Graham guardian., 1917-03-23
granted the said Chas. C. Carr a
reduction of Sll 80 on his taxes.

reduction OF oll.JZ on MS taxes.
A petition, signed by a number
of the qualified electors, taxpayers
and citizens of Klondyke Precinct
No. 8, requesting the board to ap.
point Joe B. Bleak to act as justice
of the peace of the aforementioned
precinct. having been filed, the
board proceeded to consider the
same. and on information had by
them that the justice of the peace
elected at the general election held
November Z. 1916, having refused
to qualify for the said office, the
board, by motion, duly put and
carried, by unanimous vote, ap-
pointed the said Joe B. Bleak to
act as justice of the peace of the
said KIondyke Precinct No. 8 for
the remainder of the unexpired
term, the said appointment to be
in effect from date.
Mrs. W. K. Chambers appeared
before the board and requested
that it grant to Mrs. Minnie A..
johnson an INDECENT allowance of
$25 90 per month, the board, after
considering the said request, by
motion. duly put and carried, grant
ed the said request.
A petition having been filed re-
questing the board to increase the
INDECENT allowance of Mrs. M. j.
Slaughter from SIS 90 to $500 per
month, the board, after duly con-
sidering the same, by motion, duly
put and carried, denied the said
request.
The report of the viewers of the
proposed change in the county road
to be changed as described as fol-
lows: Beginning at the Northwest
corner of the SW / of the NV I
of Section 33, Township 7 South,
Range 26 East, of the Gila and Salt
River Base and Meridian running
thence South % miles along the
section line to a point near the
northeast corner of the SE3 of
the Sc / of Section 8. Township
8, South, Range 26 East; thence
in an easterly direction about 8 5
of mile across the wash near
point near the Northeast corner of
the NV 1 of Section 16. Township
8 South, Range 26 East; thence in
Southwesterly direction along the
ridges east of sandwash to the
Northwest corner of the Southwest
/ of the Sc / of Section 20, Town
ship 8 South, Range 26 East, Salt
River Base and Meridian. to point
where the same intersects the old
Artesia road, having been filed, was
considered by the board, and on
motion, duly put and carried. Mon
day, April 2, 1917, at 200 o'clock
p. M, was the time set for the
hearing of the petitions for the
altering of said road and the clerk
was ordered to have notices posted
of said hearing, three in the vicinity
of the proposed road and one at
the court house door at Stafford,
which notices shall require all per-
sons having claims for damages as
a result of the proposed establish
ment and changing of said road, to
file with the board their written
claims on or before the date set for
the hearing of said petition, the no.
tices shall also require all persons
desiring to oppose. the same to file
with the board a signed statement
of their reasons for so opposing.
The board ordered the treasurer
to transfer 100000 from the gen.
eral county fund to the expense
fund.
The board examined the reports
of the various county and precinct
officials and found the same to be
correct, the same having been
checked by the clerk, was approved
by the board.
The treasurer was ordered to set
aside from the expense fund the
sum of Slo0 90 for the amount of
estimated expense of the sheriff for
the month of March, 1917.
State road claims were reported
by the chairman of the
board, as follows: Claim No. l0969,
State road tax fund, for the sum of
$35 %; Claim No. 1092S. presented
by Jas. H. Fine, for the sum of
$50 90. and Claim No. 1090S, pre-
sented by M Larson, for the sum of
$3.50.
P. J. jacobson appeared before
the board and requested that it
make an INDECENT allowance to Ro.
land Ruiz. The board, after duly
considering the said request, by mo-
ton. duly put and carried, granted
the said Roland Ruiz an allowance
of $3.50 per month. the same to
take effect Immediately.