Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-07-26
Board of Supervisors.

Tuesday, July lS.-Sitting as a board of equalization the following assessments were accepted as re- turned by the assessor:
 James Roarke, II NJ HaItson. ] Marks, Hartin and D Monroe & Sons.
 The following persons having been cited to appear and failing to make the proper showing why their assess meats should not be raised, their as sessments were raised as follows:
 W A Jordan, land, from SfOO to S70O.
 Haskell X Kirwsgen, land. from S2.EOO to $500.
 Jw Horton, lot 5, block :, from S75 to SlO0.
 CT Lewis, Ash Fork, improve Isasat iot g, block Is, from S200O tO S3.OOO.
 Nathan Levy. imp lot 10, block 10, Prescott, from Sl 200 to Sl.3J0.
 CA Peter, imp lots fl. 43 and 45. block Is. from Sl ,250 to $l.5Oo.
 RR Hill, lot 3, block s, Fleury addition, from Sl00 to $l25.
 ] c Stephens, imp land. from SI.OOO to 5000,
 Hugo Richards, imp lot Is, block l3, from 5000 to $3,500
 Joe Mayer, stock of goods, from $500 to Sl, ,25O.
 The assessor was ordered to in crease the following assessments:
 Mrs D Monroe, cattle, from l75 head to 250 head.
 John MeNary, cattle, from 4 to l5 head. iS
 Jacob Ritter. esttle, from 250 to 3IO Ohe.,d. -. 'j i'lisl
 The assessed valuation of the land of Jos Mayer vas reduced to $5O.
 Tbe assessor not having accepted the EaluAtiqn placed upon the lands of the Santa Fe Pacific railroad for the year 1899 by it's claim and tax agent, the clerk IS hereby directed to notify A F MaginniS, claim and tax agent of said railroad thal this board will take action upon the mat ter of the valuation of said lands on the 2Oth of July, 1899.
 Thursday, July 0.-Sitting as a board of equalization the assessment of J H Brown & Son on land was lowered $i00 on account Of the dam age by the recent flood.
 The assessments of Burke X Hickey and of Krell X Foley were accepted as returned by the assessor.
 Assessments were lowered as fol- lows:
 Sunset Tel.-Tel Co. telephone sys- tem, from 5000 to $3,OO0.
 Finnie Bros, improvements on lot l6, block E, Prescott, from $l, l50 to Sl,OOO.
 Mrs John Raible. for JChn Ralble, improvements on the following lots in Prescott: Lot ,, block l9, from S2O0 to Sl00; lot 54, block h. from S4OO to 800; lot II, block s, from $500 to $500; lot 17, block s, from $500 to $500.
 The following assessments were or'iered stricken from the roll:
 Bashford- -Burmister company. two wagons, $l25 and cash register, S2O0.
 J Brooks, money at interest $S50.
 The shares of the Bank of Arizona and the Prescott National bank were reduced from 80 per cent per share On the paid up capital to 50 Der cent per share and the assess ment of the Bank of Arizona was ordered transferred to the various owners of 1t.
 The action of the assessor in Plac- ing a valuation of 62! cents per acre on the lands of thp Santa Fe Pacific railroad wss & s;aina1 and the offer of compromise made by the com pany for taxes on its personal prop erty was rejected.
 Other changes in assessments were ordered as follows:
 Haskell & KirSagen, land reduced from $500 to 5000.
 Howell & Adams, land from $500 to 5000.
 Wm Schroder, cattle, reduced from 300 head to POO head. The assessor was ordered to in crease the following assessments.
 J NJ More, cattle, from 100 head to POO head.
 J H Simpson & Sons, cattle, from l25 head to 250 head.
 The assessor was sustained m his returns of property assessed to E E Ellinwood X Co,
 Wednesday, July 20.-Sitting as a board of equalization the following assessments were accepted as re- turned by the assessor:
 Lawler X Wells, W s Head, R s Stockton, Fred c Weekes, A and k Dickinson, c B Eaman, Mrs J l. Kirkland, Albert Medd, Daniel Campbell and Bashford- -Burmister Co.
 The following assessments were lowered: