The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-03
OLD FAMILIAR FACES AT COURT HOUSE
 FOR YEAR 1873
VERY FEW CHANGES IN THE PERSONNEL OF OUR COUNTY OFFICES-lN THE LAST TWO YEARS BONDED INDESTEP- NESS REDUCED BY $17,ooooo.

NESS REDUCED BY $17,ooooo A visit to the court house on Fri day morning by a Copper Era man failed to disclose many new faces as result of the last primary and gen eral election in this county In fact among the officials in the court house MT. w. J. Collins, County Treasurer, is the only strange face. MT. Collins came down from Morenci before the first of the year and has been familiarizing himself with the duties of his office.
 Pickens Anderson, formerly Coun- ty Treasurer for four years, just stepped across the hall on Thursday | morning and took his seat as Chair man of the Board of Supervisors, when the hold over member, W. H. Moon, and the new member, Duncan McNeil met for organization. A. L. Terry, Clerk of the Board for the past five years, is still on the job having been unanimously re-appoint, ed.
 In the Assessors office Assess or Jas. H. Kerby moved around on the other side of the table, receiving the appointment, and confirmed by the sessor Dick Coleman.
 Dave Ling, County Attorney for the past two years by appointment, re. mained in his office by virtue of re. election and in the Recorders office MT. Callicotte followed the same pre- cedure and Miss Karibo was again i named as his deputy.
 On the seccnd floor the county off rers remain the same beginning with Hon. F. B. Laine. as Judge: E. R. Shortridge. Court Reporter: Hon. Ben ". TrawfCrd. Clerk of the Court; Ben lC- Fehrman. Denntv Clerk; Mrs. Jes sic Billin "slev, County Supt. ot Schools: Dave Address. Justice of the i Peace. In connection with the latte, office T. A. Billinoslev succeeded Iohn Rradberry as Constable for this p~ecirct
 VI +he 5ail building Arthur slaugh fo", Sheri'e iT :orl- on the iob with an ir"re"~0d 0oaioritv. and only q flew changes in his staff of deputies Rinh"r8 Youno succneds l.. T. Turnev ir"s'"nnd. as TTndersheriff. A R
 fhN"'''' {S the Chief Denutv and N M 'Smith. 7ai'er. Denuties McCa~ty and Shaw remain at Morenci and " H. S'oan succeeds Alex Arnett. who was elected Constable. as denut1 'S@er'f at Metcalf. Denuty Sheriff w. K. Cosper remains al his old rost as doruty at Duncan.
 Other appointments confirmed b1 the Board at their first meeting in cluded Dr.. l.. A. W. Burtch. HeaIt|
 Officer and Join Stivers. Janitcr. The two new members of the Board r. Anderson and Duncan McNeil met
 with the old Beard on the last day ot the year and on Thursday mornine
 w. T. Witt. retiring Chairman of the old Beard, met with the new Board. ! The Board did not appoint a Coun
 tr Fnci1eer on Thursday but it is un
 dersto2d that this appointment vii
 ho made cn Monday newt and that B
 Vande~cool formerly Street SuDer;n teHdpnt Of Clifton. will receive the iaprointment.
 The contracts for county printine
 and stationerv and feeding the Dris
 oners will be let on Monday next ana bids will be received up to the hc71,
 of ten a. m.
 A resume of county affairs for th.
 rast year shows the assessed vaIua
 tlcn Of the county, after all deduc
 tn the tax rata for state and county pu. poses was $1.C e cn each $1OO. .OO valu ,ation. This rate was divided 39c t,
 Ire state and Gle to the county.
 Tho bonded indebtedness of tht
 county. exclusive of school distric
 bends, it the close of 1918 is S490 364.I0, ccna'sting of the following:
 Old Graham county -. s147, ,3G47
 Court House .... 3S.000 e
 Clifton and Spr;ngervi!le ;. 2OO.OOOa During the year 1918 Bonds to tn arcrat Of DOC were retired.) : During the year Green!ec ccunt. , srcnt the sum of S42,51G.G9 on road
 including an item Of $1O,0GO iowa rd tho constructor cf the bridge acres the Giia above GillarG Hot Sprinrs. Thc cos+ Of operating thc severn denc"-tt-7'crts ord offices has been sc4
 rorotnd Ivy Clerk Of tho Board Ter "e fo'7cws:
 S:,oorv:~o.e' Gcfcc .... S7.531 : . C~r~t ''Greo Flrecsc .... .l,531 q , HTf~oo-'~~oore ..... 4.79S. : : T'cHl+', Hent ..... S.Gt9.7 T'~o+;o-,r " o-S7 ( ;, chc-i""'s Office .... 70 .7Oe. C