Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-27


6bled this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
SH-the office of the Board of Control
| in the Fleming building. Representa-
| tiVes from every county in the Terri
| tory are present, the roll call showing
the following:
| DR.. g. w yickers. Territorial Aud
| itor and chairman of the Territorial
Board of Equalization; John A. Black,
| member of the Board for the First Dis
trict; r. II. Burmister, member of the
Board for the Second District; Capt
| c. f. Cutter. member for the Fourth
District; Maricopa County, T.
| Priest, J. r. Norton and Jos. Monihon
Supervisors; Frank A. Luke Assessor
j Pima County:-M. G. Saminiego SUI
| pervisor and Henry Levin, Assessor
Pinal County:-John Miller, Supervis-
or. Mohave COunty:-W- F. Frost, SUI
peryisOr. CocOninO county:+E s.
Clark, District Attorney. Yavapai
County:+H. II. Carter, representative
appointed by the Board of Supervisors
Yuma County:-Mel Greenleaf, sheriff
and ex-efficio tax COLLECTOR and Arthur
Modesto, representative. ella County:
I'd r. Williams, Assessor. Navajo
County,. III. Frissy. clerk of the
Board of Supervisors Graham County
F. W.~Hayes, Supervisor. Cochise
county;-W. A. HARDWOOD Assessor.
The land values of each county We're
discussed in rotation and as the HER
AID goes to press the relative values
of each county Were still under discus
sion As there is considerable matter
of Importance it is not probable that
the meeting Will adjourn this evening.
. The Territorial Board of Equaliza-
ton and the representatives of the var
iouS counties met again this morning
in the office of the Board of Control.
The subjects of the assessment of
railroads, bank stock and mortgages
was discussed at length The attor-
ney general was present and was ask
ed his opinion relative to the assessing
of bank stock. He suggested that the
Supervisors of the various counties
bring the matter to the attention of
the District Attorney and have them
submit the question to the attorney
general and he would give his opinion
on the matter. The suggestion was
taken. --' -f'f'r-f
The compensation of Supervisors and
the duties of assessors was also dis
cusSed. While il was the sense of the
meeting that the Supervisors compen-
SatiOn was not commensurate with the
responsibility and amount of labor in
volved, the remuneration was salts
factory when the Supervisors act from |
public spirited motives. As to the as
SCISSORS it was thought that there was
too much work conferred upon one man |
and that each county should have sew
eral deputy assessors, which would
greatly facilitate the work and render |
it more thorough. /
3Ir. Frost, of Mohave county. intro |
duced a resolution to the effect that |
the office of assessor Should be made !
an appOintive Office in all counties. by !
the Board of Supervisors, instead of /
elective The resolution passed and /
viii be brought to the notice of the :
next Legislature.
Judge Frisby, of Navajo county. in
troduced a resolution to the effect that
the method of making returns to the t
Territorial Board of Equalization led |
to confusion and misunderstanding be-
tween the Supervisors and the Board
of Equalization, and it was resolved
that all representatives of the differ
ent counties assembled, make it a
point to see that in future all returns
TO the Board be made to show that the
ands have all been classified, giving the
number of each class of land and the /
valuation thereof; that the live stock
De classified and each class be report
ID under separate headings showing
he number of each class of horses and
:attle and the valuation thereof.
A resolution was introduced by the
Pima county representatives that it be
he sense of the meeting to tender to
he Territorial Board of Equalization
he hearty thanks for the courtesies
the Supervisors and Asses
ors of the several counties assembled,
md that it is believed the result of the
Meeting and the action of the Board of
equalization cannot fail to effect the
dOption of measures in relation TO
axation, which will be of the greatest /
'enefit to the tax payers of the Ter
itOry at large. /
DR.. Nickers, chairman of the Board,
banked the Representatives of the var
Gus counties for their presence. and
aid he thought the meeting would re-
ult in great good and expressed the
Tish that they would meet again.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
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