The Winslow mail., 1925-08-11
SUPERVISORS
ISSUE $4,000
BONDS TO PAY
INDEBTEDNESS

AT a meeting in Holbrook yes
terday, largely attended by tax
payers and representatives of tax
payers associations, the board of
supervisors of Navajo county de-
clded to issue bonds to the extent
of $4,000 to care for outstanding
obligations of the county. 1t had
been expected that bonds to the.
amount of 100000, the amount of
Indebtedness of the county, would
be issued, but opposition to the
larger issue developed so strongly
that the issue was reduced to $780,
900.
The resolution authorizing the
bond issue will be passed at spe-
cial meeting Thursday, after
which the sale of the bonds will
be advertised for thirty days.
The entire sum derived from the
sale of the bonds will be used to
pay off warrants which have re-
manned unpaid for years. The
debt against the county incurred in
the judgment in favor of the build
ers of the Colorado river bridge
will be met, not from the proceeds
of the bond issue but by special
assessment, one half to be raised
this year and the. other half next
year.
The supervisors have as yet no
plan to care for the debts above
what the bond issue will pay, but.
it is expected that through special
efforts large collections of back
taxes and penalties accruing from
unpaid taxes can be made. The
board will authorize extra efforts
to force collections of old taxes for
this purpose.
A number of speeches were made
during the meeting of taxpayers
and supervisors. w E. Ryan,
Phoenix attorney, representing the
Arizona Taxpayers association,
made a straight talk to the assem-
bly,, largely commencing the action
of the supervisors, and explaining
the difficulties of the situation
which confronts the board
He stated, for the enlightenment
of the taxpayers present, that
three-fourths of the expenditures
of the supervisors were set by law.
and that the supervisors had no
choice but to levy assessments
against county property to cover
expenditures as estimated and de-
manded in the budgets of school
boards, city and town corporations.
He explained that economy in the
administration of the county begins
when the budgets are made up, not
in demanding that the supervisors
reduce the appropriations, for they
are powerless in the matter. He
advised his hearers to work with
the supervisors in demanding
smaller budgets, instead of work
ing against them.
After Mr.. Ryans speech the fol-
lowing resolutions were presented
to the supervisors by residents of
Snowflake, a great many of whom
were in the audience:
"We, your fellow taxpayers, pres
ent at this meeting, are mutually
agreed that it is necessary for you
to make bond issue to meet the
demands on Navajo county, and we
respectfully recommend your board
to make bond issue of not more
than $4,000.
"It is also our suggestion that
all branches Of the county offices
and departments, as well as our
school boards, make every effort
possible toward reduced expendi-
lures during the coming fiscal
year.
THAT efforts be continued to-
ward collection Of delinquent taxes.
"All to the end that Navajo
county may ultimately discharge,
payment of it's just debts,
all outstanding obligations, and
endeavor in the future to conduct
its business within the limits of
annual estimates of each year"
The budget for the coming year
was passed by the supervisors yes
terday after a reduction of a num-
Der of items. About $4,000 was cut
from the estimated expenditures as
proposed in the budget. Every de-
partment of the county will be re-
quired to keep within the depart
ment's allotment during the COM
ing year.