Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-26
Savings in Efficient Adnlinistra- ton of County Basis of Re ductions of Peace Justice Pay; Budget Lower This Year.

fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, pub
 lished in the Journal-Miner of Sun
 day morning, July g. It was ex-
 plained at the office of the board of
 supervisors yesterday that the ef
 forts of the board are toward a gen
 eral reduction of expenses wherever
 that is possible without impairing the efficiency of administration.
 Included in the boards program of
 cutting of expenditures is the an
 nouncement of reduction of $25 in
 the monthly salaries of justices of
 the peace of the Prescott, Jerome and
 Clarkdale precincts, all action which
 last week caused some of the candi- dates for these offices and the pres ent incumbents of the Jerome and
 Clarkdale offices to voice a protest
 to the board. The reduction was from $150 to SIPS a month, and those seeking nominations for jus tice of the peace in the three pre- cincts named declared the amount was too small and that a family could not be supported on it.
 Since the protest of candidates Sat urday, the board has made no fur ther announcement of its position in the matter. R. E. Donovan, clerk of the board, yesterday said he did not know what decision would be reached in regard to cutting the jus tice of the peace salaries and de clared he could not presume to speak for the board in regard to what it might do in the matter. He did, l however, state the considerations which led to the boards reduction of the three salaries.
 This reduction" he said, "is part of move to reduce expenditures i generally. It was made because the i board is trying to reduce expenses ill every department of the county's l business. While it is true that some of the county officers work Is in creasing all the time, and that the law requires of certain officials, such work that cuts cannot be made in their salaries, there are some where the salaries paid during the last two years are now out of proportion. The | salaries of the Jerome and Clarkdale justices of the peace were increased f $25 two years ago on account of the higher prices prevailing at that time. Prices are now lower, and these cuts have been made to conform to con ditions. These are the only three offices of the justice of the peace in the county receiving over $l00 month. The salaries of other justices n the county range from $25 to $100 l month.
 In explaining the program of re- luced expenditures which the board s seeking to put into effect, the Jerk of the board went over the ( ummary of amounts to be raised in he county by direct taxation during ] he fiscal year ending June 30, 1923. t
 We will raise S16S,94466 less by Iirect taxation this year than we did ast year. The saving is shown by
 comparison of the figures under cveral heads of the adopted budget or the past fiscal year 1921-1922) nd the estimated expenditures for he present fiscal year Q922-1920.
 Thus. the figures for the general md last year were $235, ,30800, and pr this year arc $211.92222, show lg saving of $13,38578. On com lon school maintenance from the 4 eneral county levy saving of $41,- h 5627 is effected as between the :, udget of $175.3O498 for last year ., nd that of S134,O48.7l for this year. h. Je save $57O25.64 on common ,hool maintenance from the special ., strict levies, the budget for last ,,, ear being $l26,932.46, and for this o, ear $699O6S2 A saving of s. n, )8.67 is effected in high school tc from the special district ,t vies, as between $46,S3322 for last tt ar and $39,82455 for this year. ar igh school maintenance from the tl neral county levy last year was de 3454 and this year is S14,522, or TT ,06S more. In the budget for man e, I training and kindergarten work fo om the special district levies, a ,. wing of $l7,288O9 is effected, the ,L " last year being $57,27S65 and to is year $l9,99O.56. ,,g Tt would look as though the road no nd were increased, but this is not Last year we estimated SOL va 5.65 for the road fund, but we ac- ov ally spent $121,14772. There was wi
 balance on hand in the road fund ev is year. and the estimated expendi- on e, while larger than the budget dis last year. is smaller than the last ad lr's actual exDeuditures heinz ,,o