The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-10-10
BOARD SUPERVISORS DISCHARGE COUNTY, ,
 AUDITOR
Remarks Contained in semi-AnnuaI Repor. Believed To Be Cause of
 Grievance.

The Board of Supervisors at their
 last meeting discharged Mr. Brubak.
 CT, who has been serving as County
 MT. J. J. Kelly to the position. The
 official minute entry does not show
 the reason for this action by the
 Board but it is reasonable to presume
 that the Board was dissatisfied, not
 with the work. of the accountant, .but
 with his several written comments
 made from time to time. In mak-
 ing his semi-annual report the Board
 refused to accept same for the req
 son that the explanatory remarks of
 the Auditor were not to the Boards
 liking. This report in full appears on another page of the Era.
 The position of Auditor of any cor
 poration is not usually pleasant
 one. It is not only his duty to veri-
 fy the accounts but it is also his duty
 to point out any apparent extrava-
 gance and call attention to econo-
 mics, which in his opinion, could be effected Greenlee. county is a big
 
 county in the state. More than -four
 hundred thousand dollars will be col 7scted in this county this year for tax
 es. It is of tie greatest importance that such corporation should have the services of an auditor and it should be his duty to call attention to matters which come under his notice, not in spirit of carping criticism. but for. the common good of the tax paying public and the Board should abandon the idea that the services ofan au- ditor is a reflection upon their integ- irity or business capacity. uiFi u t'7 The salary of MT Brubaker was paid by the large mining companies of the county These companies pay ninety per cent of the taxes Being the largest tax payers they are keenly interested, as are all oth- CT tax payers, in the economical ad- ministration of county affairs. At the suggestion of the Board these companies consented to naming MT. Brubaker as official County Audi tor. but the first time he submits a report not pleasing to the Board, he Is discharged. MT. Kelly, who has been appointed Auditor is no doubt | equally as competent as Mir Brubak- CT, but his private business will not permit him to devote his time to the position and the action of the Board, | in discharging MT. Brubaker, is no- tice in advance that no comments | on county administration will be al- | lowed. It must be borne in mind | in those counties where the large | tax payers have formed a Taxpayers and employed the ser vices of an auditor the tax rate is the lowest. Gila, Cochise and Mari copa counties have the lowest tax rate this year and great many economies have been adopted at saving of thousands of dollars direct y attributed to the good work of the with the expert assist lpce of their auditor. The result ought to be attained in this county S the same. The large tax paying companies in this county, with the elp of an expert auditor, are seek ng in every honorable way to assist I a reduction of taxes. Surely this 5 worthy undertaking and their C forts should be applauded by every arge and small tax payer. It is a usiness propositioA in which we are Il interested, more or less and the oard and every county official V 1ould invite and welcome this effort. S an example of small matter $ lat was called to the attention of II le Board we append the following Il orrespondence: U
 Ea7 September 27th, 1913. = lily Accounts +, 0 Honorable Beard of Supervisors 7 of Greenlee County, Clifton, Ariz. q, The Auditor of Greenlee County, in s report covering expenditures for onth of July, 1913, shows that Coun-
 Surveyor was paid Is days salary
 rate of $10. % per day, when, as M alter of fact he was in the county D. ly IS days during that month, and, erefore, could not have performed Sr
 days official duties. m As representative of the mining ST mpanies of the county paying ap- be oximately 90 per cent Of the total in xes therein, have been asked to quest you, if it would be consistent tn your official duties, to advise