The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-12-04
TAX COLL LECTIONS
UNTIL DEG. |,
ARE SI9500O

nit 9lJ5.UUU
About one-tiaif OF All Taxes Levied
for Year Are Already Paid, With
December "A as Last Day to Pay
Without Gaining PenaIty-Laine
Passes Several Cases Until Indefin-
lite Dates, While Erickson Cases
Are misunderstanding Licenses
and Naturalization Papers are Des-
irabIe.
County Treasurer Jno. M. Webster
states that the total of collections of
taxes for the year 1914 until and in
cluding November 80 is approximately
$195, 90. which is nearly one-half
of the total levy, for state and county
purposes, made for the year. $4,000
being the amount called for from the
united taxpayers of the county. About
ninety-fve per cent of all taxes levied
in Greenlee county are levied upon
the three largest mining companies,
the A. G. Company. Ltd, the D. G.
J. ,
one of which the sAC. Co. Ltd has ali
ready paid it's taxes, which amounted
to about $180.0O0. 90, considerable
portion of the amount already collect
ed for the year, The payment of
these taxes was protested by the
Company, and the case has been car
ried from the Grenlee Superior court
to the United States District Court
at Tucson A heavy factor in tax
raising are the six banks of the coun-
ty, they paying next in proportion to
the copper companies.
Taxes of Each District.
While the total state and county
tax rate upon Greenlee's property for
this year is s1.15 for each one hum
dred dollars of valuation, the taxpay-
er in many instances will find that
he.is charged with a greater rate
than that above mentioned, this re-
sulting from the fact that the bonded
Indebtedness in several OF the dis
trictss this for school purposes. is
heavy. The total state and county
, levy OF last year was 81 O5 upon the
hundred dollars of valuation. The
state tax commission has ordered
that the assessments be lowered
about six million dollars, this princi-
pally upon mining properties. The.
difference between the rate of 81. Is
and the rate actually paid by the in
-dividual owners of the various dis
tricts of the county may be readily
seen from the tables below Morenci
possesses the enviable distinction of
having the lowest rate of all, the diff
ference resulting from the extremely
low amount Of school expense as
compared with similar expenses Of
other districts
Duncan District,
State and County -. 80. 81. Is
Bond Interest. 49,. ..... .O4
Jsnion High School. ...... .29
u $1.4s
Morenci No. fs District. a
State and County ~. -. ....$1.15i
High School. ...... ....... .O3
Manual Training ...... .O1
81. .19
Clifton No. District Consolidated.
State and County -. ....... 81. rs
Bond INTEREST,". ...... ..... .04
High SCHOOL, .15
Sinking Fund. - -. ...... .O3
Manual Training. 49,. O3
$40
cIifton No. SO District.
S1kke and County. 49,. :. -. :.$1.15
ID Interest. -. .... -. .o4
B4gh School. -. :. :. ....... .15 !
Sinking Fund. ...... -03 |
Manual Training. :. .. .03 |
Bond Interest Fund. -. :. .O1
s1.41
MetcaIf District No. 10.
State and County. =. -. :. ..$1.1
Bond interest. -03
Sinking Fund.-. -. ... .O3
Bond Interest. 49,. .041
Manual Training. -. 80. .04
$1.2s
Franklin District No. 27.
State and County. -. 81. .15
Bond Interest. -. 05 /,
Sinking Fund. .O9
Union High School Bond Int. 10 !
High School Fund. ...... 10
$1.5s
Laine Passes Cases.
Upon the regular monthly examina- j
ion OF the calendar of the Superior Is