Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-04-15
HIGHEST VALUE OF
LAND $40 PER FOOT
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

4 "a. A1NoAd ONNuPANo oAOAN
on Gurley street between Monte
yuma and Cortez streets. The fig
ure of valuation was placed by the
appraisal committee of district No.
/, comprising practically al of the
business property.
William Young, the instructor
of the system, sinplified the details
at the opening session in the court
house yesterday morning and then
the committee was abruptly asked.
What do you consider the highest
value of foot of ground in your
district"
The unanimous selection of the
committee placed the location and
then the valuation was taken ur.
Accepting corner influence" and
ALLEY benefits" as features to be
considered, the committee then as
sesses the other lots in the district
upon a ratio per foot. With unit"
established, the assessment of the
other property in the district be-
comes then practically clear cut
task"
When they learned that the SOM
erS System together with thei- own
pronounced unit valuation would &c
crease the assessment upon their
property ten per cent, the bnsi-
ness men pronounced themselves
generally satisfied with the system.
However, when the members OF
Committee No. 2, assessing the
property in the residential section
learned that their assessments
would be twenty-five per cent high
er because of their self-impoSed
valuations, there was a general up
roar.
Leading the insurgents" Attor-
ney J. f. Russell openly condemn
ed the system.
"We're paying for something and
we're getting nothing. You're sys-
tenn is no good" declared Mr.. Rus
sell direct to Mr.. Young. The lat
ter handled himself capably in the
debate which followed and easily
disposed of Russells verbal bomb
shells.
Mr.. Russell wanted to know
how the system could with fairness
be utilized in districts where the
topography changed almost every
twenty-five feet of ground.
Mr.. Young indicated that the as
SCISSOR is usually familiar with such
conditions and that the assessor
finds it among his duties to rem
edy such situations. The debate
concluded unsatisfactory and the
insurgents" are still to be brought
back to the fold.
Last night Mr.. Young together
with Assessor Tom Campbell work
ed until midnight in order to assess
the valuation of all the business
properties from the unit OF valua-
ton established yesterday. They will
report this morning at which time
the committee handling the bust
ness district will complete its work
The boundaries OF District No. l
are: Sheldon street, north; Marina
street. cast; Carlton street, south
and Granite street, west. The men,
bers OF the committee are: Fred
Ref, A. J. Head, John H. Robin
son. Homer R. Wood, II. d. Ait
ken, J. w. Mines, Fred ScopeI. R.
\. Fredericks. John II. Smith, Bar
hey Smith, Morris Goldwater. II.
3rinkmeyer. z. w Wells, +. G.
Brecht, A. Z. Edwards, Ed. Block
am l. y. refer.
Residence Street Valuation
The frontage per foot OF proper
ty in the residence streets of Dis
trict No. ? is valued at anywhere
from $35 to 81. The boundaries OF
this district are: railroad, north;
city limits, cast; Carlton street.
south and Marina street, west The
members of this committee are: L.
\. Kastner. Henry Suder. w. T.
King, J. S. Acker, L. S. Clark, ID.
II. Biles, w. \. Cline. J. z. Rus
sell, p. A. Johns, \. L. Smith,
Frank Whisman and J. \. Hope.
The Assessors committee for Dis
tricts No. 3 and No. 4. which will
meet at the court house this morn
ing prepared for work is as follows:
J. S. Snow, Frank Sheets, w. 4.
Richards, II. Brinkmeyer, \. \.
Johns, Barney Smith. w. n. Kelly.
r. Z Morrison, w. NJ. Wood. Jake
Blunbcrp. Tulius Iacobv. 7. 4. Pet