The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25

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County and providing for the
construction of the same
WHEREAS, during the year nineteen
hundred and eleven u contract was
made and entered into by and between
the County of Navajo, through its duly
elected, acting and qualified Board of
Supervisors, and the Territory of Ari-
zona, by and through the Board of Con-
troll thereof, that upon tax levied,
made and collected for the purpose
hereinafter mentioned, by said Navajo
County, and payment thereof made in,
to the Territorial Treasury, the Terri
tory Of Arizona would thereupon build
erect a1d construct within the County
of Navajo, good and sufficient bridge
across and over certain sire am there
in known and designated as Cheyelon
Greek, at place thereon to be selected
by tho Board of Supervisors of said
County and the Board of Control and
| Territorial Engineer of said Territory:
| That thereupon and thereafter such
election of bridge site was made by
the parties named herein, and tax WAS
levied, made and collected by said Coun-
ty for the cost of construction, erection
and building of said bridge, and the
sum of ST, ,563.99 was collected for such
purpose and in accordance with said
tax levied by the said County and was
turned over and paid into the Office Of
the Territorial Treasurer.
That thereafter the Territory of Ari-
zona by and through it's Board of Con-
troi advertised for bids for the con-
struction, erection of said bridge, and
that bids were received hereunder and
opened by said Board of Control on the
thirtieth day of January nineteen hum
dred and twelve:
That on said thirtieth day of January
nineteen hundred and twelve, it be-
came apparent to and discovery was
made by the said Board of Control that
the fund paid over by said Navajo Coun-
ty for the building, erection and con-
struction of said bridge as aforesaid
was exhausted, and accordingly none
Of The pids so offered and opened were
accepted:
That said bids were six in number
and the highest amount named tnere-
Ill being the sum Of tifCy tive hundred
dollars.
WHEREAS, Navajo County by such ex-
naustlon Of such fund paid by sald
County to the Territorial treasurer, as
aforesaid, for the purpose AZ aforesaid,
Is unjustly and unlawfully deprived OF
the benefits of such bridge ACQUIRING to
Navajo County, is deprived of such
bridge, and Is unjustly and uniawfully
deprived of such sum OF money or
funds so paid by the Navajo county.
And,-W HEREAs, such bridge should be
built forthwith and faith kept thereby
with said Navajo County; now, there
for,
be it enacted by the Legislature of
| Inc state OF Arizona:
SEC. 1.That the Board of Control of
thik State be and the same is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to
forthwith build, erect and construct in
Navajo County at SUCH bridge site
hereinbefore mentioned, good and
sufficient bridge OF tae size and dimen-
sions SO advertised for as herein before
mentioned, and that the sum of fifty
i've hundred dollars is hereby appro-
priated to defray the expenses and
costs of the construction, erection and
building of said bridge.
SEC. 2. The State Auditor is hereby
authorized and directed, as soon as
claims, properly verified, and audited
by the Board Of Control, for the erec-
tion, construction, building and COM
| pletion of said bridge, shall be filed with
him, to draw his warrant upon the
general fund, in such sum or sums not
to exceed the sum of tifty-tive hundred
dollars, as may be necessary for the
payment Of such claims, and the State
Treasurer is hereby directed and autho-
rized to pay said warrants and each Of
them.
SEC. 8. That the State Engineer is
hereby empowered and directed forth
with to take charge of the construction,
erection and building of said bridge
Sec. T. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. WHEREAS, the Constitution of
the State of Arizona provides that any
contract existing at the time of admis-
sion of this State into the Union shall
not be effected by the change in the
form of Government from Territoria
to State Government, but shall con
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