Arizona silver belt., 1884-05-10

At meeting 81 the board If s2peg
vissrs, held on Monday morning. Mas
stu. Mr Rberton and NE West
] meger beng PRESENT. tho petition o.
&. F. Kellner andothors praying fol
a reduction Of taxRtion was prestnted
0n this sabsect 8ft. T. " Westneyel
saia
Il believe tins is the same petition
that was some time ago published IN
the SILVER BELr. I asked the assessor
) to givea statement IF the taxes paid,
during the year 1883, by the persons
whose names appear on that petition
and he did 50; / have it here. I find
the names Of eight persons on the pc
tilon whose names Do not appear on
the tax rob at ELL The amount Of
taxes paid by them would be repre-
scented by eypbers There IS here the
name of one man who paid S3.3s. au-
other S5.88, another s5.33; one ST.,
one So &c These are the persons
who are represented in this petition
as being the principal taxpayers Of
I ella county. Tie total amount Of
taxes paid last ylaar b. the iifty-siz
/ persons whose names sppear on the
petition IS S4.f52sil. The total amount
of All taves eha-os - or fha ia~ rofl
llast year IS a lille over $4,000 These
principal taxpayers, who petition.
paid Of that amount s little Tess than
one-eighlh. Their s are here the names
Of four persons who paid a greater
tax than | did. II IS but fair to ac-
knowledge that
sghey appear I'd ind fault with as
FOR having money ia the treasury.
They call it surplus money. Do they
suppose all public expenses viii stop
right now, and that we shall never
need any more money FOR public use?
"At the time The petition was pub
lishea, April 1st. there was in the
general fund Of tile county. $4,000;
+ in The contingent fund. Sl,072.14: IN
the road fund. s5ss. As: IN the school
fund, S4,03270; E1aking a total be-
longing to the cetan.y If $l0,758.6I
The balance Of tho money In the treas
ury belonged 20 the different terrific
rial funds, with which we have moth
ing whatever to 20. The only fund
we can 50 to for general county pur
poses IS the county general fund, ID
which. as I said, there vas S506040
The contingent fund Is available for
contingent purposes only: the road
and school funds are for those special
purposes. as named, and the school
fund we do not control az al.
sNow they ask that we should IL
rect the assessor 70 assess At onehalf
what the assessment vas last yesr.
THIS re have no power to Dc. The
.aw makes the sheriff the assessor q
she county, aud aehpes bis duties and /
he files an cath and oond for The
isi1liai performance g ais daliis
last year assessment vas Slsli3.-
2is.oS take me valuation propose
- tie pesitlon-one haii--it Fouia &c
72t f5t.o4 They ass further that
she taxes nay mt eAceed Z pr ceite
Let Us see ahat they would hste Tor
county general purposes on tna< prop i
osition- There mDst be levied,
Fer Ter general tnnd, zets OF 500 +
For school fuHds l5eis in 100
For interest fund 2oei % 100 /
For the county school fund
not less than' 59ets pa icy /
For county road fund, locts "a 100 (
That makes a totai Ct = ~ On each /
500 winch nsssss os levied before there +
IS anything or county general pvr
poses. z he assessment IS not to ex-
coed Per cent total. there wig be
lett fer county general purposes. sol
cents on 10. The valuation, accord !
ing t. their proposition, would amount I
to 1857 .757e4. Eighty cents Of that /
vii give for county general purposes, /
s. 462.06 to defray the expenses 81 the I
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