Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-01-07
HUSTLING BOOM
FOR NEW COURT
HOUSE
PETITIONS CALLING FOX
SPECIAL BOND ELEC-
TON WILL BE PRESENT
ED MONDAY

ED MONDAI
Final and decisive action in tho
new courthouse boom. dormant t"7
sometime past. was taken last night
at the Chamber Of Commerce scS-
sion when plans were effected for
presenting the petitions calling Tor
sDeciaI bond election 10 the board
OF supervisors on Monday morning.
To-day. and possibly tomorrow, a
snccial agent engaged by the
chamber. will canvass the city
tax-navine voters in order 10 Sc
cure the balance OF the signatures
required to the petitions. according
to the law.
Secretary Malcolm \. Fraser ii
the chamber delivered an interest
ing report for this committee. lie
said that the work Of the commit
tee had been considerably handi-
CAPPED because OF the absence 9i
willing workers. In addition, all
OF the signatures were not bona
fdc. In other words, many men
whose property was listed under
their wives names. showed no hest
tation in signing the petitions when
requested. The law instructs that
only property owning taxpayers be
permitted to sign these petitions
There are 5000 taxpayers on the
county rolls. OF this number about
500 are corporations. exempt from
the ballot. Other restrictions place
the number OF voters eligible to
express their opinion upon this Is
sue at the figure 1000 The sig
natures OF fifteen per cent OF this
latter figure are required TO the pc
titions before the board can con-
slider them and call a special cleo
ton
The boom for new courthouse
was inauguratcd over three months
ago. At that time a committee
was appointed. \ marked spiri,
OF activity during the first days
of the campaign was followed by
an apparent period OF Gcrmancy.
Recently the chamber started out
to finish the work. Chairman John
II. Robinson and Secretary Nal
colin \. Fraser have labored indcfa-
tigably since then and Mr.. Fraser's
favorable report last night was the
result.
The secretary was authorized 10
engage a canvasser TO procure the
remainder Of the signatures re
quired. This plan will be adopted
for today.
Chairman Stephens OF the board
OF supervisors has wired to Phoe-
nix for a copy Of :he law dealing
with the calling OF such elections,
the disposition Of the bonds, etc.
The members 81 thc board, re-
ported Mr. Fraser, are all in hearty
accord with tic movement. but
they desire TO act only with the
consent OF their constituents. The.
is the reason they nave hell a--
for the petitions and signature d.
fore calling the election.
Breezy Session.
Last nights session. lasting bu,
half-hour. was short but breezy
During that period, the courthouse
matter was not only discussed but
an interesting report was received
from the y. NJ {. \. committee
and the possible erection Of a large
Smeltcr in this vicinity reported.
Magazine Proposed.
As a means for boosting the
county and Northern Arizona in
general, Aaron H. Powers. a hus-
Ting adjunct to the chamber staff
proposed last night the founding 81
a periodical. Mr. Powers sug-
gestion appeared to meet with much
favorable comment at the open
meeting and was later taken mp
by the board OF directors in execu-
tive session.
Advertising Committee.
President c. T. Joslin reported
the personnel OF the advertising
committee complete, as follows: A.
w. Bork, J. s. Acker. a. c. Gil
more, P. r. Mines and F. G
Brown. The Northern Arizona Far
committee will be the same as N
1913.
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