Nogales international., 1926-08-01
Bill To Finance Highways
Endorsed By Supervisors

600. and the Heard building in
that city about $196,0O0, and the
Adams Hotel $210,000. In this
item Maricopa County shows an
increase of $1,186,85O and Pima
County $978, 1920, both of which is
due to new construction.
WAGER TAKES FLOOR
At this point Assessor Griffith
of Pima said that he assesses at
70 percent, and Assessor Oglesby
Of Maricopa at so percent. AS
SCISSOR Vic Wager of Santa Cruz
County then took the floor and
stated that he has been assessing
all property in Santa Cruz Coun-
ty at the full cash value, as pro-
vided by law, he stated, and added
that he thinks the tax commission
should either bring the Santa Cruz
assessment down or raise that of
Maricopa County. A decrease of
| $36,697 on improvements in towns
and lots is shclvn in Santa Cruz
County, due, Assessor Wager ex-
planned principally to the tearing
down of the Montezuma Hotel
building.
The state total on this class of
property is $63,626,247. Last
years figure was $6O,O81,825.
MINES SHOW INCREASE
Productive patented and un-
patented mines show an increase
this year of $12,O00,000, due to
better conditions in the mining in.
dustry. However, there is a de.
crease of $250,0O0 on improve.
ments on these mines. Pima Coun.
ty shows a decrease of $68, 900 or
this class of property. In Pima
County the Sasco smelter is moi
assessed this year, the Magma be
ing the only smelter now operating
in that county.
Smelters in Arizona this yeal
are assessed at $18,142,957, a de
crease of about $4,000,000 from
last year, the decrease being prin
cipally in Yavapai County.
Concentrators this year are as
sessed at $18, ,188,348, a gain owe:
last years figure which was SIT,
345, ,244. Mining machinery show
"a loss of $2,600,000, the assessed
valuation this year being $4,801,
900.
When the subject of banks wa
taken up Tax Commissionel
Charles r. Howe remarked "here's
live subject" "The bank situa
ton from an assessing standpoint
is getting to be critical" he said
''It is becoming so acute that il
seems to me the legislature viii
have to take cognizance soon as
the banks are taking off the as
sessment rolls many millions OF
dollars in land holdings. There is
getting to be quite a wide spread
comment because the land is being
taken off and only the stock as
sessed. To keep land off the as
sessment rolls Indefinitely is work
ing a great hardship on other
property" Banks this year are
assessed at $9,934,747. Last year
the figure was $1O,647,158, loss
OF some 100000 odd dollars which
does not include loss by absorption
by banks of real estate.
During discussion of banks it
was disclosed that the assessment
still stands on real estate and i'm
provements owned by banks re-
Gently failing in Yavapai County.
Commissioner Howe in answer to
a question from Supervisor Steve
Roemer of Pima County said he
does not believe a bank assess
ment can be reduced after a bank
closes it's doors.
In discussion of assessment OF
stocks of merchandise, Assessor
Griffith of Pima said that because
of the Changes in styles" mer-
chants in that county are not car
rying as large stocks as formerly
and that a number of merchants
of that county are going before
the State Board of Equalization
for a reduction in assessed valua-
tion. In this item Santa Cruz
County shows an increase of $46,-
913. Total for the state is $21,-
163, 200. Last year it was $780,
$4,000.
AUTOS INCREASE
Automobiles are assessed this /
year at $19,542,550, increase of !
more than 100000 over last
yer. This class of property has
increased each year and will con-
tinue to increase if left on the tax
roll, it was stated by Commissioner
Howe. Maricopa County shows an
increase of $1,154,835, and Pima
County an increase of $213,755
in this class of property.
Among persons arriving to at
tend the last days session Of the [
conference were Supervisor Steve
Roemer Of Pima County, FL. r.
Batteron, clerk of the Pima board;
Mrs. E. Fl. Crabb of Phoenix, Sec
retary Of the Arizona Cattlegrow-