Arizona silver belt., 1884-05-10

day 10 shows q property valuations "a
the county Of S. 10000 The rate
levied Is $3.50 on the 500 In Mar
icopa county the total Of the county IS
s27S. fetal Of ierritorial and county
is S3.3S. TIE shenH's fees for collec-
it were f6 zs-l0o cents, msking the
total tax 1913 s5-lo0; special school
I tax, 30 cents. Total 81 district, $3.50
75-l00 The total tax IA tie city Of
Phoenix was. 500 1900 This
shows that The taxes are not alone
high n ella county
It appears fron a notice "a the
( Arizona Citzcn. that in Pima county
they were paying in 1851 warrants
drawn N 1888 showing that their
large assessment roll and levy were
not sufficient to meet the current ex-
penses Of tho county. The above
statistics show clearly that every
county was higher than ella, except
Pima. which is the same. and IN one
Of their school districts IS more
some Of these petitioners are mem
bers Of the Globe Hospital association.
The association noEGea the board,
through me- that they could not any
longer take county patients al the old
rate of Sl5 per week, bet must hence
forth charge the county so per week.
which does not include medical at
tendance. They saw the necessity Of
raising the expense to tie county. and
at the same time these same persons
petition The board 10 reduce The ex-
pense; j. e. they raise the expense
themselves. and petition the board 10
reduce the expense
II collected from our printed re-
ports which ] suppose are correct. the
amount Of claims ca the county. and
allowed. for the quarterending March
81 I dnd shat during that quarter we
had claims on the cosnty amounting
to S2.37I97. Taking that as the basis
for the year. il would give US claims
for four quarters Of $94S7sS That
amount did not include any district
court expenses. which item. though IN
CURED ia March, IS not charged Gil
the next quarter. Add $1,000 for
each term Of court and expenses "a
very lo~ estimate) il would amount
to s114S7ss.
How We are to pay these sums up
on the proposition made ~ these pc
titionerss is something do not under
stand and q problem ] would like
them to solve
What viii they answer to all thiss I
can imagine what the principal /
mover viii answer He Will probably /
sas I lid not came 10 this country to /
pay taxes, hut to make fortune. You I
must make faxes easy while lam here, I
and ihose who remain ~ Gene after
me may pay the pnblie inaebtedne
incurred in by time. 4hst IS about
tie spirit 81 tie whole
BIZ Robertson id: There are one +
81 ts9 items Nr fueger hes
failed to mention Iuasssslend some
Of these petitioners have hesn talking
upon the streets that he board 81 su
were holding teo milnE meet
ings, thereby running Gle epuniy IL
debt ae~ eslle sending public
noney. am gid to know tas We
have IN cur midst. some who have TIC
good q 6ils eorniv at heart. bat If
these modern eonomizcrs would c5ine
before 1s and Show as bow they can
take hold Of the county machinery
and Pun It successfully upon the
amount which they propose % raise.
according to your 6gures, w. $3.50
am willing q reagh my position,
and give them the chance Of running
Tie Institution. So FAR from tie board
Of supervisors having net too often, ]
wish 10 state that during The year
lS83sbe board was 10 session month
as board Of equalization, and tie
full expenses Of the board (there be-
ing three membersl, vas the fearful
amount Of SIS for enc year. That
included the Per diem and mileage Of
The members SOS q year for tie
whole three members, OF that amount
I received s23l including mileage. for
e distance Of sixty niles travel to and I
from Globe e my residence four
trips a year. In addition 70 that
have made six or eight different trips,
for which ] got no mileage. i is not
for me g run over the hg
ores. I wish the taxpayers to know
what becomes of their money There
are o great many people ia tbs eoun-
Try who know nothing eli the working
Of government, and they are too apt
70 take any little newspaper publiea-
lion aud think il is al true and that
their hard-earned money IS being
BY county officers.
i have right to some feeling on
This matter. as look at that petition
as beng a slul' on the coantg officers.
The petitioners say, This surplus Of