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VOLUME 33
ST. JOHNS, APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA, APRIL 19, 1917
NO. 34
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Minutes of the Board of Super
visors, Apache County, Ariz.
(continued from last week)
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165 67
The following, claims were ap
proved and warrants ordered is
sued from the Road Fund:
No.
5 Joe Burgess, refund on Divel
bess road tax ' $ 2 00
6 J. S. Hulet, supplies to
Puerco bridge
7 C C Manning, labor &
material on Houck to N.
M. line road
Bond Road Fund:
24 Grover CUdall, 'board
prisoner March
25 JHGreer, services, Mch
26 Joe Burgess, clerk B.
of Sup. warrants 1726 84
27 G D Smithers, expense
Houck bridge, 1916
28 M Cbristensen, labor
29 A CM I, St J., supplies
30 A & B Schuster Co,
paint, St Johns bridge
31 J A Marquis, labor
32 Beckers Transcontinen
tal Garage, supplies
33 Becker Merc. Co., sup
plies and trans demands 189 70
Pay roll demand for the salar
ies of county officers for the first
half month of March was allowed
and ordered paid from the Salary
fund in the sum of $740.37, war
rants No's. 85 to 101 were issued
in payment thereof.
In the matter of the application
of Gustav Becker for a franchise
to construct an Electric Light &
Power Line, over and across the
public roads and highways ot
Springerville and Eagar and oth
er towns and places in Round
Valley, after a consideration of
the petition the Board ordered
that in compliance with Para
graph 2362 Revised Statutes 1913
that the clerk have a notice pub
lished for three weeks stating
that on the 7th day of May 1917
the board proposed to grant such
franchise to Gustav Becker. And
that any one opposed to the grant
ing of such franchise would be
heard on that date.
The following ordinance was
unanimously adopted by the board
and the same ordered published
as a notice in both the papers in
the county for 4 consecutive is
sues; the ordinance is as follows:
"It is by the Board of Super
visors of Apache county, Arizona,
found that St. Johns, Springer
ville, Eagar and Concho are all
four towns of more than five
hundred population and it is by
said board ordered that hereafter
no person shall build any corral,
barn, stable or other yards or
bbildings where domestic animals,
horses or cattle are kept in any of
the said four towns above named,
so that the outside of the said cor
ral, barn, stable or other yards or
buildings shall be closer than fif
ty feet to a public street. Pro
vided that where any lot now
made and surveyed is too small
to permit said yard or building to
be placed that far away then that
said yard sliall be at least one-half
the width of the lot back from the
street. Any building hereafter
erected contrary to this ordinance
shall be deemed a nuisance and
the person so building shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor"
Reports of the various county
and precinct officers were, check
ed, found correct, and approved
by the board.
The report of Joe Burgess
county treasurer for the month
of March was checked and ap
proved, said report showing the
following:
Bal on hand March 1st $101,067.80
1C157
Receipts for March
Disbursements for
month of March
Leaving bal. on hand
April 1st of
7053.94
6050.93
102,070.81
Upon motion being duly put
and carried the board stood ad
journed until tomorrow morning
at 8 a. m.
Heber Jarvis. Chairman,
Attest: Levi S. Udall, Clerk.
St. Johns, Xriz., April 3rd, 1917
The Board of Supervisors re
convened at 8 a. m. there being
present all members and clerk.
In compliance with the law that
requires the moneys in the coun
ty treasury to be counted and
verified each quarter, the Board
of Supervisors proceeded to veri
fy the Treasurers statement as to
the moneys on hand, with the fol
lowing result:
"We the undersigned certify
that there should be in the hands
of the county treasurer of Apache
county on April .1st-the sum of
$101,070.81, and we further certi
fy that there actually is in the
hands of said treasurer the fol
lowing sums of Money, as shown
by the actual count made by the
board on this date, on deposit
with the St. Johns State Bank:
Bond Road Fund $ 12,651.80
Court House Bond
money on time deposit
General County Fund
Cash items as follows:
Out Doer Relief cash
orders and jury cert.
Cl'k B.ofS. cash orders
Int. coupons $125,000
Bond issue 0129.75
Cash 28.80
15 00
150 00
86 50
7 75
14 90
16 00
172 00
16 18
8 00
22 00
37 50
8 60
3 60
4 00
5 00
7 85
10 00
40,000.00
44, 429. 18
172.00
1726.84
Grand Total 102,138.37
Less outstanding ch'ks 67, 56
Bal on hand April 1st 102,070.81
In Witness whereof we have!
hereunto set our hands this the
3rd day of April A. D, 1917.
Heber Jarvis.
John C. Hall,
W. A. Saunders,
Supervisors of Apache County.
The contract submitted by
Trost & Trost, Architects for the
Court House, for the signature of
the Board were rejected on ac
count of no bond accompanying
the same. The clerk was instruct
ed to notify them to submit new
contract covering the furnishing
of the plans and specifications
for the sum of 3 of the cost of
the building, and to accompany
the said new contract with the
required $5000.00 bond and that
then the same would be accepted
and signed.
The following claims were then
considered and approved, and
warrants ordered issued from the
Expense Fund:
No. - ; Amount
81 St Johns State Bank .
Trans. Ant. Chavez $ 40 00
82 T J Bouldin services
for Feb. 137 00
83 St Johns Herald.
printing & supplies
84 The Observer legal
back covers
85 E W Grimes Sheriffs
advance exp. money
86 Remington Typewriter
machine Treas. office
87 AndersonMerc Co exp
& supplies for Mar.
