Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1920-05-09
suPERvisoRAL pisTRicTiN6
LAW tNoPEEAIIvE

" neither or not the election for su-
pervisors this year should be CON
Quoted under the Supervisorial dis I,
tric;ing law. or under the old law
which provides election at large. was
one OF the bone Of contentious up
before the board o. supervisors this
morning. the board finally deciding
on legal opinion TO proceed on the
iheory that the county has been dis
tI,cted The point at issue is wheth-
.r OF not the districting which was
aone in March 1919. is legal since
he law provides ;ha; the board must
do Sc a, the meeting in the first Mon
day in September. which however.
renders the law imperative since
the primary election falls on Septem-
Der eth. the mex; day. Seeing the pro-
liability o! chance for not being
able to operate under the law the
beard fixed the districts last year
AMI the point now will be whether
this Will stand Heretofore the cleo
:.cn La, been conducted under the
old law, since under the districting
law it was impossible to operate.
O,ly one county, Graham, elected
their supervisors under the district
ing law in 1918 aud il is claimed that
Z had il been contested probability of
/ its legality would have been serious
/ ~ questioned. Il is just such con
trnccncy as the board OF supervisors
wishes 10 overcome at the coming
.r..asry IN September.
IS the matter now stands tho su-
/ YsrvlSors have decided 20 proceed
~ he ;heory that the districting Is
legal and 10 call election under the
s.s,r.c;ing Jaw. This will he done for
tie rarpose Of bringing the matter
10 = ties; if some taxpayer wishes 10
axe the matter Up by filing a writ
Of .,.andamus. when the matter would
so 10 the courts Tor judicial decision.
j, is claimed iha, there are several
-nyis ions Of the lar which will not
oDerate satisfactorily. since while the
supervisors will be elected from dis.
uiots. people all over the county will
D. able 20 vote for candidate in
any district. which viii cause com
lrlicstions. This will also apply u
the hold over member, and II is tax
eli tha. there is considerable TO be
strengthened ont before the law will
e come operative The board, how
ever. is doing its best TO follow the
law, and until the matter is straight
,n-d out by the courts. the board is
rursuing the only course possible.
C;her matters OF Importance were
also raised during The session today
Including matters pertaining to the
dcportation trials. objections having
% raised . The expenditures be
inS made by The county attorney
office
The report OF Dr. vanneman. coun
ty physician IN charge OF the hospi
tai =; Douglas was reaG. The super
iHtendent recommended number OF
matters 10 the board, including his
action in raising the salaries OF nurs
as from SO 70 800. claiming that
cher hospitals had raised all owe,
The country and il was impossible ;c
obtain nurses for the salary fixed b,
The law. The board has the matter
under advisement since the law spec
if:cally fixes salaries OF nurses al 81:
and the superintendent at s1e5, Will,
the superintendent now receives s15t
which has been the salary for sew
eral years. Dr. Vanneman recon
mends the building of a nurses hom.
near the hospital for which he vii
donate the land 10 the county. HI
claims that present accommodation
are wholly inadequate and unsani
tary. 4 number OF Improvements ar
under way, however, about the hos
piial and grounds The sewerage
conditions being bad he was ordered
to have same repaired. During tn,
discussion when matters pertaining
to the peculiar location of the hospi
tai were under way, Member Robert
Of the board suggested that a media
: be rendered to the people responsible
for locating the hospital in such ;
place.
The resignation of w. P. Stuar
as immigration Commissioner for tn