Mohave County miner., 1890-04-12
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Epr1os Mlxss:

Epnoa NmHa:
During ths past week especially among
jurors from out of town, one could fro
qusntly hsax tbsss questions asked, and
not ottsn answered; How has the county
natasu ben handled - - 70 set the
county 70 indsbtsdf who Is to blame
what he's besn done with all the money
collected ssch year - taxes? We have
10 ooust houss, but . common county
Aui wbsss dos The money got There
| has bssa bat little criminal business fo'
| liz ysass pet. and Whist has been done
with - much money h whst We would
Ike 10 knowi Il has taken but about
oas hsas 70 look over The county records
aad isaza ths facss. OF course will NOT
Asurs down 10 csnts, Of pretend to make
. clse figure, but mako estimates near
ths iacls and trus figures.
Pfix 10 1859 thers had bsen some very
sxpsaaivs criminal business, and it was
nsosaasy 10 lsvy large tax to mset the
esunty expenses. During 1881 1872 and
lSoo. Tn Atlantic d Pacific X. X. wa
bailt through this county. Besides crimi-
n, buinsss, ths county had TO build or
psoesss . psst-houss for smallpox pa
tis7ts. In short We had . population
without taxable property.
In 1857 tbs tax levy was but $50 on
each 10000. In 1883 the tax levy wS
but 800 On 800 property. In 1889 il
~ Sl.20 pss 800. In 1882 the county
dsbt was nominal, county warrants we're
generally held st par, in bot few instances
wsrs wssssats offered ios redemption in
sinking fund st les than par and atcrued
interest,". An agreement was made will
shs attorney Mr.. Hazeldine, that the A.
4 r. r. X. should be taxed 1t the rate
1900 per mile, this agreement was lived
up 10 bat two years, yet Mr.. Hazeldint
secsntly stated that his company had al.
ways been resdy and willing to pay tar
at the rate of 1900 per mile. In 1885,
the amount paid 10 the county collector
was t14, ,l24, the same amount was paid
In 1883. In 1885 the board Of supervisors
refused to secsps the tax. but employed
attorneys ootjde Of the county. paid
large retaining lees, and began suit
for larger tax.
In 1885 alter An expensive suit. and
tecuble and delays compromise was ef-
iscted with the r. X. Co., by which the
county got but about III 900 for the two
ysan tax, thus the county lost about
$4,000. Tho delegation that was sent to
the 18th Lsgislaturs saw ht to have seve-
rai spscisl scts passed for Mohsve Co..
among thess special acts was one entitled
Alasy oct, county court act. = funding
act, besides other special acts 10 the de-
tyiment Of the county. These acts cost
the county not less than $4,000 each
year for four years or s60, 900 in all, owe,
and above the expense there would have
been, had these special acts not been
passed.
In 1887 the Board Of Supervisors again
refused 70 accept the valuation Of the
railroad ~ aiven in. They refused to
reduce the tax In session as q board Of
equalization, bat insisted on larger tax.
Again retaining fee Of $1,000 was paid
to an attorney outside the county, with o
promise Of ten per cent Of amount for
which judgment should be obtained in
court. This in the end would amount to
near 4, 900 Or over. So We sum up:
Los by first litigation and compro-
mise with Railroad Co. -. $4,000
Los by bad Legislation, or being
sold out. ................... 10000
Los BY agsin paying lawyer ..... 5000
Los by paying interest on war
rants at ten per cent while
suit wAs pending. ............ l5,OO0
This Of itseH iooss up. ...., 500, 900
II h now estimated that the County
debt d about $4,000 This means sl2,-
600 Per annum interest.
Echo ssys, "where has tho money
goosT II.