The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-08-12


 ervisors On Monday last for the pur- pose of adopting the annual budget for the fiscal year and to afford tax payers the opportunity to appear for the purpose of protesting any of the items contained in the budget, was attended by the largest number of tax payers of the county ever assembled on. a similar occasion.
 At the hour of 30 D. m, the time fixed by the Board for the considera- tion of the budget, there were gath cred in and around the court house approximately an hundred taxpayers. Some were members of The Greenlee County Taxpayers Association, who were represented by committee composed of R. P. Kyle, Chairman, of Morenci; E. H. Green, Clifton; c. J. Brooke, Clifton: J. R. Fowler, Dun can; Richard Stephens, Clifton. Others were present as citizens and individual taxpayers, while The Cliff ton Commercial Club, which has been cooperating with the Board of Sup- erYisors Of the county in the present road program appeared through 8 copmittee composed of J. c. Wright, Sam Abraham, w. T. Hobbs A. R. Lynch and w. B. Kelly. From the Duncan section of the county came a big delegation and large number of cattlemen from all over the county were in attendance.
 For the convenience of the number in attendance the session of the Board was held in the Superior Court room with all members of the Board and the Clerk present Chairman Stanton announced that the Board was ready to consider the budget and by agreement with MT. Kyle it was | decided to consider the budget item by item. MT. Kyle, acting as spokes man for the Taxpayers Committee f in his preliminary remarks, said: "The Honorable Board of Super visors. MT. Chairman and Members
 This Committee, of which I have i the honor of being chairman is en trusted with the responsibility of rep resenting the Taxpayers of this County through the Greenlee County 1 Taxpayers Association
 Since the publication of the Green lee County budget for the year endins June 30, 1922, every taxpayer has beer doing deep thinking ard careful figur ing.
 ''The County budget is no differen from any other budget. We do, or
 should make them up for our house hold and every well conducted bus ness of any size has it's budget. Il
 the family budget we put down ou
 expected income and then make tn list of expenditures. Then we go owe our expenditures and cut in order t
 make a saving. In a business tn
 manager and his officials make up
 budget of expenditures with the idle
 of running the business efficient
 and improving the service or equil ment. This budget then goes to tn q Board of Directors and they decid /, whether to cut or raise the eXpend lures.
 ''.n the County the Board of SuI ervisors may be likened to the Maj ! ager of a business and the Count
 Officials are the Department head < You have made up this budget , order to show the Tax payers, who, , this case, represent the Board !. Directors of a business, where ar z, how you wish to spend the TaXpa il CTS money. The taxpayers have locke l. over the proposed levies and, usir a their judgment and experience hay
 decided what can be expended The 1 is nothing different in the operatic
 of the County affairs than there is
 every mans business. When times a, T. prosperous high wages are paid, mar men employed and improvement t made. When times are hard, Iab Il is cheap, few men are employed al t no improvements are made. T. 'Gentlemen. times are hard u Greenlee County and in the State $ Arizona. and the taxpayers believe u r business of the County and Sta = should be governed accordingly. 9 "The taxpayers. have tberefor
 cut your budget about $55. 900 (