Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1916-12-29
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
COUNTY OF GRAHAM,
STATE OF ARIZONA,

SAtFOkD, AhiLONA,
December 4, 1916
The board of supervisors met in
regular session at 900 o'clock a. M,
with the following members present:
Geo. A. Foote, Chairman: Geo.
A. Matthews. MemberI James Quinn,
Member. Martin Layton, Clerk.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing held November 6. 1916, and The
special meeting held November 20.
1916, were read and approved, after
which the board proceeded with
the regular routine business.
The fire insurance policy. No.
lll6l6. presented by W. E. Piatt
Insurance Agency for the sum Of
Five Thousand ($5.0O0) Dollars, on
the court house furniture, fixtures
and equipment. also fire insurance
pnici =. Nos, 303l31 and 3l7644,
presen ed by Chas. b. Yeti for the
sum of Thee thousand ($3.000)
Dollars and Two Thousand ($2. 000)
Dollars, ON court house building, by
motion. duly put and carried by a
unanimous vote, was accepted by
the board.
Mrs Carouse Lopez appeared be-
lore the board and requested that
they allow her an INDECENT allow
ance each month. The board, after
duly considering the same. by mo
ton, duly put and carried, allowed
the said Mrs. Carouse Lopez an al
Iowance of Five (S5 00) Dollars for
the month of December only.
DR.. j. N. S;ratton appeared be-
fore the board in behalf of j. W.
Chambers. H. A. McAIraial and
james Raw, and requested that the
board admit the aforementioned
parties to the county hospital for
medical attention, the said parties
having no means of support. The
Picard. after duly considering the
same. by motion duly put and car
rird. granted the said request.
The bond of the E. Paso Bridge
and Iron Company. in the penal
sum of Seven Thousand Seven Hun
dred and Forty-nine ($7,749) Do
lars, by motion, duly put and car
ried, was approved by the board.
The notary bond Of Jasper Stacey.
in the penal sum of One Thousand
Isl ,000) Dollars. was approved by
the chairman of the board.
Judge A. G. McAiister appeared
before the board and requested that
it give him permission to pur-
chase sectional bookcases for the
county law library. also permission
to have judges desk constructed
on the judges platform in the court
room of the Graham county court
house. The board, after duly con-
sidering the same. by motion, duly
put and carried, granted the said
| request.
Mrs. J. w. Lee and Mrs. j. w.
Alfred appeared before the board
and requested it to make them an
INDECENT allowance 10 pay their re-
spective taxes. the said parties stat
ing that they were both widows and
had no possible way of securing the
means to pay their aforementioned
taxes. The board, after investi-
eating the said request, found the
same to be just, therefore. by mo.
ton, duly put and carried, the said
board granted Mrs. j. W. Lee an
allowance of One Hundred Thirty
eight Dollars and Seventy eight
Cents ($138. 7S) the same to be trans
ferred to the county treasurer in
payment of her taxes; and granted
Mrs. j. W. Alfred an allowance of
Ninety.three Dollars and Seventeen
Cents 1898 ~, the same to be trans
ferred to the county treasurer for
The payment of her taxes.
The board, by motion. duly put
and carried ordered the county treas
urer to strike frcm the tax rolls of
1915 and 1916. the taxes amounting
to Two Hundred Dollars and Eeven
Cents $500 ID. due on the property
known as the Stafford Fair Grounds.
previously owned by the ella Valley
Fair Association. the said grounds
having been purchased recently by
this, Graham county.
A petition having been presented
praying for the establishment of a
county road in the vicinity of Red.
land and Fort Thomas, the said pro-
posed road, described as follows:
Beginning at the Hot Springs
Station and running in a north
westerly direction, on the northeast
side Of the Arizona Eastern Rail
road Company's tracks, to the Fort
Thomas Station, connecting there
with the main county road. or State
highway.
The said petition now coming on
for hearing. and it appearing to
the board that the same is signed
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