Graham guardian., 1920-05-28


273, having been assessed to
Columbus Wardlaw for the year
1919 by error, the board, by mo-
ton, duly put and carried, or
dered the county treasurer and
tax collector to change the said
assessment to the name of Jen-
ME Norton, thus exemnting the
amount of taxes assessed against
the said property on account of
her being a widow and exempt
from taxes in accordance with
the law.
1t having been proven to the
satisfaction of the board, that
personal property valued at $500
had been assessed to George A.
Taylor. by error, for the year
1917. the board, by motion, duly
put and carried, ordered the
county treasur er and tax collector
to strike the said amount of per-
sonal property from the said as
sessment and to also strike the
amount of taxes levied against
the said property from the tax
rolls for the said year 1917.
1t having been proven to the
satisfaction of the board, that
the North } of the Southwest /,
of Section II. Township 10
South, Range % East, of the
GiIa and Salt River Meridian in
Graham county, Arizona, as
sessed to Miles L. Wood, for
taxes of 1892 and sold to the
Territory of Arizona, on May 20,
1893, for delinquent taxes, was
sold for the said delinquent taxes
by error; therefore, the board,
by motion, duly put and carried,
authorized the chairman and the
clerk of the board to execute on
behalf Of the county, a quit claim
deed in favor of John H. Ken.
nedy and James j. Kennedy for
the above described property.
WHEREAS, the passage of the
Kahn Bill has given the Arizona
Highway Department an excep-
tional opportunity to secure much
needed road machinery and ma
terial at less than one-fifth of its
value;
WHEREAS, there are no other
funds available to pay the cost,
freight, loading, unloading and
housing charges on this equip
ment;
The Board of Supervisors of
Graham County hereby approves
of the State Engineer ordering,
for the State Highv ay Depart
ment, from the United States
government, such machinery and
material as can be secured and
handled by expending not to ex-
ceed one-third of Graham coun-
tvs rs per cent portion of the
State Road Tax Fund.
We recommend that the next
legislature make appropriation to
reimburse the State Road Tax
Fund for expenditures made in
securing this machinery and ma
terial.
Passed and adopted by the
Board of Supervisors of Graham
County, this the Sd day of May,
1920.
This being the first Monday
after the twelfth day after the
special election held in school
district, No. l, Graham county,
Arizona, on the 18th day of April.
1920. at which election there was
submitted to the qualified elec-
tors and property taxpayers of
said district. the question of is
suing and selling the bonds of
said School District, No. |, in
the aggregate amount of Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for
the purpose of raising money fer
building a school house on the
Hampton school house site, in
Stafford, in said school district
and supplying the same with fur
niture and apparatus and i'm
proving the school grounds. said
meeting being for the purpose of
canvassing the vote cast at said
election.
At this meeting there were
present H. j. Dowdle, Chairman;
J. I. Owens, Member; Frank A.
Webster, Member; Martin Lay
ton, Clerk.
Thereupon, the board proceed
ed to canvass the vote cast at
said election. held in said School
District. No. !, on the 10th day
of April, 1920, for the purpose
of voting on the question of
authorizing the issuance and sale
of the bonds of said school dis
trict in the aggregate amount of
Fifty Thousand $3.50, 000) Dol,
lars, for the purpose aforesaid,
which vote was as follows:
Total number of votes cast 149
For the bonds "a
Against the bonds ----------- 55
1t appearing that a majority
of the property taxpayers who
were also in all other respects
qualified electors of said school
district, had voted in favor of