The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-13
100000
IS THE TOTAL
ASSESSMENT
Greenlee County Valuations Al
most Trebled This Year
Over Assessment of
1912
TAX RATE ESTIMATED At s1.1O

lax RAIE ESTIMATED Al S1.lO
Expense Of Running the County For
the Year 1914 Is Prepared For
Scrutiny Of Board.
The tax rate in Greenlee County for
the year 1912 was $3.50 on each
$4,000 valuation for state and coun-
ty purposes.
What will the tax rate be for the
year 1913?
That is the all absorbing question
being discussed around the court
house these days and every taxpayer
in the county, both large and small,
is awaiting the announcement by the
Board of Supervisors with great in
terest.
The assessed valuation of Greenlee
County for the year 1912 totaled $12,-
67e,004.S4.
THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF
GREENLEE COUNTY THIS YEAR
WILL. BE APPROXIMATELY $34,-
O0O, 100000.
The incr ease, other than the steady
growth of the county in all lines, is
accounted for by the fact that the
Assessor this year has assessed all
property at its full cash value. In
addition to this increase the mine tax
law, passed by the last legislature.
has raised the mining companies of
the county to total assessment Of
approximately $19,006,000.00. Also
the railroad companies will pay on
larger assessment than ever before.
The mining companies of Greenlee
county last year, out of total as
sessment of $12,678, ,004.S4 paid taxes
on a valuation of $1O,068,474.1S This
year on an assessment of $34,324,313,
as returned by the Assessor, the min
ing companies have been assessed on
all property, exclusive of railroads,
S27 ,610,S96. All other property in
Greenlee County, not onwed by the
railroad or mining companies, has
been assessed at $4,608, ,567.
The assessment this year may be
segregated as follows and represents
the figures returned to the County
Board of Equalization and State Tax
Commission by the Assessor.
A. c.. Co. Smelters and
Improvements ........ $5.193.73O.O 90
d. c. M. Co. Smelters
and Improvements -. 2,102, $4,000
Shannon Co. Shelters
and Improvements -. 98O,3SO.OO
All other property ..-... 4,6OS,5 ,561.OO
Approximate assessment of mines
and railroads to be fixed by State Tax
Commission:
A. C. Co. mines 1890. .$S.26O ,256.O0
d. c. M. Co. ..-..-.-.-.. 8,023,59I.OO
Shannon Cop. Co. mines 3,05G, ,419.00
A. & N. M. r. R.
approximately ....... 1,4S6, 90
Coronado R. R. Gap
proximatedD ......... 16S,OS4.OO
Morenci Southern (ap-
proximated) .....-..- 5O,324.O0
Grand Total ... s34, ,312 90
Grand Total 1912 go. 12,67S, ,004.S4
Increased Assessment .$21, Sac, ,307.16
When the State Tax Commission
meets as State Board of Equalization
the above figures, as returned by the
Assessor of this county, may be re-
duced. The mining companies have
entered a protest against the valua-
ton as fixed on the surface of mill
ing claims, where used for purposes
other than mining. The A. G. Co.
has also entered a vigorous protest
against the valuation fixed on their
smelters, both the new and the old.
1t will be seen, however, that the
total assessment of Greenlee County
for this year as compared with 1912 is
almost three times as great, a gross
increase of approximately $22,0OO,-
000.00
Running Expenses.
Last year the total tax levy was
$3.50 on each $100 valuation for all
purposes and of this amount $1.7O on
each 800 was levied for county pur-
poses amounting to $215,516.00. In
order to raise the same amount for
the expenses of the county this year
the county rate should not exceed 63
cents on each $4,000 valuation. 1t
is conservative1y estimated that the
total assessed valuation of the State
of Arizona this year will be increased
at least two hundred per cent over
1912. Allowing for the increased
cost of state government and the lib
eral appropriations made by the leg
islature for state institutions, the state
AK rate should at least be held to
one half of What it was last year, viz,
As cents on each S10G valuation. In
that event the state and county tax