Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-03
FIVE PRECINCT
PLAN Up TO
SUPERVISORS
Proposition Puts Justice
Court at Lowll with
Monthly Salary
of $175

more deputy sheriffs as may be re-
/. quired TO preserve law and order is
the proposal that win be made to the
board of supervisors when they meet
today. This proposal includes the
idea Of making Warren district one
justice precinct and having the justice
court at Lowell, the municipal court
attending 10 the court business that
is oecasioned by minor attractions OF
the law in this city where such in
fractions are within the city ordin-
ances, and il is claimed that such
city ordinances cover practically all
breaches of peace except felony
charges.
Ii is claimed for the project that
II will result in a decided saving In
the salary roll and that it will give
the peace justices enough but not too
much TO keep them busy while there
is not now sufficient business TO war.
rant the payment of salaries fixed by
law and to occupy the entire time OF
the justices during business hours.
Statehood has brought added ex-
pense in government not only for the
commonwealth but for the counties
that comprise it and that added ex-
pense falls upon the tax payers. Ad-
yocates of the five precinct plan make
this statement and further say that
they do not advocate economies which
would in any way lessen efficiency of
government but that they desire to
see the taxpayer receive full value Of
lservices for salaries paid.
Can increase Later
1t will be urged upon the board OF
supervisors today that if they make
five justice precincts they can al
subsequent time or times, when il
may be found necessary. divide ana
increase the number Of precincts but
that they cannot at subsequent time,
without further state legislation on
the subject, decrease the number of
precincts.
| They now have an opportunity
which may not be presented again.
Ii will be further urged if they now
create the Warren District precinct
and il is found that efficiency has not
been kept up there can be created
then, and under such circumstances a
Bisbee precinct once more. Il is
maintained that there is not too much
business in this district to be attend
ed to by one competent man working
eight hours a day, that the salary for
the Lowell precinct is fixed at $175.
a month, that for such compensation
the incumbent should expect to give
at least that much time to the work.
/ Advocates Of this economy point TO
the amount of work that falls upon
Judge Suffer and can see no reason
why a justice Of peace, when we'll
Ipaid, should not work equally hard.
Expect Some Opposition
II is expected that there will arise
some opposition from the politicians
of the district and friends OF those
who are now seeking appointments.
With fewer offices to reward party
workers il is natural that political
Influence should be brought to bear
against reducing the number of jus
tees and constables here by one. But
Ii will be urged on the board that the
remaining four months before the new
law becomes operative, be devoted to
educating the general public to the
benefits that would be deprived By
all who pay taxes.
| The location of a Justice court in
Lowell rather than here has two rea-
sons behind it, One and chiefest Is
that there is a municipal court here
which can take care Of most of the
petty business. Another is that other
wise there would be no court at Low
ell, that the county officers and jus
tice Must take care of all business out.
side of Bisbee in this district and it
would not be a serious inconvenience
flor Bisbeeites to 90 10 Lowell when
they have justice court business.
II is urged that Bisbee's present po-
lice force and deputy sheriff can cas-
lily preserve order and prevent crime
or that if necessary another deputy
will be added There have been times
under the old fee system when near
lily all arrests we're made by county
officers but recently that has not
been the case. But il will be made
plain to the board il they find the
plan is not worked well they can re-
store the Bisbee precinct at any time.
ION the ether hand they are urged
that ii is the opportunity now to make
the experiment in the interest Of
ECONOMY and that such experiment is
later impossible.
What the action Of the board Will
be at the meeting today cannot be
tforecasted for the matter will come
DtAOIe Auein IN q UlNeTent form IRON
which it has been heretofore eonsid-
cred and a number Of objections that
were originally made TO the PROPOSE
ton have now been removed Il is
urged that II the court be left at Low
ell there should be no complaint there
and that the outside precincts should
be strong enough to control the nom
nation Of men from Lowell In the
future or that both parties should
make a tacit agreement that the Of
fees of Justice OF peace and constable
should rightfully belong to Lowell.
II the board does act as requested
and a serious opposition is found then
the supervisors can respond TO the
demands should it arise. and take the
same action that has been heretofore
contemplated, the naming OF a justice
and a constable for Bisbee and Tor
Lowell as well.
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