Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-14

 in order to effectuRlly secure prisoners in the future.
 In cur investigation of the sheriff office, at his demand, we aimed to ascer- tain the amount of fees collected by the sheriff, n order to figure upon the prob able expense of his office to the county. As DO concise record of the matter Is kept. of these fees, in their entirity, We were unable to secure the information sought and deem this a matter of regret.
 On enquiry We find that the prisoners are well feed and well treated and that the jail IS kept clean.
 We have examined the books of the sheriff's office and found them correctly kept, but not ID such a manner, but that a considerable time would be necessar- i lilly required to make up statement of any part of the business of the office, should such be required.
 We would recommend that n book be furnished the sheriff for a record of license tax collected from Pima County, in the form suggested by the sheriff. We find the assessed value of property for 1883 and the taxes collected on the same as follows:
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 tor5------ -------------.-----------.--- - I2sI5 2i - J ,,-s;;;;; g!gs l9 la | Amount collected m the year lss3fur | hcense tax and pald over tO Treas | urer-------------- n. .f5' ul We further find that upon investiga- ton of the court house and all matters connected with its erection and equip ment, that fl We should attempt to point out the erroneous defects in the build ing. the violations of contract, the changes in the specifications by agree ment between the contractor and the architect, and innumerable other mat ters showing the utter unfitness of the building for the purposes originally in- tended, 1t would fill volume. The building in its present condition speaks for itself. The falling keystone. crack ed walls, shaking rgfteTs and partition walls of lath and plaster all tell a tale of fraud and outrage dpOn the taxpayers of this county long tO be remembered.
 How such a man as A. W. Pattiana should have been selected as the super 1 vising architect of this building is a mystery only known to the initiated. He came here without reputation, and was employed for . short time as a | draughtsman Tn the office of the sur | yeyOr-geueTaL His being employed m l that capacity seems to be the only os- | iensible claim he possessed to justify his selection for this important position. | There may. however, have been other considerations of a peculiarly private nature which rendered unnecessary that | competency and experience which are reasonably considered prime necessity in the exercise of a public trust ot tbIs character. The whole matter connected | with the erection of this building from | the purchase of the lot tO the compls- ton of the furnishing, smacks of job bery and fraud Ing1enOusly protected | behind the brains of legal tecnnicalties in such manner as tO make 1t impOssi- | ble for us at this late date to fix crimi- nally. A Aproper attention tO tins sub | feet at its inciplency would have pre- vented the shameful squandering Of the funds appropriated for that purpose, | and now 1t will be necessary for the board of supervisors to take prompt measures to strengthen and protect the building from absolute destruction.
 It is a burning disgrace to Pima county that after the strenuous efforts | put forth by the taxpayers tO provide | abundant means for the erection oi a | commodious court house which might serve as an ornament to the city. as well as source of convenience tO the county, that 1t should result in monument tO the folly of the people, and the corruP- | tion and avarice of public servants. II. D. UNDERWOOD. Ch'rman.
 WM. FLoRsHEIM,
 LEOPOLD CARBILLo. D. \. SANFORD.
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 TUCsoS, May 3l, 1881. To the Foreman and Members of the Special Grand Jury:
 GeDtlemen-Yourc committee on school matters have the honor to report as fol- lows:
 PUBLIC SCHOOL.
 As a result of an examination into the conduct of the public school We find the principals register lndifferently kept. It IS not attended to as prescribed by law, and IL its present condition. imper- ils the principals claim to his salary.
 With much regret, We feel 1t our duty tJ rec lmmend the substitution of the present principal at sn early date.
 An instructive lesson Tn neainess is of- fered tO the scholars in the accumula- tions ot dirt and filth under the seats and benches. while the more visible spaces are kept clean
 All of the lady teachers have their de- partments orderly and apparently con- duet the studies Tn a systematic and sat- isfactory manner. NIT. Chas. Tully Is employed Rs Spanish teacher, but his efforts to impart knowledge of Spanish 10 the scholars is not fostered by an ar rangement which leaves 1t to the discre- tion of the pupils to study or decline to study.
 We find that the expenditure on the school department proper has been Sl9,SS0SO from June l. 1883, to date.
 SCHOOL BUILDING.
 We find that Messrs. Fully, Ochoa lS Co, agreed to sell Block l0l to the board of school trustees for the sum of 5000 to he used for the proposed new s,hool building.
 The sale was made thereafter and the said Tully. Ochoa & Co, state that they received from the board of school trus- tees neither more nor les than the 5000 agreed upon.
 Upon investigation We tiud that war rants were drawn on the county treasury for S5.2J0, in payment of purchase of said block lOl.
 Despite the fact that the board of school trustees confess that the price of said block lOl was agreed tO be S50O0 and tha; this amount was paid, the eyi- dence shows that S5,2j0, was actually paid and the receipt thereof acknOWl- edged by the parties selling.
 Thereafter We find that MT. +. Starr received $50 as brokerage in the sale of said block l01 presenting the problem of one party confessing the receipt of S5,2j0 in writing. while another party expressly declares that the S25O was actually paid to him for an entirely diff ferent purpose.
 We make deductions as follows:
 1st. 5000 was the price of block l0l.
 2nd. S2J0 was paid by some one. or some others, to Mir. Starr for brokerage.
 3rd. The brokerage matter being il- legitimate. it was covered up by embOdy- ing it in the transfer records, with or without the knowledge of the parties selling, and these consequently confess