Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-03-09
ConcludedFrom Re-
uielu of Last Sunday

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Al The beginning Of this admins.
ration. yonr secretary recommended
the employment of county stem.
ograpsler whose duty il would be 10
90 al .sfenograpbie work for all the
Offices in the court house. instead IL
allowing the County Attorney an ex-
elusive stenographer. This plan was
discussed with the county attorney
and be agreed TO join in the recon.
mendation before the board of SUPER.
xisors, This plan was adopted.
Your secretary wrote a clause in
the salary bill providing for a eoun-
~ stenographer and defining his da-
ties in accordance with the pIan
adopted. which is now a provision of
law.
The county attorneys office has
utilized the services of the county
-stenographer in all preliminary hear
ings where transcript of evidence
was needed, without extra charge 20
the county, except the necessary trav.
cling expenses
During the last administration. a
stenographer was employed exclusive
ely FOR the District Attorneys Office
and all stenographic work for other
offices and all transcripts of evidence
were paid for by the county at folio
prices.
The county stenogFapher cost the
county sI.1S6.e7 during the ten and
one-half months OF 1912. after we be-
came a state. The same work during
1911. under the system then in vogue
cost the county approximately. So
SOC go
This office was not affected by
statehood except in the salary In
crease which amounted to <lproxi-
mately 10000 during the year nsi2.
The gross Increase in the cost of
this department in 1912 over 1911.
was. Sl.3097s. or a net increase Of
s7097s, which is easily accounted for
in the increase Of business in the Of
nee that comes With the increase in
population and settlement.
Recorder
This department takes care of IL
self each year by taking in fees
amounting TO more than the total
cost of operation Then it becomes
a question Of how much profit it
makes for the county each succeed
ing year TO show the progress OF the
office.
In 1910 the county paid ont. 81
s34.42 for the operation OF this o.
flee and received SSS.S1l.95 in fees
from the office, making profit of
ss77.53. In 1911. it cost s6,546.23, and
The fees amounted 10 sa69S1o, max
ing q profit of si,151.S7. In 1912, y
cost 81. SAG %, and the fees amounted
to ss.s5l.25 making profit OF 81
305O2. ,
THE number of instruments filed
ann recorded during each OF the
above mentioned years are as toi-
lows: 1910. 5.035; 1911, ABB; l9lZ'
5.612
THE number of record books pur-
chased by this Office in any one year
varies in accordance with the NUMBER
If hooks filled and finished reqhlr-
inc 4 new. hook OF the same kind 10
continue the same work. The mum
her If new books required by this Oh
fice in 1912 was more than for any
,,r@vio,,s wear. besides three new
tvnexrisiug machines were charged
=, ~ evnease account of the office,
vet the net profit to the county -
Greater than any previous year.
County Assessor
The business OF this Office IN
creases each year in proportion 10
the Increase in the number oil prop
erty owners in the county. and iur-
nishes the additional business for the
sal f1x anflaRfnT
The assessor received the sane
salary under the territory and was
allowed ; per cent additional OF the
per capita road and school taxes cor
leeted by him and his deputies each
wear. Under the state laws he re