Bisbee daily review., 1907-01-16
REALTY HOLDERS MUST SWEAR
 ID VALUE
Assessors Lists To Be Fully Filled Out In Future With Affidavit of Owner As to| Property Value,
Especial to Review.)

TOMBSTONE, ATiZ., Jan. 15.-The board of supervisors at their recent meeting passed a resolution to the ef- feet that hereafter the county assessoI would be required to secure the sworn statement of the property owner, and acknowledged before the assessor or his deputy who makes the assessment. Tn the past it has been the habit of number of taxpayers to give In an assessment to the assessor, and when the matter was recorded in the assess ment rolls to bring in a statement to the board of equalization to the effect that they did not own the property that had been assessed to them. To do away with this condition of affairs the board has made the new rule. and County Assessor A. R. Howe expects to see that the rule is enforced. To secure this he has already ordered four pocket seals that will be furnished to the deputies, to be used In having the property owner swear to just what he has got in the way of property that is subject to taxation.
 Referred to the Referees.
 An order was made on the United States side of the court on Saturday l before adjournment referring the case of Foo Kee, who recently filed volun- tary petition of bankruptcy in the dis trict court, to Referee Daniel McF'ar- land. Foo Kee has been keeping gen. l eral merchandise store here for the past few years on the corner of Ere mont and Allen streets. His stock of goods were attached about the middle i of the month of November last by Sheriff Hunt on account of an order | issued out of the district court in be- half of Albert Steinfeldt Company. of
 Tucson. who alleged that the defend ant was indebted to them In the sum | Of $2.50o. Since that time the store has been in charge of Mart Walsh. who has been acting as keeper and watch | ing the store. The stock will now probably be ordered sold at bankrupt
 sale by the referee. and all of the cred, | itors-come in for share and share alike
 as these proceedings will dissolve the
 attachment levied by the Steinfeldt
 Company. .r-.#
 Recommendations Being Carried Out
 The recommendations made by the last territorial grand jury, to the ef. feet that some material changes be made in the conditions around the 1 court house. has had a beneficial effect already. and the general condition of | the cleanliness of the building has i been materially improved. Extra help | has been accorded to the janitoT, and
 the woodwork and windows, as well
 as the piles of rubbish or boxes that were stored in the railways, have been given the attention requested by the grand jury. It is understood that the hospital will be fixed up by the board of supervisors. and the building and furnishings placed in first-class condi- , tion.
 Sheriff White and Jailer Butler are looking after the county jail. with a view of making things comfortable as far as possible for the inmates. and. as recommended by the last grand jury, have had the board of supervisors puI- chase new mattresses to be used in the cells. which were received a few days since and have been placed in the jail, the old mattresses that were in use for the past year being done away with.
 Besides this. the supervisors have recently purchased a lot of new blankets for the use of the iurymen when they are compelled to be locked up over night in the trial of any case. These were very much needed, as the old ones had about worn out their use