Arizona republican., 1914-02-14
Relative Values Fixed by Committee of Property Owners of Property Ly- ing Within the Original City Limits
100%o STANDARD
 STARTING POINT
Value in Dollars and Gents to Be Fixed Later-Con- version of a Skeptical As sessor at Y Yesterday y's Meeting

Meeting
 The valuation by percentages un- der the Somers system, of the pro- perty of Phoenix for purposes Of taxation was begun yesterday by the establishing of a relation of values within a district bounded by Van Buren street on the north, Seventh street on the east, Jackson street on the south and Seventh avenue on the west These relations were agreed to by a committee appointed by County Assessor Bone and William Young representing the Somers sys- tenn The members of the committee, all property owners within the dis
 trict, were J. c. Adams, w. E. Lount, Joseph Thalheimer, F.. w. Thayer, Charles Korrick, A. Goldberg, Roy s. Goodrich, H. B. Kersting. John Bon ner D. H. Burtis, J. A. R. Irvine. R. M. Tuckey, P Corpstein, H. w. Ky der w. H. Ream, F. L. Fox, M. J. Pettid, P. Minor, l.. F. Hewins, F. D. Lane, L. B. Christy. J. w. Doris. H. J. MClung, s. Oberfelder, Dr. R.
 w. Craig, P. A. Tharaldson, A. B. Williams, c. II. N. Luhrs, Ancil Mar
 tin. Louis Meczer, A. c. Utley, J. w. Walker, w D. Fulwiler Frank Smthline. w. H. Kay, S H. Mitch ell George A. Olney, J. B. Dougher
 ty, J. J. Kolberg,. c. H. Pratt, J. l.. Irwin, Vernon Cook, Dwight B. Heard.
 There were present at the meeting the members of the state tax com mission. Chairman Mouer and Mem bers Orme and Luke and Clerk James s. Miller of the board of su pervisors. Assessor Hughes of Co chise county and Assessor Campbell of Yavapai county and several citi zens.
 The meeting was held in the court room of the city hall building. After an explanation of the plan of Valua
 ton by MT. Young of the Somers system the business of establishing the relation between inside property on Washington street between First street and First avenue and the rest of the property within the district was taken up. This property within the two cross ss-streets, taken as the standard. was fixed at 100 per cent
 Then the rest of the property taken street by street, along Jackson, Mad ison. Jefferson. Washington Adams Monroe and Van Buren, was con sidered and it's relative values were fixed. The least valuable of the at of the standard.
 As the committee proceeded differ ences of opinion were found to exist, but all those differences were quick ly and easily adjusted. The com
 mittee realized when it finished that ! there were some discrepancies as the work was new. but such corrections as may be necessary will be cor rected at the next meeting next Monday afternoon.
 | There was consensus of opinion | that the installation of the system will produce a just and equitable | assessment. There is much interest | in what the assessor and MT Young will call 100 per cent, but that will not be finally determined until all | the property owners in the district
 have had an opportunity to approve | or criticize the relation established
 in the district by the committee. A
 meeting for that purpose will be held 1 the latter part of next week. Every owner will be notified by postal card
 of the day of the meeting at which | the assessor not only desires but urges all property owners to be present. express their opinions and
 recommend such changes as they be- lieve would tend to a more just and equitable valuation. If the assessor | should believe that a criticism is | backed by proof, changes in accor l dance with it will be made in open meeting After approval by the pro-
 perty owners the valuations will be | considered final and then the relative
 values of each parcel of property will
 be computed under the Somers sys-
 tenn rules and tables.
 When this district has been dis
 posed of the next one, included ir
 the territory bounded on the nortf | by Roosevelt street. on the east by | Seventh street on the south by Var | Buren and on the west by Seventh 1 avenue, will be taken mp. Members l of a committee of property owners
 within that district will be notified | of their appointment.
 1 When the values have been reach ed under this system no fault car be found by the property owner, be- l cause it is not the assessor wh, fixes it, but community opinion. | l is done by men who know best wha
 the property is worth with respec
 to the value of adjacent property | The assessor will of course determine | the value per front foot of the pro
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