duncan-Clif-
ton road, Geo. B. Gamble, H. NJ.
Merrill and County Surveyor Cobb.
Petition signed by ten or more
resident road tax payers asking for
a public road having been filed with
the clerk, the clerk is directed to
post notices calling for hearing on
said petition on Monday, April 4,
1910. Road as prayed for is described
as follows, to-wit: Commencing at
the east OF the Clark Dugway in the
NV IA of ne IA, sec 3, tip 6, "a and
following the foothills in an easterly
direction to the east line of lot ? of
sec ,, thence along said line to
where it intersects the present road
1t the sw corner of Sc II of ne IA of
sec 2, tp &, "a.
Petition having been presented by
E. p. Shelton representing the Dun
;an Telephone company, asking for
franchise oyer the public highways OF
Graham county, Arizona, and especi-
ally the roads and streets of the town
of Duncan, Arizona, and the roads
leading out of Duncan east to the
New Mexico line, west to Clifton and
Ash Peak mines and to the Twin
Peak and Carlisle mines upon and
over which to erect telephone poles
aud wires and to do any other thing
necessary to the conduct of the tele-
phone business, by motion carried
said franchise is granted for period
of twenty-five years. Provided that
nothing shall be done to interfere
with use of streets and public high
ways for public purposes.
Ia the matter of establishing the
Solomonville-Saffo road leading
west from the Solomonville depot, by
motion carried the same is laid over
until the April meeting. The report
of the viewers of the Wilcox road is
laid over for consideration at the
April meeting.
The following claims audited by