The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-19
TAX INCREASE IS SET FOR JULY ID
SUMMONS SERVED ON ASSESSOR AND EQUALIZATION BOARD
 TO APPEAR IN COURT.
If the Mandamus Asked for s Grant cd Property Assessments Win be
 Two-thirds Higher This Year.


 land county shall be taxed at it's full valuation, or whether it shall be taxed at about one-third it's valuation. as Is the custom throughout the state, Is the issue involved in a federal court action in which summons were serv- i cd yesterday on Assessor R. L. Gillian and the members of the Garland County Board of Equalization to a9- pear in federal court in Little Rock on July To-
 The Garland County Equalization Board is composed Of Seward Brick son. M. w. todd, J. T. Jones. R. S Dean and w T. Hawkins. R. s. Dean l is dead
 Tle suit grows out of the court house scrip issue, which is held bs Mrs. Artie Palmer, of Fort Smith This scrip issue acknowledges an in | debtedness of about S2S,000, which the county owes to the scrip holders
 The scrip holders went into federal court in Little Rock recently and ob- tained judgment against this county for the sum. Following this action representative of the debt holders came to this city and secured infor- nation in effect that property assess ments were based here on about one third valuation, and with that infor- nation, went into federal court and asked for a writ of mandamus order ing the county assessor and the board Di equalization to assess taxes at 100 cents on the dollar, so the county funds would be sufficient to meet the judgment,
 Commenting on the question of as- 1 easements here the complainant cites some instances, as follows. The total valuation of the taxable property of the county as assessed in 1911 is SEATS. .SSO, where, the suit allegfes, if the same were assessed at 1 it's true value in money the tota! valuation would be not less than $30,- | 000,O00.
 Lot and part of Lot 1 in Block | i4S in the City of Hot Springs in 1 said Garland County by 11s feet deep l worth not less than $3 ,50000, assessed in said year at $2,30000 or not ex- ceeding 66 per cent of its true value
 Lots IS and 19 and part of Lot 17 in Block S9 in said City of Hut Springs, being the property on which the Dugan Stewart building in said l 1it4 lc lOEttNCQs WOl LII nON ACf2S NhAAA $24O, ,009.0O, assessed in said year al $S0,0 100000 or not exceeding one third Of its true value.
 That part of Lots 10, II. and 12 in
 Block S7 of said City of Hot Springs occupied by the Arkansas National Bank. worth not less than $100,000. assessed in said year at s30,00000, or not exceeding three-tenths of it's true value
 The personal property of said Ar kansas National Bank, worth not less than $500. .00000 assessed in said year at $130,540.00, or not exceeding 26 per cent of its true value. The real and personal property of the New York Hotel Company. a cor pcration which owns and operates the Eastman Hotel in said City of Hot Springs, worth not less than $600,- 000.00, assessed in said year at $l63,- 000.00, or not exceeding 22 per cent of it's true value.
 The real and personal property of the Arlington Hotel Company, a cor pcration owning and operating the Arlington Hotel in said City of Hot Springs, worth not less than $641,- 00000, assessed in said year at Sl9S,- 00000, or not exceeding 43 per cent of it's true value.
 The real and personal property of the Hot Springs Water Company, a corporation owning and operating a system Uf water works in said City Of Hot Springs, worth not less than s1 800. .000.00, assessed in said year a. II S30000000, or not exceeding one fifth of its true value
 I The real and personal property oi Il the Hot Springs Gas Company, cor 1 roraton owning and operating a gas plant in said City of Hot Springs, worth not less than s350.00000 as sessed in said year at $50,00000, or not exceeding one-seventh of its true ] xalne
 The real and personal property of the Hot Springs Street Railway Com pany, a corporation owning and or- erating street railway system in said City of Hot Springs, worth not 1 less than $l.000.00000 assessed in said year at $150.00000 or not ex- ceedng B per cent of it's true value. The real and personal property oi ! the Avenue Hotel Company. q cor ppration owning and operating the l Majestic Hotel in said City of Hot Springs. worth not less than S2sH,- 0000O. assessed in said year at s75,- 000Q0. or not exceeding 30 per cent CT it's true value.
 Lots to 12 in Block t29 of said City Of Hot Springs. worth not less than $l75.0000Q, assessed in said year at S43.0D0 % or not exceeding 25 per cent of its true value
 That part of Lots i2 and 1S in Block lS0 in said City of Hot Springs on which the building occupied by the Security Bank in said city is b. cated. worth not less than s75,00o.o0 assessed in said year at $lS,f50.00, or not exceeding 25 per cent of its true value