Arizona silver belt., 1898-08-18
CONTESTS THE ASSESSMENT.
The United Globe Company Objects to the Raise on Mines Made by the Board of Equalization.
 ing at Florence on Aug. ,8.

of certlorari, directed to the board 0
 equalization of Gila county, to revie, the action of said board in the matte of the assessment of certain propert
 of the mining corporation.
 The affidavit of Edward Fl. Cook
 superintendent and agent of the Unite, Globe Mines, sets forth the grounds o
 complaint against the board of equali
 ration ih having raised ths assessmen
 on eighteen patented mines owned by
 said corporation, aud situated north O
 the town of Globe. The increase ir
 the assessment on the property men
 tioned amounts to $25, 900, and the to.
 tsl valuation of all the corporation's
 property assessed for taxation is SPA,
 S92. The affidavit recitss that the said
 mines were duly listed for assessmen, and entered by the assessor in the
 books furnished him by the board of supervisors, at their cash value.
 That on or about July 13, the super visors. constituting board of equaliza- ton proceeded to determine whether the assessed values of the said mines, as set forth by the county assessor, were too small or too great, and that the board caused to appear before it as witnesses T. H. Harris and J. B. Hen ", employees of the United Globe Mines, who testified as to their knowl- edge of the amount of ore revealed in the several minee in controversy and as to their value. That said hearing was entirely exparte, and that no notice thereof was directed to be given, or was given, to said corporation or to any person in it's behalf.
 That the action of the board, on the 20th of July in correcting and chang ing the assessment of the corporations mines WAS contrary to and in violation of the laws of Arizona, and was done without due jurisdiction and without any evidence of facts having been pro- duced that the assessment as fixed by the county assessor was too small; but to the contrary, the evidence of wit nesses examined negatives and contra lfof. kn l.k~ of the board.
 Thst in appointing August 22 for final hearing in the matter of the cor poration's s assessment the board assumes to act upon matter already considered and determined, and furthermore that on Aug. 22 the supervisors gre not au. thorized to meet as board of equaliza- tion, but as a board of supervisors to make the annual tax levy for county and territorial purposes. Other objec- tions are raised and the plaintiff ayers that there IS no appeal or adequate remedy by which to obtain redress or reliet from the alleged wrongs set forth in the complaint
 Wherefore, the afiant prays that writ of certiorari be forthwith issued, directed to the said board of equaliza- ton of GIls county, and to each and every member thereof. requiring the board to appear before said district court, or the judge thereof at cham bers, and to show cause why the al- legged wrongful acts complained of should not be corrected and annulled, and why the assessment on the mines mentioned, as made by the county as- sessor, should not stand and remain ss the assessmert on said mines for the year 1898.
 Attached to tue application are also the aifidavits of T. II. Harris and J. B. Henry, as to the testimony given by them before the board of equalization on July IS. Asked as to the value of the Big Johnny mine Mr. Harris ayers that he answered the question by say ing that the mine was worth little or nothing at the present time, as the ore was nearly ali worked out that the company was preparing to prospect be- low, but that he was not able to say what they would find. In regard to the O'Doherty mines, he said there had been no work done on the mines for several years that he knew of, and that they were of little value.
 Mr. Henry said he looked after all the mines except the Big Johnny A reading of his testimony conveys the that he does not think much of the mines owned by tho United Globe, with the exception of the Hoos. fer and one or two others. Asked as to the value of the different mines, he an- swered that he did not know.
 Accompanying the papers iu tho cnse is the order of Judge Fletcher M. Doan granting the writ as prayed for, said writ to be made returnable before him, at the district court house, in Florence on the 18th day of August.
 Philip Oates, chairman of the boards of supervisors and equalization. and E. J. Edwards district attorney, will at-