Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-21

among some few taxpayers. and d great l many who don't pay cent of tax. in regard lO ihs issuance Of county bonds
 to the narrOT gauge railroad tO aid m
 its construction, now that the company
 has expended very nearly S2j.C00 up to
 date. Would IL not be a practical sug-
 gestlOn for the road to surrender its
 bonds to the cOanty m consideration of
 the county making the company even
 on its cash expenditures, In snch-a1- i on rfe rransacII6n, and the members of
 the company would lose nothing save
 their time.-Star.
 The editor of the Star is, or was, in-
 terested in these bonds and the con-
 structirn of this road. Has the com
 pany abandoned the idea of building?
 And is the proposition for the purpose
 of getting rid of it! We have favored
 this railroad from its Incipiency, and We
 see no reason now why it should not be
 built. Had we any interest in the con-
 pany We should certainly oppose such q
 proposition. First, because we would
 favor holding to the franchise if there
 was nothing else to it, believing firmly
 that the road would eventually be built.
 We would oppose selling ont unless il
 was to a party who would build the
 road. Second, we do not see what rirbt the county has t9 buy these bonds. The Star says the county would make | Sl75,000. How? Unless the county
 proceeded to build the road ii
 would be giving the railroad company
 s25,OOO. Unless there IS more reason
 given for the county buying the road than IS here given, We certainly must oppose II. We have believed in this road; We still believe in it. IL will be built. We believed It was uot right to tie up the county bonds and stop the work on the road The road will be built as sure as the sun shines, and if the parties connected with it wish to . make money out of it, it seems to us they are not taking the right course. The taxpayers certainly could not favor such proposition. If the Supervisors are advised and know that they can turn this road over to parties who can and will build the road the proposition may be a good one; but if not, there certainly IS nothing m it except to pay back to , ke parties the amount of money n hey have paid out with the county's b money. We do not think the l county contemplates such action. m the past few days there have been a ecret meetings of the Supervisors but q Ee have not been able to ascertain what a he proceedings were, except they are in IL he interest of the narrow gauge rail n, cad company. We cannot say anything 1rther, because it would be nothing G ut conjecture. As NIT. Hughes is z. lember Of the company, it is reasonable sr suppose, by the above editorial DATA tL raph that the proposition he makes is ti le one that IS being made by the com p' any to the Supervisors. Our advlce to te le Supervisors Rni to the company nc ould be to make haste slowly in that iie i7ection. If the company has been in- m in red by the county it should take legal mi cps to recover and should be recom- va 'nsed, but for the county to enter into de ilroad building the people would op- n, rn 'se giving the company s25,OOO Of the ople's money. tht Looking at this matter in another tho 'ht, noAyet looked into perhaps. there TS. Pr Ight be seme excuse for the supervisors
 iking such trade with the company. Init that the road was a failure and He company was anxious to be made o;, ioie and quit work and consent to in 7e up the bonds and free the county SIS m all obligations. if the county would an mburse them or. rather pay them aII 5000 to be thus freed and then de-
 oy the whole amount, S2OO.OOO That I he only way the county is likely to has benefited-by paylng S25.OOO to get oI
 of s2O0,0O0. Perhaps that is the v';ii ~5i position. nlir