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Arizona republican., 1913-07-08
Everybody Except the Assessor Analyses His Work

notions or opinions of the relative usef fulness of the streets that make up th"ir town. The variations of opinion among them when all of the streets are considered will he found l in the last analysis to be of very narrow range-so narrow Tn fact | that those differences may easily and satisfactorily be compromised anC adjusted.
 The value of anything is dependent entirely upon the Opinion of those at interest. This IS as true when we speak of market value, as of the market value of wheat, as 1t IS of the value of land in cities, which has no market value. When we are to attempt to get at the values of sites in cities we ought to attempt to obtain the widest opinion possible. This opinion of the value of specific plots of ground cannot in the very nature of things be very wide, be- cause few people in any community know exactly all of the facts con- corning any one plot: and as opin- ions are formed by comparisons, the people of a community have nc we'll developed method of making com parisons of the values of various and differing sites.
 Mathematical Relation Exists.
 One of the rules that all persons who attempt to appraise land values follow either consciously or uncon- sciously is: There is a mathematical relation between the value of any two sites affected by the same street influences.
 This rule of itself brings us back to the influence of the street, the measure of accessibility that each site possesses through it's own street frontage or street frontages. It would seec1 therefore that if our ideas of the value of sites comes from our ideas of the usefulness of streets, and that if we know more about the streets than we dc about the specific sites, 1t would be wise to go back to the streets and ap- praise them before we attempt to get at values of unknown quantities, such as particular and specific plots contiguous to the streets.
 And all of this is exactly what the Somers System provides for-an ap- praisal of the streets, their useful ness, the effect of the life and busi- ness of the community upon the use fitness and value Of the streets. We often hear merchant say: ''l wish my store were located on the other side of the street." or "l would pay 50 per cent more rent for this store if it were on such-and-such street," or "I prefer to live on this street rather than on that" These are common expressions in every com munity, and for each comparison thus made the speaker sets up for the time being unit of quantity of his own, namely the lot that his store or his residence is on He is simply comparing one location with another, ass1Ining that n each ioca- ton the sizes and shapes of the lots are exactly the same. 1t will be seen
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08

l City Recorder of the City of Phoenix shall enter upon the record of the proceedings of the Common Council i of the City of Phoenix the amount i of bonds sold, their numbers and dates
 Second: That said election shall be held on the 31st day of July A. D. 1913 between the hours of 6 o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock in the afternoon Of that day at the regular voting places within the limits of said City of Phoenix to be hereafter dcsig- mated by The Common Council afore- said and such election shall be con ducted by such election officers of
 said City of Phoenix to be hereafter named by said Common Council and
 the ballots used at said election shall
 be substantially in form and have printed thereon the words and figures as follows:
 IMPROVEMENT BOND ELECTION CITY OF PHOENIX
 To vote for the issuance of bonds, place an x in the square under the word Yes"
 To vote against the issuance of bonds, place an x in the square under the word No"
 The indebtedness of the City of Phoenix now being in excess of four per centum of it's taxable property, shall bonds be issued in the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-five Thou sand Dollars ($175, ,OOO.0O) for the pur- pose of funding floating indebtedness up to July l, 1913, amounting ap- proXimately to One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars C$125.- 000OO), for providing a fund to the amount of Twenty five Thousand Dol lars ($25. 100000 in purchasing two or more tracts of land for public parks in the City of Phoenix, and for pro- viding a fund to the amount of Twenty five Thousand Dollars ($25,- 00o-00) for street Improvements
 Yes No
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08

therefore if one has a unit of quan- tity that is the same for all places he has under consideration he can make a comparison of the usefulness of the streets in terms of percentage or of price that conveys to another his opinions of difference in that usefulness.
 No Unit of Quality.
 As at present operated the real estate business of every city is con- ducted without a unit of quantity that is standard throughout the con- munity. Because of this fact there is necessarily confusion of expres- sion of opinions, because in giving ores opinion of the value of street by sta ting how much Q lot fronting on that street is worth, one must bring into the expression some refer ence to the depth of the lot itself. The difficulty IS most acutely seen in attempting to express opinions of the value of two sides of the same street, where deep lots are upon one side and shallow lots upon another. The street opportunity might be just the same on the two sides. and if the expression of the street value were made on the basis of the same depth of lots on each side, the prices used to express the value of the two sides of the street would be the same. Being the same for the same assumed quantity, 1t would bc known at once that the opinion thus eS- pressed was that one side of the street was es good, "other things be- ing equal" as the other side: Whether this is so in the opinion of { AA cussed by all members of the com- munity, because they all have knowl- edge, and therefore opinions How ever, when the community under takes to discuss the relative useful ness of the two sides of this street on the basis of not only the useful ness itself, but the area available for such use, two factors are com bined and in a way that produces confusion of thought and expression. This confusion is the underlying trouble with assessments as they are now made, and it is the underlying cause of the wide differences of opin- ion among experts who are called upon to make valuations under old methods.
 Land in cities is the only property that is used by man and bought and sold by man for which there is no unit of quantity, and it is the first requisite for the buying and selling of anything; it is the first thing that the Somer- System of Realty Valua- tion brings into existence in any community where it is used for as- sessment purposes, while in some cities where the Somers System has not yet been actually used the real estate dealers have decided to use the Scmers foot as the basis for the of all opinions of value.
 How this expression of opinion is used under the Somers System for actual lot valuations will be described in the next article. -,..---.--..
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08

