Nogales international., 1932-07-27
Tax Officials =
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1904 UOtd1 ClOJCOOCI N11QoClO11 LII OAA4O
county being 1894 ,437, and last year
$648,77O. Maricopa county reported
loss Of So 538,5O6 and Gila ST.
C67, 800.
Assessed valuation of banks in the
state dropped this year $2,724,809
Santa Cruz county in this class
lost $237, 7,495.
When the subject of concentratorS
was brought up Tuesday morning it
was revealed that the Sacramento
Hill ccncentrator in CochiSe county
has been junked and two have been
abandoned in Gila county.
Due to the abandonment of the
old Copper Queen smelter in Doug
las, Cochise county this year lost
$2,751 O35 in assessed valuation of
sMelters. The loss for the entire
state is $5,245, ,G82.
productive patented and un-
patented mines in Santa Cruz
county this year show a loss of
$103,077 in assessed valuation. Pro-
ductive patented and unpatented
mines in the state also took a big
drop.
In the matter of assessed valua-
ton Of improvements on city and
town lots, Gila county decreased
! s., $40 SIG, Maricopa $14,316,625, Pi-
ma 81 ,956,605 and Santa Cruz $991,
S33, total decrease for the state be-
ing the staggering sum of $24,4 All, :
243.
! City And Town Lots
! The matter of the assessed valua-
ton of city and town lots was one
of the most interesting subjects dis
cussed at the Tuesday morning ses-
sion.
1t was revealed that q 14TO cut
was made in Williams and Flag
staff. The county assessor of Gila
county stated that 80 percent of
| the business houses in his county
have gone out of business, another
30 percent is not paying any rent,
and that hundreds of houses are
now vacant in Miami and Globe, as
q result of the depression.
Graham and Greenlee counties re-
Guced the assessed valuation on city
and town lots 20 percent. In the
latter county the cut was made be-
cause of the closing down of the
mines which has resulted in two
thirds of the houses in Clifton and
Morenci now being vacant.
In city and town lots Maricopa
county showed a cut of $1O,929,080
the assessor of that county having
made 20 percent cut and the board
OF supervisors a IS percent reduc-
ton. Mohave county reduced to the
exte,st Of 10 percent, Navajo 20, and
Pima county Iii this class of pro-
perty dropped $l,3s8,7i5.
Santa Cruz county decreased as
sessed valuation on city and town
lots to the tune Of $3.50, 721 as re-
suit Of q flat reduction of 80 per-
cent.
The decrease for the state in town
and city lots is $16,341,O12, the 1892
total being $38, 8,467 ,436. Last year the
total was $55, 1903 448.
It appeared late Tuesday that it
may be Wednesday afternoon before
the tax conference can complete its
work.
First Day
Highlight of tne opening day OF
the 18th Annual State Tax Confer
! ance Monday was discussion Of the
amount of. reduction made on as
ses5ed yaluatlais Of each class OF
property in the state.
When the conference adjourned
Monday evening ali lands had been
discussed and the conference was
just about ready to start Ola city
and town lots upon re-convening
Tuesday morning.
A fight developed Monday on
Malieosa coupty's valuation on If
rigated lands. 3. n. Smith Of Gra-
ham county made a motion bnat all
irrigated lands in the state be CIV
en- q SO percent reduction. This mo-
ton was amended to include all
! lands, then by consent OF Smith it
was further amended to postpone
action until all classes of property
had been considered. II
Large Crowd
Because OF intense interest in
taxation matters this year the con-
ference is being we'll attended. Up
to 8 o'clock Monday afternoon 1875
persons had registered at the booth
in the Montezuma Hotel lobby. This