The Clifton clarion., 1889-04-12
County Capital Chat.

County Capital Chat.
 Our honest board of supervisors ad, : journed Wednesday, first authorizing a little extra printing consisting oi the publication of the fence law a: passed by the last Legislature. This is a good beginning. and it is fair augury of what may be expected in
 the future in the way of publishing It is more than probable that every thing possible will be published for the benefit of the dear taxpayers and the Bulletin. It would not be surprising now to see the Revised Statutes printed in the official organ of the board of supervisors by their authority-and at the expense of the property owners, of course. "Iicaven helps those who help themselves;' and heaven will doubtless be good to our new board, for they are helping themselves to everything in sight. The Bulletin last week contained none of the board proceedings, doubtless because the first item thereof related to what you have very appropriately termed the printing steal, and it was doubtless thought best to let the mat ter cool little before giving the mat ter publicity. They evidently did not anticipate such broadside as you turned loose in your editorial of last week. How they Will try to explain away the facts and figures as given by you is a matter of conjecture here ] The excuse given by Factotum Futile : in his report of the official proceed ings of the board, for the awarding of the contract to the Bulletin, in view of your low bid. in the vernaculsr of the day, is decidedly thin.
 After giving the bids the board finds that TIE CLARION did not state how payment was to be made (wheD it is well known fact that payment cannot be made in anything but coun- ty warrants), and everything consider ed they thought il was most beneficial to have the printing done al the county seat. These excuses may palliate their action. but will not justify it in the eyes of the citizens of Graham county.
 The Bulletin bill for the two months it did the county printing. as audited by the Bulletin company-l mean the board of Supervisors-a amounts to about $l.400 In this connection it might be well to state that the law in regard to the publication of the delin- quent tax list was not compiled with, Sheriff Whelan having held it much beyond the time designated in the statutes in order to give little pie to his friends Business here is now run on the princ'p pie of you tickle me and I'll tickle Nou." Solomon's bill for supplies furnished the county dur ing the last quarter amounted to about S700; Fitzgerald's x Co.'S was $2.5O But then Fitzgerald's clerk is not chairman of tins Board of Supervisors and has nothing to do wilh auditing the bills of those authorized to do the purchasing. TEE CLARION editorial last week in reference to the printing steal caused considerable stir here, and the matter viii probably be thorough ly investigated by the present grand jury.
 Court convened yesterday, Judge Barnes arriving at 1 F. M., but beyond empaneling the jurors nothing was done until to day.
 The case of Hovey, special admins trator of the estate of Lon Smith. de- ceased, against F. c. Barnum, to recov- er for the benefit of the estate the Tip Top saloon at Clifton, was tried with out jury and judgment given for the defendant
 The grand jury reported having found three indictments, as follows: 1 Jesus Salazar (the fellow who robbed !. Bolan) and Miller and Gardiner, all 1 for grand larceny.
 Outside of our local bar are noticed ! Messrs. Lowell. Hereford. Zabriskie . and IIeney of Tucson, Col. Herring of Tombstone, and Judge Alex Campbell of Os Auoc'ps