Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-30
QUEER CURVES IN ASSESSMENT
 MATTERS.
(FrOm Sunday s Daily.)

LlIIle or importance came before the county board of equalization yes terday, and adjournment early in the afternoon was agreed upon until Mon day morning. Clerk Robinson com plained of not feeling well, and was compelled to go home. Much of the office detail that calls for the attention of all the members in the checking, has already been completed, and it is hoped that the matters now left to dispose of will require but two or three days of next week.
 The reduction made on the Baea grant property owned by Robert Per rin was to be heard discussed about town yesterday. Those taking inter est in the tax problem were as a rule at loss to understand why this par tieular tract of land was chosen for a reduction when others were increased. | The fact that assessor Sullivan reeom- mended a reduction under 50 cents per acre when appearing before the board is a second eause for wonder, those referring to it asking why he assessed it at 50 cents if he thought it should be taxed at 40 cents. In yes terday's issue of this paper, because of typographical error, the contents of [ fhio la 4n stead of 100000 acres.
 There are rumors from all quarters re- garding the proposed increase of the United Verde property assessment Some have it that il will not be brought to issue on the part of the mine repre- sentatives, and that they will postpone proceedings until the board must un- der the law adjourn.
 This means that they will make no appearance in opposition to the citation of the board. Others hold that the fight will be 8 warm one from start to finish, and that in the end when the matter comes to vote, Supervisor Barney Smith will be voted down to the tune of two to one, just as he was in the Baea grant assessment.
 He states that. whether he wins or loses he will place he matter on record in a manner that V. show plainly and beyond all question v-ho is standing with the big mine az r-t the people of the county. He states that the &C., tual value of this 9rorerty is known to every voter ir the county, and that the figures turned in are ridicu- lously below an equitable assessment He makes no secret of his intention to fight for the increase, urging that if other property is made to stand an increase this wealthy mine should not be allowed to run without meeting it's proportionate share of the burden of taxation.
 Official notification of the action of the territorial board of equalization in having increased the valuation of the United Verde mine was received by the county board yesterday. It an- nounees that the valuation has been raised s312,O0O, and the papers are all officially signed and sealed to avoid any complication or chance for any legal error. When the news of this in- crease was first received here, friends and advisors of the United Verde de- elared it amounted to nothing, as no, official notification, properly signed and presented had been received by the Yavapai board. These documents are now here, and are a part of the records of the office of the supervisors, just the same as all other official com or official documents.
 Superintendent Will L. Clark of the United Verde, who is reported to have Mrs. Clark to Los An geles, and who announced he would return in time to appear before the board on the 2sth, has not been heard from since his departure. Should he not reach here before Monday it is likely that another attempt will be made to continue the hearing. The board can legally remain in session only until the first day of September, and all business as to equalizing the tax roll must be completed before that day.
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