The Coconino sun., 1922-07-28
FLAG INCORPORATED
 IN 1894; AND THIS IS
 HOW IT WAS DONE

and bounds of the city, it will be in- teresting to read the following min- utes taken from the town record of 1894, which contains that information, and also some facts about the incor- poration of the town.
 Office of the Board of Supervisors of Coconino County, Arizona Territory Flagstaff, Arizona, May 26th, 1894. Board met at their office pursuant to call, on the above date. Present, A. A. Dutton, chairman, T. F. McMil- lon, member, and the clerk, where the following business was transacted, to- wit:
 The following petition from the tax payers of Flagstaff was presented to the board asking that the town of Flagstaff be incorporated as the Town of Flagstaff.
 Flagstaff, Ariz., April IF, 1894. To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
 ors of the County of Coconino, Ari- zona Territory.
 Gentlemen:
 We, the undersigned, taxpayers of the town of Flagstaff, Arizona, most respectfully and earnestly petition your honorable body to at once take the necessary action to have this, the town of Flagstaff, incorporated as a Town, in accordance with Act No. 72, of the Session of 1893.
 The boundaries of the town which your petitioners pray you to incor- porate are as follows, to-wit:
 Taking in the Southwest Quarter of Section Fifteen (15), and the North west quarter of Section Twenty-two (22), and the East half of Sec. 21, and the South half of Section Six teen (16), of Township Twenty-one (21), North, Range Seven CD East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, in Coconino County, Arizona. To be known as the Town of Flagstaff" And that you have this petition with the names hereto attached spread up- on the minutes of your proceedings as matter of record.
 (Signed) F. w. Sisson, c. A. Bush, D. Wallace, c. H. Coble, A. A. Out. ton, Wm. H. Carroll, w. c. Bayless, D. M Riordan, T. A. Riordan, P c. Ashton, E. T. McGonigle, w. A. FL kins, G. E. Loke, F. L. Beal, J. w. Prince, James W. Thurber, F. c. Hochderfer, F. J. Hochderfer, John Ritz, E. S. Wilcox, s. S. Acker, W. G. Stewart, Geo. Hoxworth, Geo. Bag nall, Fred Hochderfer, George H. Cof- fin, R. H. Jones, T. J. Ross, w. A. Mayflower, F. W. Smith, David Bab- bitt, George Babbitt, c. J. Babbitt, Jas. H. Morse, J. E.. Jones, A. Doyle, Mrs. M. J. Lockwood, c. M. Funston, E. E. Ellinwood, D. R. Prime, J. Guthrie Savage, Frank James, Cor ham A. Bray, L. L. Burns, Jos. M. Brannen, Jos. R. Treat, k. H. Cam eron, J. A. Lamport, Geo. H. P. Jen- sen, H. R. Davis, Frank A. Rodriguez, John c. Grim, Annie M. Cameron, Mrs. c. A. Greenlaw, Mrs. Ida c. Clark, John o. Toler, W. w. Hager- man, Mary A. Stemmer, Mrs. s. E. Ashurst, Ed O. Gale, c. Reiche, Jno. Worries, H. H. Hoxworth, P. J. Bran nen, H. Jacoby, J. c. Milligan, Mrs. M. Hoxworth, Chas. A. Keller, c. w. Davis, Asa Clark, Jas. W. Jones, Juan Armijo, H. F. Ashurst, J. A. Vail, A. H. Beasley, Thomas Howe, T. E. Pull liam, Frank Leaning, W. S. Decloss, J. H. Hoskins, Jr., s. l.. Cox, R. H. Crawford, c. E. VanDeren, Mrs. E. Black, J. E. Palmer, T. J. Mover, R. w. Bell, r. G. Cornish, Mrs. E. M. Clark, w. V. Cartmell, A. McDermid, | M. Brannen, l.. s. Drum, E. Rousse, M. T. Black, A. H. Kline, Arizona Cat tie Company, H. c. Lockett, G. Sykes, H. D. Ross, Ed Whipple, M. A. Black, Al Gregg, E. s. Clark, Mrs. G. A. Bray, w. E. Hochderfer, E. M. Doe, c. H. Mcclure, Mrs. A. c. Burns, John Marshal, J. J. Donahue, Chas. Giles pie, T. H. Ramsaur, F. M. Livermore, J. P. Allen, Geo. Hochderfer, John Love, Jno. Abeel, E. Poynter, T. A. Rickel, J. H. Hicks, S. T. Elliott, B.. c. Olney, O. Whittock, T. J. Coalter, J. A. Wilson, H. z. Zuck, o. Gibson, N. J. Cameron, Emma J. Gonzales, R. Gibson, c. F. Babcock, c. A. Green, John Coates, John Clark, Geo. F. Campbell. o. P. Harding, J w. Weatherford, G. W. Black, L. D. Lam ders, Geo. H. Cook, Cook & Lee, J. c. Herndon, w. l.. Van Horn, A. J. Diamond, J. w. Francis, w. R. Ed wards, Harold w. Roll, J. B. Pouthie, James R. Wallace, T. J. Grace, J. B. Idppdu, "A. n. SpeiImlre, "A. l. COr- nish, Thos. F. McMillon, w. A. Ash urst, c. H. Schulz, Jim O'Neill, J. F. Daggs.
 The board being satisfied that at least two-thirds of the taxpayers of i Flagstaff had signed the foregoing petition, and there being no objections to same, it is unanimously ordered that the said town be and is hereby incorporated in accordance with Act No. 72, of the legislative assembly of 1893, of Arizona. The metes and bounds of said town are as follows: All the southwest quarter of Section fifteen, the northwest quarter of sec tion twenty-two. the east half of sec tion twenty-one, and the south half of section sixteen, of Township twen- ty-one north, range seven east of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, in Co., conino county, Arizona, and shall be
 known as the town of Flagstaff. | On motion it was ordered that the following gentlemen be and are here by appointed to act as the council of the newly incorporated town, to serve until their successors are duly elected |