The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-07-02

For the first time in the history of political affairs in GreenIee coun- ty meeting of taxpayers of the coun- ty was held on Friday night of this week for the purpose of considering matters affecting their tax bills.
 If the first meeting held may be taken as a fair index of the interest being taken in county affairs, the pro- posed Taxpayers Association to be formed in GreenEee county should prove a power for good.
 By a unanimous vote the meeting decided to organize the taxpayers of the county into an Association and another meeting will be held shortly for the purpose of perfecting the or eanization.
 The prime movers in calling the taxpayers together Friday evening were NoNrman Carmichael general manager of the A c. Co.,, Ltd, Capt. J P Hodgson, general manager of the Phelps-Dodge Corporation. and Auditor H. E. Brubaker, employed by the two above named companies to furnish them data bearing on coun- ty expenditures. That the large tax payers. however, are not the only ones interested in county expenditures was fully demonstrated at the meeting.
 The initial meeting was well at tended and was a truly represetative gathering of citizens and taxpayers from all walks of life including cat tlemen wage earners, business men and professional men.
 The taxpayers gathered at the Y. M c. A. at eight o'clock and the meeting was called to order by W. R. Davis president O. the Clifton Lun- cheon Club. Nominations for tempor- ary chairman were called for and MT. Norman Carnfic'iael was nom1nted On motion the nomintions were clos ed and MT Carmichael elected tenn porary chairman. MT L. J. Owen, manager of the Phelps-Dodge store at Morenci was likewise chosen tenn porary secretary. At this juncture the Y room became packed with the crowd in attendance and the meeting . was adjourned to the tennis court outside.
 Upon reassembling the temporary chairman outlined briefly the purpose which had actuated the calling of the meeting and recited the apathy which had existed heretofore in the county on the part of the taxpayers in mak- ing their opinions and recommends 1 tions known to the board of super visoHs. The speaker expressed the opinion that the board of supervls- ors would be glad to entertain sug- gestions from the taxpayers of the ] county, and in the absence of any sug- gestions or recommendation they were justified in the assumption that i the taXpayers were satisfied with ad- ministraton affairs.
 Continuing, the chairman explained { that the prime purposes in calling the i meeting at this time was to consider a proposition for the curtailment oi ] expense in connection with precinct 1 offices. the salaries of which would be fixed by the board of supervisors at it's next meeting. He then submit
 ted to the meeting the following data
 bearing on the offices of justice o1
 peace and constable in the various
 precincts:
 Data of Justice Courts. Taken from the reports of the sev
 eral justices for the year ending o1
 May 31st, 1920.
 Clifton salarTes and expense O. office, $3,656OO; total fines, $94.OO
 number of cases 36: arrests by con
 stable ,.
 Morenci, s4,SO1Ss; total fines
 991 30 number of cases, 40; arrest , by constable 56.
 5 MetcaIf salaries and expense O > office, $3,770.49; total fines. S269.70
 number of cases, 20; arrests by COT
 stable. 13.
 Duncan, salaries and expense o
 office, $3,O11 AZ; total fines. $411.OO r number of cases, 21; arrests by cor
 stable. 1.
 Total-salaries and expense of O
 fice S14, 739S9; total fines, S1 766.2O : number of cases. 217;. arrests by COT l stable, 75.
 + Compared ito year 1912-Salarie II and expense of office, ,S10 .S36.01 ;. total fines, ,$S .0S9.25.
 . Salaries of justice and constable Clifton, $1 SOONO per year each { Morenci the same. Metcalf and Dul
 can, $1 800 yearly.