Bisbee daily review., 1919-01-03
COUNTY OFFICIALS
 ASSUME POSITIONS DESPITE DECISION
R. N. French, Prosecutor, De- clares Organization Regu- lar; Adams Chairman of Supervisors

Despite an opinion of Attorney Gen
 eral Wiley E. Jones that county of-
 ficials could not assume office until
 next Monday, the board of supervisors aPd other officials yesterday organ
 izei, made appointments, approved ap-
 pointmepts, and launched the county's
 new government. They acted in or
 ganization on the opinion of County
 Attorney Robert N. French, who ruled
 that the state law permits assumption
 of offices at the opening of the year Except for an occasional difference of opinion the initial meeting of the board of supervisors was carried off without marring incident, with l. C. E. Adams, chairman, presiding. He as- sumed the reins with ease and con ducted the meeting in businesslike manner indicative of ability.
 About 10 o'clock the members of the board gathered about the table. | Supervisor Charles Roberts moved | that l. c. E. Adams be selected as chairman. the motion was seconded by | MT. Sparks and was then put by him and carried. MT. Adams in a few words thanked the other members of | the board for the honor they had con | ferred on him and stated that it was his desire to see that all taxpayers in the county be given a square deal and that he hoped with the assistance of the other members to give the people of the county a good, economical ad- ministration and that the interests of all would be looked after.
 The appointment of a clerk was talk en up. MT. Roberts nominated Louie Kuckenbecker, the nomination was seconded by MT. Sparks and was made unanimous by Chairman Adams. The matter of an assistant clerk was post poned. Miss Belle Candy was given the position as stenogTapher in the office.
 Bowman at Hospital
 Dr. Harry Reese of this city, was given the position as county health officer without opposition. Two ap- plications for physician for the county hospital at Douglas, Dr. F. w. Randall 1 and Dr. w. A. Green of Douglas, were | presented. MT. Sparks placed pr. | Green in nomination and MT. Roberts, 1 Dr. Randall. On the vote Roberts and | Adams voted for Randall. The same l vote decided the appointment of resi- | dent superintendent of the hospital | Sparks supporting Walter Smith of | Douglas, and Adams and Roberts vot- | ing for Walter Bowman of this city.
 The position of county engineer | went to C. w. Perkins, better known | as "Cy" Perkins, who has been di- | vision engineer for the state engineer ing department in this county He | will be in Tombstone on Monday to | take his position. Present County | Engineer Barker will continue to act | until that date He was instructed | by the board, however, to call off all the road gangs until the board could | see what condition the road funds were in and check up material
 Appointments Approved
 Approval of appointments of various county officers was then taken with Sheriff James F. McDonald's list first to be acted on. The following were approved: George Henshaw, chief deputy, Tombstone; Jesse K. Joy, Bis bee; Tom Foster, Lowell; Mark Gill man, Lowell; A. E.. Palmer, Douglas; William Bennett, Benson; Harry Raf- ferty, Tombstone; Jack Ryan. motor deputy, Warren district. Miss Lille Holland, stenographer Sam Morgan and Morris Whalen, jailors, Tomb stone; and the following constabes: L. Brown, Gleeson; s. Dwyer. Pirtle- vile; J. Kelly, Webb; G. w. Moore, Wilcox; Hal Smith, Pearce; Frank Whitley, San Simon.
 A. l. McKelligan was approved as assistant county attorney.
 Walter Thomas, chief deputy; James Powell at Bisbee, A. J. Meyer at Douglas. and Mrs. Nellie Dalgelish as office deputy, were approved for the assessors office.
 For treasurer's office, w. P. Walk CT was made chief deputy, Miss Viva Villman stenographer, and Miss Etta Sanders temporary deputy.
 In the county recorders office the appointments of Ray B. Krebs and H. L. Hutchinson as chief clerk, George Wales and Miss Emma Faulk- ner were given approval.
 Retains Old Employees
 Clerk of the superior court. J. E. James, kept his two old employees, H. P. Johnson and Joseph Iyey. . Frank E. Thomas was appointed court interpreter for the Warren dis trict The matter of the interpreter for the Douglas precinct was con- tinued until next Monday.
 The bonds of the various county of- ficers were then submitted to the board and approved except in one or two instances where they had not been properly acknowledged or there was some doubt about the qualifica tions of the sureties on the bond.
 Chairman Adams was instructed by the board to attend for the furnishing of offices of officials in the new Of- flee and jail building that is about completed in this city.
 After discussing other matters to be acted on next Monday the board took a recess until that time.