Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-18
WOMAN MAY BE CAM
DIDATE FOR MAYOR
From Wednesdays Daily.)

(From Wednesdays Daily)
At the approaching city election
there is promise OF at least one wo-
man being a candidate for mayor,
a fact which was made known yes
terday.
The next election will be held
the second Tuesday in January, a
call for which is soon to be publish
ed. Mayor Timerhoff seems to
think he has had his share OF the
position, and gives no hope that he
will be candidate Tor reelection
The fact that the city is facing a
period OF retrenchment to meet the
situation brought about by the pas
sage OF the prohibition amendment
makes the job, a thankless and
more undesirable. 1t is going to
take the most careful planning that
ever before confronted a Prescott
city government to make ends meet
without seriously Gripping every de-
partment OF the city government, a
fact which was demonstrated Mon
day when the council met and with
serious demeanor commenced to hg-
ure odds and ends to cut down eX-
penses at least one thousand dollars
per month 1t all means that the
two councilmen and mayor to be
elected at the coming city election
should be the very best and most
careful men or, perchance, women.
in the city.
What They Are Up Against.
Prescott has but three policemen.
1t is impossible for the council to
figure how that department could
be cut any. 1t has but two garbage
wagons, and it was the unanimous
opinion that neither OF these could
be dispensed with. 1t is known that
even now the street work is OF no
more volume than is necessary, il
the streets are to be kept in decent
and respectable condition.
1t was the unanimous opinion that
the city water department could
not be curtailed by any possible
stretching of points more than the
salary of one man. And it was just
as strongly the opinion that Prescott
now has no more street lights than
are compatible with the demands
OF any we'll regulated modern NUM-
cipality of Prescott's dimensions. To
raise the water rates doubtless
means a decrease in number OF
patrons, and all agreed that they
are about as high now as in reason
they should be. If raised 1t Will
mean an increase OF the minimum
charges. as well as the regular rates
above the minimum. 1t was also
considered a serious proposition to
dispense with the appropriation for
the city library. All these things
were considered carefully and with
a precision that demonstrated that
the present administration has been
managing the affairs OF the city at
the very lowest cost, il decent and
acceptable government is to be tax
en- into account. So far as the occu-
patton taxes are concerned, not one
OF the councilmen or mayor could
see their way clear to raise them,
owing to the fact that every bust
ness man will be up again a de-
crease in his business incident to
the very cause which will place the
CITY in the hole. And to raise the
regular property taxes on the verge
of prospective depreciation OF val
ues seemed to be a poor business
policy: in fact all that the taxes can
be raised under the law is ten per
cent from the amount levied Tor
the previous year.
This is a hasty review OF the STU
alton which confronts the city gov
ernment at this time, and will give
the people a somewhat comprehen-
sive idea OF what the new officials
will be confronted with. Illustrating
the necessity OF having only eX-
perts at the helm with the COM
mencement of the dry period next
January lst.