Tombstone epitaph., 1921-08-14
SUPERVISORS CUT
$tA,soc FROM sUpcET

$14,150 the board of supervisors.
which has been at work on the budget
since yesterday when a committee of
taxpayers recommended various cuts
before adjournment. adopted the bud
get as amended and passed resolu-
ticn stating their stand on various sub
jects as outlined in program for the
coming year. They also extended
thanks TO the various taxpayers COM
mittees who had appeared before the
board and extended suggestions re-
garding the budget While no salar-
les or wages were cut in any Of the
various county departments, the board
in the resolution went on record as
facoring cuts at the proper time. The
resolution was introduced by Member
D. A. Adams. recommended for adop-
tion by Chairman ]. B. Hart, member
I. c E Adams endorsing their action.
The board also went on record that
no new road construction would be
started. and all expenditures in the
road department will be strictly con-
fined TO road maintenance
The board worked until II O'Clock
last night following the session with
the committee OF six appointed b. the
taxpayers 10 so over the proposed re
auctions During the night session all
matters were tentatively gone over
and allowed TO rest until today when
action was taken.
Lat night. however. County Ensi-
neer Sid Smyth advised the board he
would recommend cut of S47s0 from
his overhead expense 10 be added 10
the general road and bridge fund. The
board approved Of his action and the
changes were adopted as follows:
Reduce item engineers and assist
ants salary from $500 to $500, re.
duction OF $500.
Reduce item engineers and assist
ants expense from s27,oo to $500.
reduction Of $500
Reduce County Engineers office ex-
ianse from ssss0 to $4,000, reduction
Of 1880
Reduce item equipment, repairs
anr tractors from s2s,500 10 s2s.500,
a reduction Of $4,000 and a total red,c-
tion Of s47s0
Add 70 items roads and bridges
s167,5OO raising 10 s172,43O.
TIE item OF $3.50 proposed for a
new electric light plant was ordered
stricken from the budget, while s13
400 budgetei for the Douglas Jail was
also ordered removed. making total
reduction Ct SIG $50
Two raises ever the published bud
get were granted by the board due 20
eorrors in the first figures. They were
$1,000 TO $500 for the library fund,
which the law fixes al 25 per cent of
the fees Of the clerks office, and $1,000
added to the prison board expense Of
the sheriff's office This made a
raise Of $500, deducted from the re-
duction OF s16,s50, or a total reduction
from the published budget Of sI4,15O.
Added 10 the s112,272 deducted from
the school budget, the total cut to the
county budget over the published fig
ures will be sI2s,422
The resolution passed by the
board follows:
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board Of
Supervisors of Cochise County, Arr
IONA, that in the expenditure OF public
moneys FOR the fiscal year 1S211922,
the following policies will be adhered
to:
FIRST: That no new construction
work will be started in the road de-
partmeBt Of the County, and that the
expenditures in said department will
be confined 10 strictly necessary
maintenance and repair of the already
existing means Of communication
SECOND: That all salaries and