Arizona republican., 1892-11-03
OTHER FACTS
incidentally Other Figures
are Given.

york of the Present Board OF
'"V .,naryIsors Compared With
THAT of Its Predecessor.
,.,er, gentlemen who are ac-
SD with courthouse affairs ex-
quaint amazement yesterday at the
PresseIn ar ignorance displayed in an
'neIho rnder the caption Facts and
sr'ivle which appeared in the Gazette
FgTao, .asy morning. 1t related to the
on Ius .arent of county affairs by the
pShas, hoard of supervisors, Misstate-
PIe'eIH' srrays of irrelevant and preyari-
men, s;n, dgures are presented with the
cs' uis.sness OF a stump speaker, who
TseA l not expect to be called to account
does ~ fluctuations. 1t deals chiefly
ior ~, ,hs rates OF taxation during this
WIN ,S Va preceding terms and also with
snu m debt, with the object and
the - nnrpose in view of proving that
geussessnt republican board is an ex-
,,,,ysgant body. 1T, =,
,a nu are correctly given;
WV .,......,.... .., .xo,5t3,9Ol
,SeT $1,000 S9aa
w ........,s,s.... s.ss's's''s O'sSivo
Nv ~ -, rates of taxation during the
ANA period is correctly given as iol-
lows: q, coli -, ,,oo
l@, ior ,SSy,iSoTiai purposes, 500 on 100
r,,.I $3.50 on 800
o,,ntv purposes, ,2.O4 on 500
VII Tor territorial purposes III on >lVo
Total ,275 on 81 90
40, ,or county purposes, Sl.sO on !l0o
~, Tor territorial purpose" 80 ON sioO
-,J SEQ on 500
u.,s all similitude OF Gazette correct
IT. N explain the increased rate OF taxa
,;,n Snrins the years 1891 and 1892 II 10
" ~" 10 introduce history OF
nsmocrstic extravaganza.
when Democratic board OF super
,;.ors assumed management on Jan. !,
eco there was a coating debt OF
.ISS S %, When the business was
mined over to Republican officials two
ys.rs later there was floating debt OF
;SOOOO an increase of $4j, lSl 80, nearly
1000 per cent:
,,sult of Democratic extravaganza,
,S5sd % cents to the levy made Tor
sonn,y purposes, to create fund for
Ss nsymeut OF the debt, the real levy
M surren. expenses being sl.79 instead
dsO4 as it appears according to Gaz-
cite figures.
This year the rate for county purposes
hN.SO, though the rate for territorial
IMPOSES has been increased bv 90.
circumstance with which the county
hoard has nothing to do.
The Gazette further says that the in
a,bledness on October LIST WAS $4,000,
and singulsrly predicts that by the close
oi the wear it will have been increased
10 $4,000. This is modi fica.ion OF Mr..
4. c. Bakers prophecy that the debt
viii reach the old Democratic figure,
5000 prophecy based on the sup-
position tina, the Republican board in
ENDS 10 lsaye affairs in the same con-
dhiOn in which il found them.
The fact is that on October lst the in
dsb!eduess was $1,000, and the super
risop cay that against the close OF the
year the last vestige OF Democratic ex-
tsagance will have been removed.
To accomplish all this it was neces-
4 ay to slightly increase the rate OF
taxation, which during neither year OF
Republican incum bency Was more than
10 cents greater than in 1890. Taking
into consideration also the increased
valuation Of property, 1915, JAG, 1t must
Rill sppesr that the county affairs have
been ably managed during the past
two years. improvements OF greater
extent have been completed than dur
ing the Democratic administration
when il was found necessary to incur a
debt Of more than S45, 900. Not only
hm this bsen done, but the improve
nsna made by a Democratic board
have been paid for, 90 the figures show
tia! the present board out OF the
Eighty increased rate OF taxation and
the increased valuation have produced
and turned to good account the sum OF
5000 in excess OF the amount their
Democratic predecessors have &C.
counted Tor.
From Ihese figures which are oil
record does there appear to be a good
reason why another Democratic board
should be placed in power?
The Gazette further untruthfully
c1irses that Mr.. Priest has, during the
niue months Of the present year, drawn
ne illI limit of salary permitted by
N, 900. The records show that the
anoant drawn by Mr.. Priest 30 far this
year TO be S46O.40, and that the entire
snolnt received by him in 1891 was
Si2 f5S below the limit.
While on the subject of official ex.
Psnsea It may be mentioned that in
l@ Democratic board received fol-
ICES and mileage 1888. The following
year Republican board cost the county
.ISot, saving the county the sum o.
! HlS, as compared with the Democratic
shOense account Of the preceding year.
Ihe board estimates that the expen'
" LOT The current year will be below
even those Of 1890.
!" lhIs a reason why a Democratic
OOSIl should be turned loose among tbs
'ouniy's wealth?
lOHAE hhD nu-noAHnt