The oasis., 1895-08-17
NO COMPROMISE.
The Municipal Legal Battle Continues.


 Last week TIE OASIS presented the proposition, on Friday, made in writ ing to the Nogales Town Council, to compromise the difficulties growing out of the collection of licenses and taxes. In presenting the reply of the council to that proposition which is the purpose of this article, TIE OASIS republishes the proposition of the Protective Association, which is as follows:
 To the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Nogales, Arizona. Gents:
 The undersigned, the committee of the Protective Association of said town, authorized hereto by said asso- citation desiring Co adjust the several matters between said association and yonr body makes the following prop ositiOn:
 lst. That sufficient money be raised on real and personal property, accord ing to law, to pay the legal indebted ness of the town, assessed by the last county assessment roll, and that all costs and expenses incurred by both sides be considered as part of the said legal indebtedness.
 End. That q joint committee be ap- pointed to solicit, and collect by sub scrlption. d asutiicientamount of money 10 pay off any present indebtedness named by the incurred by the con struction of the Orc Blanco road.
 3rd. That the council agree that during the time necessary to perfect the business proposed by the two fore going articles it will not incur any further legal indebtedness, and that council put in escrow an agreement that when the conditions herein shall have been complied with said council will resign as councilmen and aid in procuring the disincOrpOratiOn of said town.
 Respectfully submitted
 W. N. CUMMINGS.
 Jos. PAsCHOLY.
 l.. EPHRAIM MORALES, August 9, 1895.
 Saturday morning the council drew up and signed the following reply, which was presented by Mayor Herrera to MT. w. N. Cummings, chairman of the Protective Association:
 To the Committee of the Protective Association.
 Gentlemen.
 A proposition signed by w. \. Cum mings, Jos Pascholy, l.. Ephraim, and by authority, the name of k. C. Her mosillo, signed by l.. Ephraim, as a committee of the Protective Associa- tion was presented to the council for their consideration.
 In said proposition said committee states that all property shall be as sessed by the last county assessment roll: that the legal indebtedness of the town shall be paid from the collection of these taxes; that included in this legal indebtedness shall be all costs and expenses of said Protective Asso- ciation: that all indebtedness of the town incurred for the construction of the Orc Blanco road should only be paid by subscriptions; that the mem hers should resign and file their resig- nations in escrow, together with an agreement that each member Of the council should actively aid and procure in disincorporating the town as soon as it's said debts were paid; and that until such time the town should not, for any purpose, incur any further expense.
 We. the council of the town of No gales consider that by said wriGten propOsition, said Protective Associa tion does not bind itself nor does it agree to do anything in consideration of the said things so to be done by the council.
 We consider that the assessment provided therein to be made would be illegal and all taxes levied therein would be void; that the assumption of the costs and expenses of said Protec- tive Association by the town and it's payment by the town would be illegal and direct violation of the oath Of office of each councilmani for the req