The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-06
FULL CASH VALUE.
IS ONLY RULE Of
ASSESSMENT
TWO Members of State Tax Commits
sion Come To Clifton For Consul
tation With County Board
OF Equalization.

When the County Board of Equaliza-
tino announced by advertisement and
special notices that a session Of the
Board would be held commencing
June 5th for hearing complaints re
garding the assessment of property
in Greenlee County, for the year 1913.
they set for themselves task which
has kept them busily engaged all
week and bids fair to continue the bet
ter part of next week
On Thursday morning the property
owners began arriving in large num-
bers. They came on horseback, on
= trains and in carriages. They surg
ed into the office of the Board of SUI
vervisors and for a time the assem-
blage, in point of numbers, resemblad
an old fashioned democratic mass
meeting. A program of procedure
was adopted by the Board and Thurs
day and Friday was devoted to hear
ing com plants. The work has no;
yet been concluded and sessions of
the Board will be continued next
week, until the 10th, when an aG-
journment will be taken subject 10
call of the State Tax Commission.
The assessment roll, not including
the assessment against the large
mining companies and the railroad
II
by Assessor Kerby on Monday of this
week. The roll, without the ad6i-
tions above cited, will total approx
mately $13,000,000.00 and when the
assessment of the mining companies
and railroad companies has been def
Initely fixed and added, the total as
sessment of Greenlee County for rhe
year 1913 is expected to reach $30,uv0.-
0000O
The assessment roll last year TO-
tailed S12, 2,678, ,004.84. Most of the differ
ence in the assessment this year is ac-
counted for by the Assessor placing
all property on the roll at its full cash
value The tax rate last year tor
state and county purposes was $3.50
on each 800 valuation. It is esti-
mated this year that by reason of the
increased assessment, the tax rate
viii not be more than S1.10 on each
800 valuation.
The majority of complaints regis
tered with the Board this week were
from small property owners who evi-
IDENTIFY had lost sight of the fact that
all property was being assessed ar is
full cash value and that a material
reduction in the tax rate would result. |
Tax Commission Here.
On Friday afternoon Tax CommiS-
sioners Zander and Howe arrived in
Clifton from Tombstone where they
had been in consultation with the
County Board of Equalization Of Co
chise county. The primary object of
the visit of the Commission at this
time was to fix the assessment of the |
Arizona Copper Co. Ltd on the new
and old smelter plants. The corr
pany officials protested against the |
assessment as fixed by the Assessor
who had placed a valuation of 81 ,5OO,-
10 TIa
10000 on the old plant. The co1l-
pany officials contended that the new |
plant would only be in operation |
three months this year and should
only be assessed at one-fourth OF its |
value in addition to the assessment |
on the old plant. joint session
OF the members of the State Tax Com
ton, Assessor, and Company officials !
was held at the Court House on I'ri- I
day evening. Mr.. Milton Mclean,
mine superintendent at Morenci, ap-
peared for the Detroit Copper Co.,
and J. w. Bennie, General Manager OF
the Shannon Copper company was on
hand protesting against some asst ss-
ments made against the property of
the Shannon Co. The Arizona Cop
per Co. Ltd. was represented by Mr..
Carmichael and Mr.. Cooper. The dis
Commissioners interpreted the new
tax law from their standpoint and the
construction that had been placed +
upon it in other counties. Regarding
the Assessment of smelling plants IN
this county the three large mining
companies were requested to submit
to the commission a detailed estimate
of the cost >of their plants for original
construction and the improvements,
and betterments since added and
these figures will be used in arriving
at an assessment in comparison with
other smelling plants in the state.
Morenci Road Bids.
IN next weeks issue of The Copper
Era there will appear an advertise
the new highway between Clifton and
The contract will be let in
with the plans and speci-
fcations prepared by County Surveyor
Tunis and will cost opproximatelv
$20, 100000.
Hospital Contract.
At the meeting of the Board of
on Monday Mrs. George
Nicks was awarded thee ontract for
caring for the INDECENT patients of
Greenlee County at the contract price
If s1.50 per day.
L. J. Turney and Louis McTIveen
we're his week appointed by the !
Board as Assistant County Surveyors. ,
Mrs A. L. Terry has been appoint {
I'd Assistant Clerk of the Board Of '
Supervisors during the summer s
months for the purpose of transcrib- {
he duplicate assessment roll {