First: That the following propO- sitiOn be, and the same is hereby submitted to the qualified electors and property tax payers subject to taxation within the corporate limits within the City of Phoenix, County of Maricopa, State of Arizona, to be voted upon by them at an election called for the purpose to be held on the 31st day of July, A. D. 1919, in said city. County and State, viz:
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08
RESOLUTION NO. GOA

A resolution ordering ar election to authorize the issuance of bonds for funding the floating indebtedness of the City of Phoenix up to July l, 1913. for purchasing two tracts of land for park purposes and for street i'm : prOVementS.
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF PHOENIX DO RESOLVE AS FOL- LOWS:
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08

Whats daughter doing"
 Making shrimp salad"
 T didn't know we had any shrimp in the house"
 We haven't; but there is one going to call on her this evening g''-Houston Post.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08
COHSETiERE
Stables and CorralS

GOOD HORSES AND RIGS - For hire and for sale at Corral prices Commercial Corral. E. A. Starr &, Co., Props. Phone 17O8. If
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08

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Arizona republican., 1913-07-08

Hire a little Salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08
Special Notices

YOUR CARPETS cleaned on the floor. Phone 133. 8-l
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08
Auto Livery.

PHOENIX TO GLOBE, s119O.
 via Ray Junction on Arizona Eastern R. R. autos meet all trains from Phoe- nix at Ray Junction for Globe daily Leave Phoenix a. m, arrive Globe 6 D. m. For further information call at or Phone Hoffman Cigar Stand. Tel. HIS, street number 21 North Central Ave. w. P. Kelsey, Mgr, Globe Ariz.
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Arizona republican., 1913-07-08
Personals
Veterinary Colleges

s. F. VETERINARY COLLEGE be- gins Sept. 15. No profession offers equal opportunity. CatalOg free C. Peane. president, ISIS Market street, San Francisco 9bI5
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08
Special Notices

house dresses, come to 376 North Third Ave. bd
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08

(This is the second of a series of articles by Walter W. Pollock of Cleveland, O., on scientific tax valu- ations of real estate. It shows how the people of any community may assist the assessor in his task of analysis of the value of street use- fulness.)
Arizona republican., 1913-07-08

Attest: FRANK THOMAS,
 City Recorder.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE

with cellar. chicken house, ice-house and
other small improvements. This property
is within three blocks of the B. & o. Depot
at Rockville, Md. and is a most desirable
home for any one desiring a place of this
kind
THIRD. lots 1, and 8, in block 3, in
Rockville Park" at Rockville, Md, and
just to the rear of the above described
dwelling house, item No. 2, and has been
used in conjunction Herewith These lots
are improved by large barn, suitable to
house several horses and cows 1t contains
a corn bin and large loft.
TERMS OF SALE One third cash upon
the ratification of the sale by the Court,
and the balance to be paid in two equal
installments to be secured to the satisfac-
ton of said trustees, payable in one and
two years and to bear interest from the
day of sale; or all cash, at the option of
the purchaser or purchasers.
A deposit will be required when each
piece is knocked down, viz, $500 on the
farm. $3.50 on the residence, and 500 on
the barn parcels.
All conveyancing and recording at the
cost of the purchaser or purchasers.
CLIFFORD H. ROBERTSON,
FRANK HIGGINS,
dec l2-ts Trustees.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
SALE OF COUNTY BONDS.

BY VIRTUE of the authority vested in
the undersigned by an order passed by the
County Commissioners of Montgomery coun-
ty we hold for sale twenty-five (25) Mont
gomery county bonds, each bond being of
value of ST 900.
These bonds are issued in series of
one % to twenty-five (25), inclusive.
Bond numbered one ~ being payable on
August list, 1914. and each bond payable
thereafter each year in its numerical order
until the entire series has been redeemed
These bonds bear interest at the rate of
four and one-half per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually. The interest and
principal payable at the Farmers Banking
and Trust Company, Rockville, Maryland.
These bonds were issued by virtue of
an Act of the General Assembly of Mary
land for the purpose of building by the
State aid the Glen Echo ohassett- and
River road. in Bethesda district.
The undersigned will sell any one of
these bonds or the whole SERIES upon ap-
plication to the undersigned, or either of
them.
These bonds are negotiable and are ex-
empt from county taxation.
These bonds have been Autographed,
executed and signed. and bear interest
from August list, 1918. and can be seen at
the office of the undersigned.
Application for the purchase of same
should be addressed to either of the under
signed Amy further information in rela.
ton to said bonds will be gladly furnished
upon request.
BERRY E. CLARK,
Clerk to County Commissioners.
JOHN A. GARRETT.
Attorney to County Commissioners.
oct 10-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
Don't Create Any New OFFICES.
The Transcript, Cbestertown. Md.

