Bisbee daily review., 1906-01-14
Inasurer,s office

The Treasurer's office is the most important and requires it's incumbent. J. N. Gaines, to furnish a bond with good and sufficient securities in the sum of Sl25,000. The County Treas urer has the handling of all of the funds that the County receives from any source and during the past year this amount was the sum of s60S. .1ST.13. This amount is apportioned by the treasurer to the various funds of the County and the Territory's share is sent to the Territorial treasurer, they receiving 95 cents on each sl00 yalli- alton collected by the County. Mir. Gaines makes out a mopthl. report to the Board of Supervisors showing the exact condition of the money in the treasury, showing the amount in each fund, etc. During the past year since the County taxes became due, Mr. Gaines has gent out 50I1 notices to the property owners in the various parts of the County and outside places giving them notice of the amount due the County and at the same time giv- ing them an idea of what they are taxed upon. The past year shows an increase in the amount of back taxes collected there being over s22. 800 a great part of which was for taxes due several years back This year the back tax books which have just been completed will show about 0.000. a greater part of which will come within the next few weeks as many of the largest ones have already begun to come forward with their amounts The past year there was an increase in the volume of business transacted in the office of over 1-3 there being $59,014.26 collected in taxes more than ever before in the history of the Coun- ty. More outstanding warrants were called in and paid than was ever done. in years time since the County was cut off from Pima.
 The financial condition of the Coun- ty is now better than it ever has been and is the best ever known A call has been made for all of the outstand- ing warrants and after they have been paid there will be good sized balance in the treasury left. Another call has also been made for 19 of the outstanding bonds of the County which will also be paid and the interest on them stopped. By the call for the warrants all of the interest which they draw at 7 per cent will also be stopped h another column viii be found the annual report of the treasurer which shows what money was received dur ing the year and from what source and what was paid out. In another place will also be found the statement of the bonded indebtedness of the Coun- ty and what bonds are outstanding. These figures should prove interesting to the citizens and taxpayers of the County. The annual report shows that there. was cash balance left in the treasury on the first of January of S292, ,66e-25. This money is not kept in the treasurer's vault the great CT part being deposited in various banks of the County who are required to deposit United States Bonds, GOV ering the amount on derosit with them, in the County treasury The following banks now have County funds on deposit: First National bank of Tombstone, Bank of Bisbee, Bank of Douglas, First National bank of Douglas, Miners & Merchants bank, Bank of Benson, Citizens Bank of Benson.
 The office pays the salary of S2,500, it being formerly S2,200, until the assessed valuation. of the County passed ths sS,0O0,00 mark. He IS allowed $500 a year for clerk hire which is not enough to pay the help needed. IL is necessary to have a deputy in the office continually and no one who could be trusted with the aI'ount of money that passes through their hands will work for less than 3 good salary. At times it is neces- sary to employ several additional clerks, especially when it is necessary to make out the tax notices, ana the tax receipts over 5000 in number and all to be completed within a short time. During the past year Mr. Gaines has had to pay out of his own pocket considerable for help in order to keep the work up .o dat. Thos. A. Smith, formerly manager of the Huachuca Water Co. of Tombstone. is deputy treasurer.
 The citizens of the County made no mistake in placing Mr. Gaines in the office as his work there for the past year shows that his trust has not been violated and the funds accounted for to the very cent.