Graham guardian., 1916-07-14
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Stafford, ARIZONA,
June 5, 1916.
The Board Of Supervisors met in
regular session at 1000 o'clock a.
m, the following members being
present:
Geo. A. Foote, Chairman; Geo. A.
Matthews, Member; James Quinn,
Member; Maj tin Layton, Clerk.
The minutes of the regular meet
ings held May l and 6, 1916, and
Of special meetings held May 20, 26
and 81, 1916, were read and ap-
proved.
In the matter Of acceptance of
the new road between the bridges
over the Gia and San Carlos rivers,
the Board of Supervisors, by a mo
ton Gully put and carried, the road
was accepted by unanimous vote
and the following resolutions we're
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board of SUPER
VlSulS of Graham County, Arizona,
having been notified by Lieut. Ernest
SIecker. Superintendent of the San
Carlos Indian Agency, in a letter re.
ceived May %, 1916, that the road
between the bridges over the GiIa
and San Carlos rivers was completed
and ready for acceptance, this road
having been built by the San Carlos
lnG'ans, aided y an appropriation
.of twenty thousand ($20, ,OOO dol
lars, made by the State Of Arizona
for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, The Board of Super
vlsors, in company with Superin-
tendent Ernest Stecker, the Board
of Supervisors of Greenlee County,
and the State representative of
Graham and Greenlee counties, to
gether with a number of citizens
from both counties, after viewing
the road, found the following condi-
tiOns existing:
That instead Of the road being
sixteen (16) feet wide, as called for
in the specifications. it was found to
average a width of twenty (2O) feet
and of good uniform grade, with
the drainage we'll taken care of;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Board of
Supervisors Of Graham County com
mend Superintendent Ernest Stecker
for his efficient management in the
building of this road, also Perry
McMurren, under whose personal
supervision the road was built; and
further
RESOLVED, That the Board of Su-
pervisors of Graham county wishes
to extend vote of thanks to all
who helped in any manner in the
construction of this road.
The Board, after duly consider
ing a petition presented to them,
signed by number of citizens in
the Lone Star School District, No.
20, praying to have the property
described as follows:
Beginning at the south center
line of Section 20, running east one
and one-fourth miles; thence north
one and one-half miles to the east
and west center line of section l6;
thence east along the present bound
ary line; detached from the above.
mentioned School District, No. 20,
and attached to the Stafford School
District, No. /, and also a petition
signed by number of the afore-
mentioned citizens of the said Dis
trict, No. 20, praying for the Board
to retain the present boundary lines
of the said district, by motion duly
put and carried, the Board ordered
that the present boundary lines be
retained.
A petition having been presented
to the Board, signed by number
of the citizens of Graham county,
requesting the said Board to give
James Ray, an INDECENT allowance.
The said petition was considered by
the Board and, upon motion duly
put and carried, the Board made
for the said James Ray an allowance
of five ($5 00) dollars per month,
the same to take effect on June /,
1916.
By motion duly put and carried,
Mrs. Tom Williams was given an in
digcnt allowance of ten C$l0.00)
dollars per month, the same to take
effect June |, 1916.
BY motion, duly put and carried,
J. W. Lee was given an INDECENT
allowance of ten $4,000 dollars per
month, the same to date from June
|, 1916
The Board ordered the county
treasurer to make transfer of county
funds as follows: Two hundred and
five (S2O5OO) dollars from the i'm
migration fund to the general county
fund; one thousand Isl, 100000 dol
lars from the county bond interest
fund to the general county fund;
twelve hundred and five Isl POS 00)
dollars from the general county
fund to the general road fund.
The reports of the various county
and precinct officers for the month
of May. 1916, were reported checked
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