The Transcript, Chestertown, Md.
The Wicomico News, Marion v. Brew
ington editor, published the following edi-
torial last Saturday. 1t is one of the most
timely articles we have read recently, and
the Transcript indorses every word of it:
THE News called attention last week
to the fact that there is move on foot
in the State among the politicians of both
parties to create lot of new offices at the
coming session of the Legislature. Last
week we noted the fact that these politi-
clans wanted to create Board of Asses
sors for the State, with about thirty sub
appointments for the counties and Balti-
more city, the commissioners salaries to
range about $4,000 each and the county
officials to range about $500 to $4,000
each. Now comes along another PROPOSE
ton to pass Workingman's Liability BILL
which is to be administered by a board of
three officials at a salary of $4,000 a year
each and an appropriation of some $780,
600 for office expenses, typewriters and
other soft places for political hangerson,
all of which the people of the State will
have to pay an additional tax for.
THE taxpayers of the different counties
of the State should start now to write to
their different delegations at Annapolis
and warn them that they do not want these
laws passed which create new offices and
place extra burdens of taxation on the
shoulders of the taxpayers 1t looks like
the present State tax of 81 cents will have
to be increased at the next session of the
Legislature to meet the extra demands
made on the State for the completion of
the State highways. 1t is estimated that
it will cost nearly 100000 to complete
these highways and great sum each year
to maintain them after they are built !;
and while improved roads are great thing
for State, there is no doubt that much
money is wasted in building expensive
roads and in the manner in which they are
| built.
Taking all these things into consdera-
ton, it would be crime to create any new
offices at Annapolis this winter which will
further lay the burden of taxation upon
the farmer and the business man of the
State. We have too many offices now
and the people are in no mood to stand for
any new ones"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
Timely Suggestions.


The Jeffersonian, TOwson, Md.
State Senator Carville d. Benson, of Bal
timore county. is quoted in The Evening
Sun of December 10 as favoring Constitu-
tional Amendments cutting down the
number of representatives in the General
Assembly, lengthening the terms of MEM
bers of the House from two to four years,
and increasing the pay of members of the
Legislature from SIS to at least SIS per
day, so as to make it more attractive for
capable men to serve as legislators.
Senator Benson's ideas upon this subject
are. in our judgment, worthy of serious
consideration. Baltimore city has for a
long time been clamoring for an increased
representation in the Assembly, but we
have always thought that instead of in
creasing the city's representation the num-
Der of representatives from the city and
the counties should be cut down. We do
not see why three members of the House
from Baltimore county. for instance, could
not look after the interests of the people
of the county just as well as six. In fact
experience in all departments of govern
ment has demonstrated that more salts
factory results can be obtained from a
small body of men than from a large and
unwieldly body.
And the suggestion of increasing the
term of members of the House from two
to four years also appears sound and rea-
sonable. Under the present system about
the time representative becomes familiar
with the details of legislative procedure
his term is at an end and if he doesn't hap.
pen to be reelected he cannot render the
best service of which he is capable to his
constituents. While the term of a dele
gate at this time is two years, as a matter
of fact he sits in the Assembly only about
three months.
The idea of increasing the pay of men,
bers of the Legislature, in case the number
of representatives is cut down, is also a
good one. The present salary of SIS day
barely pays mans expenses at Annapo-
lis, and many capable men shirk the op.
portunity of becoming members of the
Legislature merely because they cannot
afford to make the financial sacrifice
Senator Benson's suggestion of SIS day
therefore, does not seem unreasonable.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
Notice 10 Creditors,

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Montgomery county. Md, letters
testamentary on the personal estate of
ROBERT PYLES,
late of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, on
or before the 18th day of May, 1914
otherwise they may, by law, be excluded
from all benefit of said estate All per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment. Given under
my hand this 18th day of November, 1918.
HESTER A. PYLES,
nov 21-4t Executrix.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of MONTGOMERY county, Md, letters
of administration on the personal estate of
GEORGE J. SHUMAKER,
late of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber on
or before the nth day of May, 1914
otherwise they may, by law, be excluded
from all benefit of said estate. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment. Given under
my hand this 18th day of November, 1918.
MARY M. SHUMAKER,
nov 14-4t Administrative.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
NOtiCc 10 Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Montgomery county, Md, letters
of administration on the personal estate Of
SARAH R. NICHOLS,
late of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber,
on or before the 25th day of May, 1914 ;
otherwise they may, by law, be excluded
from all benefit of said estate. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment. Given under
my hand this 25th day of November, 1918.
SUSIE A. McCABE,
nov 28-4t Administrative.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
FOR SALE,
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

