The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-30
OuR COUNTY PRINTING lpeDlv by County Clerk to Articl
 in The Daily News.)

In q recent issue of The Daily News, ur F | Johnson comes out with an .rt;cle in which he attacks the state mont of the County Clerk, recently ,,b,ished under the Publicity Act.
 h the article. he claims that tho recent statement as published, shows st the heading of said statement, to cost the "Tax Payers" $37.50, when the cost under the Publicity Act should have been only $34.OO, and wants to know why it cost the "Tax Payers" sS75O.
 lam glad to explain to Mir. Johnson and all other "TaX Payers" why this lis
 In the beginning, I wish to call your attention to the fact that at the Polls, in September 1914, in this County, the Tax Payers" voiced their sentiment about to 1 against the measure said they did not want the Publicity Act to become a law. But, as the measure was forced upon the "TaX Payers" of Nevada County. by the votes of others counties, felt that the Tax Payers of Nevada County ex- pected me to have this printing done with as little expense as possible. Mr. Johnson was correct in stating he was asked to bid on this printing, and that he proposed to the County Clerk that the statements be made in all the papers in Nevada County, and that the County pay the maximum rate therefor. Why this proposition was not considered, he says he does not know. This proposition was con- Sdered, and also, was the interest of the Tax Payer put the same proposition up to Mr. Andrews that l dld to Mr. Johnson. He said Init VT mss he would take it this year TOT $i0OOO, which is S37.5O per quar- er, and for this reason his claim for 'ne past quarter is S37.50.
 Judge Thomas says that Mir. John son told him that he had estimated the cost of this printing at S3OO.OO per p+ 4
 ''"f at the maximum rate. Then why SuOul0 the Tax Payers" of Nevada county pay $3OO.OO for something they 4'u sad by their ballots they did not a5O.OO. s
 +A. anyone that knows anything about @ tI' UuSlhess of the County knows that ~is oc'ooer report will be the hea- n's, ,ss' report of the year. This re- Fy.' F VII VIII contain all the work of the ,I I44r'izatlon Board. The last year .s equalization Board considered the Will ''"lent Of real estate. and they maa.s n% consider it again this year. [ oons 0ut over sixteen hundred cards be Hg the people of the work of b.r; -quallzauon Board, each card ho, s rom one to five lines (remem- 2, .o,,,1 anuer the Publicity Act the print woOla 'e pald } cents per line). It n,ts u :. De very conservative to. .esti- Womb "' Vhese sixteen hundred cards sand E .epFesent at least three thou for th eS' making within itself S15O alooo ' "ork of the Equalization Board on all. OeSides the report at this time pOssibI, b"""ce would be as much. and nsfiucy ,y n more than the recent report, Paverss 'iiiS one report cost the "Tax tho 'ess ess, nearly $2OO.OO. While undor We ao4 extract l have with Mr. Andrews. sl5O0 '''uer the Publicity Act. for puntn"0 s0nnsGn ,,l asked me, suppose the Year. s1os would o actually figure for the answer ro'OV' ,,' what about that? Nv payerss ~as' In that event the "Tax Der @Iis lis will have to pay onlv ,g cants as Cd, anJ Tor the actual amount print
 "'ll pay Mr, Andrews the