Some Property Owners Not Paying Fair Share
The Arizona Legislature debates tax assessment practices and school tax equality as Tucson officials reveal that city purchases for road projects used professional appraisals far above assessed full cash values. Comparisons show newer properties align with market values, while older housing and undeveloped land remain underassessed, potentially well over a quarter of county property value escapes taxation.
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John Flynn
Flynn
Man Imprisoned for Bad Check in Superior Court
Ronald L. Brummer, 28, of 2650 N Oracle Rd, was sentenced by Judge Richard Boylston to 2 to 5 years for writing a $35 check without funds. The jury convicted him of passing the March 11 Moe's Service Station check at 2001 S Alvernon.
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Superior
Ronald L. Brummer
Brummer
Oracle Road
Richard Boylston
Moe
S. Alvernon
Try Your Math On This Pima County Grazing Land Puzzle
An Arizona reader presents a math puzzle about Pima County grazing land. With 334497 acres taxed at 1 per acre, real estate man Dan McKinney asserts no grazing property could sell under $50 per acre. He notes unimproved land assessment at 12 per cent of value, implying market value should be $8 per acre, while at $50 market value the assessment is 2 per cent of value.
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Montezuma Wash
Washington Heights
Pima County
Dan C. McKinney
Davis Urges Daylight Time Action
Mayor Lew Davis urged Tucson City Council to adopt Daylight Saving Time this summer to extend play by an hour. He tied the idea to funding a $25,000 lighted Little League diamond at Palo Verde Park, suggesting savings could come from daylight saving instead of park construction. Council members debated state versus local action and potential legislative memorials.
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Lew Davis
Tucson
Davis
Thomas Rallis
James Corbett
City Hires New Senior Engineer
James Hennessy, former vice president of Landmark Engineering Co. of Tucson, joined the City Water Department as senior engineer and will supervise the Martin Reservoir construction on the Nogales Highway. Frank Emmett, 39, of Long Island, N.Y., is hired as assistant city engineer in charge of design work. Both hold Civil Service engineer IV grades with monthly pay between $675 and $790.
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James Hennessy
Landmark Engineering Co
Tucson
City Water Department
Paul Beermann
Beermann
Texas A & M College
Martin Reservoir
Nogales Highway
Frank Emmett
Long Island
N.Y
Panov to Speak at East Side Democratic Club Meeting
The East Side Democratic Club meets at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Wilmot Inn 330 S Wilmot Road. Guest speaker is B D Panov former professor at the University of Arizona discussing What Is the Historical Significance Today of Roosevelt's New Deal.
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East Side
Democratic Club
Wilmot Inn
S. Wilmot Road
B. D. Panov
University of Arizona
Local Tucson Daily Citizen Subscription Rates
The Tucson Daily Citizen lists annual carrier and mall subscriptions. Home delivery in Tucson costs 45 cents per week, while outside Tucson is 43 cents per week. Annual subscriptions are shown as $23.40 and $23.46 respectively.
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The
Citizen Publishing Co
North Stone Ave
Tucson
Arizona
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