The undersigned ofFeps Tor sale the valu-
able house and lot owDed blythe heirs of
the late John MullicAn, situated on the
Frederick Rogd (pacadamized). in close
proximity to Derwood and about two miles
from Rockville. The improvements con-
sist of 7-r9om dwelling house. meat
house and b stable for two horses. A
splendid well Of water is in the yard. The
lot comprises acres, 2 roods and 6 perches
Of land. The location offers q rare oppor-
tunity for the establishment of black
smith and wheelwrieht business. Formerly
blacksmithing was carried on upon the
premises and received the patronage OF
farmers and others Of the neighborhood
for miles around Address
THOMAS 7. MULLICAN. Agent,
dec 1871 Derwood. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
For sale,

Fast pacing mare Edna G. 2:l7 IA. and
foal by Kidd McGregor, 2:14 Ia. son of Jay
McGregor, 2;07 Ia.
One large Percheron mare years old.
fine worker blind, but otherwise sound.
One 4-year-old Percheron horse. good,
quiet worker.
Prices reasonable.
F. C. GETZENDANNER,
r. F. D. 8.
nov 2S-3t Rockville, Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
NOTICE.
Office Board County Commissioners,
Rockville, Md, November %. 1919

Office Board County Commissioners,
Rockville. Nd. November 2S. 1918.
In accordance with the provisions of the
Acts of the General Assembly of 1910, Sec
tion 177N, Chapter 484. notice is hereby
given that M. d. Knight. Thomas Carroll
and Reuben N. Baker, examiners appointed
by this board. will on Saturday, December
goth. 1918. at II A. NJ, meet at Four Corn
ers to examine into the public need for the
opening, determine the probable cost there
Of and assess the damages and benefits
caused thereby, of road beginning at the
Old Bladensburg Road, near Four Corners,
and running through the lands of the
Mackell Heirs, Samuel Case. H. r. Magru-
der. Joseph F. Musgrove. Ernest Leoffler,
Frances N. Marin and Harry M. Martins
subdivision, called Arcola, where it con-
meets with the Union Turnpike, for dis
tance Of about one mile.
JOS. T. WHITE, President.
BERRY E. CLARK. Clerk.
dec. STD
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
A Valuable Farm For Sale.

Farm Of 122 acres, about 3 miles from
Germantown Station, in Montgomery coun-
", Maryland, improved by good. ten-room
frame dwelling house and fair outbuid-
ings in good state Of cultivation. Prac-
tically all of the land Is tillable. Apply to
BOWIE F. WATERS.
nov Att Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
Election Of Directors

The Montgomery County National Bank,
Rockville. Md. Dec. 10, 1913. {
An election for Directors will be held at
the Banking House of The Montgomery
County National Bank, in Rockville. Md,
on Tuesday, January 18th. 1914, between
the hours of ~ M. and P. M.
X. H. STOKES,
dec It'd Cashier
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
WAN TED.

! Will pay the highest cash price for
young fresh cows giving from 40 to so
pounds per day. If your COW is not capa-
Die OF 40 pounds. don't loose your time or
consume mine in coming to talk it over,
W. ADAIR BROOKE.
Box As.
ieb 2l-lm Rockville. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
ORDER MIST.
Willis W. Miles ct al. VS.. Arthur Miles
ct al.

In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county
as Court of Equity. No. 2935 Equity
ORDERED this 26th day of November, A.
d. 1918, by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery county, as Court of Equity, that
the Auditors Report filed in the above en-
titled cause, be ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on before the goth day of December
next: Provided copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper published in said
Montgomery county, once in each of three
successive weeks before the said goth day
of December, A. D. 1918.
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
JOHN L. BRUNETT. Clerk.
nov 28-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
NOTICE.

Office Board County Commissioners.
Rockville. Nd, Nov. II, 1918
ordered this day that the Cohassett-
District Line Road for distance of about
three (3) miles be closed to public travel
until further notice. The object of closing
TINS road is to construct same. and all per-
sons are hereby warned that they travel
said road at their own risk.
By order of the Board
JOSEPH T. WHITE, President.
BERRY E. CLARK. Clerk.
nov l4-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-19
NOTICE TO TREsPAssERs.

All persons are hereby forewarned not
respass on my premises, situated south of
and adjoining Rockville. with dog, gun or
otherwise. The penalty of the law will
positively be enforced against all violators
WILLIAM v. DOVE.