Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-29
Municipal Committee of Yavapai Club Also Advocates That the Tax Attor- ney Be Abolished and That The Penalties Be Reduced.

| when may How from our work are at changes In legislation are ap, a be long delayed It Is uphill business to at- tempt to remedy the Ills Of the body polite. There Is not one man on, or twenty to be me, In our streets who is able to discuss these questions with ella. borate discrimipation. Every man has his pet remedy. The need for better government produces more guacks. or at | least as many. as the need for perfect human health. fnnumsrabie poiiticai creeds ciaim to each have a monopoly of the only enectiv. cvre.all and yet either the lime or Inclination io seri. ously occupy themselve- with the real work necessary to accomplish any dsn- n,te result.
 mittse that we have been able to secure a full attendance at itp meetings and that w hnve sincerely attempted 70 lsy the foundation for work. but as I which confront us In this work are pecu- liar. and full of difficulty. This Is an exceedingly busy community. moreover our population Is transient In character; only a small proportion of our citizens have really strong local interest Their real Interests are centered else. where. Arizona Is only temporary out of the territory within a given time as is possible. and. as soon as that Is done to their satisfaction. they fold their tents like the Arabs. and slip away of our voting citizens have a genuine feeling of Arizona citizenship The un- | deniabie result of this condition is that of public Interests are attended to by A | small portion of our population.
 Tn" work of this committee. and for that matter. of th. club itself. must he laid out or' long lines. and must be satisfied to work steadily toward dis tant goals. The next quarter of q century wili be full of development for this territory: ns wealth and Iopuln- ton will increas" in a wonderful manner. Al no distant day we will become \ single state. and it is incumbent upon us. as vood citizens. to form nucleus for the futur. good government of Arizona and of our county and city.
 COUNTY FINANCES.
 This l. not to imply or insinuat. any thing against those who are our public officers When [ was fir,t appointed on biankly ignorant of th. conditions of our county government and city government as the averng. man. and this means most bsnighted condition. For years had been accustomed to hear the nv ernse mnn dsvinre that our territory and county and city were, each and ali hop-iessly insoivcnt and hopelc-sly mis- governed. until had con. fo be!ie.' that the conditions of affairs must bs d.plornblc Indeed: Recently hav' had occasion, in the course of our com mitts. work. to examine somewhat Int th. facts | was espviali, ins.restes In our county finances. Througl inc kindness of J. II. Robinson ci.rI l of th. board of supervisors, or MT Wright our county treasurer. ana {" Major Watts. the clerk of our disn.c | court 1 have been able to learn thing which wers quitc new to me.
 | Few m.n know an, ,thinR ahon, "u @ , not th- slightest idea wh.r" conn'' {, funds come from or wh.r" they go "a He la content to refer saNnsticUN t \ the h.aN, tax rate which w nave 'aI' ' d.btslns ss and let the matter yo thai This lack of interest Is due ' the two causes already mentioned. VA m. -1tveIn. prsoccupation of every ma | with his own anairs and the tran-nrr' LOWER TAX RATE.
 A f,w days since we wsre greatly d' e ' lighted by the hnnounc.ment ,hh, n tax rate Tor county and territorai pol - rspses, for the present year hau ,"'e n ixci at three dollars for each one nur il dreA dollars of assessed Naluatioii' W v i aouia if many of us realize wha- th f new tax rate means. In the year ls' e "ur debt for this county was upwar. q of s3,5Oo.00 our tax rate was uo |. u. z creased, until in isoi lt stood at abo, o ssD 'OO. About this time the bonds T .. sued in aid of the r. and A. (: railron'
 SSS,9Ss ln of the .Ss ssss'fs @sr, " a,Sar, V n, i'm. courts to be obligations of th
 county our taN rate was thrn .''h' ins 4 per xn. n" s.,l.Ss J. I GS' iS ,ss ss,"' o' !. total indebtedness was g little over v, 2 SS. our assessed valuation was ae1, k r'oaO GO which Is 10 say. tha, o., ae @ .h amounted to approximately |" p'' WI n. of our assssssd valuation. s- The srriousness of sucn -'"'.' i. lean hardly be over-.stiInpnh' ka i- ris. ,o ihe belief shich nas prm 'e, 'e monly held since. that ""r c"uns n' ii. r.nrf, q 1. state of spch hop"lns. n@,S. @ \. vsnc, that it was useless 70 0o'heF ID" naa " IMMENSE DEBTS.
 ,y r,ts county debt was largely made Lt of floating indebtedn"s7. '"nslh h,"s is outst ,rding warrants. ih" am hn, ye which was imperfectly as'.r'nInap',' n.
 iss,S this had enormously lncfeasru,
 b.stnniuv with the year isoi anu comI
 Jown to the present time, our co"n .e has been rapidly wipins the deb, @, Y The county nt pfsst,"s, n,a, sanaed @ J lnass,sdns - ss nbout SJ,b.Oy0 The assessed salua''
 of our property for the present year 1 e., nc 6s3.s0. an increase pi .n,'.,,n. m. year lss5 During the nes, two yssm s, am informed. by Mr. Robinson " <x in of our bonded debt bearing y ~ cent interest VII oe ,.nrs, ..u,s Thus y can s.. that, unless unforseen disas,
 vIs,,s ms. the financial outlook oi V
 oonnty is very good Indeed II has
 su,nl,i, at present. cf about S$0. .0o Tn. sacts .xuIaln the reduction or our
 ra,. frorI, N last year to p Tor the p t.nt year. Mir. Robinson believe. u
 ,Sa ,ss rate for iss6 will be still low
 ana not m excess of C6, so wNn
 m~ rate decreasing rapidly we may
 nect a great improvement ln county ~
 S,tions during the next hye years
 No other fact has % strongly oe'sr!
 ,vcst,nrut in this county 1 our
 "ats This one thing has retardeu
 srow in of our population ana mas u'
 w.t blankst, sfnotherins public snt
 oriss and siifiing epthunIe.m'
 HV'~ SCHOOL AFFAIhe.
 III I,srsafter we will have no mofe nor
 to Spc,.,. upon roads and public imp,o
 ments' During many Of the years ne
 s"fore our county has spent money y nrosrcuting It's criminals more man s',,,catinr Its children. For instaAs
 ,he wear iyO criminal prosecutions .
 shs county ssG x2S.1. while ths Sov! sss y s.neodrd' for school purposes ILL
 in,r,nT the fsststhree yeass our enprn turs for school purposes Aa. besn VI
 large item. which. of course "