Holbrook argus., 1912-05-28

WHEREAS, during the year nineteen hundred and eleven 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- trol thereof, that upon a tax levied, made and collected for the purpose her einafter mentioned, by said Navajo County, and payment thereof made in- to the Territorial Treasury, the Terri tory of Arizona would thereupon build- erect ald construct within the County of Navajo, good and sufficient bridge across and over certain stream there, in known and designated as Chevelon
 Greek, at place thereon to be selected
 by ths Board of Supervisors of said
 County and ths 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 $6,563.99 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 hun-
 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- r struction of said bridge as aforesaid was exhausted, and accordingly none
 of the bids so offered and opened were accepted:
 ! That said bids were six in number l and the highest amount named there f in being the sum of tifty-five hundred j. dollars. WHEREAS, Navajo County by such ex- : haustion of such fund paid by said e County to the Territorial Treasurer, as D aforesaid, for the purpose as aforesaid,
 IS unjustly and unlswfully deprived of hci1 rir fr, s Navajo County, is deprived of such t bridge, and is unjustly and unlawfully l, deprived of such sum of money or | funds so paid by the Navajo County, S And,-WHEREAs, such bridge should be d built forthwith and faith kept thereby s with said Navajo County; now, there T for,
 1T Be it enacted by the Legislature of 1T the State of Arizona:
 SEC. That the Board of Control of this State be and the same is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to u forthwith build, erect and construct in y Navajo County at such bridge site u herein before mentioned, a good and d sufficient bridge of tie size and dimen- sions so advertised for as ereinbefore
 mentioned, and that the sum of fifty
 i've hundred dollars is hereby appro- y priated to defray the expenses and Ill costs of the construction, erection and building of said bridge.
 " SEC 2. The State Auditor is hereby 'e authorized and directed, as soon as IL claims, proI erly verified, and audited It, by the Board of Control, for the erec- SO tion, construction, building and com III pletion of said bridge, shall be filed with 'u him, to draw his warrant upon the ;n general fund, in such sum or sums not
 to exceed the sum of fifty-tive hundred y dollars, as may be necessary for the " payment of such claims, and the State ln Treasurer is hereby directed and autho IT. rized to pay said warrants and each oi i' them.
 ar SEC 3. That the State Engineer is 'h hereby empowered and directed forth
 with to take charge of the construction Ae erection and building of said bridge. or SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts in IT. consistent with the provisions of thii H. Act are hereby repealed. on SEC. 5. WHEREAS, the Constitution o ch the State of Arizon. provides that any or contract existing at the time of admis sion of this State into the Union shall III not be effected by the change in the 't- form of Government from Territoria py to State Government, but shall con 'ie tinue as if no change had taken place ' and,
 Ill WHEREAS, no law has been enacted all r;a;,, that snch contract shall h