Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-07-05
Supervisors O. K, Bills
And Discuss Tax
Matters
Count The County Cash
And Find It
Correct

Yesterday the board of county SUI
pervisors met in annual session as
board of equalization, as required by
law, but devoted much of their time
as the regular county board in dispos-
ing of matters connected with the
monthly accounts to be checked and
passed upon. The work of passing
upon the tax roll was first taken up,
but before the listed names had been
examined alphabetically to the con-
clusion of the letter A, adjournment
was taken, and the board went into
session as supervisors IN monthly meet
ing to pass upon bills to be paid, and
to check the accounts of the treasur-
er and count the money on hand in that
office.
The cash report of the board, after
having counted the assets of the trea-
surer's office, shows as follows:
Total cash on hand, $26,675.s5; in
gold, $4,000; in currency, $6,73O; in
silver, $251.s5; in vouchers, $94.
The itemized report of the treasurer
will be handled by the board tomor-
row morning, when it will be carefully
checked by each entry. Salary ac-
counts of all employees were audited,
and warrants drawn, in order that all
might have money for the Fourth of
July. The total of the money paid out
in salaries was near the sum of $1,000.
While attending to routine business,
the board was visited by committee
from the local masonic lodge, made up
of Messrs. A. A. Johns and R. \.
Frederieks, in the matter of the assess
ment of lot owned by the lodge. This
property adjoins the Prescott National
Bank to the north, and is unimproved
and earning no income. 1t was shown
that two years ago the lot was not
assessed, but that last year unknown
to the organization it was assessed for
the two annual tax assessments. Both
representatives of the lodge explained
that they believe the property non
assessable under the law, as it is a
matter of charitable purpose, and the
protest was taken under advisement.
The old question of appointing a
county health officer as a conjunetive
part of the territorial board, which
months since had been requested by
the territory, was called to the atten-
ton of the board by Attorney General
Clark.
He stated that he had been request
ed to ask that the board name a man
for this position; that he had no reas-
ons to offer; was personally not par
ticularly interested in the matter, al
though a member Of the territorial
board, and simply reminded the mem
bers in accordance with the request
made by his Phoenix constituents. The
reply given was that the board
could not agree upon the man for the
place, this being the same old story"
Upon it being shown that two special
officers would be needed during the
Fourth of July celebration to care for
the shrubbery and flowers in the plaza,
as well as to care for the paths and
county buildings, the supervisors man,
ed ". I. johnson and Robert Meadeor
to serve in that capacity, the sheriff
to appoint them as deputies for the
time they may be needed. By request,
leave of absence was granted to Pro
scouting Attorney Ellinwood and to
Recorder D. J. Sullivan, both report
ing that they wish to enjoy a short
vacation.
Last evening at o'clock members
of the board met with Clerk Robinson
to further check accounts that they
are anxious to dispose of before the
celebration. The more important bust
ness of the board of equalization will
probably not begin until the morning
of the fifth, when some interesting
of the fifth, when some interesting
matters in connection with appeals for
the reduction of assessments viii be
called to the attention of the board.
I At the evening session of the board
the accounts of the recorder and q
portion of those of the treasurer were
checked and were found correct. The
board viii probably put in portion
ef today Ia completing routine ~osi.