Arizona silver belt., 1904-10-13

iorK, and quite a good commission
 was paid for their sale, the bonds net
 ting less chan the face, and all accrued
 interest being given up. There was
 remainder of $l0,000 worth of the
 bonds left in the hands of Laidlaw X
 Co' to the credit of Treasurer More
 mead. They laid there for some time
 The board had an idea of using this
 money to build much needed addi.
 ton onto court house, but Mir. More.
 head explained to them that they
 could not so use it. They then sent
 Tor the bonds, and Laidlaw & Go. sent
 them to the board of supervisors,
 though they were deposited to the credit of treasurer. Later on, the
 treasury moneys here being about ex- hauSted, down to about $ll9 aud the
 moneys due to school and other funds needing to be returned, Mir. Morehead iound that he could sell the bonds here to Mir. Porter at price of par ana Of one per cent premium, he sold them, as he felt he was author ized by lew to do, and restored the moneys to the funds in the treasury. The board, on making inquiry, were surprised, but as the price gotten was at the time the best obtainable, and as the board only got about 97 per cent of value for the $30,0 ,000 worth, he thought he did well, and 1t was very great necessity that he get some money at the time to replenish the funds, from which the money was bor- rowed
 The fact that both treasurers have entered into the paying out of moneys on orders by members of the board and held up many of these so-called "youchers'', has created tangles, the books and the officials all getting into It, in the case of Mir. Morehead, this | and other advances items were so | numerous, that it was found expedient for the supervisors tO call special | meeting ia September to consider them, and endeavor to relieve MT. MOrehead's situation, as the vouchers he held were not entitled to admis. sion to his credit. Pains were taken by the board, very kindly, to get at the facts, aud do justice, by consent Ing to such items being passed up, as they might deem proper. In the case of MT. Hitchcock, he is now present. Ing a demand for a "cleau-up war rant, " for quite large sum of money.
 These facts go to show that it would De better for the board, now that determined etfortis being made to get better methods and protection to the 'ounty and officers, if the law is ad. lered to, and treasurer be not permit ed to pay out any moneys, no matter low great the pressure, excepting on egal warrants. All these troubles and liter trials will then be avoided and prevented.
 In carrying on the work, many nemorandumS of the difficulties met ' with, and the impoSSibility of getting onnections, were made by me, but as he result is obtained, I deem it un- ecessary tO write these items in this eport, and will file the original mem- randum records with you.
 
 District Attorneys Office ( Upon coming into this office, of a 1hich Mir. George R. Hin is the pres- 8 nt incumbent, l found it to be in ap- 1 arentiy good shape, and Mir. Hill | and efficient official. It ] as been noticed by me that through ut his term he has kept himself clear c rom intermingling into the treasur- I r's cash box, and from ali that can NIT. Hill bears the contid. t nee and good will of all. In his of- s cial duties he Is also very courte- i' us and pleasant gentleman. n In the matter of the Act No 92 of Y ie 22nd Legislature, owing to the diff . culties hereinbefore described, of as- 'rtaining if apparently unpaid taxes Il the rolls have not really been col cted, 1t seems to meet the approval e the district attorney to let the mak- u Ig up of the back tax book under P lat law, become as drag net, to u lther in and collect all unpaid taxes, i' r the full time allowed, as many of D le tax payers, having been let go on, s' 1T year or two become possessed of Il le idea that the matter is forgotten, U ,cause no notice is sent them, and S' lat if they lay still, their property III n escape and evade it's just taxation. c' ne other benefits mentioned, to be 'rived from the said back tax record ake it's getting up very advis- h, 'le matter, it seems to me. if While on this matter, it seems pro. in r here to speak of the need of a ca ore Derfpct system of aSSaaauant ;,