The Coconino sun., 1919-03-07
YAVAPAI SUPERVISORS
 REPUDIATE THE DEBT

During the influenza epidemic last fall, while the disease was near it's height in Flagstaff, and while it was waning in force at Williams, the crest of the epidemic reached its highest point in Seligman. Citizens of that town, which is in Yavapai county, in- stead of applying to Prescott, their county seat, (they may have applied to Prescott, but their actions lead one to believe they either did not apply there or else got no answer to their requests), applied to Flagstaff and to Coconino county for aid, both as to to supplies for the sick and nurses and persons to help them. The situ- ation at Seligman was exceedingly se- rious, supplies of all kinds and help of all kinds being absolutely made quate and the requests from there for aid came in by telegram and over the phone. Coconino county did not wait to bubble or to study over her own desperate situation but immediately sent all the supplies she could possi- ply spare as we'll as all help that she could get along without. A large DOT tion of the supplies went from Will Hams. Four nurses from Flagstaff, their transportation paid by the coun- ty, were put on the train and rushed to Seligman.
 In December Coconino county sent in to Yavapai county a demand for the expenses incurred in this manner No reply was ever received from Prescott in regard to it. On February Fist Clerk of the Board L. C. Riley wrote the Yavapai board asking if any action had been taken on the de- mand. In reply he got this letter:
 Prescott, AriZ., March 4, 1919. Mir. L. c. Riley,
 Clerk Board of Supervisors,
 Flagstaff, Arizona. Dear Sir:
 In reply to your of February 2lst will state that the demand against Yavapai county of which you speak. was taken before the board and was disallowed, for the reason that it was never authorized by the proper coun- ty official and therefore is not a proper charge against the county.
 Yours very truly,
 R. E. DONOVAN,
 Clerk, Board of Supervisors i
 Mir. Riley, on receipt of this letter, | laid it before the members of the Co., | conino board of supervisors and they | instructed him to write the following | letter in answer:
 Flagstaff, Ariz., March 5, 1919. Mir. R. E. Donovan,
 Clerk Board of Supervisors.
 Prescott, Arizona.
 Dear Sir:
 Yours of the 4th notifying us that the demand of Coconino county was disallowed at hand.
 I am instructed to state to your board that the expense incurred and action taken by Coconino county was at the urgent request of the people of Seligman, who are part of Yavapai county.
 For the sake of suffering humanity the board here did not stop to quib- ble or raise legal points but immedi- ately set about alleviating the situ- ation. Our county was at the same time under an enormous expense in com batting the epidemic within it's own borders and could easily and with just cause have turned a deaf ear to the distress call of YOUR people but that relief could be sent more cheaply and more quickly from Flag staff than from Prescott. This board needed not only the call of perishing but considered that they were doing a substantial FAVOR to the Yavapai board when they took the action they did, never doubting that your board was composed of earnest and honest men who could and would see that such action was taken from the best of motives.
 am further instructed to say: This county can suffer the loss and the money we'll spent to learn at this early date the manner of men with whom they have to deal in matters pertaining to the two coun- ties, and it is the earnest request of this board that you fail not to bring this letter to the attention of each individual member of your board.
 Very truly your,