Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1911-09-06
BOARD FIXES GRANT
LAND VALUATIONS
From Friday. Daily

After e. series of exciting sessions
which have occupied the past week.
the county board of supervisor, sit.
ting a. board ~ equalization fixed
the valuation of railroad grant lands
at - cents per mere and the 100000
neres comprised IN the Baca grant at
~ cents.
The decision wa reached yc.ter.
day afternoon at the bedside Of Chair
man Harrington who is confined N
the Mercy hospital suffering with
kidney trouble.
The ease has attracted widespread
attention owing to- the large sums
involved aud the added fact that the
assessment Of those land, Ia. been
the bone of contention between the
county, boards and the owners for =
number Of wears some idea Of the
amount ~ land involved can be gain
I'd from "a, contemplation Of the
fact that the combined holdings Of
the railroad and TIE Baca grant PEG.
pie IN tn. county alone. amount 90
100000 acrc.. exactly onc-hnlf the
total area of Rhode Island
The raise means an increase of 20
cents per acre in the ease of the
railroad and 20 cents in the ease of
the Baca grant. both Of these hold.
ings having been heretofore assessed
at % and 20 cents per acre respect
lively.
Morning Session.
Owing 10 the Illness Of Chairman
Harrington the board which met in
the morning was composed of super.
visors Barney Smith and j. " stew.
art, who after listening TO the pleas
81 number ~ attorneys adjusted
few claim, which were felt over
from the last session of the board.
Baca Grant
l.. :. williams and H. y. Perrin
entered pleas in favor of The owners
Of the Baca grant. Their principal
contention was that the assessment
of Assessor Campbell was illegal. in
amuch rs the assessment was made
contrary to the law, because Camp.
bell had promised to assess the land
at AZ and that this promise was
made before he had seen the land.
In order 10 prove their contention
they produced letter from the Co
eonino assessor TO Mr.. Williams in
which he stated that County Assess.
ors' Association had decided upon
minimum assessment Of a. per acre
on private grant lands.
This il the same question over
which the attorneys aud the assessor
had long discussion at the last
meeting and where the assessor claim.
ed that he agreed 20 use thi. a.
basis and would only make the AZ
assessment IL he was certain after
viewing the land that il was worth
that amount.
Supervisor smith inquired whether
of NOT IL was true tnat the Mount
Hope sheep company was owned half
by Campbell and half by the Perrins,
the owners of the grant, and that
therefore the Perrins were getting
money from the lease as well as
from the sheep. The Perrins replied
that this was the ease but that |
Campbell only paid his share OF the
rental which came to $1,000.
They further stated that the grants
in Pima, Coehise and Santa Cruz had !
railroads and running water on them
and that the Yavapai grant had none
of these advantages and therefore
should not be assessed mt anywhere
near the figure placed on the other
lands.
In regard to the timber upon the
Yavapai grant il was negli Chile a.
a timber cruiser, for big lumber
company had stated after making an
examination that the lumber was not
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