Arizona silver belt., 1884-05-24

her people be lmpoVerlsheo to gratlIy few "tax-eaters." s
 MT. Westmeyer, in giving state ment of the resources of the county resulting from a tax levy, exhibits some wonderful mathematical ability. After enumerating the amount of the levy to cover territorial taxes for county, school and other purposes, he makes out that 1.20 is consumed out of two per cent. tax, leaving 80 per cent. for county purposes, amounting to $4, ,462.06 to defray county expenses. Then he deducts $1200 to pay county interest, while he has already em- braced this in his 1.2O per cent. l make the broad assertion that by proper economy and care S4,462.O6 is sufficient to carry thls small county for the first three quarters of 1885. Our court expenses are greatly re- duced, our pauper account amounts to little or nothing, and if our Board of Supervisors will meet quarterly only, so that no one member shall have a salary to exceed S1OO; thaS they em- ploy secretary say at $50 per year, instead of five or six gkdted, and in various ways save rthlr Bars that our -s.H
 hard pressed fax-i ayers e obliged to furnish, the amount of $4 ,462.06 will be amply sufficient to run the county, unless extraordinary contingencies should occur, and the deficit, if any, can just as we'll be carried in the pock- cts of the taxpayers, as to be hoarded in the county treasury.
 As to the remarks made by Mir. Robertson, as to the labors of the county commissioners and the amount of days they were necessarily em- ployed, he states, That one month was consumed in equalizing the taxes" Will he be kind enough to publish, so the taxpayers can see, what their la bors consisted of; who was benefited by this equalization; how many tracts were acted on, and the taxes either re- duced or raised by their incessant la bors? A whole moath-thirty days at $5 per day is $l5o-into each supel- visor's pocket, and I venture to say that neither the county or any indi- vidual was otherwise benefited to this extent.
 Mir. Robertson complains that he receives only mileage quarterly, and that he comes to Globe many times for which he receives no mileage. What a great wrong it is that the county of Gila does not pay Mr. R. for every trip he makes to Globe, for he has business connections here in the shape of a very extensive corral, and his mercantile co-partnership with his brother super visor, Mir. Westmeyer, also to attend to. The Hon. Supervisor usually ar 'rivaa bore assoS5 tiora7-n sAo day the board meets, they meet and adjourn after calling the roll to meet next day to do some business. The first day counts S5 per day and mileage, the next the same, less mileage, and in the interval MT. R. attends to his private business, and yet finds fault that he does not receive sufficient mileage. The remedy for all this is with the taxpayers, and that is to simply re- lease Mir. Robertson from all this un- profitable job, and hereafter let him come to Globe as private individual, relieved from the burdensome tasks as a county supervisor. .. se...
 In conclusion I will say that it has been intimated to me that 1 would suffer this tax year for daring to at tack the almighty county supervisors, but would say that Idon't scare worth cent. know that all the just and disinterested taxpayers are with me in this petition, and will see justice done this year.
 Do Messrs. Westmeyer and Robert son think that any other two business partners, say the most popular, could be elected and serve as the majority of the Board of County Supervisors? No, gentlemen; common sense de- mands that you should not be business partners, and run the county at the same time. Why was it made so dis agreeable to Hon. Alex Graydon that he finally resigned? Why does, the third supervisor, Mr. Chas. Fisk, at. tend but few of the meetings? Why was the road petition signed by thr- ty-seven of the people from Salt river to change the road where it passes the store of Messrs. w. < R., laid on the table, like thls last petition?
 regret my limited time, for 1 have still lots of statistics to offer which may throw some light why these pe- titions are laid on the table and utter ly ignored. E. F. KELLNER. | Glohe A T. Nav 1S 1SS1