88 Levi S Udall tele
phone bill & express
89 M C Parks, rent 8
phones for March
90 Joe Burgess, outdoor
relief cash orders
91 Geo H Crosby, jr. ex
penses and aid to to
indigents
92 G E Greer, 4 sets an
notations 93 C Scheele stamps &
post cards
94 M Dannebaum, tran.
Observer contract
95 Joe Burgess, office
supplies
96 St Johns Irr. Co. as
sessm't water shares
97 M O Poulson, G elec
tion officer
98 Monico Garcia, court
Interpreter
99 A & Schuster Co,
supplies
100 J. R. Overson, rent Co
Atty. Office for March
101 Sidney P. Osborn certified
copy S. B. 118 . - 4 2 20
102 Crane & Co. record-book - -
Recorders Office 23 23
103 A. C. M. I. Spr. Mrs.
Brown, Indigent al
lowance 20 00
104 Geo D Barnard & Co
'Stationery & supplies 307 74
. Upon motion and by unanimi
ous vote Mrs. E. J. Udall was
reappointed Fair Commissioner
for Apache County for the year
1917.
Chairman Heber Jarvis moved,
seconded by W. A. Saunders and
carried unanimiously, that Syl
vester Per-alta be appointed court
Interpreter at a fixed salary of
$30.00 per Month; said appoint
ment effective from and after
April 1st. 1917.
In the matter of locating a site
for the Court House to be built
by Apache County, petitions hav
ing been presented for several
different sites, after thorough
ly considering the matter, Su
pervisor W. A. Saunders moved,
secondedby John C. Hall, and
carried unanimiously that the
Majority Report of the Committee
appointed on December 29th. 1916
to select a site for this building,
be accepted by this board; but
that if anytime between now and
the special meeting to be held on
the 38th of this Month, the ma
jority of said committee should
reconsider their previous selection
of the west 4 of the Patterson
block, lots 2 & 3 block 95 of the
St. Johns Townsite, and recom-.
mend to the board that the court
house be built on either the An
derson lot on main street, or the
block owned and occupied by
School districtNo. 1 (White school
house) that the board would then
accept that recommendation. It
being distinctly understood that
any reconsideration of sites by
this committee shall be by not
later than the 18th of thismonth
otherwise the court house will be
built upbn the Patterson block.
In the matter of the claim of j
Dr. T. J. Bouldin for $170.00 fori
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June 21, 22 and 23; 1917. '
Better events and bigger purses than ever before.
Details to be published later. . For information write
ELMER D. RINEHART,
Secretary, The Cowboy Reunion and Amusement
t3 Association of Round Valley, Springerville, Arizona, jsf
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services in inspecting and quar
antining contagious diseases for
the month of March, said claim
being in addition to his regular
salary of $50.00 per month, the
board after a conference with
Dr. Brown representing Dr. Boul
din reached an agreement where
by from and after March 1st 1918
Dr. Bouldin is to receive the sum
of $100.00 per month -the same
being payment in full for all ser
vices of any description rendered
to the county of Apache as Regis
trar of Vital Statistic, Superin
tendent of health and office of
county Physician to which he is
hereby appointed. The county
agreeing to furnish all necessary
supplies to the physician and also
district have some protection,
and if the Live Stock Sanitary
Board does not pay this amount
to Mr. Cole the stockmen of that
vicinity will have to.
Supervisor W. A. Saunders
moved that Under-sheriff John R.
Coleman be,appointed as Janitor
and Jailor for the Sheriffs office
at an additional salary of $25.00
per month. Motion seconded by
John C. Hall. Members Saunders
and Hall voting for; and Jarvis
against said motion.
In the matter of the resolution
of the Board of Supervisors pass
ed on the 15th. day of July A. D.
1913 fixing a speed limit for
Motor driven vehicles within the
limits of the town of St. Johns,
Springerville, Eagar & Concho at
to pay all necessary travelling ! 11 teen Uo; -Miles per homvP
expense incurred in the discharge j providing a penalty for the viola-"
of his duties. In view of thisjtion of this ordinance. The
agreement the claim for $170.00 Board of Supervisors ordered
was rejected, the increase of sal- i tnat a Py of tnis resolution be
nrv tn HfltA frnm Marrh 1st. i given the Sheriff and that he be
The clerk was instructed to send j notified that the ordinance is still
a resolution from this Board of j in full force and effect, and ask
Supervisors to the Live Stock ! ed to see that the provisions of
Sanitary Board requesting them j the same are strictly enforced in
to pay a salary of at least $50. 0b the above mentioned towns. It
per month to Ed Cole who now j was also ordered that signs be
holds a commission as Deputy Placed on the streets of the above
Ranger for the northern end of named towns Notifying v the
the county from Sheriff E. W. ; Public of this speed limit.
Grimes, and is receiving the sum i ROAD VIEWERS REPORT ON
of $50.00 per month from this ADAMANA TO N. M. STATE
county. It being absolutely es-; LINE ROAD
sential that the stockmen in that I continued on last page.
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der, about a teaspoon, in place of each egg
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1 cup brown sugar
1J4 cups water
1 cup seeded raisins
2 ounces citron
i$ cup shortening
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
5 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
The old method (fruit cake) called for 2 eggs
DIRECTIONS Put the first eight ingredients into saucepan and boll
three minutes. y hen cool, add the flour and baking powder which have been
sifted together; mix well. Bake in moderate oven in loaf pan Cround tin with
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Made from Cream of Tartar, derived from grapes.
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